Charly Pierre won the “Top Chef” Quickfire Challenge in “Supper Club” where the cheftestants were tasked with putting their own spin on a sauce recipe from groundbreaking chef Carson Gulley. Pierre made a Creole sauce with a Haitian twist. So for “The Dish with Kish,” host Kristen Kish invited another Haitian chef, “Top Chef” All-Star Gregory Gourdet, to make his own variations of Creole sauce. Watch the after show above.
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Gourdet competed twice on “Top Chef.” He was the runner-up in season 12 in Boston and then returned for “Top Chef: All-Stars” in season 17 in Los Angeles, where he finished fifth. “Would you ever do it again?” Kish asks him. “One more time,” he answers. “I’ve got one more season in me. I’ll be, like, 60, but it’ll be great!” He starts his cooking process by mixing up an epis,...
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Gourdet competed twice on “Top Chef.” He was the runner-up in season 12 in Boston and then returned for “Top Chef: All-Stars” in season 17 in Los Angeles, where he finished fifth. “Would you ever do it again?” Kish asks him. “One more time,” he answers. “I’ve got one more season in me. I’ll be, like, 60, but it’ll be great!” He starts his cooking process by mixing up an epis,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Season 21 of “Top Chef” premieres on Wednesday, March 20, with 15 brand new, talented cheftestants competing in Wisconsin for the title and the grand prize of $250,000, a feature in Food and Wine Magazine and an appearance at the 41st annual Food and Wine Classic in Aspen. Scroll down to learn about all of this year’s competitors.
There are big changes this season. First and foremost, longtime host Padma Lakshmi has stepped down from the cooking competition and has been replaced by season 10 “Top Chef” champion Kristen Kish. But judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio are back. Over the course of the season they will be joined by judging and dining panelists who include Dane Baldwin, Charlie Berens, Ryan Braun, Paul Bartolotta, Dominique Crenn, Curtis Duffy, Clea Duvall, Andrew Kroeger, Emeril Lagasse, Hunter Lewis, Bricia Lopez, Tory Miller, Itaru Nagano, Carrie Nahabedian, Joe Papach, Shaina Papach, Justin Pichetrungsi, Sofia Roe, Sean Sherman,...
There are big changes this season. First and foremost, longtime host Padma Lakshmi has stepped down from the cooking competition and has been replaced by season 10 “Top Chef” champion Kristen Kish. But judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio are back. Over the course of the season they will be joined by judging and dining panelists who include Dane Baldwin, Charlie Berens, Ryan Braun, Paul Bartolotta, Dominique Crenn, Curtis Duffy, Clea Duvall, Andrew Kroeger, Emeril Lagasse, Hunter Lewis, Bricia Lopez, Tory Miller, Itaru Nagano, Carrie Nahabedian, Joe Papach, Shaina Papach, Justin Pichetrungsi, Sofia Roe, Sean Sherman,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Top Chef is cooking up high-stakes competition in Wisconsin according to a new trailer, which you can check out above.
Season 21 of the hit unscripted show — taking place in Milwaukee and Madison, and wrapping with the finale on the cruise line Holland America Line — will premiere Wednesday, March 20 on Bravo; weekly episodes will stream the next day on Peacock.
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Season 10 winner Kristen Kish...
Season 21 of the hit unscripted show — taking place in Milwaukee and Madison, and wrapping with the finale on the cruise line Holland America Line — will premiere Wednesday, March 20 on Bravo; weekly episodes will stream the next day on Peacock.
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- 2/7/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Portland Art Museum’s Pam Cut // Center for an Untold Tomorrow has announced the honorees for the fourth annual Cinema Unbound Awards, which recognizes those working within the intersection of art and cinema. This year’s recipients are actor-comedian Fred Armisen, Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, chef Gregory Gourdet, writer Jon Raymond, film scholar Jacqueline Stewart and actress Tessa Thompson. The ceremony will take place in-person at the Portland Art Museum on June 22, featuring a “culinary takeover” by Gourdet’s Haitian live-fire restaurant Kann, which was a finalist for the […]
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- 5/2/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Portland Art Museum’s Pam Cut // Center for an Untold Tomorrow has announced the honorees for the fourth annual Cinema Unbound Awards, which recognizes those working within the intersection of art and cinema. This year’s recipients are actor-comedian Fred Armisen, Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, chef Gregory Gourdet, writer Jon Raymond, film scholar Jacqueline Stewart and actress Tessa Thompson. The ceremony will take place in-person at the Portland Art Museum on June 22, featuring a “culinary takeover” by Gourdet’s Haitian live-fire restaurant Kann, which was a finalist for the […]
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- 5/2/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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If someone in your life has been following the cheftestants of “Top Chef” through Houston, Texas this past season, which wrapped in June, then they’ve likely found themselves inspired to recreate the worldly meals featured in the hit Bravo series.
But anyone who’s tried to cook up a dish that is Padma Lakshmi-approved also knows that the right kitchen gear is absolutely necessary. The extraordinary display on cooking shows such as “Top Chef” and “Selena + Chef” (which ended its fifth season on HBO Max this past summer) is enough make anyone reconsider using their 40-year-old butter knives for chopping broccoli — sorry, broccolini.
But of course, the world of cuisine as a novice can be absolutely intimidating. What knife is the right knife? When is a non-stick pan too old?...
If someone in your life has been following the cheftestants of “Top Chef” through Houston, Texas this past season, which wrapped in June, then they’ve likely found themselves inspired to recreate the worldly meals featured in the hit Bravo series.
But anyone who’s tried to cook up a dish that is Padma Lakshmi-approved also knows that the right kitchen gear is absolutely necessary. The extraordinary display on cooking shows such as “Top Chef” and “Selena + Chef” (which ended its fifth season on HBO Max this past summer) is enough make anyone reconsider using their 40-year-old butter knives for chopping broccoli — sorry, broccolini.
But of course, the world of cuisine as a novice can be absolutely intimidating. What knife is the right knife? When is a non-stick pan too old?...
- 12/8/2022
- by Meredith Woerner and Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Major Spoilers for the “Top Chef” Season 19 finale. Don’t read unless you want to find out who won before you watch.
After 12 grueling weeks in Houston, “Top Chef” Season 19 has finally come to an end, with a brand new contestant awarded the title of Top Chef.
