Top Chef

Top Chef secrets for a more organized kitchen: Gail Simmons

Jessica Padykula — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0700

SheKnows got some insider kitchen tips straight from the stars of Top Chef. We asked Tom Coliccho and Gail Simmons to share their secrets for staying organized in the kitchen.

Top Chef secrets for a more organized kitchen: Tom Colicchio

Jessica Padykula — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0700

SheKnows got some insider kitchen tips straight from the stars of Top Chef. We asked Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to share their secrets for staying organized in the kitchen. Here, we’re in the kitchen with Tom Colicchio.

Heart health tips from Top Chef alum Antonia Lofaso

Claire Gallam — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:30:00 -0800

With more than 42 million women suffering from heart disease in the U.S., focusing on a healthy lifestyle has never been more important. Check out these healthy living and eating tips from a recent interview with Top Chef alum Antonia Lofaso.

Padma Lakshmi's steamy winter beauty secrets

Cristina Gibson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0800

We caught up with the Bravo beauty to find out how to look your best all year-round using what you already have in your house.

Favorite 2012 reality winners (plus two "losers" we love)

Deirdre Kaye — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:40:00 -0800

2012 was full of big winners on reality TV! We take a look back at a few of our favorites.

Spike Mendelsohn's unique holiday recipes

Karen Miner — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 -0800

Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn talks cooking, holidays, life after Top Chef and more. Find out what he’s been up to since becoming a fan favorite.

Top Chef Texas: The finale

Karen Miner — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:46:00 -0800

All the drama, tears and cooking are over and so is Top Chef Texas. After battling it out in the finale, Paul Qui beat out Sarah Grueneberg and is going home with $125,000.

Get healthy with Top Chef and Michelle Obama

Jessica Padykula — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:39:00 -0800

Cooking competitions are fun to watch -- Top Chef especially. Now in its ninth season, it's a captivating adventure in food – talented chefs, high-level cooking, gorgeous food and kitchen drama make for a fun, fast-paced watch whether you know your way around a stove or not. Now the popular show is doing something to give back and slicing, dicing and sautéing for a good cause. em>Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio, along with several former contestants, want to help students across the country eat healthier

Top Chef: Texas premieres Nov. 2 with a record 29 chefs

Erica Sagon — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:30:00 -0700

With 29 contestants and a side competition that takes place online, Top Chef: Texas is stepping it up this season.

BAM! Emeril Legasse is Top Chef's new judge!

Krystal Clark — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:31:00 -0700

It looks like Emeril Legasse will shout his famous phrase at the new and unsuspecting cast of Top Chef. The producers want to add some spice to the competition and Legasse's just what the viewers ordered.

Chef Fabio Viviani: Eco-friendly cookware and recipes

Michele Borboa, MS — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:11:00 -0700

Looking for a tasty way to go green in the kitchen? Try swapping your conventional non-stick cookware for an eco-friendly brand of cookware that is passionately recommended by a celebrity chef! Leading Italian cookware maker Bialetti recently partnered with the fan favorite Top Chef star chef Fabio Viviani to promote their new Aeternum eco-friendly pans. Here’s what chef Viviani has to say about the green cookware and a few of his favorite Italian recipes that you, too, can cook to delicious perfection.

Padma Lakshmi devastated by baby daddy drama

Caroline Goddard — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:11:00 -0800

Padma Lakshmi is "devastated" that her baby daddy Adam Dell has taken their custody issues public.

Custody battle brewing for Padma Lakshmi

Caroline Goddard — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0800

Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi is gearing up for a battle royale with her baby daddy Adam Dell.

Top Chef All-Stars Recap

Russell W. Warnick — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:03:00 -0800

"Top Chef" returns, bringing back previous contestants with their new, sleek, black chef coats and pouting faces for an ultimate showdown of mastery in the kitchen with "Top Chef All-Stars." The folks over at Bravo have overhauled "Top Chef" to bring you a more refined and sophisticated look. Padma Lakshmi is still the host, but alongside Tom Colicchio at the judges' table, is none other than Anthony Bourdain, who is sure to bring in some bleeping sharp criticism throughout the season.

Yigit Wins "Top Chef: Just Desserts"

Russell W. Warnick — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:11:00 -0800

It has been just under three months since we were introduced to the overly emotional, whiney collective that made up the contestants of the reality television show, "Top Chef: Just Desserts," and what a ride it's been. From the outset, we came to realize that this bunch of misfits, albeit extremely talented in the art of baking, were very much a histrionic bunch.

Why some food tv shows just don't cut it

Russell W. Warnick — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:54:00 -0700

When it comes to food and cooking, creativity is a key ingredient, but originality is sweeter. To develop a dish that is unique will have you wanting more and that also rings true for television. In the world of reality food television there is, I would say, a saturation of the same kind of shows, for instance, Food Network’s "Meat & Potatoes" and "Food Feuds," Travel Channel’s "Man v. Food" and "Food Wars." They all follow the same concept—to travel the country and dissect regional dishes, often pitting local restaurants against one another. As much as this is fascinating, especially when traveling, some shows just don’t cut it.

Food TV: Pastry faux pas

Russell W. Warnick — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:45:00 -0700

This week’s episode of Top Chef: Just Desserts was brought to you by Project Runway. Bravo had a momentary lapse in judgment, forgetting it no longer produces reputable fashion shows. Next week, Bravo reverts to its originally scheduled programming — desserts. Oh, and as quickly as a collapsing soufflé, Heather C. was in, and now she is out again.

Keeping reality food TV real

Russell W. Warnick — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0700

There is one thing I can do well and that is watch television...come to think of it, there are many things I can do well, but we don’t need to go there quite yet, our friendship is still fresh. What I can’t do well is talk sports around the water cooler. While living in England, soccer wasn’t something I could discuss intelligently—and having lived in the U.S. for more than seven years now, I think I’ve “watched” all of seven football games. These were in the form of Super Bowl Sunday—and what does any food obsessed person do on Super Bowl Sunday? Cook. But I digress.

Top Chef season 7 chooses its top chef: Kevin

Kristin Watson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:44:00 -0700

Bravo and Top Chef took season seven to Washington D.C. and Wednesday night they hailed to their own top chef. Kevin turned his culinary dreams into a reality as he took home the title of top chef and $125,000.

Bravo debuts new show Top Chef: Just Desserts

Kristin Watson — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:12:00 -0700

Bravo's Top Chef isn't just for dinner anymore. The clever chef competition show is branching out with its new series, Top Chef: Just Desserts.

Padma Lakshmi has a girl

Caroline Goddard — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0800

Padma Lakshmi has given birth to a baby girl!