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After weeks upon weeks of promotion and hype, the much anticipated “fight” episode of Top Chef: Masters arrived last night. This was finally the moment when we’d get to see the ultimate meltdown: a veritable imbroglio between Ludo Lefebvre and Rick Moonen. What could have possible led up to this most unprofessional altercation? And what …
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Top Chef Masters returned to Bravo last night, and while I most certainly enjoyed the first season, I must admit that my excitement level for its return wasn’t exactly off the charts. I think that perhaps after a season of sourpusses on Top Chef: Las Vegas, I wasn’t totally ready to embrace the franchise and …
The tech world has been rocked this week by a major announcement in portable computing. I’m talking, of course, about the iPadma — a revolutionary new device that let’s you access all the many features of Padma Lakshmi right at your finger tips. No longer must one wait hours on end for Bravo to air …
“I’m a Master, y’all!” The cast hasn’t been announced yet, but according to my friend, the very reliable Katherine Spiers, local Los Angeles chef Govind Armstrong (Table 8, 8 Oz. Burger Bar) will be one of the contestants competing on the upcoming season of Top Chef: Masters. We don’t know how well he’ll fare, but …
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If you’re as big of a Gail Simmons fan as I am, then the news that broke this weekend will certainly thrill you. Bravo has enlisted our favorite Top Chef judge to host the upcoming spinoff Top Chef: Just Desserts. That means we’ll get a hefty dose of Gail every single week as she lords …
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In what may prove to be one of the duller hours of the year, Bravo is gathering all the “cheftestants” from Top Chef: Las Vegas for a reunion where we’ll finally get the answers to our burning questions such as… um… uh… what’s it like to get an AWFUL tattoo? (That’s basically the only pressing …
Well, Top Chef: Las Vegas drew to a close last night, but I won’t spoil the results here. I’ll just say that the winner was a male with bad tattoos. HAVE I GIVEN TOO MUCH AWAY? I have to admit that this season capper wasn’t totally exciting. I actually dozed off at one point and …
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Tonight is the season finale of Top Chef: Las Vegas, which means that yet another chef will take home the big prize. Our finalists come as no surprise: Kevin and the Voltaggio brothers — all three of whom were pegged to go to the end as far back as the very first episode. It’s that …
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The stakes for last night’s Top Chef: Las Vegas episode were so high, it’s hard to imagine the casting directors ever seriously thought half the contestants this season could ever viably compete in it. In what proved to be one of the most imposing challenges ever, the cheftestants had to participate in a scaled down …
Top Chef returned last night after a one week hiatus, and I’m happy to report that it was well worth the wait. Both the Quickfire and the Elimination challenges were highly entertaining, and even if Gail was absent, there was much to enjoy. First off, we had Padma eating breakfast in bed, bathrobe and all. …
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