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Podcast studio Kast Media and production company Big IP Media have teamed up for a multi-year distribution deal for four popular shows that simulcast on podcast and video platforms and a first-look deal for new simulcast projects.
The two companies announced a distribution deal last month for Happy Sad Confused, an interview podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz that launched in 2014, added YouTube to its distribution in 2022, and just launched in video on Spotify.
Kast Media and Big IP Media now add four shows to their partnership: The John Campea Show, The Big Thing, The Dan Murrell Podcast, and Star Wars Explained. A fifth — The Office Virgin, an episodic recap of The Office — produced by Scott Porch and John Campea will launch in the spring.
Big IP Media’s TV & Film podcasts have enormous consumer reach...
Podcast studio Kast Media and production company Big IP Media have teamed up for a multi-year distribution deal for four popular shows that simulcast on podcast and video platforms and a first-look deal for new simulcast projects.
The two companies announced a distribution deal last month for Happy Sad Confused, an interview podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz that launched in 2014, added YouTube to its distribution in 2022, and just launched in video on Spotify.
Kast Media and Big IP Media now add four shows to their partnership: The John Campea Show, The Big Thing, The Dan Murrell Podcast, and Star Wars Explained. A fifth — The Office Virgin, an episodic recap of The Office — produced by Scott Porch and John Campea will launch in the spring.
Big IP Media’s TV & Film podcasts have enormous consumer reach...
- 11/30/2023
- Podnews.net
The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (Nycwff) returns for its 13th annual edition this Fall, October 2 – 11, 2020.
The Festival will look and feel different this year, but the commitment is unchanged – to support the New York City hospitality community and serve as a resource that connects people with world class chefs, restaurants and bars all while continuing the fight to end hunger for No Kid Hungry and Food Bank For New York City, whose missions are now more crucial than ever. With more than 60 events taking place over nine days, this year’s Festival offers a robust lineup of virtual and live programming including Behind the Burger Bash, Nycwff Goes Virtual presented by Capital One, an Intimate Dinner Series and an Online Wine Auction all for a good cause.
“As a Festival, we understand the power of food and its ability to bring people together,...
The Festival will look and feel different this year, but the commitment is unchanged – to support the New York City hospitality community and serve as a resource that connects people with world class chefs, restaurants and bars all while continuing the fight to end hunger for No Kid Hungry and Food Bank For New York City, whose missions are now more crucial than ever. With more than 60 events taking place over nine days, this year’s Festival offers a robust lineup of virtual and live programming including Behind the Burger Bash, Nycwff Goes Virtual presented by Capital One, an Intimate Dinner Series and an Online Wine Auction all for a good cause.
“As a Festival, we understand the power of food and its ability to bring people together,...
- 10/2/2020
- Look to the Stars
The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (Nycwff) returns for its 12th annual edition this Fall, taking over the Big Apple October 10 – 13, 2019.
With more than 80 events taking place at locations throughout the city, 100% of the net proceeds from the Festival support its mission to Eat. Drink. End Hunger. with Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry. This year’s program highlights a mix of tastings, dinners, brunches, late-night parties and more; accented by a returning selection of family-friendly offerings to keep fans of all ages engaged throughout the weekend.
Mark the calendar: Capital One cardholders will enjoy exclusive presale access to tickets for all Nycwff events from June 10 – 23. Capital One cardholders will also have access to purchase tickets for the following cardholder-only events while they are available:
Dinner hosted by Jean-Georges Vongerichten on Thursday, October 10
Dinner hosted by Hugh Acheson...
With more than 80 events taking place at locations throughout the city, 100% of the net proceeds from the Festival support its mission to Eat. Drink. End Hunger. with Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry. This year’s program highlights a mix of tastings, dinners, brunches, late-night parties and more; accented by a returning selection of family-friendly offerings to keep fans of all ages engaged throughout the weekend.
Mark the calendar: Capital One cardholders will enjoy exclusive presale access to tickets for all Nycwff events from June 10 – 23. Capital One cardholders will also have access to purchase tickets for the following cardholder-only events while they are available:
Dinner hosted by Jean-Georges Vongerichten on Thursday, October 10
Dinner hosted by Hugh Acheson...
- 6/6/2019
- Look to the Stars
“Top Chef” season 15 ended on March 8, 2018 with host Padma Lakshmi revealing the winner chosen by two renowned chefs — Tom Colicchio and Graham Elliot — and award-winning food writer Gail Simmons. To be showcased on this Emmy-winning show for months on end has boosted the profile of all previous 14 winners of “Top Chef.”
We wanted to know what happened to these 14 folks in the years since they took the title. We did some digging and discovered that some of them are running their own restaurants while others work for established locations or freelance.
In the photo gallery above and the text below, we recap each of the first 14 seasons of “Top Chef,” noting the locations, the judges and other finalists. And we update the resumes of all of the winning chefs.
See ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ winners: Where are they now, who is your favorite from seasons 1 to 16? [Poll]
Season 1: Harold Dieterle
Location:...
We wanted to know what happened to these 14 folks in the years since they took the title. We did some digging and discovered that some of them are running their own restaurants while others work for established locations or freelance.
In the photo gallery above and the text below, we recap each of the first 14 seasons of “Top Chef,” noting the locations, the judges and other finalists. And we update the resumes of all of the winning chefs.
See ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ winners: Where are they now, who is your favorite from seasons 1 to 16? [Poll]
Season 1: Harold Dieterle
Location:...
- 3/8/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
After years of working in the food industry and filming nearly 15 seasons of Top Chef, Gail Simmons is finally ready to put her massive collection of recipes into her first cookbook.
For an exclusive look at the cover of Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating, Simmons tells People the title really says it all.
“This book is about taking all of the inspiration from my whole life, starting with my childhood and into my adventures traveling, working with chefs, sitting beside them at judges’ table, exploring new cities, new towns, new nooks and crannies all over the world,...
