This season of Top Chef will take place in Las Vegas, and already, after one episode, I am so tired of all of the Las Vegas stuff. Just make your food! Yum yum put it in your mouth. You don't have to…   Read Story »

Padma Lakshmi, ex-wife of Salman Rushdie, host of Top Chef, and Hardee's spokesbreasts, is about to add 'sitcom star' to her resume (because that is how resumes work). From Variety (via…   Read Story »

Oh boy. If nothing else, at least Carl's Jr. kept the whole thing tasteful and classy. Wouldn't you agree, hot chicks? Sure. This is your chance to join the illustrious ranks of Paris Hilton and…   Read Story »

Is basically what this new ad is saying: Um, yuck. I love Padma as much as the next guy who loves Padma, but yuck. "It reminds me of being in high school, sneaking out before dinner to savor that…   Read Story »

Hi, I'm Padma Lakshmi. You might know me from cable television's Top Chef, or as the ex-wife of Salman Rushdie. Remember when I was married to that guy? Everyone was like "Whuuuut?! Why are you…   Read Story »

The final three, Hosea, Carla, and Stefan, get onto a riverboat for what looks like an unbearably cold brunch on the lonely deck of a tourist trap. They made it! On top of the world! Hosea is dressed…   Read Story »

The chefs arrive in New Orleans for the big finale. Hosea is kicking himself that he hasn't been to New Orleans before. Sure. If I was going to be on this show, I would go to every city on the planet…   Read Story »

Out on the smokers' balcony, where almost every episode of Top Chef begins, Fabio is wearing a t-shirt that says "All Stressed Out and No One to Choke." Huh. Must be custom made. An old Italian…   Read Story »

Jeff's elimination has really stirred the pot. Get it? Stirred the pot? That's cook talk for stuff. Stefan didn't like his visit to the bottom three. "It's my first time on the bottom and I feel like…   Read Story »

Hosea says that there are only seven chefs left, so there is no room for error. This is incorrect. There are six rooms for error. The guest judge is Scott Conant, who just won three stars in the NYT…   Read Story »