The finale came down to three chefs: Houston native Evelyn Garcia, “Last Chance Kitchen” powerhouse Sarah Welch, and New York-based Australian chef Buddha Lo.
Presiding over the affair were as always Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, joined by guest judges Stephanie Izard and Eric Ripert, along with guest diners that included Food & Wine Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis, Gregory Gourdet, Edward Lee, Bricia Lopez, Alexander Smalls and Janos Wilder.
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After 12 grueling weeks in Houston, “Top Chef” Season 19 has finally come to an end, with a brand new contestant awarded the title of Top Chef.
The finale came down to three chefs: Houston native Evelyn Garcia, “Last Chance Kitchen” powerhouse Sarah Welch, and New York-based Australian chef Buddha Lo.
Presiding over the affair were as always Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, joined by guest judges Stephanie Izard and Eric Ripert, along with guest diners that included Food & Wine Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis, Gregory Gourdet, Edward Lee, Bricia Lopez, Alexander Smalls and Janos Wilder.
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- 6/3/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Peacock released the trailer for Season 2 of “Rutherford Falls,” which premieres all eight of its episodes on June 16. From co-creators Sierra Teller Ornelas, Michael Schur and Ed Helms, the series follows best friends Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding) as they tackle their careers, love lives and big changes to their small town and the Native American reservation it borders, brought on by casino executive Terry Thomas (Michael Greyeyes).
Ornelas said in a statement, “Ed Helms, Mike Schur, and I had an absolute blast making a show that’s heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and depicts Native Americans in ways you never see on television. Also, a lot of people get punched/kicked in the face. We hope you enjoy Season 2.”
Ornellas is showrunner and writer, and executive produces alongside Mike Falbo, David Milner and Morgan Sackett. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh, Dustin Milligan,...
Ornelas said in a statement, “Ed Helms, Mike Schur, and I had an absolute blast making a show that’s heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and depicts Native Americans in ways you never see on television. Also, a lot of people get punched/kicked in the face. We hope you enjoy Season 2.”
Ornellas is showrunner and writer, and executive produces alongside Mike Falbo, David Milner and Morgan Sackett. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh, Dustin Milligan,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
An untitled documentary about Grammy-winning artist Lizzo is coming to HBO Max this fall, she announced at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront on Wednesday, while unveiling the first teaser of the film. The doc will follow the singer, songwriter, rapper, flutist and actor from her humble beginnings to her history-making career in music and culture, as she balances the challenges of stardom.
“Growing up I never dreamed I’d get to experience all of the things I’ve accomplished in my life, and I’m just getting started,” Lizzo said in a statement. “I’m so excited I get to share and relive my journey with my fans and HBO Max. From ‘Cuz I Love You’ to my dramatic world tour, losing and gaining love, and creating my new album ‘Special,’ y’all get to see the amount of time, patience, blood, sweat and tears that went into this process.
“Growing up I never dreamed I’d get to experience all of the things I’ve accomplished in my life, and I’m just getting started,” Lizzo said in a statement. “I’m so excited I get to share and relive my journey with my fans and HBO Max. From ‘Cuz I Love You’ to my dramatic world tour, losing and gaining love, and creating my new album ‘Special,’ y’all get to see the amount of time, patience, blood, sweat and tears that went into this process.
- 5/18/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Carson Burton and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
MTV is reaching for something in the distance: a new iteration of The Hills.
The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will explore “race, class, identity, addiction, family drama along with the thrills of romance and becoming self-made amidst the exclusive enclave of the hills in Malibu.”
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The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will explore “race, class, identity, addiction, family drama along with the thrills of romance and becoming self-made amidst the exclusive enclave of the hills in Malibu.”
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- 5/18/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
TV is about to get tastier because Top Chef is finally back! Season 19 of Bravo's hit culinary competition series premieres tonight, Thursday, Mar. 1 and we can't wait to see the 15 new chef-testants battle it out for the top prize in Houston, TX. In addition to returning host Padma Lakshmi and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, this season will once again feature a rotating dining and judging panel comprised of Top Chef winners and finalists. Some of the fan favorites returning will include Richard Blais, Gregory Gourdet, Kristen Kish, Brooke Williamson, Kwame Onwuachi and many more. With so many past Top Chef stars returning for season 19, we thought we'd check in will...
- 3/3/2022
- E! Online
Gregory Gourdet is sharing his "pandemic weight journey." Taking to Instagram on Jan. 10, the Top Chef star revealed he's lost 40 pounds and posted before-and-after photos. "212# to 172#," he wrote alongside the pics. "This was hard!" Looking back at his experience, Gourdet recalled how, "Between gyms closing, a running injury (I have a torn meniscus) and survival eating at work, I gained a good amount of weight in 2020." Then in July, when he was at his "highest weight ever," he decided to press the "reset button" on his health. "But everything that had worked in the past including yoga and intermittent fasting just wasn't...
- 1/12/2022
- E! Online
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“Top Chef: Portland” has picked its finalists. No spoilers, but the final twist will no doubt leave audiences pining to try the cheftestant’s remaining dishes. But until some genius/messiah perfects the instant food replicator from “Star Trek,” foodie fans of the series have to settle for eating with their eyes only. Or do they?
While you won’t be able to taste the menus that the top chefs prepare to try to take the title on July 1, your finale viewing experience doesn’t have to be all salivating and no satisfaction. Why not spice up your life and order a meal (or dessert) made or created by a former “Top Chef...
“Top Chef: Portland” has picked its finalists. No spoilers, but the final twist will no doubt leave audiences pining to try the cheftestant’s remaining dishes. But until some genius/messiah perfects the instant food replicator from “Star Trek,” foodie fans of the series have to settle for eating with their eyes only. Or do they?
While you won’t be able to taste the menus that the top chefs prepare to try to take the title on July 1, your finale viewing experience doesn’t have to be all salivating and no satisfaction. Why not spice up your life and order a meal (or dessert) made or created by a former “Top Chef...
- 6/25/2021
- by Carrie Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Top Chef Amateurs is headed to Bravo. The cable channel has announced a premiere date for the new competition series which focuses on talented home cooks. They'll be paired with previous Top Chef finalists like Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais, Jennifer Carroll, Shirley Chung, Stephanie Cmar, Tiffany Derry, Joe Flamm, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde, and Isaac Toups.
