I’ll admit, after the first half of “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.,” if you had told me that Stephanie Cmar would make the final three, I might not have believed you. She struggled early on in the season, and there were a few weeks when it seemed like she was hanging on by a thread. But you can never say never on this show. Cmar eventually found her groove and even exceeded her own expectations. Now that she’s among the final three, she’s so close to the title she can taste it.
Things started off well enough for Cmar. She was on the winning team in the very first elimination challenge along with Gregory Gourdet and Jamie Lynch, both of whom she has outlasted. But over the next six weeks she was at the bottom four times, so things weren’t looking too good for her future on the show.
Things started off well enough for Cmar. She was on the winning team in the very first elimination challenge along with Gregory Gourdet and Jamie Lynch, both of whom she has outlasted. But over the next six weeks she was at the bottom four times, so things weren’t looking too good for her future on the show.
- 6/18/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Stephanie Cmar will be the next cheftestant eliminated from “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” That’s according to the combined predictions of fans who have placed their bets here in our predictions center going into week seven of the cooking competition. She has struggled for most of the season so far, but she has survived this long. Will she hold on for another challenge, or is her time finally up?
See‘Top Chef’ 17 spoilers: Who had to pack their knives and go on ‘All Stars L.A.’?
We’re giving Cmar 16/5 odds of packing her knives and going. She started well enough: in the season premiere, “It’s like They Never Left,” she was on the winning team with Jamie Lynch and Gregory Gourdet, with Gourdet named the winner of that challenge.
But it was downhill from there. She was one of the bottom chefs the next week in “The Jonathan...
See‘Top Chef’ 17 spoilers: Who had to pack their knives and go on ‘All Stars L.A.’?
We’re giving Cmar 16/5 odds of packing her knives and going. She started well enough: in the season premiere, “It’s like They Never Left,” she was on the winning team with Jamie Lynch and Gregory Gourdet, with Gourdet named the winner of that challenge.
But it was downhill from there. She was one of the bottom chefs the next week in “The Jonathan...
- 4/30/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
One Brian has stood out on “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” as Malarkey’s super-sized personality and hit-and-miss results in the kitchen have gotten him a lot of attention — some of it even good. But what about Bryan Voltaggio? He came into the season as one of the front-runners, according to the combined predictions of fans we’ve surveyed here in our predictions center. But he’s not off to a great start in cooking challenges. Will his luck turn around?
The first three episodes of the season went pretty well for Voltaggio. He won the first quickfire challenge along with his teammates Joe Sasto, Jamie Lynch, Kevin Gillespie and Melissa King. And he had one of the top dishes in both “The Jonathan Gold Standard” and “Strokes of Genius.” But then he hit a rough patch.
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The first three episodes of the season went pretty well for Voltaggio. He won the first quickfire challenge along with his teammates Joe Sasto, Jamie Lynch, Kevin Gillespie and Melissa King. And he had one of the top dishes in both “The Jonathan Gold Standard” and “Strokes of Genius.” But then he hit a rough patch.
See‘Top Chef’ 17 spoilers: Who had to pack their knives and go on ‘All Stars L.
- 4/30/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Five chefs have already packed their knives and gone home from “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.,” and tonight there will be a sixth contestant on the chopping block … and a seventh. In last week’s preview for tonight’s show (watch it below) it was revealed that this will be a double elimination challenge. So which two will get the axe? Check out our official odds here, and place your bets in our predictions center before tonight’s show. And look back at everyone who has been eliminated so far here, where you can also see how they’ve done in “Last Chance Kitchen.”
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This will be a team challenge in which the 10 remaining culinary combatants will pair off in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, so of course...
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This will be a team challenge in which the 10 remaining culinary combatants will pair off in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, so of course...
- 4/23/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“I’ve never heard ‘Pack your knives and go’ before. I feel very disappointed in myself. I did not put my life and my restaurant on hold to get eliminated. I came here to win,” says Lisa Fernandes, who was eliminated from “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” in the episode “You’re So Fresh” but had a chance to redeem herself against Joe Sasto in “Last Chance Kitchen.” Watch what happened above.
See‘Top Chef’ recap: The 12 All-Stars go vegetarian while living up to the motto ‘You’re So Fresh’
Fernandes was done in by the deep fryer when she tried to make a vegetarian dish for the judges and ended up with Brussels sprouts that were undercooked and dried out. So host Tom Colicchio gives her another chance in a “Fry or Die” challenge in which the deep fryer is the only cooking element they’re able to use. That’s just fine for Fernandes,...
See‘Top Chef’ recap: The 12 All-Stars go vegetarian while living up to the motto ‘You’re So Fresh’
Fernandes was done in by the deep fryer when she tried to make a vegetarian dish for the judges and ended up with Brussels sprouts that were undercooked and dried out. So host Tom Colicchio gives her another chance in a “Fry or Die” challenge in which the deep fryer is the only cooking element they’re able to use. That’s just fine for Fernandes,...
