Category: Recaps: Top Chef

Top Chef: Saved From the Bubble

What seems to happen frequently on cooking competition shows is someone cuts themselves with a knife. Edward did it this week. He wasn’t a wuss like Jamie was on Top Chef All-Stars and go to the hospital. He just put on a glove and started cooking, but he was...

Top Chef: Trimming the Fat

The new season in Texas kicked off where they changed the way the show started. I could have been worried about the change, but I’m willing to go along with it. Also, my faith in head judge, Tom Colicchio, was renewed when he kicked off a cocky chef immediately...

Top Chef: Padma in a Bikini

This episode featured Padma in a bikini, a boat captain that looked like Sammy Haggar and the chefs trying to cook on a deserted island. I think the freakiest part of it was everyone in the yacht club they were cooking for and the judges were wearing all white....

Top Chef: Meal Fit for a King?

The show actually sent five finalists to the Bahamas where they were told they had to prepare a meal for a king, but didn’t know he was more of a casual guy than stuffy royalty. After a fire that destroyed most of their prep work, the chefs were shaken...

Top Chef: Everybody Wins

It was the last episode before the finale in the Bahamas where it was down to three girls and two guys. The chefs had one last weird quickfire challenge and and elimination challenge that would focus on their background and families. For once, everyone was on their game, which...

Top Chef: Honor the Fish

This week’s episode was all about Southern cooking. The guest judges were Paula Deen and Josh Besh. They actually carried the theme from the quickfire, where they had to fry up something for Paula, to the elimination challenge, where they had to cook using Southern seafood that benefited the...

Top Chef: Muppets!

The muppets were on Top Chef! They were on just for the Quickfire, but I really hoped they would have been part of the elimination challenge too. I love Cookie Monster and it was just over way too quickly. Even though I did not grow up on Elmo, I...

Top Chef: Beef Tongue

It was all about the beef tongue on the last episode of Top Chef. It didn’t win, but it was in the final three. What made it memorable, besides that it is apparently one of Jimmy Fallon’s favorite dishes, is that the chefs created a little song for it...

Top Chef: Crouching Chef, Hidden Dish

Top Chef: All-Stars Advantage Chef Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a stuffing to win the great stuffing debate. Elimination Challenge: Create a healthy dish to be served head-to-head at the home of the U.S. Open What is up with Jamie this...

Top Chef: Big Red Button

Top Chef: Washington D.C. New York’s Finest Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Mise-En-Place Race & then create a dish Elimination Challenge: Create a dish for one of New York’s finest restaurants Personal story time: I had to take a picture of the...