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- 5/24/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Top Chef” Season 18 premieres Thursday, introducing fans to the 15 chefs who will be competing for the title in Portland during this installment. The supersized kickoff to the season will also give viewers an understanding of what changes had to be made in order to film this pandemic-produced “Top Chef.”
And one of the first things “Top Chef” obsessives will probably be wondering about — once they see the accommodations in the first episode — is how fan-favorite challenge Restaurant Wars is going to look when it comes around later this season. After all, Covid-19 has made running established restaurants almost impossible, so how would “Top Chef” contestants manage to safely throw together and run the pop-ups that are a staple of that particular competition?
Luckily, TheWrap has the answer.
“The restaurant world is very different today than it was six months ago and Restaurant Wars is going to reflect that,” Matt Reichman,...
And one of the first things “Top Chef” obsessives will probably be wondering about — once they see the accommodations in the first episode — is how fan-favorite challenge Restaurant Wars is going to look when it comes around later this season. After all, Covid-19 has made running established restaurants almost impossible, so how would “Top Chef” contestants manage to safely throw together and run the pop-ups that are a staple of that particular competition?
Luckily, TheWrap has the answer.
“The restaurant world is very different today than it was six months ago and Restaurant Wars is going to reflect that,” Matt Reichman,...
- 4/1/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Top Chef is taking over the Pacific Northwest. Bravo just released the first trailer for Top Chef season 18 taking place in Portland, Oregon. Fifteen new contestants will compete for the top prize of $250,000 when the hit cooking series premieres on Apr. 1. In addition to returning judges Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, the new season will also feature a rotating judging and dining panel of past Top Chef winners and finalists for the first time ever. Fan-favorites including Richard Blais, Carrie Baird, Nina Compton, Tiffany Derry, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa King, Kristen Kish, Edward Lee, Kwame Onwuachi, Amar Santana, Dale Talde and Brooke Williamson will all make appearances on the new...
- 2/8/2021
- E! Online
Bravo has set the premiere date for Season 18 of “Top Chef,” which was shot in Portland, Ore., amid the pandemic. The network also released a trailer featuring the crop of new contestants who packed their knives and headed off to cook for Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons in the Pacific Northwest. See that video above.
The new season of the culinary competition will premiere with a supersized episode airing Thursday, April 1 from 8-9:15 p.m. Et/Pt.
“This season, a new batch of 15 extremely talented executive chefs and restaurant owners, representing a cross section of kitchens and food around the country, vie for the coveted title bringing their unique skillsets, diversity of cuisines and gamut of flavors,” per Bravo. “With Portland as a picturesque backdrop and culinary inspiration, the chefs compete in a variety of challenges including celebrating Pdx’s Pan-African cuisine to feeding hundreds of frontline...
The new season of the culinary competition will premiere with a supersized episode airing Thursday, April 1 from 8-9:15 p.m. Et/Pt.
“This season, a new batch of 15 extremely talented executive chefs and restaurant owners, representing a cross section of kitchens and food around the country, vie for the coveted title bringing their unique skillsets, diversity of cuisines and gamut of flavors,” per Bravo. “With Portland as a picturesque backdrop and culinary inspiration, the chefs compete in a variety of challenges including celebrating Pdx’s Pan-African cuisine to feeding hundreds of frontline...
- 2/8/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Are you a wiz in the kitchen who thinks you could take on some of the best professional chefs in the country? If so, good news: Bravo has ordered “Top Chef Amateurs,” a new culinary competition series hosted by Gail Simmons, which will feature home cooks competing against “Top Chef” alums.
Per Bravo, the new Magical Elves-produced show “gives talented home cooks the opportunity of lifetime to test their skills in the illustrious ‘Top Chef’ kitchen. Each amateur chef will compete in some of the most iconic challenges from the ‘Top Chef’ archives. Unpacking their knives to step in alongside Simmons are ‘Top Chef’ finalists, frontrunners and fan favorites Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais, Jennifer Carroll, Shirley Chung, Stephanie Cmar, Tiffany Derry, Joe Flamm, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde and Isaac Toups.”
Bravo, which is currently in production on Season 18 of “Top Chef” in Portland under Covid-19 safety protocols,...
Per Bravo, the new Magical Elves-produced show “gives talented home cooks the opportunity of lifetime to test their skills in the illustrious ‘Top Chef’ kitchen. Each amateur chef will compete in some of the most iconic challenges from the ‘Top Chef’ archives. Unpacking their knives to step in alongside Simmons are ‘Top Chef’ finalists, frontrunners and fan favorites Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais, Jennifer Carroll, Shirley Chung, Stephanie Cmar, Tiffany Derry, Joe Flamm, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde and Isaac Toups.”
Bravo, which is currently in production on Season 18 of “Top Chef” in Portland under Covid-19 safety protocols,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Bravo has greenlit “Top Chef Amateurs,” to be hosted by longtime “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons. Production on the show will begin later this month in Portland, Ore., where the next season of “Top Chef” has been filming under Covid-19 protocols. “Top Chef Amateurs” will be produced in a similar production bubble, and will premiere next year.
On each episode of “Top Chef Amateurs,” two home cooks will compete against one another, duel-style, in famous challenges from previous seasons of the original show. There will be an interactive component this week, in which fans can vote on Twitter, tagging @BravoTopChef, to decide whether the classic challenge seven deadly sins (a seven-course meal inspired by the sins) or the aphrodisiac challenge will be featured in the new competition show. Voting takes place Tuesday through Friday, and the winning challenge will be announced on Oct. 26.
Past “Top Chef” stars — Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais,...
On each episode of “Top Chef Amateurs,” two home cooks will compete against one another, duel-style, in famous challenges from previous seasons of the original show. There will be an interactive component this week, in which fans can vote on Twitter, tagging @BravoTopChef, to decide whether the classic challenge seven deadly sins (a seven-course meal inspired by the sins) or the aphrodisiac challenge will be featured in the new competition show. Voting takes place Tuesday through Friday, and the winning challenge will be announced on Oct. 26.
Past “Top Chef” stars — Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Chef Aaron Grissom, who competed in Season 12 of Bravo’s Top Chef, has died at the age of 34 in a fatal motorcycle accident, the network confirmed on Friday.
