It’s down to the final five chef’testants. The competition hasn’t always been fun for the remaining chefs but this week they must please someone with a particular taste for fun: Pee-wee Herman! In this week’s quickfire challenge the chefs are tasked with making the most creative and delicious pancake for Pee-wee. And later in the [...]
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Top Chef on February 1st, 2012
This week the chef’testants get a surprise guest, Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys. They may be excited to see Adam, but will they be excited to create a dessert out of the Beastie Boys food pantry? With everything from bacon to ravioli, these chef’s certainly have a challenge ahead, putting together a hodge podge [...]
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Top Chef on September 26th, 2011
The competition is really heating up and this week, the ‘Masters’ must create an elevated dish in their tried-and-true style, but the catch? They must cook everything using a microwave! How will they fare when dealing with this device? And for the Elimination Round, it’s back to high school for the chefs when they must [...]
The remaining aspiring-masters are asked to create a hit meal for Grammy Award-winning recording artists Maroon 5. The band drops by and challenges the chefs to create a feast fit for a rock star, but, in true “Top Chef Masters”-style, it’s not that easy. Once again the tables are turned and the chefs are taken [...]
Eating healthy is a challenge that people face every day. For this week’s elimination challenge, the remaining masters must prove nutritious food can still taste good when they are broken up into three teams of three to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for the cast of “The Biggest Loser”. But when all three meals, when [...]
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Top Chef on April 27th, 2011
Is the competition already breaking down these sweet pastry chefs? While Malika struggles with her reasons for staying and considers throwing in the towel, she isn’t the only chef feeling the pressure this week. Putting the chefs to the ultimate dessert test, chef’testants must create a wedding cake in record time. Will everyone feel love [...]
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Top Chef on September 29th, 2010
After nine episodes, the rivalry is over: Kenny has been sent home on “Top Chef: D.C.” Granted, Bravo hadn’t been focusing on the Kenny vs. Angelo rivalry for at least two episodes, but it is still a shock to see Kenny pack up his knives (and end the big dramatic story of this season). Read [...]
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Top Chef on August 16th, 2010
In Wednesday night’s mind-numbingly boring episode of “Top Chef: D.C.,” at least we have one thing to be thankful for: Ding dong, Stephen is gone! While his antics may have been funny, his food was too funky for any judge to enjoy. We’re wondering how he hung on for so long, but it goes to [...]
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Top Chef on August 5th, 2010
In stark contrast to last week’s love fest, the knives came out this week on “Top Chef: D.C.” With a slight twist — the cheftestants were judges of each other’s food — everyone’s true loyalties were revealed. Read More
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Top Chef on July 22nd, 2010
Normally on every reality TV show, judges will laud the talents of the new contestants, calling them “the best competitors they ever had” or “the toughest bunch yet.” The seventh season of “Top Chef” … not so much. While there are a few stand out chefs in “Top Chef: Washington D.C.,” the season opener provided [...]
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Top Chef on June 18th, 2010
Taste the culinary power on the seventh season of the No. 1 food show on cable, Bravo’s Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series “Top Chef: Washington D.C.,” premiering Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. The 17 new chef’testants come face to face in the nation’s capitol for the ultimate power play that [...]
“Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio passed a quickfire challenge of his own Monday when he was named the nation’s top chef by the James Beard Foundation. Colicchio, whose numerous restaurants include Craft, Craftsteak and the recently opened Colicchio & Sons in New York, was named outstanding chef during an awards ceremony that is considered the [...]