Elana Rubin
Over twelve seasons,MasterChefhas served up some of the tastiest drama that reality television has to offer. Twelve amateur cooks have managed to earn the respect of Gordon Ramsay and his fellow judges, but five are particular stand-outs. Find out who they are, how they claimed victory, and...
As host Kristen Kish explained when she told the cheftestants about the elimination challenge, fish boils are a common, cherished occurrence in Wisconsin, particularly in Door County. The challenge itself took place on a beautiful beach complete with Torch acting as kerosene-...
Over the past 15 years,Top Chefhas displayed the talents of memorable chefs. These chefs impress judges with their culinary ability while also creating dishes that are worthy of theTop Cheftitle. There are many dishes created on the series that are exceptional, but only a few of the dishes ...
"And be wrong," Kelsey added. But Eric said they nailed it once, when she wore yellow for the bouillon cube challenge. Bravo Judges Table The judges on Top Chef eat. A lot. How do they do it? The contestants said they didn't get any insight. ...
“Top Chef” has so many different iterations, it feels spectacular and it meant a lot to the contestants and to people around the world to have that representation. For example, there’s not many Middle Eastern chefs that come on to “Top Chef” U.S., and having their re...
Obviously,"Top Chef"is about professionals. All the people on our show, all the contestants have been cooking for 10 plus years. They are at the pinnacle of their careers. They are not amateurs. Our show is not an amateur show at all so we're not looking for amateurs...
If you haven't noticed by now, Padma Lakshmi is way more than a pretty face. She didn't always get the respect she deserved because of it and spent her first year hosting "Top Chef" being dismissed in print as "Mrs. Salman Rushdie." As "Top Chef" progressed, viewers came to underst...
Because of the restaurant theme, the chefs were challenged to prove their “consistency” and “precision.”“Anyone can get lucky and make a memorable dish just once, but a great chef makes that dish exactly the same every time,” Padma said. I saw where she was going with this, but ...
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