Grissom passed away after crashing his motorcycle in his native Tacoma, according to the News Tribune. His death was ruled an accident by the local medical examiner.
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Grissom passed away after crashing his motorcycle in his native Tacoma, according to the News Tribune. His death was ruled an accident by the local medical examiner.
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- 9/12/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Nina Parker is giving a preview of what to expect from Race in America: A Movement Not a Moment. This Sunday, the E! personality will host a special on Bravo at 10 p.m. which will feature difficult conversations with various Bravolebrities about racism, police brutality, white privilege, the Black Lives Matter Movement and other timely topics. Garcelle Beauvais, Porsha Williams, Dr. Britten Cole, Leah McSweeney, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker, Gizelle Bryant, Gregory Gourdet, Toya Bush-Harris and Dr. Eugene Harris, Dr. Simone Whitmore and Braunwyn Windham-Burke will all be participating in the discussions. On Friday's Daily Pop, Parker teased, "Everybody's kind of talking about their experiences,...
- 8/7/2020
- E! Online
It might have seemed that the judges who got to enjoy the dishes served during the finale of Bravo’s “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” had a tough choice to make in picking the ultimate winner. But, apparently, the right choice was fairly obvious. “Yeah, it really wasn’t as difficult as it looked,” admits a smiling Tom Colicchio, the head judge and co-host of the reality cooking show that just wrapped its 17th season with a conclusion in Italy that came down to three finalists — Melissa King, Bryan Voltaggio and Stephanie Cmar — putting their hearts and souls into their four-course meals. But King, who won an unprecedented 10 total challenges this season — on top of being voted Fan Favorite — clearly deserved the crown. Watch our exclusive video interview with Colicchio above.
See‘Top Chef’ finale recap: ‘Finito!’ was an epic Italian showdown for the last 3 All-Stars, so who won the title?...
See‘Top Chef’ finale recap: ‘Finito!’ was an epic Italian showdown for the last 3 All-Stars, so who won the title?...
- 6/24/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Last week on “Top Chef,” the four remaining All-Stars – Stephanie Cmar, Kevin Gillespie, Melissa King and Bryan Voltaggio – had to prepare two courses that showcased the city of Parma’s edible specialties, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham. Bryan got a harsh critique from one chef, who groused that his dishes lacked soul, but in the end Kevin was eliminated for his poorly cooked pork and overly salty brodo. That left three chefs going into the show’s supersized finale, so who took the $250,000 prize and the title of Top Chef? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the 14th and last episode of Season 17, “Finito!”
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10:02 p.m. Bryan says, “I have unfinished business. I’ve been so close to this title twice now. I want to win this time.” But “this has been a lot harder than I expected to be.
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10:02 p.m. Bryan says, “I have unfinished business. I’ve been so close to this title twice now. I want to win this time.” But “this has been a lot harder than I expected to be.
- 6/19/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” ends tonight, June 18, after 14 weeks of grueling culinary competition with three chefs vying for the title and the $250,000 grand prize that goes along with it. So who has the advantage: Stephanie Cmar, Melissa King or Bryan Voltaggio? Fans of the show have been placing their bets here in our predictions center every week, and those predictions are combined to calculate our official racetrack odds. You can make your predictions too.
As of this writing King is the chef to beat with even odds. She has been the front-runner for much of the season, according to our users, and it’s easy to see why. She won three quickfire challenges and six elimination challenges including the last three challenges in a row. That makes her by far the winningest chef in the competition. However, it only takes one bad day to cost you the victory. Her former...
As of this writing King is the chef to beat with even odds. She has been the front-runner for much of the season, according to our users, and it’s easy to see why. She won three quickfire challenges and six elimination challenges including the last three challenges in a row. That makes her by far the winningest chef in the competition. However, it only takes one bad day to cost you the victory. Her former...
- 6/18/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
I’ll admit, after the first half of “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.,” if you had told me that Stephanie Cmar would make the final three, I might not have believed you. She struggled early on in the season, and there were a few weeks when it seemed like she was hanging on by a thread. But you can never say never on this show. Cmar eventually found her groove and even exceeded her own expectations. Now that she’s among the final three, she’s so close to the title she can taste it.
Things started off well enough for Cmar. She was on the winning team in the very first elimination challenge along with Gregory Gourdet and Jamie Lynch, both of whom she has outlasted. But over the next six weeks she was at the bottom four times, so things weren’t looking too good for her future on the show.
Things started off well enough for Cmar. She was on the winning team in the very first elimination challenge along with Gregory Gourdet and Jamie Lynch, both of whom she has outlasted. But over the next six weeks she was at the bottom four times, so things weren’t looking too good for her future on the show.
- 6/18/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
There is a reason why the Emmy-winning reality cooking competition series “Top Chef” has been a staple in Bravo’s TV pantry since it premiered March 8, 2006. That’s primarily because everyone eats. And while some of the chefs each season lack the skill set to handle cooking with a time limit and required ingredients, the results of each challenge usually result in yummy food porn — calorie-free for those of us enjoying it through our screens. Now that the finale is about to take place this Thursday at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, it is a good time to toast the trio of judges on the show.
If anyone is the face of the show, it is celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, who has been the head judge since the series began. While the Food Network has “Chopped,” “Iron Chef America” and “Guy’s Grocery Games,” they are edited to feel more like game...
If anyone is the face of the show, it is celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, who has been the head judge since the series began. While the Food Network has “Chopped,” “Iron Chef America” and “Guy’s Grocery Games,” they are edited to feel more like game...
- 6/18/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Let’s dish! Which ‘Top Chef’ Season 17 elimination challenge most tickled your TV taste buds? [Poll]
What’s cooking? The Season 17 finale of “Top Chef,” that’s what. The finale arrives this Thursday, June 18, on Bravo as the three competing chefs left standing — Melissa King, Stephanie Cmar and Bryan Voltaggio — each prepare a four-course meal. They will be joined by eliminated chefs Lee Anne Wong, Brian Malarkey and Kevin Gillespie, who will each be paired with one of the three finalists as helpers as the season concludes in Italy –hence the episode title “Finito!”
