Top Cheffage

Here's an exclusive preview from the first challenge of Top Chef: New Orleans. The clip finds host Padma Lakshmi with judges Tom Colicchio, Emeril Lagasse, and Top Chef Masters host Curtis Stone on a swamp boat. The cheftestapants, including Aragona's Carrie Mashaney (who's nervous about not having enough oyster cream), have eight minutes left to finish cooking in the sticky heat. Top Chef: New Orleans premieres October 2. [EW via EN]