Top Chef

-Reality From the Producers of Project Runway, Top Chef is a competitive reality show on Bravo that pits chefs from around the country against each other in weekly challenges. Hosted by Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef sees the up and coming chefs evaluated (and eliminated) by expert judges. The chef that's left standing at the end of the season wins $100,000 and a feature in Food and Wine magazine.
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Summary

From the Producers of Project Runway, Top Chef is a competitive reality show on Bravo that pits chefs from around the country against each other in weekly challenges. Hosted by Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef sees the up and coming chefs evaluated (and eliminated) by expert judges. The chef that's left standing at the end of the season wins $100,000 and a feature in Food and Wine magazine.

Premiere Date

15 February 2006 (USA)

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Reality
2007 - Emmy (Nominated)
Cliff Crooks
Elizabeth Cook
Johnathan Woody Woodbeck
Harold Dieterle
Tracy Reuter
Johnny White
Rich Buhrman
Bruce Beacom
Stephanie Perkins
Micah Edelstein
Kristin Curtin
Jason Hunt
Sean McGinty
Skylar Smith
Julie Albert
Allen Price
Nicole Walberg
Manuel Treviño
Gabriel Landau
Antonia Lofaso
Zoi Antonitsas
Michael Midgley
Dave Martin
Howie Kleinberg
Richard H. Wood
Kevin Leffler
Chris Jacobsen
Matthew Anconetani
Mitchell McIntire
Meagan Stockemer
Jason Jancosek
Sandra Siso
Joseph Izzo
Otto Borsich
Kristi Adams
Abbie Jacobson
Elia Aboumrad
Camille Becerra
Jennifer Lynn Sireci
Andrew D'Ambrosi
Alexis Buhler
Bri Dellinger
Jason Lohse
Marisa Churchill
Claire Scanlon
Yuriy Chernin
Charlie Newton
Charlie Eubanks
Stephen Asprinio
Vikash Patel
Lee Anne Wong
Bengt Anderson
Tom Colicchio
Jonathan Durré
Josie Smith-Malave
Kristi Adams
Tre Wilcox
Christian Homlish
Derek Crimmel
Erika Gieschen
Steve Lichtenstein
Mark Simmons
Caitlin Youngs
Nikki Cascone
Marco Franzitta
Doneen Arquines
Drew Brown
Andrew Wallace
Chris Offutt
Michael Degl'Innocenti
Nathan Nadell
Brad Lublin
Juli Faller
Lisa Fernandes
Melcher Fabi
Rudy Asuncion
Damien Breen
Sean Callahan
Jnani Butler
Michael Frohberg
Andrew Newport
Frank Terzoli
Adrian Narciso
Steve Joachim
Tali Mansfield
David Kashevaroff
Jeff Layton
Iris Hershner
Karen Pagtama
Arielle Solc
Betsy Ockerlund
Emily Sprissler
Paul Meehan
Joel Griffen
Ilan Hall
Jason Jancosek
Randy Bernstein
Rebecca J. Sorensen
Colin Murray
Scott Shatsky
Andy Yip
Kristy McInnis
Sandee Birdsong
Stephanie Izard
Kevin Leffler
Tal Segev
Bri Dellinger
Brian Holgate
Meri Haitkin
Betty Fraser
Palmer Anderson
Chad Pulscher
Dale Talde
A.G. Bealer
Lia Bardeen
Michael Schilling
Faith McQuinn
Joey Paulino
Ted Allen
Jennifer Bietsy
Randy Byers
Clay Bowen
Damien Breen
Richard Krimbel
Sara Mair
Dale Levitsky
Chewie K. Darsow
Walter Sanchez
Katherine Busler
Osvaldo Silvera Jr.
Cameron Glenar
Miguel Morales
Jane Lipsitz
Ryan Cooper
Dan Cutforth
Padma Lakshmi
Steve Lichtenstein
Kent Agramonte
Enrique Huertas
Bradley Sellers
Richard Blais
Casey Thompson
Victor H. Soto
Pepe Serventi
Molly O'Rourke
Brad Cordeiro
Kris Kolstad
Michael Lynn Sturm
Spike Mendelsohn
Margit Ritz
Hung Hyunh
Brynn Wexler
Antonia Tighe
Shelby Kaufman
Brian Malarkey
Wyatt Culbert
Gayle Gawlowski
Jordan Danelz
Tiffani Faison
Sara Nguyen
Gary Snoonian
Whitney Hurst
Christopher Ciccone
Jeremy Settles
Arthur Avedissian
Erica Ross
Nan Strait
Valerie Bolon
Lance Ripka
Jason Lohse
Derth Adams
Brian Ray
Paul Starkman
Casey Kriley
Gail Simmons
Rachel Mansur
Doneen Arquines
Julie Duggan
Sam Talbot
McCray Gehret
Samantha Levens
Matt Somerville
James Carhart
Rafael Sienkiewicz
Joy Rillo
James Michael Hegarty
Diana Argos
Marc Clark
Ryan Scott
Erik Hopfinger
Matt Chapman
Bryce Dion
Michael A. Galasso
Marcel Vigneron
David Moir
James Gips
Shauna Minoprio
Anthony Bourdain
Jonathan Durré
Grant Rickard
Carl Tebbenhoff
Stacy Allen
Jenn de Mahy
Patrik Thelander
Brad Schwartz
Antonia Tighe
Lee Anne Wong
Jenn de Mahy
Adriano Bravo
Pepe Serventi

