The second season of Fyi's Man vs Child: Chef Showdown TV series premieres Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8:00pm Et/Pt. In Man vs Child: Chef Showdown talented young cooks team up against professionally trained, adult chefs.
Hosted by Chef Adam Gertler, Man vs Child: Chef Showdown features Chef and restauranteur Mike Isabella, and Private Chef Alia Zaine as reoccurring judges and commentators. New guest judges in season two include Jon Shook, Vinny Dotolo, Art Smith, Susan Feniger, Eric Greenspan, Jonathan Waxman, Bruce Kalman, and Antonia Lofaso.
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Hosted by Chef Adam Gertler, Man vs Child: Chef Showdown features Chef and restauranteur Mike Isabella, and Private Chef Alia Zaine as reoccurring judges and commentators. New guest judges in season two include Jon Shook, Vinny Dotolo, Art Smith, Susan Feniger, Eric Greenspan, Jonathan Waxman, Bruce Kalman, and Antonia Lofaso.
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- 2/18/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"Top Chef Boston" is the 12th season of Bravo's only remaining talent competition, unless "The Real Housewives" count as competitions for attention and screen time. Its first episode made a number of small changes that appeared designed to keep its contestants guessing. The premiere was also less about Boston and more about "Top Chef," as the show repeatedly pointed out its own successes. That started with the addition of new judge Richard Blais and continued with guest appearances from past contestants and one winner, and also included several contestants with ties to the show. For example, the winner of the first elimination challenge, Mei Lin, works with season-six winner Michael Voltaggio; the first person to go home, George, was Mike Isabella's business partner. Sudden death quickfire. The episode began with the potential for one chef to go home immediately. Teams of four shucked and filleted things in a mis en place relay,...
- 10/16/2014
- by Andy Denhart
- Hitfix
Richard Blais may have suspected "Top Chef" would change his life, but little did he know how much.
An Atlanta-based restaurateur and owner of several burger eateries, as well as someone who works actively in the kitchen himself, Blais -- who won the "All-Stars" Season 8 of "Top Chef" after finishing second in Season 4 of the Bravo series -- also answers to another boss now: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As of last week, Blais belongs to the American Chef Corps, assembled by the U.S. State Department and the James Beard Foundation to promote U.S. cuisine at home and abroad.
"I cannot complain," Blais tells Zap2it with evident pleasure. "Being at the White House and just getting a whole different perspective on what they do on the culinary side, and then the diplomat thing ... I mean, who ever would have thought a group of chefs would be asked to be diplomats?...
An Atlanta-based restaurateur and owner of several burger eateries, as well as someone who works actively in the kitchen himself, Blais -- who won the "All-Stars" Season 8 of "Top Chef" after finishing second in Season 4 of the Bravo series -- also answers to another boss now: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As of last week, Blais belongs to the American Chef Corps, assembled by the U.S. State Department and the James Beard Foundation to promote U.S. cuisine at home and abroad.
"I cannot complain," Blais tells Zap2it with evident pleasure. "Being at the White House and just getting a whole different perspective on what they do on the culinary side, and then the diplomat thing ... I mean, who ever would have thought a group of chefs would be asked to be diplomats?...
- 9/13/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
In one of the most logical TV tie-ins ever, "Top Chef" is setting sail! Bravo has announced an official "Top Chef" cruise featuring judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons and former cheftestants like Spike Mendelsohn, Angelo Sosa and Jennifer Carroll, who will travel from Miami to Mexico in April 2013.
Photos: "Top Chef Texas"
We all know the best (and worst) part of a cruise is the non-stop gourmet food, so to take such awesome chefs on board for cooking demos, Quickfire challenges, "Top Chef" menus and more "Tc"-related events, according to topchefthecruise.com, makes total sense.
You can buy tickets starting Aug. 16 ranging in price from $699 to $5,999 (that's what a penthouse suite with veranda will set you back). So far, Mendelsohn, Sosa, Carroll, Hubert Keller, Tim Love, Tiffany Derry, Chris Hanmer, Michael Isabella, Hosea Rosenberg and Casey Thopmpson have all signed on, but the cruise's website promises many more to come.
Photos: "Top Chef Texas"
We all know the best (and worst) part of a cruise is the non-stop gourmet food, so to take such awesome chefs on board for cooking demos, Quickfire challenges, "Top Chef" menus and more "Tc"-related events, according to topchefthecruise.com, makes total sense.
You can buy tickets starting Aug. 16 ranging in price from $699 to $5,999 (that's what a penthouse suite with veranda will set you back). So far, Mendelsohn, Sosa, Carroll, Hubert Keller, Tim Love, Tiffany Derry, Chris Hanmer, Michael Isabella, Hosea Rosenberg and Casey Thopmpson have all signed on, but the cruise's website promises many more to come.