For an exclusive look at the cover of Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating, Simmons tells People the title really says it all.
“This book is about taking all of the inspiration from my whole life, starting with my childhood and into my adventures traveling, working with chefs, sitting beside them at judges’ table, exploring new cities, new towns, new nooks and crannies all over the world,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Ana Calderone
- PEOPLE.com
This post originally appeared on Si.com.
There’s a long-standing tradition of Si Swimsuit cover models finding their way back for another year of bikini-clad photo shoots, and thankfully this year with Hailey Clauson is no exception.
That’s right, Hailey fans, rejoice. This California cutie is back!
Joining an already star-studded cast for Si Swimsuit 2017, everyone’s favorite blonde beauty is back in a swimsuit and looking better than ever. Praise hands.
Since landing the cover of the magazine last winter, Hailey has gone on to pose with NFL’s funny man Rob Gronkowski, land the cover of Esquire‘s steamy swimsuit special,...
There’s a long-standing tradition of Si Swimsuit cover models finding their way back for another year of bikini-clad photo shoots, and thankfully this year with Hailey Clauson is no exception.
That’s right, Hailey fans, rejoice. This California cutie is back!
Joining an already star-studded cast for Si Swimsuit 2017, everyone’s favorite blonde beauty is back in a swimsuit and looking better than ever. Praise hands.
Since landing the cover of the magazine last winter, Hailey has gone on to pose with NFL’s funny man Rob Gronkowski, land the cover of Esquire‘s steamy swimsuit special,...
- 2/2/2017
- by Kelsey Hendrix
- PEOPLE.com
Everything old is new again. The 14th season of the Top Chef TV show premieres on Bravo, Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 10:00pm to 11:15pm Et/Pt. Head judge Tom Colicchio will assess the competing chefs with Gail Simmons, and new judge Graham Elliot, a veteran of Top Chef Masters. Top Chef season 14 is set in Charleston, South Carolina. Eight new chefs will face off against eight previous competitors who have never won the title. Padma Lakshmi hosts.Throughout season 14, the chefs will cook for culinary stars and celebrity guest judges including: Daniel Humm, William Guidara, Jeremiah Tower, Dominique Ansel, Sean Brock, Frank Lee, Richard Blais, Chris Cosentino, Michael Voltaggio, Hugh Acheson, Bj Dennis, Carrie Morey, Nilou Motammed,...
- 10/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Break out your special Daryl Dixon-themed calendar, 'cause it's time to mark down some premiere and return dates. Winter schedules were recently released for multiple networks, including AMC, Bravo, Crackle, Starz, and WEtv. On the AMC side, you'll get the 2016 return date for "The Walking Dead" Season 6, after its midseason break. Over on Bravo, we have reminders on premiere dates for "Top Chef" Season 13 and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Season 6, among others.
Here are highlights from the networks's winter schedules:
AMC
o. "The Walking Dead" Season 6B Premieres Sunday, February 14th at 9:00Pm Et/Pt
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, "The Walking Dead" reigns as television's most watched drama for Adults 18-49. "The Walking Dead" tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse, and follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes,...
Here are highlights from the networks's winter schedules:
AMC
o. "The Walking Dead" Season 6B Premieres Sunday, February 14th at 9:00Pm Et/Pt
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, "The Walking Dead" reigns as television's most watched drama for Adults 18-49. "The Walking Dead" tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse, and follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes,...
- 11/11/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
In the final part of its three-part finale, "Top Chef Boston" came down to the two most winning chefs: Gregory and Mei. Prior to the finale, Mei won or was in the top eight out of 12 challenges. Gregory won or was among the best seven out of 12 times. The shift from Boston to Mexico seemed to trip Mei up, and she nearly went home twice. But when it counted, Mei delivered, and became only the third female winner in 12 seasons of the Bravo show. Mei works for previous "Top Chef" winner Michael Voltaggio, and called him to tell him she won, and when she called him "chef," he corrected her and said, "you're the chef now; you're Top Chef." This season was relatively drama-free but not boring, because there was such consistently strong cooking during the creative challenges. At the very end, Tom Colicchio said he was thrilled with the finalists' "raw talent.
- 2/12/2015
- by Andy Dehnart
- Hitfix
"This is 'Top Chef' and I didn't come here to toss salad," jokes one of the aspiring cheftestants in the "Top Chef" Season 12 premiere, which will be set in Boston for the first time. "The challenges are just gonna get harder," says another contender. Bring it on! Based on Bravo's season preview (which you can watch below), new judge Richard Blais is going to fit right in with returning judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Hugh Acheson and host Padma Lakshmi. But which contestants will rise to the top and who will be smoked out of the kitchen? -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! Let's examine the winning and losing odds of this new crop of contestants, according to the predictions made by Gold Derby's users in our ongoing "Top Chef" prediction contest. Who will win 'Top Chef'?...
- 10/14/2014
- Gold Derby
Time to sharpen the knives for culinary and back-stabbing purposes; another season of “Top Chef” is nearly upon us. The 12th season of Bravo's venerable kitchen competition will kick off Oct. 15 at 10 p.m., the network said Wednesday. See video: ‘Top Chef’ Finale Cooks Up Season's Highest Ratings Bringing the action to Boston this year, “Top Chef” crew Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Hugh Acheson will test contestants’ mettle at local venues such as Fenway Park, Plimoth Plantation and The Bull and Finch Pub, the latter of which served as the inspiration for “Cheers.” The upcoming season also provides.
- 8/20/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Bravo turns up the heat with their new culinary competition series, “Top Chef Duels,” airing this summer. Celebrity chef, Curtis Stone, will host the new series as well as judge the competing chefs alongside Gail Simmons, Wolfgang Puck and Hugh Acheson. Here's how the competition works: Each week, two chefs will compete in three rounds of intense battles, which will test their skill, creativity and speed. “Top Chef Duels” will take advantage of how well the chefs know each other by allowing them to pick one mini-duel based on the other's weaknesses in the kitchen. They'll battle in a third and final challenge.
