TOP CHEF PHOTOCAP: A Healthy Dose of Crankiness

Wow, the tempers certainly were flaring on last night’s Top Chef. Thanks to one of the most colorful bottom threes in recent memory, the assembled panel of Tom, Pad, Ted, and Sam (wtf?) were on the receiving end of many angry, defensive remarks. I guess that’s what happens when you have certifiable (but lovable) nut …

TOP CHEF PHOTOCAP: 'Til Death (or Bad Pasta) Do You Part

Now that Big Brother is over and done, I can focus on other shows to make fun of, and what better choice than Top Chef, the jewel in the culinary genre’s crown? Last night’s episode eschewed “Restaurant Wars” for “Wedding Wars,” resulting in an enjoyably cranky episode full of several dramatic flare ups. The end …

ADVENTURES IN MEXICAN STUFF: Taco Experiment Proves To Be Appropriately Top Chef-fy

It’s sort of funny that last night’s Top Chef episode featured a taco challenge because I’ve spent the past week in a veritable taco-haze, eating those little nuggets of Mexican joy with reckless abandon. In fact, I’m in such a taco fever that I did the unthinkable: I tried to make some at home. The …