- 8/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It’s the Top Chef Texas Finale, entitled “Finale,” because it is actually, seriously the very last episode of Top Chef Season 9 – no more snowy nonsense, no more Last Chance Redemption Island Of Temptation The Benefactor All-Stars, it’s just Sarah Grueneberg and Paul Qui competing to see who is the better chef: Paul, or Paul and also Bravo made a giant mistake. Sarah kicks things off by declaring “This is the goal I’ve had this entire competition.” She is Locked In. That is also the goal of literally everyone who has ever gone on Top Chef or any competition show. No one’s ever been like, “My goal is to make some friends, cook other peoples’ food, then get eliminated in Week 3 cooking a risotto that represents Daniel Boone’s courage then release a sex tape.” Tom explains that for the final challenge, each chef will design...
- 3/1/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Filed under: TV News, Celebrity Interviews
It was one of a the closest contests ever in 'Top Chef' history, as Wednesday's finale came down to two remarkable, four-course dinners composed by the remaining two 'Top Chef All-Stars' cheftestants.
It was like a prize fight, with both heavyweight chefs Richard Blais and Michael Isabella slugging it out course by course, dish by dish, morsel by morsel.
The judges, including guest chefs like Hubert Keller and Art Smith, were duly impressed by the food presented by these two finalists. Head judge Tom Colicchio declared that it had been the best cooking he'd ever eaten in a 'Top Chef' finale.
Ultimately, the choice of one over the other was a case of splitting hairs, with Blais emerging victorious. Read on for interviews with both Blais and Isabella.
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It was one of a the closest contests ever in 'Top Chef' history, as Wednesday's finale came down to two remarkable, four-course dinners composed by the remaining two 'Top Chef All-Stars' cheftestants.
It was like a prize fight, with both heavyweight chefs Richard Blais and Michael Isabella slugging it out course by course, dish by dish, morsel by morsel.
The judges, including guest chefs like Hubert Keller and Art Smith, were duly impressed by the food presented by these two finalists. Head judge Tom Colicchio declared that it had been the best cooking he'd ever eaten in a 'Top Chef' finale.
Ultimately, the choice of one over the other was a case of splitting hairs, with Blais emerging victorious. Read on for interviews with both Blais and Isabella.
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- 4/1/2011
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
Filed under: Recaps
['Top Chef All-Stars' - 'Finale']
It came down to two -- Richard Blais and Michael Isabella. Who would take the title of Top Chef in the finale of 'Top Chef All-Stars'? That was the question.
As Tom Colicchio said during the show, this title wasn't just about cooking. The word "chef" means "boss." Who would be the best boss in the kitchen when there was $200,000 and the elusive title on the line?
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['Top Chef All-Stars' - 'Finale']
It came down to two -- Richard Blais and Michael Isabella. Who would take the title of Top Chef in the finale of 'Top Chef All-Stars'? That was the question.
As Tom Colicchio said during the show, this title wasn't just about cooking. The word "chef" means "boss." Who would be the best boss in the kitchen when there was $200,000 and the elusive title on the line?
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- 3/31/2011
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
Angelo lost last week we are sad to see him go but this is Top Chef All-Stars you have to bring your A Game every week we are really down to the wire one mistake can send you home no margin for error I’m in this to win it an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Top Chef All-Stars Episode 11, “For The Gulf” – here we go! Dale has the nerve to point out “The reality is, we all gotta go except for one” — Wrong Dale! The reality is you have to sit in that empty bar that serves outside coffee and act demonstrably distraught that a person on a reality show that eliminates someone every day has been eliminated. “But…how can that be, I just talked to him!” would be a better thing to say. On to Quickfireier pastures — this week’s Quickfire Guest Judge is Paula Deen.
- 2/24/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
It’s Episode 9 of Top Chef All-Stars, entitled “Feeding Fallon”, and as we know from the previews last week, we’re not talking about SNL alum and character actress Siobhan Fallon, we’re talking about SNL alum and Late Night host Fallon Comma Jimmy. How will the chefs who are already effing crazy react to this celebrity news? I am guessing they will be super reserved. Carrrrla, what did I just predict? Tre was eliminated last week, and the remaining chefs are absolutely shocked. Actually no, not shocked, what’s that other word? Ah, “Mostly indifferent because they finally realize that someone will be eliminated every episode as per the entire concept of the show so there’s no reason to act devastated when it happens.” In German, the word is “Tuppenchifrenzung.” For the second straight episode, the chefs hash things out at the trendy New York bar that only...
