‘Top Chef’ Exit Interviews: Episodes Three and Four
We speak with the last two chefs to get cut from the competition.
Posted 12/04/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Adam Platt Wonders How a Watermelon and Tomato Salad Could Wow the ‘Top Chef’ Judges
As Ariane-gate continues to unfold, we asked our restaurant critic to make sense of it all.
Posted 12/03/08 in Grub Street
Internal Affairs
Google Cooking Competition Pulls ‘Top Chef’–Worthy Judges
Could YOUR company get Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and others to appear at social hour?
Posted 11/20/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef’ Exit Interview: Episode Two
'I went with using a really original ingredient to do a somewhat common dish.'
Posted 11/20/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef’: Adam Platt Is Unnerved by PDA, Freakishly Bad Dishes
Our esteemed restaurant critic fears there are many bleak hours of non-drama ahead.
Posted 11/17/08 in Grub Street
TV Land
New Food Network Shows Are Kind of Like ‘Top Chef’ and ‘Dirty Jobs’
Ted Allen's new show finds him steering back into ‘Top Chef’ territory.
Posted 11/13/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef Season 5
‘Top Chef’ Exit Interview: Episode One
We speak to the two chefs who packed their knives and went during the brutal season premiere of 'Top Chef: New York.'
Posted 11/12/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef’: Where Are They Now?
In preparation for tonight's season-five debut, we look back on four seasons of cheftestants past.
Posted 11/12/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Fine-Wine Prices Plummet; The Rise of the Sixth Avenue Food Court
Plus: a guide to ‘Top Chef’’s local contestants, and a Q&A with Public pastry chef Ellen Mirsky, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 11/11/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Mo Pitkin’s Space Sells for $4M; Brennan’s Expansion Stalled
Plus: a culinary student on ‘Top Chef,’ and calorie posting moves north, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 11/10/08 in Grub Street
Ripper
Marcel and the Ripper
Eric RIpert, for one, thinks Marcel Vigneron is a nice guy.
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
More From Tom and Padma: Guest Judges, Food As Foreplay, and Colicchio As Sex Symbol
More 'Top Chef' talk from today's conference call. Turns out most of the season was shot in Brooklyn!
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi Take On the Haters
Colicchio says, "If you weren't working in kitchens before 1986, stop talking about 'back in the day.'"
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Diner’s Journal vs. Food Writer’s Diary: Is ‘Top Chef’ Breeding Tittering Idiots?
Bret Thorn thinks it's bad for foodies, but good for the contestants; Bruni thinks it's the other way around.
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Watch Tom With Tom
Craftsteak is throwing a ‘Top Chef’ viewing party, and Colicchio will be there.
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Brooklyn Beers in Brooklyn Bars; The Cheyenne Diner Remains in Midtown
Plus: A ‘Top Chef’ Q&A, and a raw bar grows in Brooklyn, all in our morning news roundup.
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