- 6/4/2014
- by Jenna DeNight
- The Wrap
Food fight! Top Chef is turning up the heat in the kitchen with its new spinoff series, Top Chef Duels, which is set to premiere on Wednesday, Aug. 6, Bravo announced on Wednesday. And the series is bringing in some pretty big names as special judges, who will sit alongside Curtis Stone, Gail Simmons, and chefs Wolfgang Puck and Hugh Acheson to critique the returning fan favorites' attempts at redemption. The Fault in Our Stars and Divergent star Shailene Woodley will stop by the kitchen (maybe she'll give the cheftestants a holistic challenge?!), as well as Grey's Anatomy stars Kevin McKidd, Sarah Drew, Camilla Luddington, James Pickens Jr. and Jerrika Hinton. Plus, Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andy Samberg,...
- 6/4/2014
- E! Online
Top Chef, the show that proudly proclaims, “Hey, remember when Bravo wasn’t an unwatchable mound of shrieking garbage?” has returned to our televisions for its 11th glorious installment of foie gras, cauliflower foam, trios of lamb, and packing your knives and going.
I admit to being a bit of a latecomer to the Top Chef party. For a time, I was laboring under the pathetic misapprehension that watching a show where contestants are judged on the quality of their food would be pointless without being able to taste the food and evaluate it myself. How dumb of me. That’s entirely beside the point. A well-constructed competition is always fun to watch, even as an outsider. The story and the process are key.
That the audience cannot taste the food, however, does put a greater burden on the judges, and I contend that Top Chef presents the most difficult judging assignment.
I admit to being a bit of a latecomer to the Top Chef party. For a time, I was laboring under the pathetic misapprehension that watching a show where contestants are judged on the quality of their food would be pointless without being able to taste the food and evaluate it myself. How dumb of me. That’s entirely beside the point. A well-constructed competition is always fun to watch, even as an outsider. The story and the process are key.
That the audience cannot taste the food, however, does put a greater burden on the judges, and I contend that Top Chef presents the most difficult judging assignment.
- 10/16/2013
- by Spencer Barnes
- The Backlot
In late May, Bravo's "Top Chef" arrived in New Orleans to film its 11th season, premiering on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in a city famed for fun, food and fabulous music. Production wrapped in early July.
But sitting as it does on the Gulf Coast in the Deep South of the U.S., the Big Easy is also known for warm weather -- and the "Top Chef" team could hardly have picked a toastier time of year.
Says judge Gail Simmons, a cook and former food journalist,to Zap2it, "It was incredibly hot outside. It was definitely taxing on our chefs that are cooking and on our production crew, shooting long hours and long days in 100-degree, 100 percent humidity weather. Otherwise, that was a small price to pay to get to do it in New Orleans.
"We mixed it up a lot. We're indoors; we're outdoors. We go into the countryside.
But sitting as it does on the Gulf Coast in the Deep South of the U.S., the Big Easy is also known for warm weather -- and the "Top Chef" team could hardly have picked a toastier time of year.
Says judge Gail Simmons, a cook and former food journalist,to Zap2it, "It was incredibly hot outside. It was definitely taxing on our chefs that are cooking and on our production crew, shooting long hours and long days in 100-degree, 100 percent humidity weather. Otherwise, that was a small price to pay to get to do it in New Orleans.
"We mixed it up a lot. We're indoors; we're outdoors. We go into the countryside.
- 10/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Sure, we were kinda bummed out by all the tributes going on at the Emmys last night (not as bummed as by the deaths themselves, mind you), but to be fair, we’ve been a little morbid ourselves lately. Between the dramatic deaths on Breaking Bad, True Blood, Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey alone, we’ve been spending a lot of our virtual ink here in mourning. That’s why when our own Kate Spencer hit the Emmy red carpet, she asked the stars if they were as shocked as we were by these big departures — and how they’d like their own characters to go out.
“The Red Wedding — are you kidding me?” Veep’s Anna Chlumsky recalled of the Game of Thrones massacre. “I needed the entire evening and the next day to mourn it.”
True Blood’s Carrie Preston skipped over the tragic losses on her...
“The Red Wedding — are you kidding me?” Veep’s Anna Chlumsky recalled of the Game of Thrones massacre. “I needed the entire evening and the next day to mourn it.”
True Blood’s Carrie Preston skipped over the tragic losses on her...
- 9/23/2013
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Top Chef fans hungry for another helping of the hit Bravo reality series won't have long to wait. The cable net has announced that the upcoming season, set in the culinary paradise known as New Orleans, will begin airing on Wed., Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. Back again to judge are Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, and New Orleans native Emeril Lagasse, alongside host Padma Lakshmi. Once again, a digital companion series will affect the on-screen drama -- just as it does on the currently airing Top Chef Masters and its Battle of the Sous Chef web show.
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- 8/13/2013
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Big Easy is being invaded! Top Chef is heading to New Orleans for its upcoming 11th season, which will debut Wednesday, Oct. 2, Bravo announced on Monday. And host Padma Laskhmi and judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse are bringing along some famous friends to test some of the country's finest chefs culinary prowess; set to appear as guest judges in the new season are Glee's Lea Michele, Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Anthony Mackie and Questlove. In addition to whipping up the season 11 premiere date, Bravo also unveiled a first look at the new season, which promises some of the best cooking in the series' history...and some of the juiciest drama,...
- 8/12/2013
- E! Online
"Top Chef" is heating up New Orleans for Season 11 this October.
The upcoming season, which debuts Wednesday, Oct. 2 on Bravo, will see a new batch of cheftestants cook up their best for judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse and host Padma Lakshmi.
Bravo will reveal the "Top Chef" Season 11 contestants on bravotv.com, but below are the first six.