But since these chefs were all All-Stars who participated on previous seasons but never won, the show seemed to demand more from this crop of 15 contestants. Many of the sometimes brutal elimination challenges that took place in Los Angeles were tied to notable landmarks, award-winning local chefs, scenic locales and popular eateries.
See‘Top Chef’ secret revealed: All-Star Gregory Gourdet’s back woes were far worst than what fans saw during ‘Lucca...
But since these chefs were all All-Stars who participated on previous seasons but never won, the show seemed to demand more from this crop of 15 contestants. Many of the sometimes brutal elimination challenges that took place in Los Angeles were tied to notable landmarks, award-winning local chefs, scenic locales and popular eateries.
See‘Top Chef’ secret revealed: All-Star Gregory Gourdet’s back woes were far worst than what fans saw during ‘Lucca...
- 6/17/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Important insights. Tonight, Daily Pop co-host Justin Sylvester appeared once more on Bravo's Instagram Live to host an open dialogue about being Black in the United States. The E! personality was joined by Top Chef's Gregory Gourdet and, upcoming star of The Real Housewives of Potomac, Dr. Wendy Osefo. In individual segments with the Bravolebrities, Justin touched on a variety of topics, including inequality in America, police reform and the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. "Thank you, guys, for coming, 'cause that's the most important part of this whole thing," Justin noted to those tuning into the candid conversation. "You guys are willing to hear us out and...
- 6/16/2020
- E! Online
It’s a bit of a surprise that on next week’s penultimate episode of the 17th season of “Top Chef” Gregory Gourdet, who was just eliminated in “Lucca,” wasn’t recruited to be one of the so-called “reinforcements” to assist the final three All-Stars Melissa King, Stephanie Cmar and Bryan Voltaggio with their finale cooking challenge in Italy. Instead, Brian Malarkey — who was eliminated after the final challenge in Los Angeles — showed up as Stephanie’s helper in a preview for the June 18 finale, and Lee Anne Wong is lending Melissa a hand.
Now the truth can be told. When Gregory woke up in his hotel bed on the chefs’ first day in Tuscany, he revealed that the competition took a toll on his back. He observed that the show “takes a lot out of you, and I’m really hoping my back doesn’t bother me through these finals.
Now the truth can be told. When Gregory woke up in his hotel bed on the chefs’ first day in Tuscany, he revealed that the competition took a toll on his back. He observed that the show “takes a lot out of you, and I’m really hoping my back doesn’t bother me through these finals.
- 6/12/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week on “Top Chef,” the five remaining contestants headed to Tuscany where they went on a hunt for the pricey delicacy known as white truffles. Kevin Gillespie and Stephanie Cmar tussled a bit with their truffle dishes, but Gregory Gourdet’s boar stew overwhelmed the star ingredient and he got the boot. Melissa King, meanwhile, stuck to her strong suit by flavoring a rice-based Asian congee with her Italian truffles and won the elimination challenge while Bryan Voltaggio came in a close second with his braised ragu. So what happened this week with only four chefs remaining? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the 13th and penultimate episode of Season 17, “Parma.”
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10:02 p.m. We’re back at the Palazzo Pfanner in Lucca as the judges congratulate the chefs still standing. Padma Lakshmi says that before a winner can be chosen,...
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10:02 p.m. We’re back at the Palazzo Pfanner in Lucca as the judges congratulate the chefs still standing. Padma Lakshmi says that before a winner can be chosen,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The original “Star Trek” had “The Trouble with Tribbles.” “Top Chef” Season 17 could have called its June 4 episode “The Trouble with Truffles.” Most of the five remaining All-Star competitors struggled somewhat during an elimination challenge that required a dish where the pricey woodland delicacy should have been the star. That the required element was white truffles rather than black was part of the problem since adding other heavy flavor elements in this case overwhelmed their taste.
Here’s the list of sins committed during the challenge, from the least to the worst:
— Melissa King: This San Francisco chef has wisely used her knowledge of traditional Asian dishes and cleverly repurposes them to incorporate what a challenge requires. She had a clear game plan, that she would bridge Asian and Italian while honoring the truffle. She made a Chinese rice porridge called congee and added a quail egg and a few other elements.
Here’s the list of sins committed during the challenge, from the least to the worst:
— Melissa King: This San Francisco chef has wisely used her knowledge of traditional Asian dishes and cleverly repurposes them to incorporate what a challenge requires. She had a clear game plan, that she would bridge Asian and Italian while honoring the truffle. She made a Chinese rice porridge called congee and added a quail egg and a few other elements.
- 6/8/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week on “Top Chef,” Kevin Gillespie returned to the competition after his “Last Chance Kitchen” victory while Brian Malarkey was eliminated for his duo dish update of a classic entrée from the past that was served at Michael’s Santa Monica. Alas, his components weren’t quite in tune with one another, so he missed out on heading to Italy and participating in a three-episode finale as “Top Chef” goes to Europe for the first time. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the 12th episode of Season 17, “Lucca.”
10:02 p.m. A heartfelt message is delivered by head judge Tom Colicchio about how the show filmed in Italy last fall and adds, “I got to say it was just an amazing experience. The people were so warm and open. Obviously, our hearts go out to the devastation because of Covid.” The chef adds he is looking forward to...
10:02 p.m. A heartfelt message is delivered by head judge Tom Colicchio about how the show filmed in Italy last fall and adds, “I got to say it was just an amazing experience. The people were so warm and open. Obviously, our hearts go out to the devastation because of Covid.” The chef adds he is looking forward to...
- 6/5/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
There are only five contestants left on “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” as the show heads to Italy for its final episodes. One of those contestants is Stephanie Cmar, who has been an underdog all season but has survived — and even thrived — even after struggling in the earlier weeks of the competition. But the fans we’ve surveyed every week here in our predictions center think she’s the likeliest of the remaining chefs to get chopped. Could she beat the odds yet again?
As of this writing Cmar gets leading 57/20 odds of packing her knives and going. And indeed her season has been very hit-and-miss. She started on the winning team in the season premiere episode, but then she landed at the bottom in four of the next six challenges. It seemed like she could only hold off the judges’ wrath for so long, but then came a dramatic upswing.