- 4/11/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Three male cheftestants have been eliminated from “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” so far — Joe Sasto, Angelo Sosa and Jamie Lynch — but it looks like a woman will be on the chopping block in week four when the competitors have to make vegetarian dishes for the judges. That’s according to our racetrack odds, which are based on the combined forecasts of “Top Chef” fans who have placed their bets here in our predictions center.
As of this writing Lisa Fernandes gets leading odds of 37/10 of being eliminated. She previously competed on the show in season four, when she was a runner-up but landed at the bottom seven times in a row before the finale. She’s been doing alright in season 17, though, advancing safely through all three elimination challenges so far.
See‘Top Chef’ Season 17: All-Stars Ranked Worst To Best
Maybe we should be more worried for Stephanie Cmar,...
As of this writing Lisa Fernandes gets leading odds of 37/10 of being eliminated. She previously competed on the show in season four, when she was a runner-up but landed at the bottom seven times in a row before the finale. She’s been doing alright in season 17, though, advancing safely through all three elimination challenges so far.
See‘Top Chef’ Season 17: All-Stars Ranked Worst To Best
Maybe we should be more worried for Stephanie Cmar,...
- 4/10/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
On last week’s Season 17 episode of “Top Chef,” Jamie Lynch was the All-Star eliminated for not having enough time to pour his jus over his seared chicken breast, leaving his plate inspired by baroque paintings rather tasteless. He had a chance to earn redemption in “Last Chance Kitchen,” but Joe Sasto bested him in another poultry challenge. This week, the Los Angeles edition of Bravo’s reality show has the 12 remaining chefs making dishes inspired by the animated film “Trolls World Tour” and participating in a vegetarian six-course meal Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the fourth episode of the season, “You’re So Fresh” (all times Et/Pt).
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10:02 p.m. We start off in the cheftestants’ scenic digs in the Hollywood Hills. Nini Nguyen, the youngest chef this season, notes there is an interesting energy...
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10:02 p.m. We start off in the cheftestants’ scenic digs in the Hollywood Hills. Nini Nguyen, the youngest chef this season, notes there is an interesting energy...
- 4/10/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“It’s pretty frustrating to be out of the competition so early,” says “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” contestant Jamie Lynch about being eliminated in the episode “Strokes of Genius.” “I haven’t had a whole lot of success with chicken in this competition. I would love to be able to come out on top.” Lynch had a chance to get back into the game by competing on “Last Chance Kitchen” against Joe Sasto, still alive after winning last week’s “Last Chance” episode. So who came out on top this time? Watch the episode above.
See‘Top Chef’ 17 recap: The All-Stars get artfully inspired by ‘Strokes of Genius’
This isn’t Lynch’s first rodeo. He previously competed on the show in season 14 and won four “Last Chance” challenges in a row, though he didn’t ultimately make it back into the main competition. Sasto thinks that makes Lynch “a...
See‘Top Chef’ 17 recap: The All-Stars get artfully inspired by ‘Strokes of Genius’
This isn’t Lynch’s first rodeo. He previously competed on the show in season 14 and won four “Last Chance” challenges in a row, though he didn’t ultimately make it back into the main competition. Sasto thinks that makes Lynch “a...
- 4/4/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
On last week’s episode of Season 17 of “Top Chef,” Angelo Sosa was sent packing for his too-sweet tuna crudo in broth during the Jonathan Gold challenge. This week the Los Angeles-based edition of the Bravo reality show required the 13 remaining chefs to make dishes inspired by pieces of art at the Getty Center. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the third episode of the season, “Strokes of Genius.”
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10:02 p.m. High-fives all-around for Kevin Gillespie as the winner of the elimination challenge at the cheftestants’ scenic Hollywood Hills digs. After beating cancer, the Season 6 finalist is glad he is able to continue his story on the show.
10:04 p.m. The chefs arrive in the kitchen where a smiling Padma Lakshmi greets them. “So far, you have been cooking for some of the biggest names in the business.
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10:02 p.m. High-fives all-around for Kevin Gillespie as the winner of the elimination challenge at the cheftestants’ scenic Hollywood Hills digs. After beating cancer, the Season 6 finalist is glad he is able to continue his story on the show.
10:04 p.m. The chefs arrive in the kitchen where a smiling Padma Lakshmi greets them. “So far, you have been cooking for some of the biggest names in the business.
- 4/3/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The “Top Chef” contestants are all smiles and break into laughter when they get paid a visit by comedian Ali Wong and her actor buddy Randall Park during the quickfire challenge in a preview clip from the upcoming April 2 episode (see video below). We also join the 13 remaining chefs as they visit the Getty Center in Los Angeles, where they must pick a piece of art and interpret it in food form on a plate.
