Las Vegas

Top Chef: Padma Would Like to See You In Bed

source: TV.com

The Elimination Challenge was, sorta like the QuiF, alls about the casinos of Las Vegas. Each of the six Kuisine Kids were sent to a different sprawling mega-casino on the strip to gain some inspiration for a dish, to be served to 175 people. Because, as we all know, casinos are the most artist...

Published Thu, Nov 12

Podcast: Top Chef's Bottom Line Effect

source: The Strip

Four years ago, a San Francisco chef took a gamble and opened up his San Francisco kitchen to the first challenge of a new Bravo TV show called “Top Chef.” At the time, Hubert Keller came across as tough and grouchy but the show was a hit and his Fleur de Lys in California became a place of intrigu...

Published Thu, Oct 29

The Little Prick on Padma's Tongue [Recaps]

source: Gawker

If dreams were lightning, thunder were desire, my old house would have burnt down a last night around ten. Strange but not a stranger, Top Chef Las Vegas has entered into its golden dotage, the blossom before the burn. Padma's letting it all hang out and dammit if last night wasn't one of the mo...

Published Thu, Oct 29

Top Chef : Restaurant Wars (And Other People) Are Hell [Recaps]

source: Gawker

Quo vadis, y'all? It's Joshua David Stein. I'm still emotionally shaken from the mental shipwreck of last night's Top Chef, a competitive alternate reality located somewhere in Las Vegas. Let's cry together. Thank you to Jonathan Lotan for the video. Mike Byhoff, feel better soon.

Published Thu, Oct 22

Top Chef: 'Wars' Is Hell

source: TV.com

Eli's egregious nincompoopery aside, the revolting team from Revolt clearly won. Their food was solid to excellent (apparently), their service was sorta on time, and none of their dishes included Uncle Applewood's entirely raw Lamb Tapeworm Surprise. Michael V. won for best overall, an...

Published Thu, Oct 22

Top Chef: A Bad Chef? Moi??

source: TV.com

MOVING ON. In the top there were no surprises. Though she totally bit biscuits in the QuiF, the Lady Who Will Use This Waffle Iron to Make Belgian You-ffles redeemed herself and ended up in the top four. Toby Young said her dish reminded him of armpit hair. Like in a good way. Toby Young is a complete...

Published Thu, Oct 15

Top Chef : A Tale of Two Cancers, One Pig and a Mustache [Recaps]

source: Gawker

A mustache grew in Las Vegas last night, on the upper lip of Charlie Palmer. Something was raised last night in Las Vegas, the voices of the brothers Voltaggio. A whine from the mouth of Eli issued under the Nevada firmament. Something eclipsed the hot sun, momentarily, the large hat of Padma L...

Published Wed, Oct 14

Red Scarves and Legerdemain: The Magic of Deconstruction on "Top Chef"

source: Televisionary

It's funny how camaraderie can evaporate the minute someone feels one of their number doesn't deserve to win. On this week's episode of Top Chef: Las Vegas ("Penn and Teller"), the chefs seemed to offer a unified front, even going so far as to honor the memory of their fallen compere Mattin b...

Published Thu, Sep 24