- 2/10/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
After an unexplained one-week hiatus (what is this, The Sopranos? Oh Man It Kind Of Is), Top Chef is Back for Episode 8, “An Offer They Can’t Refuse”. What awesome Quickfire are they gonna throw at us to make up for lost thyme? Ut ohhh: Guest Judge Isaac Mizrahi. Padma torturedly explains, “Just as a runway show is designed to attract the buyer, a plate is designed to entice the palate.” Meaning, we had to have Isaac Mizrahi on for some dumb cross promotional thing our producers agreed to and after this sentence let us never speak of this again. Angelo is excited, saying “Two of my favorite things are food and fashion.” Haha, of course they are. We know what some of your other favorite things are too, and spelling “crocodile” is not one of them: This week’s Quickfire will only focus on aesthetics, and whoever has the...
- 2/3/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
This week’s nautical-themed episode of Top Chef All-Stars is titled “We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat”. Guest Judge? This Guy: Some suggestions for future episodes based on topical movie quotes: - Are You Cookin’ To Me? - Show Me The Foody! - I Know It Was You, Colicchio, You Broke My Beef Heart - Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates, Also Scallops - It Doesn’t Take Much To See That The Problems Of Three Little People Don’t Amount To A Hill Of Delicious Beans In This Crazy World - I am Spartacus! Seriously, though, who still titles things after Jaws quotes? Oh right, this post. Fine. But I have a great explanation for that – I’m a generally useless person. Enough critical film analysis, it’s time to Cap some Re: Jamie continues to remain on the show, even though she’s only made one...
- 1/13/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
This is a Recap of Top Chef All-Stars (Season 8), Episode 2, entitled “Night at the Museum”, originally airing December 8th, 2010. It contains spoilers – the Egyptian guy’s magic thing is what’s making exhibits come alive! See? It’s Week 2 of Top Chef All-Stars, and after Elia was deemed “Least Starry” in Week 1, the chefs take turns reacting to the elimination in a new Before The Credits cold-open segment. “We’s gotta get them’s content before the intro, so’s the kids can Twitter it on the iPhones!” – New Maverick Top Chef Producer. After the new cold open, it’s back to intro as usual — Sidenote: won’t a billion more people see the chefs on Top Chef than in Food and Wine Magazine, the prize? — and then it’s off to the Quickfire, with special guest smiler Joe Jonas: Wait, I thought the Jonas Brothers were murdered by...
- 12/9/2010
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
This is a Recap of Top Chef All-Stars (Season 8), Episode 1, entitled “History Never Repeats”, originally airing December 1st, 2010. It contains some All-Star spoilers, as well as some All-Star really bad Photoshops. Top Chef is back! And some of us are more excited than others: It’s the first ever Top Chef All-stars season, meaning it’s time to stretch the definition of the word “Stars” and/or “All”. We’ve got some returning could’ve-won greats like Tiffany, Richard, Tre, Jennifer, and Angelo, plus some returning gonna-lose-againers like Stephen Asprinio, and seriously Stephen Asprinio. Strap yourselves in for the long food-haul, because once again, there are seriously so many chefs right now: After the jump, it’s Quickfiring time (and I don’t mean quickly firing Stephen back off the show): Aww, so many familiar faces! It’s like putting on 6,000 old pairs of shoes, some of which should...
- 12/2/2010
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
The rumors are true. So if the "Top Chef: DC" finale annoyed you as much as it did most everyone else, you'll be pretty thrilled to know that the next season of Bravo's culinary competition is bringing back your favorite alums from the first seven outings.
During the "DC" reunion, in which the case of the stolen pea puree was finally settled (not guilty!), Andy Cohen confirmed that Season 8 will bring the series back to New York for "Top Chef: All Stars."
The cast of 18 alums includes plenty of fan favorites and a few baddies. Let's break them down:
Tiffani Faison, Season 1, San Francisco
Stephen Asprinio, Season 1, San Francisco
Elia Aboumrad, Season 2, Los Angeles
Marcel Vigneron, Season 2, Los Angeles
Casey Thompson, Season 3, Miami
Tre Wilcox, Season 3, Miami
Dale Levitsky, Season 3, Miami
Richard Blais, Season 4, Chicago
Antonia Lofaso, Season 4, Chicago
Dale Talde, Season 4, Chicago
Spike Mendelsohn, Season 4, Chicago
Carla Hall, Season 5, New York
Fabio Viviani,...
During the "DC" reunion, in which the case of the stolen pea puree was finally settled (not guilty!), Andy Cohen confirmed that Season 8 will bring the series back to New York for "Top Chef: All Stars."