Stephanie Cmar, 28 of Boston, Ma Patricia Vega, 29 of New York, NY Janine Booth, 25 of New York, NY Jason Cichonski, 27 of Philadelphia, Pa Nick Elmi, 32 of Philadelphia, Pa Bene Bartolotta, 37 of New York, NY
Celebrity guest judges for "Top Chef" Season 11 include Lea Michele, Jon Favreau, Questlove, Jacques Pepin and Anthony Mackie.
"Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" will return for the new season with Colicchio as host. Bravo is also launching a new pre-premiere web series called "Padma's Picks." Kicking off on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the online series will...
The upcoming season, which debuts Wednesday, Oct. 2 on Bravo, will see a new batch of cheftestants cook up their best for judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse and host Padma Lakshmi.
Bravo will reveal the "Top Chef" Season 11 contestants on bravotv.com, but below are the first six.
Stephanie Cmar, 28 of Boston, Ma Patricia Vega, 29 of New York, NY Janine Booth, 25 of New York, NY Jason Cichonski, 27 of Philadelphia, Pa Nick Elmi, 32 of Philadelphia, Pa Bene Bartolotta, 37 of New York, NY
Celebrity guest judges for "Top Chef" Season 11 include Lea Michele, Jon Favreau, Questlove, Jacques Pepin and Anthony Mackie.
"Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" will return for the new season with Colicchio as host. Bravo is also launching a new pre-premiere web series called "Padma's Picks." Kicking off on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the online series will...
- 8/12/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Sharpen up the knives and claws; "Top Chef" returns for another season of culinary wizardry and competitive back-biting on Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. The 11th season of the Bravo series will find "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi and her team of judges -- Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse -- marching into New Orleans to test the contestants' skills against the backdrop of the Big Easy. See video: Pee-wee Herman Returns to the Alamo on 'Top Chef' Celebrity judges for the upcoming season include Jon Favreau, "Glee" star Lea...
- 8/12/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
-- This just might be music to foodies' ears. One of the nation's premier concert promoters is overhauling its concessions to serve only local produce and humanely-raised meats.
Live Nation announced Wednesday that starting this week all produce served at its 38 amphitheaters around the country will be sourced from within about a 100-mile radius of each venue. Additionally, all meats – some 285,000 burgers, 260,000 hot dogs and 280,000 chicken tender meals per year – will carry either Certified Humane, Global Animal Partnership or Animal Welfare Approved certification.
The change will cost the company about an extra $1 million a year, but concertgoers won't see that reflected in food or ticket prices, says Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino. He believes the good will generated by serving better food and supporting local farms will be compensation enough. "That's good for business in the long run, and good for the environment and the animals in the short run,...
Live Nation announced Wednesday that starting this week all produce served at its 38 amphitheaters around the country will be sourced from within about a 100-mile radius of each venue. Additionally, all meats – some 285,000 burgers, 260,000 hot dogs and 280,000 chicken tender meals per year – will carry either Certified Humane, Global Animal Partnership or Animal Welfare Approved certification.
The change will cost the company about an extra $1 million a year, but concertgoers won't see that reflected in food or ticket prices, says Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino. He believes the good will generated by serving better food and supporting local farms will be compensation enough. "That's good for business in the long run, and good for the environment and the animals in the short run,...
- 7/26/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Dreamy Aussie chef Curtis Stone is back hosting the new season of Top Chef Masters, which premiered Wednesday night on Bravo, as the bravest among the new recruits went skydiving. Who knew Top Chef was also a daredevil adventure competition?
Heavy on the Los Angeles chefs this time around, including Sang Yoon of favorite Santa Monica burger joint Father’s Office and Neal Fraser of Bld, the crew also includes Top Chef season 6 runner-up Bryan Voltaggio (he’s the slightly less tattooed of the look-alike brothers) and 11 others from around the country, all competing for charity. In a new twist...
Heavy on the Los Angeles chefs this time around, including Sang Yoon of favorite Santa Monica burger joint Father’s Office and Neal Fraser of Bld, the crew also includes Top Chef season 6 runner-up Bryan Voltaggio (he’s the slightly less tattooed of the look-alike brothers) and 11 others from around the country, all competing for charity. In a new twist...
- 7/25/2013
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW.com - PopWatch
Gail Simmons is moving to the head of the table on Top Chef Masters — the judges' table, that is. The longtime Top Chef judge is the new head critic of Season 5 of Masters (premieres Wednesday, 10/9c, Bravo) which means more Gail, all the time. "I'm there for every challenge now. Just what the world needs!" Simmons jokes to TVGuide.com. "Me in every single episode! What the world was waiting for."
Photos: 24 (not-so) guilty pleasures
The Food & Wine editor's presence isn't the only change to the show. Season 5, which includes such chefs as David Burke, Douglas Keane and Top Chef: Las Vegas runner-up Bryan Voltaggio, also features a brand new online companion show on BravoTV.com — not unlike Top Chef proper's Last Chance Kitchen — dubbed Battle of the Sous Chefs. Hosted by Hugh Acheson, the show will feature the 13 Masters' right-hand men and women cooking to secure...
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The Food & Wine editor's presence isn't the only change to the show. Season 5, which includes such chefs as David Burke, Douglas Keane and Top Chef: Las Vegas runner-up Bryan Voltaggio, also features a brand new online companion show on BravoTV.com — not unlike Top Chef proper's Last Chance Kitchen — dubbed Battle of the Sous Chefs. Hosted by Hugh Acheson, the show will feature the 13 Masters' right-hand men and women cooking to secure...
