Top Chef: Good Morning, Kitchenam!

There was no recap last week because of being so thankful, but there was still a show. In short, the chefs were given an insane curveball during the Quickfire where they had to turn their recipe-in-progress into a soup, and... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: GOOD MORNING, KITCHENAM!»

Posted on December 4, 2008 in Reality TV (0 comments)
Tags: Lollapalooza | Padma Lakshmi | Tom Colicchio | Top Chef

Your Quickfire Challenge Is To Create An Edible Time Machine

Stereogum has a preview of tonight's Top Chef in which the guest judge is the Foo Fighters? The contestants will have 40 minutes to get this show up to 88 miles per hour or else we'll never return to 1998!... CONTINUE READING YOUR QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE IS TO CREATE AN EDIBLE TIME MACHINE»

Posted on November 26, 2008 in Music Related Content, Reality TV (0 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Top Chef

Top Chef: If You Want To Make An Omelet, Something Something Ostrich Eggs?!

Stefan's win last week has put fellow European contestant Fabio on the defensive. But as Fabio explains, they have a saying in Italy, "it doesn't matter how many dragon you kill, is who take home the princess." I think what... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN OMELET, SOMETHING SOMETHING OSTRICH EGGS?!»

Posted on November 20, 2008 in Reality TV (18 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker | Padma Lakshmi | Tom Colicchio | Top Chef

Top Chef: If You Can Brunoise It Here, You Can Brunoise It Anywhere

The new season of Top Chef! The new season of Top Chef! Now that they've pretended like it mattered where they filmed this show--as if the whole thing couldn't be done in the back lot of some Nevada exurb--in San... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: IF YOU CAN BRUNOISE IT HERE, YOU CAN BRUNOISE IT ANYWHERE»

Posted on November 13, 2008 in Reality TV (9 comments)
Tags: Padma Lakshmi | Tom Colicchio | Top Chef | Vampire Weekend

Spike Mendelsohn Should Go To Jail

Top Chef Season 4 contestant Spike Mendelsohn has received a citation from the Washington, D.C. health department at his burger restaurant for a number of violations, including STORING MEAT IN AN ALLEY. Well, they had to catch Al Capone on... CONTINUE READING SPIKE MENDELSOHN SHOULD GO TO JAIL»

Posted on September 24, 2008 in Behind The Scenes, Reality TV, Where Are They Now? (1 comments)
Tags: Jens Lekman | Justice | Spike Mendelsohn | Top Chef

Top Chef: Three Men And Women Enter One Man Or Woman Leaves

When the season finale of Top Chef started last night, I realized something: Lisa made it. We can talk about how her face looks like it got run over by a bagel truck, or how she's the grouchiest grouchstress of... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: THREE MEN AND WOMEN ENTER ONE MAN OR WOMAN LEAVES»

Posted on June 12, 2008 in Reality TV (4 comments)
Tags: Padma Lakshmi | Tom Colicchio | Top Chef

Kids Cook The Darndest Things

From the kitchens of babes (I'm the best): Bravo announced today the development of its new creative competition series "Top Chef Junior" (working title). "Top Chef Junior," which will be based on the Emmy-nominated hit culinary series "Top Chef," is... CONTINUE READING KIDS COOK THE DARNDEST THINGS»

Posted on June 11, 2008 in Wait For It... (2 comments)
Tags: Padma Lakshmi | Tom Colicchio | Top Chef | Top Chef Junior

Top Chef: Like Reggaeton, But For Food

It's funny in the later episodes when they roll the opening credits with all of the contestants featured. Like Erik. What was that all about? Anyway, we're down to the final four, who arrive in Puerto Rico rested and ready... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: LIKE REGGAETON, BUT FOR FOOD»

Posted on June 5, 2008 in Reality TV (8 comments)
Tags: Top Chef

Top Chef: Who Will Beat The Meat?

Last night's Top Chef was all about steaks. The Quickfire Challenge was about steaks, the Elimination Challenge was about steaks, and the double entendres were not about steaks but they seemed like they were about steaks if you didn't pay... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: WHO WILL BEAT THE MEAT?»

Top Chef: We Salute You, Fallen Soldier

Last night's Top Chef was the restaurant wars episode, which is the most ridiculous episode. It's such a preposterous challenge. You have six hours to plan a menu and get a degree in interior design? With a budget of 35... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: WE SALUTE YOU, FALLEN SOLDIER»

Posted on May 22, 2008 in Reality TV (4 comments)
Tags: Top Chef

Top Chef: Will No One Decapitate Spike?

I'm sure that I'm not alone in thoroughly disliking Spike from this season's Top Chef. From his inexplicable cockiness around far more talented chefs (Andrew, Dale, and of course, The Blaise), to his clearly pre-meditated decision to be "the hat... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: WILL NO ONE DECAPITATE SPIKE?»

Posted on May 15, 2008 in Reality TV (7 comments)
Tags: Chicago | Highlander | Spike Mendelsohn | Top Chef

Dale: 1
Spike: -1,000,000

Last night's Top Chef was good, but did anyone notice that it was an hour and ten minutes long? They couldn't have cut a single second of it? Too good, I guess. Every moment was a gem. Francis Ford Coppola... CONTINUE READING DALE: 1
SPIKE: -1,000,000»

Posted on May 8, 2008 in Reality TV (5 comments)
Tags: Top Chef

Top Chef Believes The Children Are Our Future

The challenges on Top Chef are hard. We all know that. Unless all the contestants get three hours to make a bowl of cereal with a honey glaze and a 1% milk reduction, I've got no idea how they do... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF BELIEVES THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE»

Posted on May 1, 2008 in Reality TV (4 comments)
Tags: Children | Didgeridoo | Top Chef

Zip Zap Top Chef

On last night's Top Chef, the chefs thought they were going to relax with a night on the town, taking in a show at the famed Second City theater, only to be surprised when it turned out their challenge was... CONTINUE READING ZIP ZAP TOP CHEF»

Posted on April 24, 2008 in Reality TV (0 comments)
Tags: Comedy Nerds | Improv | Second City | Top Chef

Top Chef Gets A Little Project Runway

You kind of get the sense that the Top Chef production team, in addition to cameramen and line producers and best boy grips, also includes a Professional Blog Consultant who makes sure that there is at least one scene in... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF GETS A LITTLE PROJECT RUNWAY»

Posted on April 17, 2008 in Reality TV (0 comments)
Tags: Nullus | Top Chef

Rewind: Videogum's Four Day Anniversary!

Are you first tuning in now? There's some stuff you missed. We made our feelings known about Keith Morrison and Al Roker. Top Chef Quickfire! Salad on a stick! Michael Chabon revealed his Spider-Man 2 fan fiction. Lindsay watched The... CONTINUE READING REWIND: VIDEOGUM'S FOUR DAY ANNIVERSARY!»

Top Chef: Dale Packs His Nuts And Stays

If you missed the show last night, then you missed one of the best perennial Quickfire Challenges of each season: the blindfold taste test. The whole thing is a giant THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID. Padma blindfolds each contestant and then... CONTINUE READING TOP CHEF: DALE PACKS HIS NUTS AND STAYS»

Posted on April 10, 2008 in Reality TV (3 comments)
Tags: Top Chef

Top Challenge: Top Chef Quickfire

It's hard to watch competitive reality television without thinking to yourself "I could do that." But what's even harder, as Gabe and Lindsay learned this week, is to watch competitive reality television and then actually try to do that. Watch... CONTINUE READING TOP CHALLENGE: TOP CHEF QUICKFIRE»

Posted on April 9, 2008 in Reality TV, Top Challenge (29 comments)
Tags: Top Chef