Let The Food Fight Begin. Top Chef All Star Season

First, to all my fellow TC fans. I am so sorry we let season 7 go by without much blogging. Work has taken a large amount of my time but I am grateful to have the job. Second, to the chefs of season 7. We were not dogging you and I am sorry we did not blog you as well. And to the funny lady who shares this kitchen with me. Thanks for hanging in there with me baby.
Love you all
Sous Chef Humor

Now onto The All Star Season.

We are not going to miss this one. Oh hell no!!! So here they come beginning this Wednesday night.

Tre Wilcox, Season 3 - Now that I live near him... I will be over to Loft 610 Tre so get ready for me. We are going to kick it. Ok we already know who I am cheering for!

Tiffany Derry, Season 7
Tiffani Faison, Season 1
Stephen Asprinio, Season 1
Spike Mendelsohn, Season 4
Richard Blais, Season 4
Michael Isabella, Season 6
Marcel Vigneron, Season 2
Jennifer Carroll, Season 6
Jamie Lauren, Season 5
Fabio Viviani, Season 5
Elia Aboumrad, Season 2
Dale Talde, Season 4
Dale Levitski, Season 3
Casey Thompson, Season 3
Carla Hall, Season 5
Antonia Lofaso, Season 4
Angelo Sosa, Season 7

The good, the bad, the sweet, the funny and the HOT!!! WOW this is going to be good and if this was not enough.... he is back.... Chef Anthony Bourdain along with Tom and Padma.

Could Christmas get any better than this? Who you cherring for. Let us know in the comment area below

So yes fellow fans... we are back to blogging and hope you will join us.

1. We will have LIVE chat on Wednesday nights
2. If you are also blogging, let us know and we will link you in.

We have missed you all but we are glad to be back.

Let the food fight begin. Woohoo!!!!!

Pepperidge Farm Invites You to “Ask Gail!”

WHAT: An exclusive live chat with TV’s favorite foodie, Gail Simmons, who will share her expert tips and exclusive recipes for simple yet impressive holiday entertaining with Puff Pastry!

WHO: Culinary expert, food critic & television personality Gail Simmons

WHEN: Thursday, December 2^nd at 1:00pm EST

WHERE: Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry’s USTREAM channel

HOW:

1. RSVP by replying to this invitation
2. Sign up for a USTREAM account – it’s easy and free!
3. Logon to ask Gail your questions… Or submit your questions ahead of time on the Puff Pastry web site or Tweet to @PepperidgeFarm using “#AskGail”

Top Chef Yigit Pura Offering Pumpkin Tarts for Thanksgiving

Lifted this story from SF Weekly.




By Carina Ost




Want a slice of Yigit Pura, winner of Top Chef: Just Desserts and pastry chef for S.F.'s Taste Catering? After we reported that Yigit's single, with dreams of opening a dessert shop with his Bravo winnings, we found out we can actually get a taste of this cutie pie without waiting for his dessert house to launch. For Thanksgiving, Pura is selling his pumpkin custard tart, with all proceeds benefiting people in need. Order one of Yigit's $35 tarts online through Gilt City, and 70 percent of proceeds go to SkillsUSA, a national charity that supports career and technical education. You can pick up the tart Wed., Nov. 24, at HELLO The Candystore Collective (2226 Bush, at Fillmore), between 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. You get to give back, support a great cause, and get a Yigit pumpkin pie on your Thanksgiving table. As Yigit would say, nothing wrong with that.

You have until tomorrow at noon to order ― unless they run out sooner.

Can I Get a Hootie?

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- According to a new survey, three out of five American families are planning to serve their Thanksgiving meal on the same budget as last year(1). Dedicated to helping families deliver a Thanksgiving feast full of all the trimmings this holiday season, Walmart /quotes/comstock/13*!wmt/quotes/nls/wmt (WMT 54.10, -0.03, -0.05%) teamed with Carla Hall ("Top Chef") to provide tips on how families can trim their budget but still create a delicious meal made with love.


Click here to get the rest of the story complete with a recipe for Carla Hall's Savory Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe with Wheat Chex(R) and sage crumble.

Just in time for Christmas.

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Just like Gayle Simmons promised on Wednesday night’s episode of “Top Chef: Just Desserts,” fans of the show (or at least of unique chocolate creations) can now get a taste of the show thanks to Godiva. The winning desserts of Wednesday night's Quickfire challenge, where contestants had to create four different chocolates inspired by their own story for a Godiva gift box, are now on sale.


Read the rest of the story at AllHeadlineNews.com and buy the 8pc. Top Chef Just Desserts Chocolate Gift Box at Godiva.com.

story: Anthony Jones.

Top Chef All-Stars

story:Raphael Brion


The new season of Top Chef will air Dec. 1. For a complete list of contestants and judges check out Eater.com.

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time- Top Meth

WARNING: Video is not for kids or people with no sense of humor.




Check Nick out here.


EDIT: Sorry, couldn't get the video to work. Click the link to watch the video.

Twins!

photo: Shelly Mosman
story: Natalie Finn

The stork has delivered two helpings of newborn to Top Chef's Brian Malarkey.

The season-three finalist and wife Chantelle Marie welcomed fraternal twins on Oct. 18, son Miles James and daughter Sailor Elizabeth, People reports.

The newbies join 2-year-old brother Huntington O'Neil around the family table.

Malarkey, who made it all the way to the final four in Aspen on Top Chef, is now head "cheferee" on TLC's Kick Off Cook Off.

Read more here.