Top Chef Masters Season 5

Summer of Top Chef love starts tonight with the first episode of Top Chef Masters  – woot! Not sure how much love the chefs will be feeling once they find out their first challenge is . . . skydiving? Really, Bravo? I was ready to go find a tranquilizer just...

Jon Stewart watches Top Chef, too

Jon Stewart was on fire last night, taking on Congress’ inability to avoid sequestration-related spending cuts and relating it to . . . to . . . wait for it . . . Top Chef! “There are worse penalties for fucking up on Top Chef than there are in...
Top Chef Season 10 finale

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...
Foodie flip-flops: Chef Michelle Bernstein and Havaiana

Foodie flip-flops: Chef Michelle Bernstein and Havaiana

Oh my gosh, I almost missed seeing these. Chef Michelle Bernstein designed a limited-edition line of pins so we can custom-make foodie Havaianas. Whatever you have heard is true- Haviainas are the best flip-flop ever. I should know, since I spend the majority of my...
Top Chef Season 10 Recap: journey to the finale

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

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...

30 Rock’s bald salad ruiner

30 Rock may be over, but the zingers will live on forever. Did Liz Lemon really call Top Chef judge, life saver, and all-around chef extraordinaire Tom Colicchio a bald salad ruiner? Click through to watch the final episode and see for yourself!

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...
Last Chance Kitchen 9: Josie vs Kristen

Last Chance Kitchen 9: Josie vs Kristen

It’s grudge match that was written in the stars: popular favorite Top Chef Kristen Kish, who took the fall for Josie Smith-Malave’s poor time management and insubordination in last week’s Restaurant Wars, faces Josie one last time in the Last Chance...
Cook like a Top Chef

Cook like a Top Chef

This is for all you Top Chef Seattle fans wanting to duplicate a favorite dish from a challenge AND for the home cooks out there wanting to make something a little special one night – here’s a site for you to bookmark. Bravo TV has a searchable database of Top Chef recipes. Keep reading for the scoop.