As of this writing Cmar gets leading 57/20 odds of packing her knives and going. And indeed her season has been very hit-and-miss. She started on the winning team in the season premiere episode, but then she landed at the bottom in four of the next six challenges. It seemed like she could only hold off the judges’ wrath for so long, but then came a dramatic upswing.
- 6/4/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
With three more episodes, five remaining competitors and one more chef who will have to pack their knives and go this week, Season 17 of Bravo’s reality staple “Top Chef” has gotten a lot of bang out of its All-Star lineup of former finalists, front-runners and fan favorites assembled in Los Angeles. There have been revered culinary greats as judges such as Nancy Silverton, Jonathan Waxman, Ruth Reichl and Michael McCarty, visits to such local landmarks as the Getty Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the L.A. Coliseum. And given the locale, such stars as Kelly Clarkson, Ali Wong, Danny Trejo and Jon Favreau stopped by as well.
This week, however,”Top Chef” bids farewell to Tinseltown and ventures to Europe for the first time ever for a three-part finale set in Italy. According to the previews, the chefs head to the city of Lucca in Tuscany where...
This week, however,”Top Chef” bids farewell to Tinseltown and ventures to Europe for the first time ever for a three-part finale set in Italy. According to the previews, the chefs head to the city of Lucca in Tuscany where...
- 6/3/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week the “Top Chef” All-Stars got their Olympic Games on by cooking a six-course Kaiseki meal and Karen Akunowicz was eliminated for the second time. She faced off with Kevin Gillespie in “Last Chance Kitchen” and lost. Kevin then had to beat two out of three still-remaining chefs to stage a comeback, and he managed to do that, too. Brian Malarkey’s reaction to the fierce competitor coming back? “Good god!” Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the 11th episode of Season 17.
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10:02 p.m. A culinary legend is seated next to host Padma Lakshmi in the kitchen. It’s Jonathan Waxman. As Padma tells us, “He is considered a pioneer of California cuisine and a James Beard Award winner. He’s also my friend, which I think is his greatest accomplishment.” They clink wine glasses and drink champagne.
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10:02 p.m. A culinary legend is seated next to host Padma Lakshmi in the kitchen. It’s Jonathan Waxman. As Padma tells us, “He is considered a pioneer of California cuisine and a James Beard Award winner. He’s also my friend, which I think is his greatest accomplishment.” They clink wine glasses and drink champagne.
- 5/29/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week “Top Chef” went from six contestants to five … and then back to six. Karen Akunowicz was eliminated (for the second time) after “Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki.” Then she lost in “Last Chance Kitchen” to Kevin Gillespie, who earned his way back into the competition. But can Gillespie actually win after he was eliminated once already? Quite possibly. It has happened three times before.
See‘Top Chef’ judge Tom Colicchio gets crabby in the most delicious way on ‘What Would Tom Do?’ [Watch]
Kristen Kish (season 10), Brooke Williamson (season 14) and Joseph Flamm (season 15) were all eliminated from the competition, fought their way back through “Last Chance Kitchen” and ultimately won the whole enchilada. So there’s plenty of precedent. And Gillespie’s rivals should be even more worried because the challenge he was eliminated on, “Restaurant Wars,” was the only time he received any criticism from the judges this season.
He...
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Kristen Kish (season 10), Brooke Williamson (season 14) and Joseph Flamm (season 15) were all eliminated from the competition, fought their way back through “Last Chance Kitchen” and ultimately won the whole enchilada. So there’s plenty of precedent. And Gillespie’s rivals should be even more worried because the challenge he was eliminated on, “Restaurant Wars,” was the only time he received any criticism from the judges this season.
He...
- 5/28/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Does Brian Malarkey amuse you with his antics and ingredient overload in his dishes? Did you fall for Gregory Gourdet‘s epic efforts during Restaurant Wars? Did Melissa King‘s dishes make you want to lick your TV screen? Are you hoping that Bryan Voltaggio can join his brother Michael Voltaggio among the ranks of ‘Top Chef” winners? Or are you pulling for underdog Stephanie Cmar after her triumphant victory during the Kaiseki challenge last week?
Alas, only one person can reign as Top Chef in this highly competitive All-Star Season 17 and win a prize package that includes $250,000. However, you might still want to vote for one of them to win the title of “Top Chef” Fan Favorite this season. The chef who earns the most votes and earns the title will walk away with a $10,000 prize.
See ‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ finale: Who (if anyone) fought their way back into the competition?...
Alas, only one person can reign as Top Chef in this highly competitive All-Star Season 17 and win a prize package that includes $250,000. However, you might still want to vote for one of them to win the title of “Top Chef” Fan Favorite this season. The chef who earns the most votes and earns the title will walk away with a $10,000 prize.
See ‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ finale: Who (if anyone) fought their way back into the competition?...
- 5/28/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
‘Top Chef’ 17 preview: The 6 remaining All-Stars try to impress a California cuisine pioneer [Watch]
The six remaining “Top Chef” All-Stars still in the competition — Stephanie Cmar, Melissa King, Gregory Gourdet, Bryan Voltaggio, Brian Malarkey and comeback kid Kevin Gillespie, who triumphed in “Last Chance Kitchen” — are one episode away from heading to Italy for the Season 17 three-part finale.
See ‘Top Chef’ recap: Which of the 6 All-Stars earned a gold medal in ‘Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki’?
On this week’s episode, Jonathan Waxman, who was once dubbed “an elder statesman of the new California cooking” and previously competed in “Top Chef Masters” in 2010, is a guest judge. Brian is the first to shake his hand in a crowded kitchen at Waxman’s former restaurant Michael’s Santa Monica and says, “A walk back in time, my friend.” Jonathan says, “Forty years ago, but it seemed so much bigger back then. Every time I walk back, it’s small.”
He asks Brian what he is making, and he answers,...
See ‘Top Chef’ recap: Which of the 6 All-Stars earned a gold medal in ‘Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki’?
On this week’s episode, Jonathan Waxman, who was once dubbed “an elder statesman of the new California cooking” and previously competed in “Top Chef Masters” in 2010, is a guest judge. Brian is the first to shake his hand in a crowded kitchen at Waxman’s former restaurant Michael’s Santa Monica and says, “A walk back in time, my friend.” Jonathan says, “Forty years ago, but it seemed so much bigger back then. Every time I walk back, it’s small.”
