Ever wondered what the diners at a
Top Chef taping actually get to eat? And how it tastes? And how it feels to be that close to Padma? One friend of SE was at the filming for the episode of
Top Chef Texas that aired this week. She couldn't reveal any juicy details, until now. It's been torture for her not to tweet about it.
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Bryan Voltaggio's new
Lunchbox in Frederick, Maryland, takes over lunch service from his much pricier Volt on North Market Street. So is it as good as his brother's sandwich shop
ink.sack out in Los Angeles (where we also tried the whole menu)? See all the sandwiches, soups, salads, and cookies we tried.
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When
word broke last week that in advance of opening his much-anticipated (much delayed) restaurant
ink (yes, that was an intentional lowercase),
Michael Voltaggio would start serving up sandwiches in a little storefront a few doors down, our interest and appetite were piqued. What would the
Top Chef winner, known for a love of futuristic culinary techniques and impeccable plating, do with a sandwich shop? We tried all of the sandwiches (and chips, pork rinds, cookies, and Sriracha-spiked melon) on the menu to find out.
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Finally, the moment we've all been waiting for! The final two chefs created their own restaurants and cooked for some of the biggest culinary legends in the world. And Curtis Stone. He was there too.
[Warning: Spoilers ahead!]
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We've reached the end of the line! The
Top Chef-All: Stars finale airs tonight. Let's re-meet the two finalists and take a look back at their best and worst moments.
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It's Semi-Finals week on Top Chef! The final 3 competed in a challenging quickfire, and cooked last suppers that brought Wolfgang Puck, Michelle Bernstein, and Masaharu Morimoto back to their childhoods.
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We've whittled our way down to the final four on
Top Chef: All Stars! This week, the chefs bagged their own conch and cooked on a deserted island. Padma showed up in a bikini, Richard showed off his swimming skills, Mike Isabella went topless, and someone was sent packing!
[Warning: Spoilers ahead!]
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This week on
Top Chef All-Stars, the final 5 headed to the Caribbean and prepared food for Bahamian royalty. They competed against their old rivals and narrowly avoided setting an entire kitchen on fire along the way.
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Finally—the final five! On this week's extended episode, the chefs learned about their roots and prepared meals that represented their heritages. The food was all fabulous—but not as fabulous as Mike Isabella in pink spandex. Oh yes. It's all ahead in this week's recap!
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And then there were six! This week on
Top Chef, the finalists deep fried some southern food for Paula Deen and catered a fundraiser to benefit the Gulf Coast. Some familiar faces showed up to help, Paula Deen let the sexual innuendos fly, a bromance was re-ignited, a winning recipe was stolen, and it's all ahead in this week's recap!
[Warning: Spoilers ahead!]
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