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Exclusive Interview with Nikki Cascone of 'Top Chef 4'

May 8, 2008

Last night saw the departure of Nikki Cascone from Top Chef 4. The third time was not the charm for her fresh pasta as her tortellini with brown butter and sage was not strong enough to save the day for her in the competition. So while the judges had problems with other dishes served from the groom's side on Wedding Wars, they took greatest issue with what they perceived to be Nikki's lack of leadership in an Italian-focused challenge and sent her home.

Nikki took some time to speak with us at BuddyTV about her time on Top Chef 4. Read on for the highlights and the full mp3 of the interview.

Top Chef: Episode 4.9 Recap

May 7, 2008

Last week on Top Chef 4, we lost the adorable Kiwi Mark Simmons, and this week as we rejoin the cheftestants, his buddies Andrew D'Ambrosi and Spike Mendelsohn mourn together.

Antonia Lofaso notes that there are four women left in the top eight, something that has never happened before on Top Chef. Every week the little pre-Quickfire Top Chef house debrief has some clues about who could possibly go home this week. Has Antonia just made a foreshadowing observation?

The chefs head to the Top Chef kitchen for the Quickfire. There is no guest judge with Padma Lakshmi this week. Instead, she is joined by fellow judge Tom Colicchio. They tell the cheftestants that for one thing, there is no longer any immunity for winning the Quickfire. For another, the chefs will be participating in not one but two oldie-but-goodie challenges this week.

Top Chef: Episode 4.9 Predictions

May 6, 2008

This week on Top Chef 4, we have Wedding Wars! Previews also tell us that in order to meet their deadline, the chefs work for about 40 hours straight. Needless to say, the Bravo online preview also opens with a montage of yawning.

Like a cranky toddler who's missed his nap, the sleep-deprived cheftestants appear to be seriously grumpified by this challenge. Dale Talde is going to explosively lose his temper, and the preview notes there is a lot of “finger-pointing” going on in judging. Who could make it onto the chopping block this week?

Top Chef: Episode 4.8 Gourmet or No Way?

May 3, 2008

Watching this week's episode of Top Chef 4 made me feel like a kid again. No, not the childlike wonder at learning new things, nor the youthful excitement at an interesting challenge. Instead, it was more like, “Brussels sprouts and beets? Yuck!”

But good for the chefs for trying to introduce the kids to new vegetables in such a way that maybe the kids won't grow up to have the same kind of vegetable aversion that I have. Involving kids in the cooking process is a great way to get them into food in a healthy and long-lasting way.

Culinary Showdown 5: 'Hell's Kitchen' vs. 'Top Chef'

May 3, 2008

This week on Hell's Kitchen, the chefs finally had the chance again to do a Top Chef-style challenge. After several weeks of technique-related challenges, like pasta-making, fish-filleting and chicken butchering, the Hell's Kitchen chefs were allowed to let their creativity loose on their own gourmet pizza.

I have to admit that I do really like these challenges better than the technique ones. While those might be interesting in the way that watching a footrace might be, I feel like we get enough information on their skills at technique in the service portion. Part of being an executive chef is also menu-development and tweaking current dishes to make them as good as possible.

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