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One of our favorite guest judges returned to Top Chef last night as chef Eric Ripert invited all the contestants to enjoy a meal at his famed New York City restaurant, Le Bernadin. Of course, there was a nifty twist: after consuming their wonderful six course meal, the chefs then had to each recreate one …
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Top Chef switched things up last night by presenting the Top Chef Bowl (or something like that), which had previous contestants return to square off against this season’s crew head-to-head, with each paring of chefs having to create a meal in twenty minutes with the regional ingredients of various football teams. Anyone from this season …
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It’s a shame that Gail Simmons had to leave Top Chef so early this season because last night she missed the one and only RESTAURANT WARS!!! That’s right. With only eight contestants left, the chefs were split into two teams and forced to create a restaurant experience in twenty four hours. In one corner was …
I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you by who went home last night on Top Chef. I won’t say his or her name right here in case anyone hasn’t quite caught up with the show, but I will say that I think the only reason this person was sent packing was because the producers wanted …
The bad news: no more Gail for the rest of Top Chef. The good news: we now have a wordy curmudgeon on the panel, and no, I’m not talking about me. I’m talking about Toby Young, who ably  if not bombastically â€â€Ã‚ took over for our dear friend Gail Simmons, who has gone off on …
Last night’s Christmas-themed Top Chef was all sorts of fun. Unfortunately, it kind of peaked after the Quick Fire Challenge with the exit of Martha Stewart as guest judge. Proving to be as austere and unforgiving as ever, Martha was a delight to watch. Dishes she enjoyed were met with warm anecdotes of diving for …
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“I’ll show Padma who’s Padma.” This was the episode of Top Chef, or as I like to call it, The Pad ‘n’ Gail Show that I’d been waiting for: a whole competition based on GAIL. And even better, it was supersized! Would Gail have it any other way? Yes, our dear friend Gail Simmons is …
Top Chef this week really was all about one thing and one thing only: Kathy Lee Gifford spitting out Jeff’s food into a sink. Man, that was glorious. Luckily her disgust really doesn’t reflect poorly on him as much as it does her, but nevertheless, I’m sure it was slightly mortifying. Perhaps not as mortifying …
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Well, the long weekend is over, and while Thanksgiving 2008 is officially behind us, it will forever live on in the latest Top Chef, which had the chef-testants battle to serve the best Turkey Day meal to none other than The Foo Fighters. The twist? The chefs could only use microwaves and toaster ovens (furnished …
The aspiring chefs of Top Chef were at it again last night, and this time, they had the daunting task of cooking in Tom Colicchio’s very own restaurant, Craft. Needless to say, there was plenty of choking, and not just the performance-based kind. Padma had to eject two different items of food from her mouth …