Top Chef Season 10 finale
And the winner is . . . You know it by now. In an oddly staged Iron Chef-meets-The Voice final elimination challenge, Brooke Williamson and Kristen Kish went head-to-head in front of a live studio audience in the last challenge of a 2-part finale. Prior to the...
From ponzu to pistou – all the Top Chef buzz words
Kid Two is a fairly savvy reality food competition watcher, but Top Chef Seattle left him with lots of questions. Not what you may think of 14-year old boy questions, but things like Mom, why are they cooking with pea stew? Don’t you call it pea soup? So at his...
Top Chef Season 10 Recap: journey to the finale
The final episode of Top Chef Seattle is almost here . . . a few more days, and we all find out who will have earned the title of Top Chef Season 10! I’ve been a fan since discovering the show in Season 3 and think this is probably the Best Season Ever, in part...
Top Chef Season 10: Last Chance Kitchen winner
The Last Last Chance Kitchen ended with Tom Colicchio leaving us wondering which chef – between Lizzie or Kristen – would earn a place back in the Top Chef finale. Here’s the final installment; the first two and a half minutes serve as a highlight...
The Last Last Chance Kitchen: Josh vs. Save a Chef Winner vs. Kristen
The final Top Chef Seattle Season 10 Last Chance Kitchen began with Tom Colicchio introducing the two eliminated chefs from last week’s final Save A Chef battle: CJ Jacobson and Lizzie Binder. Chef CJ was kicked off along with Tyler Wiard back in episode...
Top Recipe: Michael Voltaggio cooks Brooke’s chicken and quail
The elimination challenge is Top Chef’s epic Episode 15 – Glacial Gourmand? Simple, really; no stress at all. Just Create a dish that Represents the Defining Culinary Moment in Your Life which will be served to the Governor of Alaska. Winner Brooke...Top Chef Toyota Avalon quickfire challenge?
The Onion made this hilarious spoof of a Top Chef quickfire challenge starring . . . why, it’s Top Chef Seattle cheftestants Sheldon, Lizzie, and Bart butchering a Toyota Avalon! Watch it here.
Last Chance Kitchen 11: Lizzie vs Kristen
NOOOOO! My dream of an all-female Top Chef finale died when Lizzie was booted off of Episode 14: Kings of Alaska – although though her buns were glorious her salmon lacked seasoning. Bummer. But she did get one last chance to stay in Top Chef, cooking in the...
Last Chance Kitchen 10: Stefan and Kristen romance redux
“Of course it is wifey, I knew it,” is how Stefan greets fellow contestant Kristen Kish in a picturesque outdoor Alaskan forest kitchen as they meet again for their Last Chance cookoff. “I really, really want a victory,” Kristen tells the...
Cruising toward the final four: Top Chef Episode 13 recap
Lucky 13 – the episode in which our final five chefs hop on a Celebrity cruise from Seattle to Juneau. Chefs Lizzie Bender, Brooke, Sheldon, Josh, Stefan. We get to know the chefs a little better. Brooke talks about her fear of boats and wanting her son to not...Top recipe: Michael Voltaggio makes Josh’s fried chicken
The simplest things are generally the hardest to make well. The challenge in Top Chef Episode 12 was straightforward – make great fried chicken. Josh was the clear winner, brining the meat like his grandpa taught him and making this smoked fried chicken with hot...Welcome to my skillet!
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