This was the final week in Las Vegas for the chefs before they head off to Napa for the finals of Top Chef. They had one of their toughest challenges creating Bocuse d’Or presentation platters for Thomas Keller and an impressive panel of guest judges. Dishes, details, and results after the jump.

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Last night brought us the semi-finals of The Next Iron Chef. It was the last test before the final two chefs head home to Kitchen Stadium for the culinary battle of their lives. Results, dishes, and more after the jump.

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Top Chef took last week off for an oddly scheduled All-Star Special, but was back last night with Nigella Lawson calling the chefs for breakfast in bed. More after the jump.

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Tonight on Top Chef: Las Vegas it’s breakfast in bed for the judges and a mess in the kitchen for the contestants.

We are down to the final four contestants on The Next Iron Chef and our man Jose Garces has positioned him as the chef to beat. The contest moved to Japan this week and featured an appearance by Iron Chef Morimoto. This set of challenges focused around everyone’s new favorite culinary buzzword, Umami. Find out how it went down after the jump.

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Things have been a bit hectic lately with World Series festivities, but our favorite culinary reality TV shows have been chugging along. We started with 17 dizzying contestants on Top Chef and are now down to 6. The Next Iron Chef wasted no time trimming the fat and we are already left with the final 4. More on what’s been going on after the jump.

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We’ve had a crush on Natalie Portman from before it was probably legal to do so. It doesn’t even matter to us that she’s a vegan although it seems to crush several chefs who were looking forward to getting their steak on at Craft Steak at the MGM Grand.

In honor of everyone’s favorite first baseman and the remaining Iron Chef Contestants, here is a rundown of last night’s Next Iron Chef in six bites.

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It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling from the trees, the Phillies are in the World Series, it’s time for Restaurant Wars on Top Chef. Rick Moonen offered up his bi-level restaurant for this year’s festivities and Jenn Carroll had one of her most memorable performances. It was more Vicente Padilla than Jayson Werth, but memorable nonetheless. More after the jump.

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