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- 7/24/2013
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
A fifth season of Top Chef Masters, a spinoff of Bravo's Top Chef featuring seasoned culinary all-stars, has been announced by the cable network. Set to debut July 24, the returning series will again be hosted by Curtis Stone and feature the new addition of Gail Simmons as head critic, who'll lead the judging panel featuring returning critics James Oseland, Ruth Reichl and Francis Lam. Also joining the series this season as judge is Lesley Suter, food editor at Los Angeles magazine. Q&A: 'Top Chef: Seattle's' Hugh Acheson on Belgian Knights, Being a 'Jackass' and the Food Fad He
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- 6/6/2013
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ready for good eats? Or at least looking at good eats? “Top Chef Masters” is returning for a fifth season with 13 award-winning chefs (some of whom you're sure to recognize) competing for the title of ‘Top Chef Master’ and $100,000 for their charity. The new season premieres Wednesday, July 24 at 10 p.m. Et. In a new twist this season, each Master will have his or her sous chef compete in an online competition. “Battle of the Sous Chefs” will be hosted by Hugh Acheson. The results of each online episode directly impacts the Masters, awarding them advantages, such as immunity,...
- 6/5/2013
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
With the competition down to Brooke Williamson and Kristen Kish, one thing is clear going in to the finale of "Top Chef: Seattle." Season 10 would produce the second female winner in "Top Chef" history. The first female "Top Chef" was Stephanie Izard in Season 4. "It's about time," Izard tells host Padma Lakshmi, as the competition gets underway.
Brooke, who goes in to the finale with the most challenge wins for Season 10 is Co-Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Hudson House and The Tripel in the Los Angeles area. She faces Kristen, who was eliminated from the competition by way of a shocking turn of events in Episode 11.
But the Chef de Cuisine at Barbara Lynch's Stir in Boston spent weeks fighting her way back in to the competition by winning round after round of "Last Chance Kitchen," the web spin-off series which pits the eliminated chefs against one another.
In a...
Brooke, who goes in to the finale with the most challenge wins for Season 10 is Co-Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Hudson House and The Tripel in the Los Angeles area. She faces Kristen, who was eliminated from the competition by way of a shocking turn of events in Episode 11.
But the Chef de Cuisine at Barbara Lynch's Stir in Boston spent weeks fighting her way back in to the competition by winning round after round of "Last Chance Kitchen," the web spin-off series which pits the eliminated chefs against one another.
In a...
- 2/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The showdown to who will be the next Top Chef begins tonight – the penultimate episode of season 10 has the two finalists, Brooke and Sheldon, facing off against the latest Last Chance Kitchen winner. But will it be Kristen or fan-favorite Lizzie? Last week’s Last Chance Kitchen (the sudden-death cookoff on bravotv.com between the most recently kicked-off chef and the previous Lck winner) left off with judge Tom Colicchio still deliberating between Kristen and Lizzie after sending Josh home, so it’s a mystery as to who will show up tonight in Part One of the finale.
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- 2/21/2013
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW.com - PopWatch
"Top Chef" Season 11 is a-go at Bravo. The Emmy and James Beard Award-winning cooking competition show will begin casting for Season 11 on Monday, Feb. 11.
A location for Season 11 has yet to be revealed. "Top Chef" Season 10, set in Seattle, currently airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Est on Bravo. This season features Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons, Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson and Wolfgang Puck.
Casting call info is below. No premiere date for the new season has been announced.
Austin
Monday, February 11, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Uchiko
http://uchiaustin.com/uchiko
Brooklyn
Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Talde
http://taldebrooklyn.com
Las Vegas
Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Stk in The Cosmopolitan
http://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/taste/restaurant-collection/stk.aspx
Chicago
Sunday, February 24, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Girl & The Goat
http://www.girlandthegoat.com/
Miami
Monday, February 25, 10:00 a.
A location for Season 11 has yet to be revealed. "Top Chef" Season 10, set in Seattle, currently airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Est on Bravo. This season features Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons, Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson and Wolfgang Puck.
Casting call info is below. No premiere date for the new season has been announced.
Austin
Monday, February 11, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Uchiko
http://uchiaustin.com/uchiko
Brooklyn
Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Talde
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Las Vegas
Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Stk in The Cosmopolitan
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Chicago
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Miami
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- 2/6/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
'Top Chef Seattle' recap: C.J. Jacobson packs his knives again with Tyler Wiard in double elmination
"Top Chef Seattle" is back with another surprise double elimination -- and this time, no winner.
As the episode opens, we find out it's Stefan Richter's birthday, and he's worried this is the day he'll be kicked off. "When I was competing in New York," he says, "everybody got kicked off on their birthday, and I was like 'birthday curse' -- f**k, no. I don't want to go home on my fortieth birthday."
Forewarning? Hmm ... turns out, not so much.
Quick-Fire Challenge
The cheftestants meet Padma Lakshmi and guest judge, Seattle chef Daisley Gordon at Pike's Place Market. The chefs are told to divide into teams of two, and as usual, some are less than pleased with the chef they've been stuck with. They're told their challenge is to make break fast to go ... on a stick, for 50 of the market's workers. They're given one hour to set...
As the episode opens, we find out it's Stefan Richter's birthday, and he's worried this is the day he'll be kicked off. "When I was competing in New York," he says, "everybody got kicked off on their birthday, and I was like 'birthday curse' -- f**k, no. I don't want to go home on my fortieth birthday."
Forewarning? Hmm ... turns out, not so much.
Quick-Fire Challenge
The cheftestants meet Padma Lakshmi and guest judge, Seattle chef Daisley Gordon at Pike's Place Market. The chefs are told to divide into teams of two, and as usual, some are less than pleased with the chef they've been stuck with. They're told their challenge is to make break fast to go ... on a stick, for 50 of the market's workers. They're given one hour to set...
- 12/6/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Last week was a little strange for the cheftestants, and while everyone else thought cooking Thanksgiving was as normal as could be, our teams trying to prove themselves the best chefs around seemed to roll their eyes a bit.
As the seasons have rolled on for Top Chef, and the contestants seem more and more overqualified (if you ask me), the reality television mark that is “who is the crazy contestant?” has popped up more and more on the show. An absolute staple of most reality shows (that aren’t defined by having all crazy participants), Top Chef managed to avoid the nagging doubts that plague viewers of other reality shows for many seasons, but now people are starting to wonder. At least, that’s the way I hear it.
