After being nominated four years in a row, last night, Top Chef finally won the Emmy for Best Reality Series. The sixth season of the show that was filmed in Las Vegas and featured the charismatic Voltaggio brothers was one of my favorite seasons, and I'm happy to see it awarded. Along with the Magical Elves, the production company behind the series, hostess Padma Lakshmi and judges Gail Simmons Read more

For me, one of the highlights of the Food & Wine Classic was a special lunch created by Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio and his brother Bryan. The luncheon was hosted by Williams-Sonoma in the sleek Aspen eatery N9NE Steakhouse. While it was sunny and hot outside, the cool interior of the underground restaurant was the perfect backdrop to the Voltaggio brothers' modern menu. Using products Read more

Gail Simmons's guide to packing. — Travel + Leisure An inside look at New York City's illegal beekeepers. — Chow Does it really matter if you forget an ingredient? — The Epi-Log Catch up with some of Top Chef 6's cheftestants. — Grub Street NY 10 new things to put in your drink. — Endless Simmer Taste test: vegan burgers. — Serious Eats Michael Pollan and Oprah discuss seal Read more

Just before the winner of Top Chef Las Vegas was crowned, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio teamed up to launch a new website, VoltaggioBrothers.com. By Christmas, they'd announced plans for a new video series with media company EQAL. Wrote Bryan: "Being forced to cook something in 20 minutes with bizarre ingredients is fun, but not what we normally do in our restaurants. These videos will give you a Read more

As part of our annual end of the year coverage, we asked you who your favorite Top Chef contestant was. Over the course of 2009, we were lucky enough to watch two exciting seasons of Top Chef. The first, Top Chef season five, was shot in New York City and featured the infamous relationships of Leah and Hosea — and Stefan and Fabio. The following season, which just ended and was filmed in Las Read more

Guy Fieri will host Perfect 10, an upcoming game show on NBC. — Grub Street NY A look at all the food blogs that got book deals in 2009. — Eat Me Daily More bad news about plastic water bottles. — The Atlantic Are table manners important when dining abroad? — The Epi-Log How the food world has changed since 1999. — Chow What did you think of Gordon Ramsay's live cookalong? — Read more