Exclusive: True Tales of a ‘Top Chef’ Paparazzo; Six Cheftestants Left?
What we heard while loitering outside Le Bernardin today.
Posted 08/19/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Shooting at Le Bernardin Tomorrow Night
Stop reading blogs on Thursday morning if you want to avoid ‘Top Chef’ spoilers.
Posted 08/01/08 in Grub Street
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First ‘Top Chef’ Spoiler of the Year Comes Courtesy of the ‘Today’ Show
A watermelon salad wins the day.
Posted 07/14/08 in Grub Street
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‘Time Out New York’ Tries, in Vain, to Show a Nicer Side of Lisa Fernandes
Is Lisa Fernandes all bad? Maybe.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Runner-up: “When I'm Cooking, I'm Happy”
We interview a chef who made it to the finals, but not to the top.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
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Defeated Cheftestant: ‘That Night Was Crushing’
A Top Chef finalist relives last night's episode with us. Spoiler-filled interview below!...
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Winner Tells All
What it's like to watch the sun rise with Daniel Boulud.
Posted 06/11/08 in Grub Street
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Our Favorite Moments From a Very Special Season of ‘Top Chef’
Faded photographs … covered now with lines and creases …
Posted 06/09/08 in Grub Street
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Tom Colicchio Punctures the Myth of the Faux-Hawk
Tom Colicchio on the Chang bus and the advantages of being bald.
Posted 06/06/08 in Grub Street
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Tom Colicchio Denies ‘Top Chef’ Conspiracy
But he doesn't understand how Lisa made it past Dale, either.
Posted 06/05/08 in Grub Street
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Vanquished Cheftestant Blames a Distraction
Undercooked pigeon peas and messy plating stole away one chef's dreams.
Posted 06/05/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Tease Fills Adam Platt With Rancor
After a poor performance, our least-favorite chef hangs on to torture us.
Posted 05/29/08 in Grub Street
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Banished Cheftestant Should Have Kept His Hat On
Spike Mendolsohn laments wet scallops and food blogs.
Posted 05/29/08 in Grub Street
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Adam Platt Predicts a Dull Future for ‘Top Chef’
The final four chefs prepare for their trip to Puerto Rico, but does anyone even care anymore?
Posted 05/22/08 in Grub Street
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Latest ‘Top Chef’ Departee Feels Like a New York Knick
"I will never in my life surround myself with such negativity," says the latest cheftestant to leave the show.
Posted 05/22/08 in Grub Street
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Adam Platt Fears the Gaze of the ‘Top Chef’ Gorgon
Dale and Lisa's tango of hatred truly terrified us on this week's 'Top Chef.'
Posted 05/15/08 in Grub Street
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Defeated Cheftestant Just Wants to Help Fat Cops
A tasteless (and riceless) sushi sends the latest eliminated cheftestant back to his post at Le Cirque.
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