Keep your finger on the pulse of just about any other reality competition, and it isn’t long before you...
As the seasons have rolled on for Top Chef, and the contestants seem more and more overqualified (if you ask me), the reality television mark that is “who is the crazy contestant?” has popped up more and more on the show. An absolute staple of most reality shows (that aren’t defined by having all crazy participants), Top Chef managed to avoid the nagging doubts that plague viewers of other reality shows for many seasons, but now people are starting to wonder. At least, that’s the way I hear it.
Keep your finger on the pulse of just about any other reality competition, and it isn’t long before you...
- 11/27/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
You won't get warm and fuzzy from Hugh Acheson, the debonair Top Chef: Seattle judge who can corrode the cool exterior of any chef with his acidic insights. But outside the realm of Bravo's hit reality series, Acheson is a not-so-secretly nice guy -- born in Ottawa, Canada, it turns out -- whose sheer talent in the kitchen has shot him to the top of the culinary world. He has opened three acclaimed restaurants in Georgia, was named Food & Wine's best new chef in 2002 and was this year's James Beard award winner. Following last week's chat with Tom Colicchio, The Hollywood
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- 11/13/2012
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's season 10 of "Top Chef," and we're off to Seattle! Wait, we're not off to Seattle yet. This season we have a twist. Instead of the epic Alamo cook-off of last season, this time the chefs are broken up into groups and sent to work as slave labor at one of the restaurants owned by either Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson, Tom Colicchio or our new judge, Wolfgang Puck. The celebrity chefs will then decide who goes through to compete on the show, and who doesn't. I like this change, as it gives each judge a chance to put at least...
- 11/8/2012
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
I had issues with "Top Chef" last season -- a lot of issues -- and I wasn't exactly shy about sharing them.
In Texas (my home state, y'all), "Top Chef" turned into a campy, overly staged version of the show I'd loved for eight seasons and several spinoffs. There were too many themes, too many location changes and plenty of product placements to pay for the Texas-sized production budget. The quality of chefs was undeniable, and fellow Texan Paul Qui was the perfect winner, but getting to the finale was an uphill battle for me.
"Top Chef" Season 10 takes us to Seattle (premieres Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo), and while I've only seen the premiere episode, I can say that it already feels like my old favorite reality competition show again. Host Padma Lakshmi returns as host, with judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse...
In Texas (my home state, y'all), "Top Chef" turned into a campy, overly staged version of the show I'd loved for eight seasons and several spinoffs. There were too many themes, too many location changes and plenty of product placements to pay for the Texas-sized production budget. The quality of chefs was undeniable, and fellow Texan Paul Qui was the perfect winner, but getting to the finale was an uphill battle for me.
"Top Chef" Season 10 takes us to Seattle (premieres Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo), and while I've only seen the premiere episode, I can say that it already feels like my old favorite reality competition show again. Host Padma Lakshmi returns as host, with judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse...
- 11/7/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Aol TV.
It's probably better known for its coffee, but the largest city in Washington state reveals a thriving food scene in "Top Chef: Seattle," premiering Wednesday, Nov. 7, on Bravo.
"I didn't know very much about Seattle, but I loved how serious everyone was about the food," says host Padma Lakshmi, who also judges the competition along with Tom Colicchio, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse, Gail Simmons and newcomer Wolfgang Puck. "It's a fantastic food town. Of course, we all know about the amazing seafood: the salmon, the crab, the oysters. By the way, I was not a big oyster eater, but I have become one because of my time in Seattle."
Related: Meet the 'Top Chef: Seattle' contestants
The first episode, however, opens in Los Angeles, where 21 aspiring contestants gather hoping to win a spot among the finalists in Seattle. In a new twist, Colicchio, Acheson, Lagasse and Puck cull the...
"I didn't know very much about Seattle, but I loved how serious everyone was about the food," says host Padma Lakshmi, who also judges the competition along with Tom Colicchio, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse, Gail Simmons and newcomer Wolfgang Puck. "It's a fantastic food town. Of course, we all know about the amazing seafood: the salmon, the crab, the oysters. By the way, I was not a big oyster eater, but I have become one because of my time in Seattle."
Related: Meet the 'Top Chef: Seattle' contestants
The first episode, however, opens in Los Angeles, where 21 aspiring contestants gather hoping to win a spot among the finalists in Seattle. In a new twist, Colicchio, Acheson, Lagasse and Puck cull the...
- 11/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The tenth season of Bravo's "Top Chef" has a new location -- Seattle -- and a new judge: restaurant mogul Wolfgang Puck.
The Austrian-born cooking icon has been a guest judge in previous seasons, but now he's landed a permanent spot in the judges table rotation alongside Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse. (And don't worry, Padma Lakshmi is still the host.)
"Top Chef: Seattle" promises a "back to basics" season that will test the cheftestants' mastery of "primary skills." As Puck explains, to win this year, not only do you need to be an excellent and inventive chef -- you better know how to cook an omelet...
Here are five things we learned from a conference call with Puck promoting the new season:
On why he wanted to be a "Top Chef" judge...
Wolfgang Puck: "I think it makes it easy for me because...
The Austrian-born cooking icon has been a guest judge in previous seasons, but now he's landed a permanent spot in the judges table rotation alongside Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse. (And don't worry, Padma Lakshmi is still the host.)
"Top Chef: Seattle" promises a "back to basics" season that will test the cheftestants' mastery of "primary skills." As Puck explains, to win this year, not only do you need to be an excellent and inventive chef -- you better know how to cook an omelet...
Here are five things we learned from a conference call with Puck promoting the new season:
On why he wanted to be a "Top Chef" judge...
Wolfgang Puck: "I think it makes it easy for me because...
