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All Top Chef Interview with Chris Jones

noreply@blogger.com (Laura K) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Top Chef contestant Chris Jones talks about his experience on the Bravo show.

Chris is the Chef de Cuisine at moto restaurant and at iNG in Chicago.

Click here to visit the moto website.

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Thank you Chef Chris!

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Bravo Exit Interview - Chris Jones

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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ATC Love to Chef Chris Jones

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

While Chef Jones' version of chicken salad was indeed lighter than that of his competitor's, the judges felt that he missed the mark on flavor and probably shouldn't have made the sandwiches in advance. But kudos to Chris for staying true to himself and his innovative cooking style.

Top six isn't anything to sneeze at. Congrats on your achievements to this point, Chef, and best of luck in the future.

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Congratulations, Chef Paul Qui!

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Ok now, this is getting serious. Chef Paul Qui has won his umpteenth Elimination Challenge and another $15K for his bank account. His healthy version of kal bi, done as a ground turkey ssam, won him the most votes by the block party diners, and a big thumb's up from all the judges.

Top five, baby!

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Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 12

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

This week, the challenges seemed to get more complicated than necessary. For the Quickfire, the cheftestants were divided into three teams of two: Grayson and Chris, Ed and Paul, and Sarah and Lindsay. Each team was responsible for peeling umpteen shrimp, making fresh pasta, and shucking a large quantity of corn, with which they would then create a dish in whatever time they had left from forty minutes. Kinda like the relay races of seasons past, but not. Guest judge Cat Cora and regular judge Emeril decided that out of the three teams, they preferred the shrimp and bacon pasta created by Chris and Grayson, earning them each $5,000.

For the Elimination Challenge, rather than cooking as a team, each dynamic duo had to face each other in cooking their version of a single dish. The dishes would then be served at a block party for 200 people who would be responsible for choosing the winning dish from each pair. After the cheftestants chose the dish they wanted to make, Padma added a twist: they will have to create a lightened version of it for the challenge, to appease sponsor Healthy Choice.

Paul's turkey lettuce wrap version of kalbi beat out Ed's short rib version. Lindsay's Greek-ish lamb and veal meatball beat out Sarah's turkey version by a small margin. And Grayson's made-to-order chicken salad sandwiches beat out Chris' version made with tofu mayo. Once again, Paul wins the challenge - and gets another $15,000 for his growing wallet. It's looking like his partner, Ed, is going to bite the dust, but in a surprise ending, it's Chris who ends up being sent home.

So what did you think? Should Chris have gone home? Please leave a comment!

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Bravo's Next Food Reality Show!

noreply@blogger.com (Intuitive Eggplant) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Check out the preview, featuring "creator" Ed Lee!

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Top Chef Texas Reunion

noreply@blogger.com (Intuitive Eggplant) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:01:00 +0000

It sounds like there will really be a Reunion show this season. Bravo's website is inviting you to submit a question to: topchefreunion@gmail.com

We're down to six contestants as tonight's show starts. How many episodes do you think remain for TC Texas? Remember, a Last Chance Kitchen winner will be waiting in the wings . . .

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Top Chef Texas Episode 12 Previews

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

BRAVO’s Top Chef: Texas, Wednesday 1/25 @ 10/9c – These cheftestants may have survived last week’s wrath of the evil queen, but the competition is only getting harder. This week’s quickfire challenge is all about speed, with only 30 minutes to prep the meal, some chef’testants may be left without a dish when the clock runs out. And later, the chef’s go head-to-head with an opponent of their choosing. Each pair chooses one dish that they will both make, but the person who makes the dish the judges like least is at risk of being sent home for good.

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Recap Roundup: Top Chef Texas Episode 11

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Minxeats on the Quickfire: "Padma (wearing the most hideous jumpsuit since the camel toe delight that Santino created for Kara Janx in season 2 of Project Runway) comes out with this week's guest judge, Eric Ripert, and tells the chefs that the conveyor belt will be part of the challenge. Various ingredients will be sent out on it and the cheftestants each must choose three to incorporate into a sophisticated dish. It's kind of like a DIY version of Chopped, in which the chefs will have to make do with combinations like Cream of Wheat, Neopolitan ice cream, and gefilte fish, or enoki mushrooms, canned peaches, and chilled monkey brains."

Jordan Baker on ze Frawnch accent: "On top, we have Sarah, whose dish was interesting and a 'sooprize,' Lindsay, and Beverly, who would’ve won by a mile if she’d gotten all the ingredients on the plate. And the 'weenair' is Lindsay, who had the most '‘armonious deesh'. She takes it as a backhanded compliment – though she won, her dish wasn’t really the best… but it’s still immunity. I’ll take 'Things You Shouldn’t Do To A Gift Horse' for a thousand, Alex."

My Monkey Could Do That on Bev's departure: "Everyone made good dishes, but someone has to go home. And that person is Beverly. Dammit. It’s telling that Bev turns to Grayson, who hugs her, while Sarah starts walking out of the room without her. And she could have had immunity! Damn Rice Krispies! She’s glad she showed people how strong she was, in addition to how well she cooks. According to Tom’s blog, it came down to the theme. Beverly just didn’t do as well fitting the theme as the other two."

