Up-to-date Top Chef news from multiple sources covering show and contestant news - brought to you by GuessWhoWins.com http://www.guesswhowins.com/news.php Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:02:03 +0100 http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.guesswhowins.com/news.php http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-cococcia/sam-talbot-on-the-surf-lo_b_894052.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1739562417_256962.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Laura Cococcia: You're known for multiple reasons, primarily from your success on Top Chef, the fairly recent opening of Imperial No 9 (to name a few). What, for you, makes Surf Lodge special? Sam Talbot: Surf Lodge is grassroots for me, it doesn't get ... Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://blog.chron.com/tubular/2011/07/top-chef-texas-will-bravo-film-in-houston-or-what/ <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/3644854026_256424.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Rumor has it that Season 9 of Top Chef will be right here in the Lone Star state. Of course, everyone is sworn to secrecy and keeping a tight lip, but it's hard to keep it under wraps when Emeril Lagasse, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Ryan Scott, ... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979581667 <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/30466431_256423.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Top Chef is one of the most followed reality TV competitions out there, competing with the likes of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, so it's no surprise that another season is currently in the process of being filmed. ... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voracious/2011/07/robin_leventhal_will_never_spi.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/2397343702_256422.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>7 2011 at 10:00 AM &#8203;Our favorite former Top Chef contestant may be in-between jobs (read about her Stopsky's departure in part one of Grillaxin), but Robin Leventhal is optimistic about her next move, "Life is beautiful. If you're open to change and ... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20110707_Philly_com_s_new_food_site.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1630060420_256167.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Four hot hometown chefs with national reputations - Camden-born Food Network personality Aaron McCargo, Jr.; Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga, from Willingboro; Northeast Philly's Jennifer Carroll, chef de cuisine at 10 Arts; and Jack McDavid, ... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/06/3750612/lets-cook-ipad-app-brings-top.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/856138418_256174.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>By Bertolli Olive Oil HOUSTON, July 6, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity chef, restaurateur and Top Chef fan favorite, Fabio Viviani, has partnered with Bertolli Olive Oil to offer an engaging and enlightening iPad app, "Let's Cook!", to at-home chefs, ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://eater.com/archives/2011/07/06/magical-elves-wants-your-desire-for-adventure-on-new-show.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/4053252436_256172.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Magical Elves - the people behind Top Chef - are currently casting for a "potential new series for Bravo." They're looking for chefs of any level in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas who "have a lifelong love affair with food, a passion for ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/125095669.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1892176126_256170.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>The Oshkosh Northwestern reports that Stellings will appear on the show as sous chef to Leanne Wong, who appeared on the first season of Bravo's "Top Chef." The taping is set for July 13 or 20, with the episode airing on the Food Network at a later ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/06/3751581/the-institute-of-culinary-education.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1104123633_256169.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>It frequently hosts media events and serves as a set of shows like Top Chef, Next Food Network Star and Celebrity Apprentice. "BlueStar was developed for people who love to cook and so was ICE," said ICE President Rick Smilow. ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://oshkoshhub.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110705/OSH0505/110705031/Oshkosh-native-compete-sous-chef-Iron-Chef-America-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cimg%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/3290898756_255970.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>He'll be a sous chef under Leanne Wong, the season one winner of "Top Chef" on Bravo. After high school, Stellings enrolled in the French Culinary Institute in New York; he's since worked at a brewery in Tokyo, Japan, and a fusion restaurant in New ... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://njmonthly.com/blogs/tablehopwithRosie/2011/07/05/chefs-on-the-move.html <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1120002390_255969.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Kevin Sbraga from Willingboro, who was previously executive chef at Rat's Restaurant in Hamilton and was the winner of the seventh season of Bravo's Top Chef, will be opening Sbraga in Philadelphia sometime in the fall. Craig Shelton, previously at the ... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://eater.com/archives/2011/07/05/top-chef-texas.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1481499544_255967.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Last week word came that Top Chef was shooting in San Antonio, Texas - Gail Simmons told a local blogger that "You tweeted this location and have compromised our ..." - and now multiple sources are telling us that the next season of Top Chef is going ... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://eater.com/archives/2011/07/05/food-industry-employees-focus-of-new-weight-loss-show.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/3515034203_255964.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Industry members who need to lose 75 pounds or more can apply by sending in a few photos and a 300-word essay. That's a cinch compared with Top Chef's 25-page application, plus producers probably won't ask you to create a dish inspired by a Christmas ... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/food/article/Front-Burner-Bravo-Top-Chef-Texas-1448109.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/851627219_255962.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Our ears perked up and our spidey sense went on alert when Bravo's &#226;&#8364;&#339;Top Chef&#226;&#8364; was in town earlier this month for a live challenge between chefs Dale Talde and Ryan Scott. The crew was aloof about upcoming locations for its TV ... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-nationals/2011/7/3/2256346/mike-isabella-top-chef-winner-nationals-first-pitch <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/2924210519_255772.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>The Top Chef all-star runner-up threw out the first pitch at Saturday's Nationals game. Afterwards, we caught up with him. Jul 3, 2011 - On Saturday afternoon, the Nationals invited celebrity chef Mike Isabella to ... Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.newrochelletalk.com/content/westchester-magazine-hosts-spectacular-wine-and-food-weekend-event <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1864127518_255771.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>... Eric Gabrynowicz of Restaurant North and David DiBari of The Cookery manned the Thermador Demo Kitchen, and the weekend came to a close with a Live Chef Cook-Off featuring Ash Fulk and Dale Talde from Bravo's popular television show, Top Chef, ... Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/06/extreme_chef_food_network.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1726126894_255427.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Granted, it's doled out to the winner of each episode, but it seems like chump change next to the $100000 Top Chef purse. Which leads us to wonder: is Extreme Chef going over the line? Sure, the whole point of cooking competition shows is to take chefs ... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://eater.com/archives/2011/06/30/is-top-chef-season-nine-shooting-in-san-antonio-texas.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/2288844562_255426.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Attending a Beer Pairing Dinner at the San Antonio restaurant Luke, SymiGoddess found herself in the company of Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi, Emeril Lagasse, and chefestapant Tre Wilcox, and did what any good person with a smart phone and ... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voracious/2011/06/what_awaits_top_chef_contestan.php <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/139873521_255424.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>30 2011 at 3:30 PM &#8203;The touring Top Chef road show stopped in San Antonio a few weeks back, delegating season four contestants Dale Talde and Ryan Scott to a local grocery store for a quickfire beef challenge (San Antonians picked the featured ... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://blogs.forbes.com/lisamogensen/2011/06/29/top-chefs-sizzling-summer-beer-pairings/ While Chase Rabenn's, Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio's assistant beer director at Colicchio & Sons, takes his beer very seriously he still knows how to have fun with it. He chose the Southern Tier Hop Sun from New York. Why? He explained, "The Hop Sun ... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.yumsugar.com/Traci-Des-Jardins-Losing-Top-Chef-Masters-18074798 <img src='http://www.guesswhowins.com/images/screenshots/thumb/1801034606_255235.jpg' border='0' align='left' vspace=5 hspace=10>Although she didn't win Top Chef Masters, San Francisco's Traci Des Jardins came pretty close to being the first female Master. After she shared a day of her life with us, she took a quick minute to chat about the Top Chef experience. ... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100