The cast of 18 alums includes plenty of fan favorites and a few baddies. Let's break them down:
Tiffani Faison, Season 1, San Francisco
Stephen Asprinio, Season 1, San Francisco
Elia Aboumrad, Season 2, Los Angeles
Marcel Vigneron, Season 2, Los Angeles
Casey Thompson, Season 3, Miami
Tre Wilcox, Season 3, Miami
Dale Levitsky, Season 3, Miami
Richard Blais, Season 4, Chicago
Antonia Lofaso, Season 4, Chicago
Dale Talde, Season 4, Chicago
Spike Mendelsohn, Season 4, Chicago
Carla Hall, Season 5, New York
Fabio Viviani,...
- 9/23/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Last week we told you about Bravo's possible season of "Top Chef All-Stars" -- and how recently eliminated "Top Chef: DC" competitor Tiffany Derry is among the rumored cheftestants.
Zap2it readers reacted with outrage at Tiffany's early exit, glee at her possible "All-Star" inclusion and confusion over some of the names left off of the tentative "All-Star" roster.
Here are some of the most noteworthy comments, including last-minute suggestions for casting:
On Tiffany's elimination
Bo: "Top Chef" knows a good thing when they see it. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Tiffany. She needs her own show. She has too much personality.
Nyla: I have been bummed out since Tiffany was cut. It was not her time to go and right before Singapore. Kevin should have gone. I'm hoping really hard it is not the last we see of her.
Francesca: Having eaten at Tiffany's restaurant, I...
Zap2it readers reacted with outrage at Tiffany's early exit, glee at her possible "All-Star" inclusion and confusion over some of the names left off of the tentative "All-Star" roster.
Here are some of the most noteworthy comments, including last-minute suggestions for casting:
On Tiffany's elimination
Bo: "Top Chef" knows a good thing when they see it. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Tiffany. She needs her own show. She has too much personality.
Nyla: I have been bummed out since Tiffany was cut. It was not her time to go and right before Singapore. Kevin should have gone. I'm hoping really hard it is not the last we see of her.
Francesca: Having eaten at Tiffany's restaurant, I...
- 9/7/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If rumors are to be believed, Bravo is secretly planning an "All-Stars" season of their recently Emmy-winning "Top Chef" franchise. And though the network won't comment on the matter, a dozen competitors from previous seasons have been spotted with camera crews in New York.
Eater reports that all of the production isn't for a one-off special either, like previous "All-Star" efforts. It will be a full series following the format of regular "Top Chef," only with people we already love and don't have to spend several episodes getting to know.
This would be welcome news any time but comes as a particular relief this week after the lame and completely unjustified kick-off of Tiffany Derry, one week before final four jets off to Singapore. (Derry, if you were questioning the pertinence of this tangent, is among the cheftestants spotted on the New York set.)
Now we don't pretend to know...
Eater reports that all of the production isn't for a one-off special either, like previous "All-Star" efforts. It will be a full series following the format of regular "Top Chef," only with people we already love and don't have to spend several episodes getting to know.
This would be welcome news any time but comes as a particular relief this week after the lame and completely unjustified kick-off of Tiffany Derry, one week before final four jets off to Singapore. (Derry, if you were questioning the pertinence of this tangent, is among the cheftestants spotted on the New York set.)
Now we don't pretend to know...
- 9/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The next season of Top Chef may be a full all-star season, as contestants from the previous seven seasons are currently filming in New York City. They include Spike Mendelsohn, Marcel Vigneron, Richard Blais, Fabio Viviani, Carla Hall, Angelo Sosa, Tiffany Derry, Michael Isabella, Dale Talde, Tiffani Faison, and Stephen Asprinio. Could this just be another all-star special like the show did at the start of season three? Eater NY was told that "this is...
- 9/2/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Things are finally shaking up on this season of Top Chef, when North Jersey native Michael Isabella, previously touted to reach at least the final four, was eliminated last night partly because his dish lacked an important ingredient and partly because he was arrogant.
Isabella, 34, was given the walking papers on the Natalie Portman episode of Top Chef with the Closer and Star Wars star, who turned out to be a vegetarian. He landed in the bottom of the elimination challenge where they had to cook vegetarian dishes for Portman and her friends at Tom's Craftsteak restaurant at MGM Grand.
Isabella, 34, was given the walking papers on the Natalie Portman episode of Top Chef with the Closer and Star Wars star, who turned out to be a vegetarian. He landed in the bottom of the elimination challenge where they had to cook vegetarian dishes for Portman and her friends at Tom's Craftsteak restaurant at MGM Grand.
- 10/28/2009
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
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