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Bravo Casting For Top Chef 7 and Debuting Chef Academy

News Oct 06, 2009

Bravo Announces Seventh Season of Top Chef, Chef Academy

While the sixth season of Bravo's hit reality cooking competition, Top Chef, is hardly half over, the television network has announced plans to shoot a seventh season.

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While the sixth season of Bravo's hit reality cooking competition, Top Chef, is hardly half over, the television network has announced plans to shoot a seventh season. Casting calls begin on Sunday, Oct. 18, in San Francisco and end less than a month later in Los Angeles with stops in Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, and Dallas along the way.

There's no news yet as to which judges and guest chefs are attached to the project, but chances are, filming may overlap with Padma Lakshmi's pregnancy.

Besides Top Chef 7, Bravo will also premiere a new docu-series, Chef Academy, on Nov. 16 at 11 p.m. The show follows chef Jean Christophe Novelli as he opens his first US cooking school. Will you tune in for Chef Academy and another season of Top Chef? Or are you over culinary reality TV?

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Link Time Jan 09, 2009

Yummy Links: From Pepperoni Pizza Dip to Williams-Sonoma

Super Bowl must make: cheesy pepperoni pizza dip.

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Super Bowl must make: cheesy pepperoni pizza dip. — Noble Pig
I'm a huge fan of mixology, but these crazy cocktails are too much. — Men.Style
Have you tried Ziploc's Zip 'n Steam bags yet? — The Kitchn
Learn how to make the perfect fried rice. — The Epi-Log
Waste time by watching these hilarious food-related Super Bowl commercials. — Chow
Meet Jack in the Box's newest creation: the pomegranate berry smoothie. — Serious Eats
Read about Top Chef judges Toby Young and Jean-Christophe Novelli's heated feud. — Eat Me Daily
Take advantage of Williams-Sonoma's blowout sale! — GlamDish

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Reality TV Jan 08, 2009

Top Chef Recap 5.7: Focus Group

After a two week break, Top Chef was back last night with an exciting new episode.

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After a two week break, Top Chef was back last night with an exciting new episode. We were introduced to Gail Simmons' replacement judge, Toby Young, a vicious British foodie. We watched the chef's get creative in the kitchen and critical at the dining table. If you're anxious to discuss all the delicious details (warning: spoilers ahead!), read more

TV Jun 11, 2008

Will You Watch Top Chef Junior?

This morning Bravo announced its plans for Top Chef Junior.

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This morning Bravo announced its plans for Top Chef Junior. Similar to Top Chef, the eight-episode series will feature teens battling it out in the kitchen and competing in culinary challenges. Frances Berwick, the general manager of Bravo Media, explains the network's decision to expand the Top Chef brand:

With Top Chef as the No. 1 food show on cable comes the natural expansion in our food domain. With Top Chef Junior we're reaching a growing market and are developing a series that will teach and test the skills of younger aspiring chefs and appeal to the whole family.

Bravo is also planning another untitled, food-related reality series highlighting the life of "the world's sexiest chef," Jean-Christophe Novelli.

Knowing Bravo's track record, these shows have the potential to be smashing hits. Will you watch?

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