Top Chef

By Adam Roberts Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets Extra virgin olive oil 8 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tin of anchovies, chopped (I know, I know, it's a lot: trust me) 1 - 2 Tbs fennel seeds Red pepper flakes to taste (depending on how spicy you like it) Grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese

Mexican cuisine chef Rick Bayless is crowned Top Chef Masters' champion. - The DiSalvatore family wins NBC's Great American Road Trip reality series. ... and more »

“Top Chef” was a big hit for Bravo, making reality show contestants who could actually cook into household names. On the other hand, “Hell's Kitchen,” with ... and more »

By Michael Pascua Finding the best shows are easy, but it's hard to pare down the worst list. I define "worst" as shows that had potential and never did anything with it. While shows like I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and anything involving the words "Real Housewives" aren't mentioned, they aren't the wors...

Top Chef: Las Vegas': Jesse and Bryan! Baltimore Sun (blog) In case you missed it, Baltimore Sun food critic Elizabeth Large catches up with eliminated Top Chef cheftestant Jesse Sandlin, formerly of Abacrombie. ... Catching up with Jesse SandlinBaltimore Sun (blog) all 2 news articles »

By MisterHippity As for the rest of the show, well…if you've watched one of these reunion things before, you know what to expect: The chefs will lounge on comfortable chairs while host Andy Cohen asks them uncomfortable questions, and makes them squirm through video clips of their bad behavior (Expect an...

This program is shown on Bravo-TV, home to two of the most refined culinary competitions on television these days: “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters. ... 5 Top Cooking Reality Shows on TelevisionAssociated Content all 2 news articles »

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Michael Voltaggio, a chef de cuisine from Los Angeles, is the winner of Bravo's “Top Chef” reality show, beating out former Spokane chef Kevin Gillespie. ... and more »

By Kona Gallagher However, it is mighty convenient that having brothers in the finale tugs at our heartstrings just a little bit more, since they bring the moms in for the final challenge. I love the idea of having the chefs create a first course that reminds them of childhood memories, especially since we go...

By Brian Moylan Thanks to a tip-off from Gawker alum Richard Lawson, we know that Page 134 of the December 21 issue (the one with Tiger's wife on the cover) shows the above picture with the winner hugging Tom Colicchio and Padma's bad idea bangs. The copy refers to the person in the picture as the "reigning To...

Following the success of the New York Times bestselling Top Chef: The Cookbook, the brainchildren behind Bravo's hit show for foodies is back with Top Chef: ... Cooking up a bookHerald & Review all 2 news articles »

By Joshua David Stein At the M Resort kitchen—M Resort! M Resort! I get it, M Resort! It's like a series of small concussions that leave dangerous tau levels by the end of season—the Quickfire challenge is a culinary exquisite corpse. Actually, I think, along with the Mise en Place Relay Race, one of the best chal...

By Brian Moylan 3. "The contestants on Top Chef: Las Vegas were asked, 'What's the most annoying thing a customer's ever asked for/ordered?' Kevin Gillespie, Executive Chef and Partner at Woodfire Grill in Atlanta, replied: 'We had a famous musician demand that we not make contact, address her directl...

By Stuart Reb Donald Quickfire: Cook an egg with one hand tied behind your back. Why?!?!?!  These people are world class chefs, why waste their talents doing something from a junior high Fall festival?  What a crock.  At least the judges were adults even if the challenge was childish.

By Stuart Reb Donald Quickfire Challenge: One Color Dish The first challenge was the least lame Quickfire to date.  Each chef was given a color and then informed that they had to prepare a dish using only that color.  It’s cooler than cooking in a dorm room.  I’m still not over that yet.

 NY Tim Love' (left) and Chris Lee on Bravo's new cooking competition show, 'Top Chef Masters.' Comparing a show like "Hell's Kitchen" to Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" is like comparing a swim in the shark tank to wade in the kiddie pool. ... Review: 'Top Chef Masters' Los Angeles Times

 CA Check out this recipe from "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard. Cream together butter and sugar. Add in egg. Mix together dry ingredients and add alternating with milk until just combined. Stir in raspberries. Combine all ingredients with whisk ...

