Top Chef Tidbits

The Restaurant Girl, provides an interview with Chef Harold. Click HERE to read. We love you Harold!.

From the New York Post - "WOMEN WANTED
REALITY SHOW JUDGE BEMOANS LACK OF WOMEN CHEFS"

Find out Why aren't women making a better showing in the TV kitchens?

Top Chef Host Padma Lakshmi

From MSN.com -" Real Woman, Real Beauty: Why Our Flaws Are Beautiful"

Learn why Padma loves her scar.

Anthony Bourdain Returns To Austin Today!

Anthony Bourdain ,book-tour appearances, is today, Oct. 20, at the Paramount. Knowing this will be hilarious and entertaining, the Austin Chronicle interviewed Bourdain via e-mail.



Click HERE to learn the answers to questions like.

1. Which of your corps de cuisine pals got the rest of the group roped into the Top Chef thing? Have you found it enjoyable?

2. Your criticism of the dishes on Top Chef was much more cutthroat and vicious than the kiddos expected. ... Was this by decree from the producers, or did you feel a need to serve a wake-up call to the combatants?

and much more.

Thanks Nutmeg

Top Chef Season 4

The Chicago TC fans are out and about in search of Chefs for season 4.

Third Coast Toast blog found another blog with pictures of the new chefs.

If you DO NOT want to spoil the wait... then do not peek.

But if you are interested, click HERE to visit Third Coast Toast and click on the link that reads the first pictures of the season four cheftestants.

Thanks Lisa

Friday Top Chef News

Teri Hatcher, Tom Colicchio, and a 'Top Chef' winner among stars to attend 2008 wine festival. Hmmmm?!?! Wonder which Top Chef winner it will be. Harold, Ilan or Hung. Click HERE to read more.




From Buddy TV, Top Chef: Taste Hung Huynh's Final Meal for Yourself. It is worth a try. Click HERE



Check out this interesting article " Cocktail's hour" with a few quotes from Chef Dale.

Top Chef's Lee Anne Wong Co-Host

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Award winning Chef Martin Yan

and Executive Chef, French Culinary Institute and Season One Contestant Top Chef's Lee Anne Wong

will co-host the 4th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards ceremony and announce the 2007 winners at the Cultural Food Expo a union of Asian, Latino, and Kosher culinary show on November 11 at 2:30pm at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Click HERE to learn more.

Top Chef in the News

Top Chef 4 colaborates with Meals on Wheels.




Chef Josie opens her doors!



Get some information about our last 2 Top Chefs.



Ava Gacser thinks Top Chef is Bravo's "ace in the hole".

Candace Dempsey has some Top Chef news to spread.


Dana has the luck of running into Chef Dale.

Monday Morning Mixer

One last time this season... Welcome to the Monday Morning Mixer.

Eric 3000 - He is back from his cruise and though he did not recap the reunion show, he has recap his cruise and talks about the food. Eric will also be recapping Project Runway so be sure to check in with him each week. Eric thank you for a wonderful season of laughs. It has been a joy to highlight your blog each week.

The glamorous Ms. Place of Dishin' Dat has some final thoughts " A Woman Won on Top Chef, Kinda Sorta " and do not miss "Have You Had Your Vegetables? Ms. Place, thank you for being a part of our Monday Mornings. We love you girlfriend.





Cosmo Marius - final thoughts for the season are" Confessions Of A Bravo Whore (Chapter 2) ". His words... not ours. It has been a joy having you in the mix this season. Hope to follow Cosmo during Project Runway as well. Thanks Cosmo.

The talent that is Ms. XaXa and Charlus of Amuse Biatch have some final thoughts and their announcement regarding Project Runway. It has been a thrill to be part of the blogging community with you these past two seasons. We thank you for being a part of the mix and look forward to your coverage of Project Runway.

What'ere, Jane Eyre does not have a recap of the reunion but we wish to thank you for being a part of the mix. We hope you join us next season.

Third Coast Toast. is keeping us updated on season 4 so continue to keep them in your favorites. Thanks for joining the mix and keeping us up to date.

It has been a wonderful season of Monday morning mixers. We look forward to all of you joining us again in season 4.

Don't forget our BFF over on Blogging Project Runway. They are covering everything PR. They are the wonderful blog that started it all and who we all thank for bring us into the blogging world. They are the BEST!!

Top Chef Reunion Sunday Roast

Prepared by Guest Chef The Ho In Mo

One last time for this season TC fans. A good old Sunday Roast. We roast those that we love and who know how to laugh at themselves.





























Your turn. Feel free to leave comments or write your own caption for the picture of Chef's Joey & Brian.
Enjoy everyone!

