Monday, May 24, 2010

Top Chef Season 7


Are you ready fellow TC fans? We are getting there. We are off to the nationals capital
for season 7. That is right... Washington DC.
Ah, a Top Chef Oval Office.



And there is a new Judge this season.... YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eric will be joining Tom, Padma and Gail. Oh this is going to be fun.

Mark Wednesday June 16th for the start and we will provide more information in the weeks to come.

Yea!!! Top Chef is coming!!!!

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posted by Blogging Top Chef @ 10:08 PM   3 comments

Padma Makes Reality TV Cougars List

Click HERE to see who the other Cougars are.

All we know is Sous Chef Humor wants the shoes!!!

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Want to cook like a Top Chef?

Well here's your chance,





Anthony Jones - AHN Entertainment Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - "Top Chef" has already launched two spin-off shows, books, a line of cutlery, and more. Now, the hit Bravo show is allowing fans to learn how to cook like a "Top Chef" by attending culinary school, without ever leaving their homes.

Top Chef University is a new online culinary academy which teaches everything from basic knife skills to more advanced culinary trends. The online culinary school features content from the show's "chef'testants" across 200 lessons in 12 courses.

With over 60 hours of comprehensive material, lessons include "Basics and Technique," "Desserts," and "Entertaining, Molecular, Advanced Culinary Skills," which will likely include a cameo from Richard Blais of "Top Chef" Season 4.

Other memorable names and faces from the past seasons of "Top Chef" include winner Stepanie Izard of "Top Chef: Chicago," Spike Mendelsohn of "Top Chef: Chicago," Kevin Gillespie of "Top Chef: Las Vegas," and Carla Hall of "Top Chef: New York."

The site, created by Jeff Goldenberg of Post Oak Productions, along with resident judge Gail Simmons and culinary director Anthony Hoy Fong, will let students work their way into "Top Chef" certification.

"Top Chef is one of television's most popular franchises and we are delighted to be extending this property to the web with what we believe to be the ultimate destination for culinary education," said Goldenberg. "We have developed the site with like-minded, food lovers in mind and believe our top-notch curriculum and instructors will be a real asset to those fans who want to learn from the best in the business."

Top Chef University also costs the fraction of actual culinary school. A monthly course will run $24.95, or $199.95 gets students access to the entire curriculum for a year. Fans and foodies can visit the new online school at www.topchefuniversity.com.


Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018730614#ixzz0oLZpR2ON "

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BTC on Facebook-For real this time




We are finally on FaceBook. The HoInMo, my sister, has graciously stepped up and taken over the page for me since I was hopelessly lost. So, head on over and check us out.

Click here to go to our FaceBook page.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Toby Young out, Eric Ripert in





As reported by HitFlix,

"
Bravo has set a June premiere date for the seventh installment of "Top Chef" and announced a new judge.

"Top Chef: Washington D.C." will take the aspiring cheftestants to the Beltway starting on Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.

The season will include appearances by many of The District's most powerful personalities from politics and the media, including Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, White House chef Sam Kass, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, Congressman Aaron Schock of Illinois, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, CIA Director Leon Panetta and NBC White House Correspondent Savannah Guthrie.

Padma Lakshmi will return as host and Tom Colicchio is back as head judge. The rest of the judging panel includes returning critic Gail Simmons, plus "regular guest judge" Eric Ripert, chef and owner of New York's acclaimed Le Bernardin restaurant. Ripert will be taking the place of Toby Young.

This season's contestants are:

- Alex Reznik, 33 – Hometown: Brooklyn, NY; Resides in Hollywood, CA
- Amanda Baumgarten, 27 – Hometown/Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
- Andrea Curto-Randazzo, 39 – Hometown: Vero Beach, FL/Resides in: Miami Beach, FL.
- Angelo Sosa, 34 – Hometown: Connecticut; Resides in New York, NY.
- Arnold Myint, 32 – Hometown/Resides in: Nashville, TN.
- Ed Cotton, 32 – Hometown: Boston, MA; Resides in New York, NY.
- Jacqueline Lombard, 33 – Hometown: Boston, MA/Resides in Brooklyn, NY.
- John Somerville, 42 – Hometown/Resides in: West Bloomfield, MI.
- Kelly Liken, 33 – Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA/Resides in: Vail, CO.
- Kenny Gilbert, 36 – Hometown: Cleveland, OH/Resides in: Telluride, CO
- Kevin Sbraga, 30 – Hometown/Resides in: Willingboro, NJ.
- Lynne Gigliotti, 51 – Hometown: Philadelphia, PA/Resides in Hyde Park, NY.
- Stephen Hopcraft, 40 – Hometown: Cleveland, OH.; Resides in Las Vegas, NV
- Tamesha Warren, 24 – Hometown: Barbados; Resides in Washington D.C.
- Tiffany Derry, 26 – Hometown: Beaumont, TX/Resides in: Dallas, TX
- Timothy Dean, 39 – Hometown: Washington D.C./Resides in Baltimore, MD
- Tracey Bloom, 33 – Hometown: Rochester, NY/Resides in Atlanta, GA


The Emmy-nominated Magical Elves (as always, not real magical elves, alas) return to produce "Top Chef: Washington D.C." Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz ("Top Chef Masters," "Dance Your Ass Off"), Liz Cook and Casey Kriley serve as executive producers. Chaz Gray serves as co-executive producer."


Thanks Nicole

posted by Blogging Top Chef @ 6:01 PM   1 comments

Monday, May 10, 2010

Tom Colicchio on Treme


Be sure to check out the HBO show , Treme, for guest appearances by Tom Colicchio, Wylie Dufrense, Eric Ripert and David Chang. The episode is titled "Shame, Shame, Shame" and airs several times throughout the week. Check local listings for time.

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