Nov

10

Top Chef cheftestants, Alex, Ariane and Carla

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November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Top Chef is coming on Wednesday, so it’s about time to learn who the new cheftestants will be. There are 17 cheftestants in all and I will be posting a little bit about each one in the upcoming days.

Alex is 33 and though he is from New York, he is currently living in LA. [...]

Nov

7

Top Chef coming soon

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November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you are anxiously awaiting the new season of Top Chef, you aren’t alone. I have my DVR set to start recording on Wednesday at 9pm Central time for the first episode of Season 5. Are you ready?
If you’re ready, and waiting impatiently, you could go try some food from former Top Chefs. If you’re [...]

Feb

27

Top Chef Valerie, Jennifer & Zoi

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February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

TOP CHEF: VALERIE
AGE: 32
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Ill.
PROFESSION: Personal Chef
CULINARY EDUCATION: Culinary Arts, Kendall College, Chicago
FAVORITE SIMPLE SPRING RECIPE: Pork pot stickers
Born and raised in Chicago, [...]

Feb

25

Introducing Top Chef Spike & Stephanie

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February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

TOP CHEF: SPIKE
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Clearwater Beach, FL - currently resides in Williamsburg, NY
PROFESSION: Chef de Cuisine, Mai House, Drew Nieporent
CULINARY EDUCATION: A.O.S Culinary Arts, C.I.A
FAVORITE SIMPLE SPRING RECIPE: Lamb or Pig. A good Greek [...]

Feb

23

Introducing Top Chef: Nimma and Richard

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February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Two more Top Chef contestants
 
Top Chef: Nimma
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Peachtree City, Ga. – currently resides in Atlanta, Ga.
PROFESSION: Cook at Repast
CULINARY EDUCATION: Culinary Institute Of America FAVORITE SPRING RECIPE: Grilled freshly caught fish with some amazing olive oil and sea salt [...]

Feb

20

Introducing Top Chef: Nikki and Mark

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February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Today, a double introduction
 
Top Chef: Nikki
AGE: 35
HOMETOWN: New York, N.Y.
PROFESSION: Chef / co-owner – 24 Prince
CULINARY EDUCATION: A.O.S Culinary Arts, School of Culinary Arts
FAVORITE SIMPLE SPRING RECIPE: Fresh English peas with shallot, grape tomatoes, pecorino cheese and fresh mint
Nikki operates 24 Prince Restaurant in New York [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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