He asks Brian what he is making, and he answers,...
- 5/27/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Last week “Top Chef” went to summer camp where 200 hungry moms brunched and munched while Bryan Voltaggio won his first elimination challenge of the season. Alas, Lee Anne Wong was done in by not checking the setting of the oven, causing her clafoutis to be steamed instead of baked. After the show she faced Kevin Gillespie in “Last Chance Kitchen” and lost in a battle involving eggs cooked three ways. What happened this week when the six remaining All-Stars headed to a coliseum to make a traditional Japanese Kaiseki meal in honor of the Tokyo Olympics, which have now been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the 10th episode of Season 17.
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10:02 p.m. After being on a hot streak with three wins and no low scores, Melissa King has landed on...
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10:02 p.m. After being on a hot streak with three wins and no low scores, Melissa King has landed on...
- 5/22/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
In last week’s episode of “Top Chef,” Kevin Gillespie had to wave the white flag after losing Restaurant Wars to Gregory Gourdet. But he won redemption after facing off against Nini Nguyen in the post-show “Last Chance Kitchen” with his trout dish. Host Tom Colicchio told Kevin that he has “one more battle before finals begin.” What happened this week as the remaining chefs headed into the mountains to serve brunch for 200 moms? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the ninth episode of Season 17.
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10:02 p.m. Chefs Karen Akunowicz and Melissa King are bummed after their team leader Kevin failed at achieving his dream restaurant. Bryan Voltaggio says, “He’s a friend of mine and it’s tough to see him go.” He says in a confessional that, for him personally, “It was a big loss to see Kevin go home.
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10:02 p.m. Chefs Karen Akunowicz and Melissa King are bummed after their team leader Kevin failed at achieving his dream restaurant. Bryan Voltaggio says, “He’s a friend of mine and it’s tough to see him go.” He says in a confessional that, for him personally, “It was a big loss to see Kevin go home.
- 5/15/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Kevin Gillespie led his team to ruin during “Restaurant Wars” last week on “Top Chef.” Despite having won three elimination challenges and three quickfire challenges before that, he had to pack his knives and go. Hew still has a chance to return to the main competition if he can survive the remaining weeks of “Last Chance Kitchen,” but with him on the outs for now, his “Restaurant Wars” teammate Bryan Voltaggio is enjoying a boost in our winner odds, which are based on the combined predictions of “Top Chef” fans who place their bets every week here in our predictions center.
Actually, our top two cheftestants were both on the losing team with Gillespie. Melissa King holds on to the top spot with leading odds of 10/3 as of this writing. Clearly fans aren’t holding the team’s loss against her. And they’re not holding it against Voltaggio either:...
Actually, our top two cheftestants were both on the losing team with Gillespie. Melissa King holds on to the top spot with leading odds of 10/3 as of this writing. Clearly fans aren’t holding the team’s loss against her. And they’re not holding it against Voltaggio either:...
- 5/14/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Restaurant Wars” ended in an upset last week on “Top Chef.” The team led by Gregory Gourdet was full of underdogs who have frequently landed at the bottom with the judges: Lee Anne Wong, Stephanie Cmar and Brian Malarkey. But they nevertheless won that pivotal challenge. But does that mean it’ll be smooth sailing ffor them tonight in episode nine of the cooking competition? Not according to the “Top Chef” fans who have placed their bets here in our predictions center.
See‘Top Chef’ 17 spoilers: Who had to pack their knives and go on ‘All Stars L.A.’?
As of this writing they’re still the three chefs most likely to be eliminated from the competition. Wong leads with 17/5 odds of packing her knives and going, followed by Cmar with 19/5 odds and Malarkey with 6/1 odds. That’s because you can never rest on your laurels on “Top Chef,” and...
See‘Top Chef’ 17 spoilers: Who had to pack their knives and go on ‘All Stars L.A.’?
As of this writing they’re still the three chefs most likely to be eliminated from the competition. Wong leads with 17/5 odds of packing her knives and going, followed by Cmar with 19/5 odds and Malarkey with 6/1 odds. That’s because you can never rest on your laurels on “Top Chef,” and...
- 5/14/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
In last week’s episode of “Top Chef,” the judges rewarded restaurant pitches by All-Stars Kevin Gillespie and Gregory Gourdet in a prelude to this week’s “Restaurant Wars.” Meanwhile, eliminated chef Eric Adjepong tried to fight his way back into the competition on “Last Chance Kitchen,” but Nini Nguyen managed to retain her status in by cooking an Italian fish dish that was Tom Colicchio’s favorite. What happened this week during the show’s most-feared challenge? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the eighth episode of Season 17.
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10:02 p.m. The eight remaining chefs celebrate Kevin and Gregory’s victory in their Hollywood Hills home away from home. Gregory shares that Restaurant Wars was “an absolute disaster” the last time he competed on the show. His Season 12 team had a really broad theme and was all over the place.
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10:02 p.m. The eight remaining chefs celebrate Kevin and Gregory’s victory in their Hollywood Hills home away from home. Gregory shares that Restaurant Wars was “an absolute disaster” the last time he competed on the show. His Season 12 team had a really broad theme and was all over the place.
- 5/8/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Going into Restaurant Wars tonight on “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.,” the two contestants to beat for the season 17 title are still Melissa King and Gregory Gourdet. But what about Kevin Gillespie, who has kept up with them challenge for challenge? Actually, he has outdone them challenge for challenge. In the first seven episodes of the Bravo competition series, he has won six times, more than any other chef.
King, Gourdet and Gillespie are so far the only chefs to win elimination challenges — they’ve each won three, with King and Gillespie sharing the honor in “Get Your Phil” and then Gourdet and Gillespie winning jointly in “Pitch Perfect.” But if you also count the quickfire challenges, Gillespie laps the field: he has won three of those preliminary challenges, more than anyone else. In fact, there has only been one episode out of seven where he hasn’t won one challenge or the other.
King, Gourdet and Gillespie are so far the only chefs to win elimination challenges — they’ve each won three, with King and Gillespie sharing the honor in “Get Your Phil” and then Gourdet and Gillespie winning jointly in “Pitch Perfect.” But if you also count the quickfire challenges, Gillespie laps the field: he has won three of those preliminary challenges, more than anyone else. In fact, there has only been one episode out of seven where he hasn’t won one challenge or the other.