- 11/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
As a person who rarely cooks, I can’t help but admire those who do it for a living. And as much pressure as those pros are under at their respective restaurants, it must pale in comparison to the heat the contestants feel on Bravo’s Top Chef Seattle. Premiering tonight at 10pm Et/Pt, the popular culinary show heads to the state of Washington, and it’s celebrating its 10th season in high fashion by adding famed chef and restaurant mogul Wolfgang Puck to the judges panel alongside head arbiter Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse. Hosted by the elegant [...]...
- 11/7/2012
- by Tom Comi
- ChannelGuideMag
On TV this Wednesday: Pawn Stars proprietor Rick Harrison finds himself stuck in The Middle with Sue (as well as fellow guest star Jane Kaczmarek), Captain Jack dresses up for Arrow, Top Chef gets chopping on its 10th season and the South Park kids mess with the presidential election. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm The X Factor (Fox) | The Top 12 finalists perform. (Psst: Need a quick review of who’s left in the competition? Hit up Michael Slezak’s recap of last week’s results show.
8 pm The X Factor (Fox) | The Top 12 finalists perform. (Psst: Need a quick review of who’s left in the competition? Hit up Michael Slezak’s recap of last week’s results show.
- 11/7/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Top Chef, Bravo's Emmy-winning culinary Olympics, returns Wednesday for a 10th season of cutthroat challenges and flopsweat-heavy eliminations. The action is set this time in Seattle, where series vets Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Padma Lakshmi will be joined at the judges' table by Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson and a newcomer to the franchise, if not the world of celebrity: L.A. legend Wolfgang Puck. Like last season's Top Chef: Texas, the first episode is something of a contestant slaughterhouse, pitting 21 hopefuls against one another for a few coveted spots at the Seattle table. Split into four
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- 11/6/2012
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Golden boy Evan Chambers is about to embark on a Shameless journey.
Greek grad Jake McDorman has landed a recurring role in the Showtime drama’s upcoming Season 3, per The Hollywood Reporter. He joins as Fiona’s new boss, a fun, confident, charismatic and very likable everyman.
Related | Weeds Finale Recap: Did the Showtime Series End on a High Note?
McDorman most recently co-starred in the short-lived Are You There, Chelsea? and guested in an episode of The Newsroom.
Shameless, meanwhile, begins its third binge season on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 9/8c.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…...
Greek grad Jake McDorman has landed a recurring role in the Showtime drama’s upcoming Season 3, per The Hollywood Reporter. He joins as Fiona’s new boss, a fun, confident, charismatic and very likable everyman.
Related | Weeds Finale Recap: Did the Showtime Series End on a High Note?
McDorman most recently co-starred in the short-lived Are You There, Chelsea? and guested in an episode of The Newsroom.
Shameless, meanwhile, begins its third binge season on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 9/8c.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…...
- 9/20/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
The tenth iteration of Bravo’s popular Top Chef series moves northwest this season to Seattle, where host Padma Lakshmi and judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, and Emeril Lagasse join newly-named judge Wolfgang Puck to crown the Top Chef in the country.
The new season premieres on Bravo Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. This year’s crop of 21 contestants are drawn from some of the top local restaurants in the U.S., including chefs from Washington, D.C., Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and as far away as Hawaii. The complete list of contestants is below.
The web show Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen,...
The new season premieres on Bravo Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. This year’s crop of 21 contestants are drawn from some of the top local restaurants in the U.S., including chefs from Washington, D.C., Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and as far away as Hawaii. The complete list of contestants is below.
The web show Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen,...
- 9/20/2012
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW - Inside TV
Wolfgang Puck will be joining Bravo’s Top Chef: Seattle, as a judge for the series’ 10th season. The celebrity chef will be joining returning judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse, as well as host Padma Lakshmi. The 62 year-old chef’s $400-plus million empire, including 20 fine dining establishments and 80 fast-causal restaurants, makes him a big get for the Bravo favorite. The show -- this season’s cycle is Top Chef: Seatle -- premieres November. 7. This is not Puck’s first stab at TV as he was a guest judge on Top Chef season
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- 9/20/2012
- by Jane Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is that smoked salmon we smell? Because Top Chef is heading up to the Pacific Northwest! Bravo just announced that Top Chef: Seattle will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 7 with famed chef Wolfgang Puck coming on board for season 10. Puck joins returning judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse, while the always lovely Padma Lakshmi comes back as host. Meet your 21 contenders for Top Chef: Seattle right here: Lizzie Binder, 37 – Napa, California Tina Bourbeau, 42 – New York, New York Chrissy Camba, 30 – Chicago, Illinois Stephanie Cmar, 27 – Boston, Massachusetts ...
- 9/19/2012
- E! Online
Bravo is firing up the tenth season of Emmy-winning reality competition "Top Chef" for a November premiere.
"Top Chef: Seattle" debuts Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et, adding Wolfgang Puck to a rotating judges panel that includes favorites Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse.
Padma Lakshmi continues hosting duties, and last season's "Last Chance Kitchen" parallel digital series will also be back -- allowing booted competitors an opportunity to return for the finale.
The 21 chef-testants bringing their knives to "Top Chef: Seattle" are:
- Lizzie Binder, 37 - Napa, California
- Tina Bourbeau, 42 - New York, New York
- Chrissy Camba, 30 - Chicago, Illinois
- Stephanie Cmar, 27 - Boston, Massachusetts
- Micah Fields, 28 - Los Angeles, California
- Eliza Gavin, 38 - Telluride, Colorado
- Anthony Gray, 35 - Macon, Georgia
- Jeffrey Jew, 34 - Washington, DC
- Gina Keatley, 32 - New York, New York
- Kristen Kish, 28 - Boston,...
"Top Chef: Seattle" debuts Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et, adding Wolfgang Puck to a rotating judges panel that includes favorites Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse.
Padma Lakshmi continues hosting duties, and last season's "Last Chance Kitchen" parallel digital series will also be back -- allowing booted competitors an opportunity to return for the finale.
