Jul 09, 2009 -
After a week hiatus, Top Chef Masters was back last night with Douglas Rodriguez, John Besh, Anita Lo, and Mark Peel competing for their respective charities. Eggs, magic, Tom Colicchio, and Doogie Howser played supporting roles. Did you watch?
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Jul 08, 2009 -
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.
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Jun 26, 2009 -
The final event at the Food & Wine Classic features the current winner of Top Chef on Sunday morning. Normally it's a cook-off between the cheftestant and an acclaimed chef like Jacques Pepin. However, this year they decided to do something different and pit two Top Chefs, Stephanie Izard and Hosea Rosenberg, against each other.
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Jun 25, 2009 -
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Jun 24, 2009 -
At the beginning of every Top Chef episode, Padma Lakshmi reminds viewers that the winner will make a special appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, so it's no surprise that much of the events at the festival are devoted to all things Top Chef. Take Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio's demonstration, entitled "In the Kitchen with Top Chef," for example. The two culinary minds created dishes (her: a strawberry lychee cocktail and shrimp pea pasta; him a lobster pea ravioli), provided tips on how to cook more like a top chef, and best of all, revealed details from the upcoming season that recently finished filming in Las Vegas.
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Jun 23, 2009 -
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Jun 19, 2009 -
As I mentioned yesterday, Party and I are headed to Aspen this weekend for what is considered the food industry's biggest gathering of the year. Before we report back with inspiring moments and witty words from this year's gustatory fest, I wanted to take a look back at the best that Aspen had to offer last year.
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Jun 17, 2009 -
While I rang in the season premiere of True Blood with a sublime red velvet cookie sandwich, Tom Colicchio was inspiring fans of the show to get in the kitchen as well.
Top Chef's head judge is no newbie to plugging drinks — witness his Diet Coke commercial spot. But on this segment of "The Perspective" with Victoria Davis, he goes above and beyond, making a beverage for fictitious, blood-sucking friends: "I have a few friends that are vampires, and I've had this issue.
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May 05, 2009 -
- A simple tip for keeping your blended margarita colder longer. — Chow
- Speaking of margaritas, here are ten unique flavors to experiment with. — Hostess with the Mostess
- Pinkberry, the frozen yogurt chain, announces plans to expand in the Bay Area and the Middle East.
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Apr 20, 2009 -
Get excited: when we caught up with Tom Colicchio, we learned that Top Chef season six starts shooting on April 27!
While Bravo hasn't unveiled the location yet, there's been plenty of speculation.
What city are you hoping it'll be filmed in?
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