
Yesterday I spoke with Lauren, the first contestant to pack up her knives on the fifth season of
Top Chef. The confident, young pastry chef was emotional when she spoke of her deployed husband and opinionated as she discussed the difference between the food and film industries. To find out what she had to say about
Padma, .
Top Chef Quiz: The Season Premiere Season 5 of Top Chef is off to an exciting start! While we already discussed the gory details, I want to see how well you were paying attention. With 17 chefs it was hard for me to distinguish one from the other!
Get Last Night's Top Chef Style In her last look of the episode, Padma Lakshmi wore a very elegant two-piece look to the elimination challenge. Here, she paired a high-waisted black skirt with a yellow flutter-sleeved silk top (shop a similar piece from Norma Kamali), with just a simple black tank and slingbacks to complete her outfit. Shop it all now.

Were you glued to your TV last night like I was, watching the season premiere of
Top Chef? This show is one of my favorites, and I've always thought it'd be a great one to watch with a significant other. Unlike most reality shows, its main focus is on the craft — the food — and the drama that follows is just the icing on the cake!

Season 5 of
Top Chef is off to an exciting start! While we already
discussed the gory details, I want to see how well you were paying attention. With 17 chefs it was hard for me to distinguish one from the other!

The fifth season of the hit show
Top Chef got off to an exciting start. One of the cheftestants was eliminated before the competition officially started and another cut his finger while peeling apples.
Jean-Georges guest judged the New York City neighborhood-centric challenge.
Top Chef Season 5: Meet The Contestants! Get excited Top Chef fans, the new season starts tomorrow! Bravo has announced the latest set of 17 cheftestants who will unpack their knives on Wednesday night.