The 21 chef-testants bringing their knives to "Top Chef: Seattle" are:
- Lizzie Binder, 37 - Napa, California
- Tina Bourbeau, 42 - New York, New York
- Chrissy Camba, 30 - Chicago, Illinois
- Stephanie Cmar, 27 - Boston, Massachusetts
- Micah Fields, 28 - Los Angeles, California
- Eliza Gavin, 38 - Telluride, Colorado
- Anthony Gray, 35 - Macon, Georgia
- Jeffrey Jew, 34 - Washington, DC
- Gina Keatley, 32 - New York, New York
- Kristen Kish, 28 - Boston,...
- 9/19/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Bravo’s Top Chef is back for Season 10 with chefs from around the country looking to please the appetites of the judges. Chefs Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck will join returning judges Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Hugh Acheson, and Gail Simmons. This season, filmed in Seattle, will feature chefs whose hometowns range from Brazil to Japan to South Africa. [Bravo] Which Housewives alum is working...Read more»...
- 9/19/2012
- by Lauren DiMascio
- Celebuzz.com
'Top Chef' isn't back for its tenth season just yet (that will be Nov. 7 at 10:00 p.m.), but until then you can get started learning about the new cheftestants. Bravo has announced the 21 competing chefs who will be joining the show -- which includes celebrity judge Wolfgang Puck. Judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse as well as Padma Lakshmi will also be back. This season the competition goes back to the basics, with culinary challenges that require a mastery of the primary skills of a chef. The “Top Chef: Seattle” twenty-one will be pared...
- 9/19/2012
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
The "Top Chef" gang is cooking up a storm in the Pacific Northwest!
The Seattle-based 10th season will officially premiere on Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo, featuring renowned chef Wolfgang Puck as a new judge.
"Who would have ever known that this quirky little idea of a show would ever go on for so long and have so much success?" judge Gail Simmons says in the video above. "It's incredible."
"It's a great place to be," judge Hugh Acheson adds. "It's the Pacific Northwest. It's this amazing, burgeoning food scene."
Tune in to "Top Chef: Seattle," premiering Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo.
The Seattle-based 10th season will officially premiere on Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo, featuring renowned chef Wolfgang Puck as a new judge.
"Who would have ever known that this quirky little idea of a show would ever go on for so long and have so much success?" judge Gail Simmons says in the video above. "It's incredible."
"It's a great place to be," judge Hugh Acheson adds. "It's the Pacific Northwest. It's this amazing, burgeoning food scene."
Tune in to "Top Chef: Seattle," premiering Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo.
- 9/19/2012
- by Leigh Weingus
- Huffington Post
The "Top Chef" gang is cooking up a storm in the Pacific Northwest!
The Seattle-based 10th season will officially premiere on Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo, featuring renowned chef Wolfgang Puck as a new judge.
"Who would have ever known that this quirky little idea of a show would ever go on for so long and have so much success?" judge Gail Simmons says in the video above. "It's incredible."
"It's a great place to be," judge Hugh Acheson adds. "It's the Pacific Northwest. It's this amazing, burgeoning food scene."
Tune in to "Top Chef: Seattle," premiering Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo.
The Seattle-based 10th season will officially premiere on Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo, featuring renowned chef Wolfgang Puck as a new judge.
"Who would have ever known that this quirky little idea of a show would ever go on for so long and have so much success?" judge Gail Simmons says in the video above. "It's incredible."
"It's a great place to be," judge Hugh Acheson adds. "It's the Pacific Northwest. It's this amazing, burgeoning food scene."
Tune in to "Top Chef: Seattle," premiering Wed., Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. Et on Bravo.
- 9/19/2012
- by Leigh Weingus
- Aol TV.
It’s the Top Chef Texas Finale, entitled “Finale,” because it is actually, seriously the very last episode of Top Chef Season 9 – no more snowy nonsense, no more Last Chance Redemption Island Of Temptation The Benefactor All-Stars, it’s just Sarah Grueneberg and Paul Qui competing to see who is the better chef: Paul, or Paul and also Bravo made a giant mistake. Sarah kicks things off by declaring “This is the goal I’ve had this entire competition.” She is Locked In. That is also the goal of literally everyone who has ever gone on Top Chef or any competition show. No one’s ever been like, “My goal is to make some friends, cook other peoples’ food, then get eliminated in Week 3 cooking a risotto that represents Daniel Boone’s courage then release a sex tape.” Tom explains that for the final challenge, each chef will design...
- 3/1/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
It was last-supper time for Paul Qui and Sarah Grueneberg tonight on Top Chef: Texas. The season nine finalists were tasked with the usual challenge: cook the best four-course meal of their careers for a panel of particular palates—and, like last season, restaurants full of people. Paul and Sarah (and four sous chefs apiece) took over the kitchens of Vancouver restaurants Coast and Black & Blue, respectively, to get the job done. As tends to be the case, neither made huge mistakes...But only one was sitting particularly tall in the saddle by night's end. As Hugh Acheson said, any criticisms at this point were just the judges "splitting hairs," but the hairs had to be split in order to...
- 3/1/2012
- E! Online
It’s Top Chef Texas Episode 14 entitled “Mentors”, and it’s the final episode before the Finale, which is between 2 and 7 episodes long, we’re never quite sure. We Are sure of two things that will happen in the Finale: 1) Padma will say “Here’s some helping hands that you mayyyyy recognizeeeee…” and the Last 4 Eliminated Chefs will re-enter followed by a fake-tearful reunion, and… 2) Paul wins. Seriously, this season should be called Top Bloodbath, if that name weren’t already taken by a TLC reality show about a blood bank owned by a crazy family (Grandma Edna the after-donation cookie-baker is my favvvv!!!) Before the Quickfire, Bravo finally reveals the winner of Last Chance Kitchen – will it be Beverly, or will it be Grayson’s Dateline Re-Enactment actress: We know it’s going to be Beverly because she shouldn’t have lost in the first place and we know...
- 2/9/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
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