Old Top Chef Clip- contestants drunk making fun of quickfire?

Hey everyone,

This is from an OLD Top Chef Episode but I can't remember which...Can anyone help me out and tell me what season it's from? I'm pretty sure the clip was shown during a reunion special...

They show a clip from the house the contestants are staying in, they are all drunk and making fun of the quickfire and the top chef judges. I thought Elia was in it but now I'm thinking it might have been Sara...I can't remember. They say something along the lines of "you have 30 seconds to make a dish" and the contestants scramble and put things in the oven and pull another dish out of the oven to present when the time goes off. Three other contestants are sitting as the judges and each one makes fun of one of the judges. They say things like "this beef tastes too beefy" and say that 30 seconds should have been long enough.

I thought this clip was HILARIOUS and I can't remember which season it was from (1...3...4...?). I'd like to show it to a couple of people so if anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Thanks!

Liz

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