Could We Recommend A Guest Judge For Season 4?

From Scripps Howard News Service - Parent company to the Food Network, the following article had an interesting quote from Alton Brown.

Make no mistake, said Brown, "The Next Iron Chef" isn't a run-of-the-mill reality, cooking show. This has been a food fight with flair between hardened experts -- so don't expect another version of Bravo's "Top Chef."
"Those people are one step up from Denny's," said a fiery Brown. "My mom could do that. There's nothing cheesy or cheap about (Iron Chef)."

Click HERE to read "Food fight for the next Iron Chef".

We suggest Alton come and be one of the guest judges for season 4.

Top Chefs Keep Winning

From Zagat Releases Latest NYC Survey: Daniel, Gordon, and Danny Big Winners :

The 29th annual Zagat Survey of New York City dining has been released and the big winners are Daniel Boulud, Gordon Ramsay, and Danny Meyer.

Gordon Ramsay at the London secured the nod for Best Newcomer but Top Chef Harold Dieterle's Perilla made the list of notable newcomers.

Way to go Harold. Click HERE to read more.

Chow Sums It Up

CHOW gathered five media experts who were soaked in Top Chef juice for this entire season: Josh Ozersky of Grub Street,

OMG - our BFF Charlus and Miss XaXa of Amuse-Biatch,

and Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic a.k.a. Keckler of Television Without Pity, and Meredith Arthur, who conducted most of the interviews for CHOW.

They discuss whether this was the best season ever, the merits of skill versus passion, and if Top Chef bears any resemblance to My Fair Lady. Plus: Wouldn’t the show be better with some hot sex? And if so, who would have hooked up?

Listen to this Top Chef podcasts:

Way to go Charlus and Miss XaXa

Top Chef News

Regarding the Reunion show. Seen on presents :Top Chef: Playing Favorites





Season 1 Chef Stephen is now blogging about wine. Check it out HERE




At last, food enthusiasts around the world will have the opportunity to explore the world of ethnic cuisine as seen though the eyes of African-American Chefs. Cuisine Noir, the first magazine for and about African-American Chefs is a well overdue online magazine created to highlight the contributions of people of color in the culinary industry. Click HERE to check it out and read about Chef Tre

In honor of Coming Out Day, outzonetv.com is proud to present the coming out stories from some of your favorite Bravo celebrities! Here are Dale and Ted Chats for Outzone TV

Before he was part of the Fab Five, Ted struggled finding his place in the gay community. Check Ted video HERE

Dale tells Ted Allen how going to college helped him come out. Check Dale Video HERE

Oh we get a Christmas gift!!! Check out Tre returns for Top Chef Holiday Special Thanks Josephine

And The Winner IS?

Congratulations to Chef Casey... TC Fan Favorite

Not bad. $10,000

Top Chef Reunion Show Tonight

One more time around the pool. Tonight is the night TC fans. The Top Chef Reunion show and the announcement of the fan favorite. Who do you think it will be?!?!?



Please join us tonight for our Top Chef Live Chat Party here on the blog. The post for the Live chat will go up before the show begins (eastern time). Bring your snacks, cocktails, and be ready to chat about the show!!!





So what happens after tonight? The three of us get to take a break and prepare to watch Project Runway. Our BFF over on Blogging Project Runway have been covering Tim Gunn's new show " Tim Gunn's Guide To Style" and will be covering Project Runway. You won't want to miss what Laura K, T Bone and The Scarlett are blogging.

BPR host a live chat thread each week, so be sure to join them now on Thursday nights and join them when Project Runway begins November 14th.

We LOVE BPR!!!

Chef Biatch Loves a Good Puppet Show

She never saw Marcel’s lips move all season. He’s amazing!

Oh No!!!

" One NY chef loses Michelin star, another gains two"

From New York Reuters - "Tom Colicchio of "Top Chef" fame lost a Michelin star at his New York restaurant Craft, while British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay gained a rare two stars for his first U.S. venture."

Click HERE to read all of it.

Monday Morning Mix

It is Monday and time to read what others thought of the final, part 2.

Eric 3000 - He is back and ready to recap, " Top Chef: Miami: Not in Miami: Special double finale recap!"

The glamorous Ms. Place of Dishin' Dat has some thoughts " Top Chef 3: Another Male Wins the Title "





Cosmo Marius - has a lot to say with " Let’s Talk About Hung, Women in Bravo Land, And Project Runway (Top Chef 3; Finale) "

Amuse-Biatch - is taking a break

What'ere, Jane Eyre is serving up "Top Chef - Season 3, Episode 15 "

Third Coast Toast. Has a love letter to season 3

Thanks everyone. Another great Monday.

Enjoy!