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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This week’s Top Chef: Las Vegas was all about the “P’s”. Pairing, Pigs, Pinot, and Product Placement reigned supreme in Week 8. Another P, Charlie Palmer, stopped by to be guest judge and to show off his wine tower traversing angels from Aureole. More after the jump.
After taking last week off, Top Chef was back last night. A slot machine finally made its way into the Top Chef kitchen and Tyler Florence stopped by with his impeccable hair to guest judge. Recap after the jump.