Feb

16

Introducing Top Chef Manuel

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February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Top Chef: Manuel
AGE: 33
HOMETOWN: Laredo, Texas – currently resides in New York, N.Y.
PROFESSION: Executive Chef, Dos Caminos
CULINARY EDUCATION: B.A. in Business Administration from St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas; A.O.S, New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier, Vt. [...]

Feb

14

Get Your Celebrity Italian Cookbook Free!

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February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Barilla really knows Italian and so does Mario Batali!  He and Barilla have teamed up on a project that will not only warm your tummy, it will warm your heart.  It’s the Celebrity Italian Cookbook and Barilla will donate one dollar to America’s Second Harvest for every copy that is downloaded from their website.
The [...]

Feb

12

Ultimate Recipe Showdown

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February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

Food Network is putting cooks all over the US to the test to find the Ultimate Recipe in six different categories: Chicken, Burgers, Comfort Foods, Cakes, Pasta and Cookies.
The show, which will be hosted by Marc Summers and Guy Fieri will pit nine finalists in each category against each other in a head-to-head showdown. [...]

Feb

12

Meet Top Chef Lisa

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February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 

Top Chef: Lisa
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Toronto, Canada – currently resides in New York City
PROFESSION: Chef
CULINARY EDUCATION: A.A.S. culinary arts, B.S. food service management Johnson & Wales University
FAVORITE SIMPLE SPRING RECIPE: Chili rubbed lamb with strawberry-rhubarb jam, balsamic reduction and fresh [...]

Feb

11

The 20 Most Outrageous Bravo Moments

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February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tonight (Monday, Feb 11) Bravo will be counting down their top 20 Most Outrageous Bravo Moments as voted on by the fans.  The show will cover Project Runway, Real Housewives of Orange County, Show Dogs Moms and Dads and you can bet there will plenty of Top Chef!
Will your favorite Top Chef clip make [...]

Feb

9

Last Restaurant Standing: Episode 1

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February 9, 2008 | 3 Comments

This week was the premiere of the new BBC America series, Last Restaurant Standing.  World renowned chef, Raymond Blanc offered nine couples the chance of a life time - an opportunity to own their own restaurant.  The couples include a pair of newlyweds, a mother and son duo, and a set of twins.  Some [...]

Feb

8

Introducing Top Chef Erik

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February 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

Top Chef: Erik
AGE: 38
HOMETOWN: Chappaqua, N.Y. – currently resides in San Francisco, Calif.
PROFESSION: Executive Chef at Circa Restaurant
CULINARY EDUCATION: Self-Taught
FAVORITE SPRING RECIPE: Spring lamb with fresh spring garlic
A third generation [...]

Feb

7

Raymond Blanc Talks Turkey

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February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

"Owning a restaurant may look really sexy, but that wonderful image is deceptive and very different to the real world. The first lesson to learn is to balance your ideas with the reality. If your head is in the clouds your dream could easily crash down and become a nightmare and you will become [...]

Feb

6

Meet Top Chef: Dale

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February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Top Chef: Dale
AGE: 29
HOME TOWN: Chicago, Ill.
PROFESSION: Sous Chef at Buddakan
CULINARY EDUCATION: Culinary Institute Of America
FAVORITE SIMPLE SPRING RECIPE: Grilled matsutake mushrooms, shaved myoga, spicy truffled ponzu
Dale, a sous chef at Buddakan, one of [...]

Feb

5

Rocco DiSpirito Guests on Biggest Loser

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February 5, 2008 | 27 Comments

 
Top Chef guest chef and star of "The Restaurant" , Rocco DiSpirito will guest star on NBC’s hit weight loss series "The Biggest Loser: Couples" tonight, February 5 (8-10 p.m. ET).
Rocco will be judging a cook-of challenge that will have the losers preparing a tasty but low calorie three-course meal.
The teams will have [...]

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