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What to Watch: Top Chef Season Premiere
Following up on last week's on-air publicity stunt charity contest, Bravo's Top Chef has kicked off Season Three with a pair of cook-offs in New York and Miami. The latter city is the location for this year's run, but New York was were I happened to be hanging out when hosts Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio wheeled out the Top Chef party tent and set Season Two contestants Ilan and Sam quick-firing at each other. I can't tell you who won, since I had an appointment at the nearby Union Square Cafe, but I can remind you to watch the season opener tonight on Bravo, 10 p.m. ET. Note: Add 15 minutes to your recording if you're taping the show. Apparently, Bravo didn't get the memo that supersizing television episodes is bad for you.