Stephanie Cmar is drawn to Renaissance portraits of nudes and observes, “Everything has these beautiful curves. The shapes of some of the women’s bodies remind me of tortellini.” With their pale exposed flesh, she isn’t exactly wrong.
See ‘Top Chef’ recap: The 14 remaining All-Star chefs try to live up to ‘The Jonathan Gold Standard’
Next we get a peek at the elimination challenge as it winds down. Lee Anne Wong says she is...
Stephanie Cmar is drawn to Renaissance portraits of nudes and observes, “Everything has these beautiful curves. The shapes of some of the women’s bodies remind me of tortellini.” With their pale exposed flesh, she isn’t exactly wrong.
See ‘Top Chef’ recap: The 14 remaining All-Star chefs try to live up to ‘The Jonathan Gold Standard’
Next we get a peek at the elimination challenge as it winds down. Lee Anne Wong says she is...
- 3/30/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week on the premiere of the 17th season of “Top Chef,” Joe Sasto was sent packing for his soggy open-fire flatbread. However, he will get a chance to get back into the game by competing with the next eliminated player in the web-only show “Last Chance Kitchen.”
This week, the Los Angeles-based edition of the Bravo reality series is inspired by beloved Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold, who died in 2018. The first food critic to ever win a Pulitzer was fond of small traditional immigrant eateries. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the second episode of the season, “The Jonathan Gold Standard.”
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10:01 p.m. Host Padma Lakshmi tells the chefs, who are still on the same beach from the previous episode, that there will be no quickfire challenge this week. Why you ask? “You...
This week, the Los Angeles-based edition of the Bravo reality series is inspired by beloved Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold, who died in 2018. The first food critic to ever win a Pulitzer was fond of small traditional immigrant eateries. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the second episode of the season, “The Jonathan Gold Standard.”
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10:01 p.m. Host Padma Lakshmi tells the chefs, who are still on the same beach from the previous episode, that there will be no quickfire challenge this week. Why you ask? “You...
- 3/27/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” premiered on Thursday night, March 19, with 15 past cheftestants getting another chance to win the cooking competition that left them high and dry the last time they vied for the title. Gregory Gourdet won the first challenge, and now he’s the front-runner to win the title according to the combined predictions of fans who have made their forecasts here in our predictions center.
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The season premiere episode got off to a slow start for Gourdet, whose struggle with preparing artichokes and oranges during the Quickfire Challenge left him on the team with the least amount of time to complete their dish. His team ended up losing that challenge, but things turned around when he was chosen to compete on the yellow team with Jamie Lynch and Stephanie Cmar for the Elimination Challenge.
That task...
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The season premiere episode got off to a slow start for Gourdet, whose struggle with preparing artichokes and oranges during the Quickfire Challenge left him on the team with the least amount of time to complete their dish. His team ended up losing that challenge, but things turned around when he was chosen to compete on the yellow team with Jamie Lynch and Stephanie Cmar for the Elimination Challenge.
That task...
- 3/27/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Guess what’s cooking? A new season of “Top Chef,” that’s what. Sadly, our reality right now is that restaurants and bars are closing down because of our health crisis. But the Bravo reality show is here to serve you with a 17th season filled with All Stars that takes place in the City of Angels. The producers picked a good time to hand out their largest winning jackpot ever in the history of the show — $250,000. These finalists, fan-favorites and front-runners definitely want to win these hunger games this time around on a supersized season opener. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the season premiere episode, “It’s Like They Never Left.”
10:01 p.m. In the premiere episode’s first moments, we get to hear Season 6’s Bryan Voltaggio saying, “Up until now I’ve always been the runner-up. Now it’s time to be the winner.
10:01 p.m. In the premiere episode’s first moments, we get to hear Season 6’s Bryan Voltaggio saying, “Up until now I’ve always been the runner-up. Now it’s time to be the winner.
- 3/20/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Top Chef is back! Bravo's beloved culinary competition finally returns for season 17 on Thursday, March 19 and not only is the show returning to Los Angeles, but it's also bringing back a bunch of familiar faces in the process. For the first time since season eight, the show will be devoting itself to an all-stars format, with all 15 former contestants returning in the hopes of pulling off what they fell just short of in prior seasons. In the mix are Eric Adjepong (season 16), Karen Akunowicz (season 13), Jennfier Carroll, Stephanie Cmar (seasons 10 and 11), Lisa Fernandes (season 4), Kevin Gillespie (season 6), Gregory Gourdet (season 12), Melissa King (season 12), Jamie Lynch (season...
- 3/19/2020
- E! Online
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