He was the handsome, charming Italian "Top Chef" contestant "fresh out of the boat," as he put it, who didn't take home top honors but did capture viewers' hearts. Fabio Viviani was recently voted the "fan favorite" of the popular Bravo TV reality show ...

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Top Chef" winner Ilan Hall makes up a delicious mac and cheese dish with Kara Mack. Also: Kara Macks Her Own Mac And Cheese fr.truveo.com

 NY About three years ago, Fells passed up an opportunity to audition for the Bravo network program "Top Chef" because she had recently opened the Main Street restaurant. Two years ago, she auditioned for the first season of "Chopped" but wasn't chosen. ...

By Patsy Kreitman Hosea stayed true to what he was good at and opted not to make a dessert course.  Too often chefs attempt it and then pay for it at judges table.  Overall, his dishes were enjoyed and showed his culinary style.  So we offer a big congratulations to Hosea, the Season 4 Top Chef!

By Sarah Caron Get your popcorn ready and grab a seat tonight at 10 p.m. as Top Chef New York’s Finale is airing on Bravo. The competition has been fierce, if not a little unusual, this season and now it’s finally time to see the final three go head to head. So, who are they?

By jeremyblachman On Chopped, which I will assume no one else in the universe is watching, four chefs I have never heard of are given a basket of mildly dissonant ingredients and 20 minutes to make an appetizer with them.  Three judges I have never heard of evaluate the dishes and eliminate one chef.  The three r...

By Patsy Kreitman Most people would think that having a chef at home would mean amazing meals, and no need to worry about picky eaters.  Apparently, that’s not the case at home with Tom Colicchio.  According to an interview with the NY Times, his son has a sweet tooth and enjoys fast food with his friends.  Havin...

Series page at Hulu.com Lee Anne from Season One demonstrates how to make frozen food flavorful ... www.dailymotion.com

By Mary Hartney OK! Quickfire. The guest judge is Rocco DiSpirito and while all the cheftestants are more than aware of his fame, none seem too impressed. Their challenge, after Padma wishes them a good morning and we're all quite sure it's more like 5 p.m. when this is filming, is to create a breakfast amuse-b...

By anna I am scared of the ostrich egg one of the other contestants is messing with. Very scared. Tom Colicchio drops the BOMB on 'em: "you've set American cuisine back 20 years". Eeeep. C'mon Padma! Yell at her for almost making you barf!! anna at 10:04 PM in Food, TV

By Karl Klockars DL: I completely agree. I don’t think they used enough Chicago chefs. Even though I have a lot of respect for and I really like Rocco DiSpirito, but to open Chicago with Rocco DiSpirito seemed like…there’s so many amazing chefs here, why couldn’t we really get more of an identity with the city...

here is the recipe: http://recipes.mt.bravotv.com/top_chef/season_4/episode_5_1/chili_shrimp.php.

By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, ABC has NBA Finals action and a Jimmy Kimmel Live special. Food Network Challenge (Food Network): Repeat. Chefs compete in a “Luau Beach BBQ” challenge. Plays again later. Iron Chef America (Food Network): New. Chef Marcus Samuelsson challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay. Plays again lat...

By Amit Varia Today's Cook the Book recipe, excerpted from Top Chef: The Cookbook, is for Truffle and Cognac Cream Macaroni and Cheese. To follow the recipe exactly you'll have to splurge on the Perigord black truffles, but you could also omit ...

By Tempo My main quibbles haven’t changed since Bravo debuted “Top Chef” a few years ago: Tom Colicchio, who acts as a coach and a judge,  is a somewhat cold and aloof presence. Host Padma Lakshmi has gotten less robotic over time, but I’m still not sure what qualifies her to be a food-competition jud...