- 5/7/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
At the end of last week’s “Top Chef: All-Stars” episode, which was a prelude to this week’s Restaurant Wars, Kevin Gillespie and Gregory Gourdet‘s concepts for their eateries — the family-style Southern Country Captain and the Haitian-themed Kann — were picked to be used by the two teams of chefs. As we can see from the preview for Thursday’s consequential show (watch it below), Gregory has Lee Anne Wong, Stephanie Cmar and Brian Malarkey onboard his team while Kevin is joined by Bryan Voltaggio, Melissa King and Karen Akunowicz as his cohorts.
We hear head judge Tom Colicchio say as he is seated at a table, presumably at Kann, “There’s not a lot of people eating right now. Empty, empty.” Then we see Karen spill a glass of red wine on a full table at Country Captain. She admits in a confessional, “The judges are going to...
We hear head judge Tom Colicchio say as he is seated at a table, presumably at Kann, “There’s not a lot of people eating right now. Empty, empty.” Then we see Karen spill a glass of red wine on a full table at Country Captain. She admits in a confessional, “The judges are going to...
- 5/4/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
On last week’s episode of “Top Chef,” best friends Nini Nguyen and Karen Akunowicz both were eliminated after their shared sour-and-umami dish failed to fully please the judges’ palates. Mere minutes afterwards they both went up against Lisa Fernandes in “Last Chance Kitchen.” Karen had Tom’s favorite dish, so she was allowed to rejoin the game, while Nini is still in “Lck” limbo and alas, Lisa will have to join the peanut gallery of “Lck” losers. So what happened this week? Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the seventh episode of Season 17, “Pitch Perfect.”
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10:02 p.m. “It’s so quiet,” says Melissa King. “I miss Nini.” Stephanie Cmar is upset that her fellow culinary crime fighters aka Padma’s Angels, Nini and Karen, are duking it out in “Last Chance Kitchen.” She thinks she might be the last angel standing.
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10:02 p.m. “It’s so quiet,” says Melissa King. “I miss Nini.” Stephanie Cmar is upset that her fellow culinary crime fighters aka Padma’s Angels, Nini and Karen, are duking it out in “Last Chance Kitchen.” She thinks she might be the last angel standing.
- 5/1/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Stephanie Cmar will be the next cheftestant eliminated from “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” That’s according to the combined predictions of fans who have placed their bets here in our predictions center going into week seven of the cooking competition. She has struggled for most of the season so far, but she has survived this long. Will she hold on for another challenge, or is her time finally up?
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We’re giving Cmar 16/5 odds of packing her knives and going. She started well enough: in the season premiere, “It’s like They Never Left,” she was on the winning team with Jamie Lynch and Gregory Gourdet, with Gourdet named the winner of that challenge.
But it was downhill from there. She was one of the bottom chefs the next week in “The Jonathan...
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We’re giving Cmar 16/5 odds of packing her knives and going. She started well enough: in the season premiere, “It’s like They Never Left,” she was on the winning team with Jamie Lynch and Gregory Gourdet, with Gourdet named the winner of that challenge.
But it was downhill from there. She was one of the bottom chefs the next week in “The Jonathan...
- 4/30/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
On last week’s episode of “Top Chef,” Season 6 and 8 competitor Jennifer Carroll failed to tickle the taste buds of the judges with her Sunny Lemon Ginger Love sauce. She then lost in “Last Chance Kitchen” for underestimating the time that her beef sauce needed to thicken while Lisa Fernandes gets to move on in the after-show. This week, the remaining 10 chefs will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the sixth episode of the season, “Get Your Phil.”
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10:02 p.m. It’s rise and shine time in the roomy house in the scenic Hollywood Hills. Nini Nguyen and Brian Malarkey share a love of crystals, apparently. She explains, “It’s ‘Top Chef.’ Everyone at some point will have negative energy. And when they do I hold on to my crystal and I say,...
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10:02 p.m. It’s rise and shine time in the roomy house in the scenic Hollywood Hills. Nini Nguyen and Brian Malarkey share a love of crystals, apparently. She explains, “It’s ‘Top Chef.’ Everyone at some point will have negative energy. And when they do I hold on to my crystal and I say,...
- 4/24/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
In last week’s episode of ‘Top Chef,’ season 4 finalist Lisa Fernandes’s undercooked Brussels sprouts caused her to hear these words for the first time from host Padma Lakshmi’s lips: “Please pack your knives and go.” Luckily, she redeemed herself after she topped Joe Sasto during “Last Chance Kitchen.” This week the Los Angeles edition of Bravo’s reality show has the 11 chefs left in the game cooking with the help of their loved ones. Read on for our minute-by-minute takes on the fifth episode of the season, “Bring Your Loved One to Work.”
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10:02 p.m. Back in the chefs’ digs, Bryan Voltaggio says, “We should have clearly communicated better” to his red teammates about their six-course vegetarian meal. “At the end of the day, you are going to be judged by the plate you place...
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10:02 p.m. Back in the chefs’ digs, Bryan Voltaggio says, “We should have clearly communicated better” to his red teammates about their six-course vegetarian meal. “At the end of the day, you are going to be judged by the plate you place...
- 4/17/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Melissa King won the last two elimination challenges on “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.,” emerging victorious in “Strokes of Genius” and “You’re So Fresh.” As host and judge Tom Colicchio noted, that means she has already won half the challenges. So is she the chef to beat? More and more of the fans we’ve surveyed in our predictions center think so. Check out our odds here, and place your own bets this week and every week before Thursday night’s show.
Going into week three King was down in fifth place with 44/1 odds based on the combined predictions of fans. But after winning “Strokes” with a soup that the judges thought was Michelin-star quality she rose to second place with 9/2 odds. Now after winning “Fresh” with another outstanding soup dish she still ranks second, but her odds have improved to 18/5 as of this writing.
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Going into week three King was down in fifth place with 44/1 odds based on the combined predictions of fans. But after winning “Strokes” with a soup that the judges thought was Michelin-star quality she rose to second place with 9/2 odds. Now after winning “Fresh” with another outstanding soup dish she still ranks second, but her odds have improved to 18/5 as of this writing.
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- 4/16/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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