Meet Your Top Chef Masters!


Updated 03/02/11 11:18 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Top Chef Masters Season 3 Chefs

With only five competitors left on Top Chef All-Stars, it's only natural that Bravo get the public excited for what's to come next with the franchise: Top Chef Masters season three! This time Kelly Choi is out and she's been replaced by the hunky Australian chef Curtis Stone. Also gone from the judge's table? James Rayner and Gael Greene. They've been replaced by former Gourmet editor in chief Read more

Top Chef All-Stars: The Contestants, Our Predictions


Updated 12/02/10 11:02 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Predictions For Top Chef All Stars

We can't wait: the highly anticipated premiere of Top Chef All-Stars airs tonight at 9 p.m.! In the show's eighth season, Bravo's pitted top contenders from each of the previous seasons against one another in what can only be described as the pinnacle of reality TV cooking competition. On the heels of head judge Tom Colicchio's warning that the show "gets a little messy," we've sized up the Read more

Meet the Contestants of Top Chef Just Desserts!


Updated 09/15/10 7:05 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Top Chef Just Desserts Contestant Bios and Pictures

Ready to sweeten up your week? Tune in to Bravo tonight at 11 p.m. for the first-ever premiere of Top Chef Just Desserts. The newest Top Chef spinoff will feature pastry chefs from around the country competing for $100,000 — and some serious street cred. Gail Simmons will move from judge to host this season, and the judges panel features Jean-Georges executive pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as head Read more

Meet the Contestants of Top Chef: Washington DC!


Updated 06/29/10 10:15 PM · Posted by partysugar · 0 comments

Photos and Bios of Top Chef Season 7 Contestants

The moment you've all been waiting for is here: the seventh season of Top Chef begins tonight, at the earlier hour of 9 p.m. This time around, the drama will unfold at the nation's capital in Washington DC, where an incredibly diverse bunch of 17 chefs will face off for the coveted title. Guest judges include, among others, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Read more

Get to Know Season 2's Top Chef Masters!


Updated 04/08/10 10:28 AM · Posted by partysugar · 2 comments

Cast of Top Chef Masters Season 2

The Top Chef franchise is back this week with the premiere of Top Chef Masters 2 on Bravo, Wednesday at 10 p.m. The participating chefs were announced in February, and I think it's high time we got to know them better. A few of the chefs are familiar — there's some returning stars from the first season — but you may not be acquainted with the others. So without further ado, here are the Top Read more

Porking Out at Charlie Palmer's Pigs & Pinot


Updated 03/23/10 12:41 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Charlie Palmer's Pigs & Pinot 2010

On Friday, I hightailed it up to Sonoma County for Pigs & Pinot, an annual event held by renowned chef Charlie Palmer to benefit Share Our Strength and the Healdsburg School. A Taste of Pigs & Pinot brought hundreds of guests to the Hotel Healdsburg, all of whom were prepared to sip some serious Pinot Noir in between heavenly bites of pork. A dizzying array of pork dishes, stellar Read more

Meet Your Top Chef Sin City Contestants!


Updated 08/31/09 10:59 AM · Posted by partysugar · 7 comments

Top Chef 6 Contestants

The moment you've been waiting for is here. The contestants for the sixth — and according to Gail Simmons, "I've never eaten better on the show," best — season have been announced. This time around there are 17 chefs who will duke it out in Las Vegas. Guest judges include Wolfgang Puck, Natalie Portman, and Tyler Florence, among others. Set your TiVos: the first episode debuts on Aug. 26. Read more

Top Chef Season 5: Meet The Contestants!


Updated 10/06/08 12:01 PM · Posted by partysugar · 8 comments

Top Chef Season 5: Meet The Contestants!

Get excited Top Chef fans. Bravo has announced the latest set of 17 cheftestants who will unpack their knives on the upcoming season of Top Chef. Mark your calendar: the competition kicks off on Nov. 12 at 10 p.m. Shot in New York City, this season promises to be the biggest yet. So without further ado, here are the competing chefs and judges. Photos courtesy of Bravo. Read more