By YumSugar FitSugar; Inspired by his "Top Chef" appearance, chef Eric Ripert offers his recipe for Grilled Trout with Sauce Vierge and Potato and Leek. - Secret Sauce; No matter how you put it, peanut butter and chocolate chips always works, ...

By flipit(flipit75@gmail.com) The next morning, they are all brought to a huge hangar at the airport where Guest Judge Airplane Food awaits them. How many of us have wanted to beat this guy to a pulp over the years? Now's your chance, chefs! Kill him!! Well, the fight is all gone from the contestants because A. they didn't get...

Former Top Chef contestant Josie Smith-Malave who was featured in the season 2 Bravo TV show and is openly gay, was ...

By flipit(flipit75@gmail.com) Scar angles her right arm for the camera at least four times as she explains today's Quickfire Challenge. Guys, beauty is only skin deep, got it? Hair toss camera flirt giggle stutter giggle. Today's Quickfire Challenge will involve the most widely used, time saving culinary innovation o...

By Jane McGivney Lowest of the Quickfire: Apparently, the chefs are cooking for some sort of dinner club. Which involves a hilarious set-up of Padma, Tom, Ted Allen (WHERE IS GAIL SIMMONS?!) sitting at a dinner table with the dinner club who are all adorned in weird sashes and medals. Huh?

Rumours that Salman Rushdies marriage to model and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is in trouble gathered storm after she was spotted partying with another man.

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By Andy Dale Levitski, the 34-year-old gay chef from Chicago who is currently competing in Top Chef: Miami, gives an interview to the Chicago Tribune in which he talks about Chicago cuisine and if sexuality has any bearing on culinary ...

The judges, Tom, Padma, Gail Simmons from Food & Wine and guest judge (hey, where's Ted Allen?) Anthony Bourdain are disappointed by by Howie's poor time management and found Clay's boar and scorpion fish cornbread dressing inedible.

By Jane McGivney THE QUICKFIRE: As the chefs are standing around meeting each other, talking and eating, Padma and Tom surprise them. Tre wins. Swoon! Anthony Bourdain tells him he wants to take him out and get him "savage drunk." Is no one safe from Tre's charms?

By Jon Oakland's B Restaurant (or just "B," apparently), promised to be such a place. Since the establishment's doors opened across its refurbished 120-year-old mosaic tile floor in 2005, reviewers have unanimously noted the New American-style restaurant's inventiveness, use of fresh lo...

By flipit(flipit75@mac.com) Sam takes the time out of his busy day to remind us Marcel could prepare a piece of rat crap and it would look pretty, but would it taste good? I was just wondering the same thing about pretty, bland Sam. He's doing snapper. Elia is doing snapper too, so Sam had better find a twist to make him stand o...

 MA - Just ask Marcel Vigneron, a contestant on the second season of Bravo's Top Chef, who was left with an inch-long scar over his left eye after a recent ...

By flipit(flipit75@mac.com) Since Sam won the Quickfire, he gets first dibs on course order. To sweeten the deal, whichever proteins he uses can't be used again through the entire meal. The editing gets weird here. It makes it look like Sam is within earshot of Marcel's lobster soup brainstorm with Elia right before he an...

By Jeremy We feel that it's time to remind folks of our motivation in writing these short reviews of Top Chef, a fine cooking-based reality show on Bravo. Sam, Mike, and Ilan went for a rustic-yet-modern Italian place; Marcel, Elia, and Cliff went for puffed-up diner food.

By TV with MeeVee Don't have the culinary skills to make it on Top Chef? Not enough of a traveler to make it through the Amazing Race? Only going to make it as a reject on American Idol? Ready to get your fifteen minutes of fame on the mother of all reality TV shows?

Social Hollywood: The Social is a fancy pants spot is where the contestants cook a six course meal for Jennifer Coolidge, beloved actress from Best in Show and American Pie. Restaurant Depot: The contestants shop here in preparation for the holiday party at the WB lot.