A Just Recompense on Chris' Quickfire experience: "MotoChris is the star of the Elimination Challenge though: Chris vs The Lobsters. There’s a bucket of lobsters on the conveyor belt, but it eludes him. He waits for it to come around again. And it doesn’t. He finally realizes – they took it off the belt! F&#cking Bastards! He goes back to work on some other stuff, like foie gras and vanilla, cauliflower, and asparagus, and the lobster comes out again – he races over to the belt very slowly, not like a guy who needs to outrun those lobsters, and they disappear into the void again. And let’s do it one more time. He still doesn’t hurry, but he gets close enough to grab the bucket just as it heads through the carwash strips into oblivion – it resists him – he pulls – it keeps going – No, He Will Conquer! He tightens his grip and yanks, and it’s MotoChris with the Lobster! Unfortunately, it doesn’t do him much good. His butter poached lobster is in the bottom three. Padma says something about the cauliflower and vanilla bringing out chocolate notes, which doesn’t seem like a bad thing, but in the end, Eric says it never came together and the ingredients were not complimentary. No Kobayashi Maru for you, MotoChris."

Max the Girl on Tom: "Anyway, the most charming thing about this episode is how nerdy and tongue-tied Tom Colicchio gets around Charlize Theron. He keeps trying to make these clever little jokes and they keep backfiring. It’s funny to see a man who is sex symbol to many (including someone whose name rhymes with 'faxthewhirl') just totally lose his cool."

Eater offers this nifty animated gif of Chris and the elusive lobsters:

Padma Lakshmi for PopWatch on Charlize: "It was wonderful [working with Charlize Theron]. I had met Charlize years ago because she’s always been a fan of the show and I just ran into her – I can’t remember now, how – but she’s very funny and obviously very beautiful and very talented. She actually does an impression of me, which I never thought I was that interesting to do an impression of, but it’s funny. [Guests] usually tell us what they want to eat and what they don’t want to eat. Charlize was certainly game for anything."

Entertainment Weekly wonders: "I have to say, the dinner service, which took place in a Gothic-style dining room, was a little ridiculous. I don't know if the judges were drunk from the red wine or all that star power in the room. Charlize is A-list enough to make even the most celebrity-jaded person act a bit sycophantic, and I have to question whether the judges would have been as into the super-literal, over-the-top dishes if Charlize hadn't expressed such delight in them first. Just watching the judges laugh their asses off each time Charlize or anyone else made a lame Evil Queen pun -- and there were a lot of those -- was a little icky. It felt as though Padma and even Eric were thinking of things to do and say to make the only Oscar winner in the room laugh. Eric Ripert hanging a chicken leg from a chandelier -- really? He was like a child begging for attention. You can get kicked out of Le Bernardin for not wearing the right jacket."

Cliffieland on truth: "Sarah should really reexamine how she makes risotto if every judge who's tasted hers has suggested it's not cooked properly."

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All Top Chef Interview with Beverly Kim

noreply@blogger.com (Laura K) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Top Chef Texas contestant, Beverly Kim talks about her experience on the show.

Beverly is the chef de cuisine at Aria in Chicago.

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Thank you Beverly!

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Top Recipe - Paul Qui's Foie Gras with Bacon, Pumpernickel, Pickled Cherries and Beets

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

While this dish has a bazillion different elements, none of them seem particularly difficult to prepare.

Foie Gras with Bacon, Pumpernickel, Pickled Cherries and Beets

1 medium sized beet, with greens
2 cups water
1 cup white vinegar
Sugar, as needed
1/2 cup cherries, pitted
2 Serrano peppers, finely sliced
2 large shallots, julienned
1/2 cup strawberries, small as possible
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup crimini mushrooms
1/2 loaf pumpernickel bread
1/8 cup toasted walnuts
1/8 cup candied walnuts
8 ounces foie gras
6 slices of apple wood smoked bacon, render until crispy
2 cups apple cider
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 marigold blossoms, garnish

1. Roast beets for 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit wrapped with foil and dressed with vinegar. Let rest, peel and reserve. Reserve beet stems for pickle.
2. Bring vinegar, water, and 1 cup sugar to a boil. Pour over cherries, peppers, beets, and shallots (separately). Let pickle.
3. Combine 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup sugar and water and cure strawberries
4. Sauté mushrooms on medium heat until golden brown.
5. Toast pumpernickel in oven until dry and pulse in robo coup with walnuts.
6. Sear foie gras on high heat until golden brown on both sides and take off heat and let rest.
7. Reduce apple cider and red curry paste.
8. Render bacon in butter.
9. Mix everything together and season with salt and black pepper, garnish with marigold blossoms.

© 2012 PAUL QUI

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Bravo Exit Interview - Beverly Kim

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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ATC Love to Chef Beverly Kim

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

In a challenge where nobody seemed to do anything wrong, it was the little things that meant the most. And that little thing on Chef Kim's plate of perfectly cooked halibut and forbidden rice was a gummy sauce thickened with arrowroot. A trifling thing, but enough to get her sent home this week.

Beverly won last week's Elimination Challenge, so this was a big surprise to us all. Keep up the good work, Chef Kim! You are strong and talented and will have a successful culinary career!

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Congratulations, Chef Paul Qui

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Once again, Chef Paul Qui has come out victorious at the end of a, well, challenging Elimination Challenge. While everyone performed well this week, Chef Qui took the prize for his enchanted forest of myriad different items, and a bloody handprint to decorate the plate for White Queen Charlize Theron.

You are on a roll, Chef - we expect to see you in the final three!

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Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 11

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

This week, the chefs were sent back to San Antonio to do battle in their original kitchen where a mysterious conveyor belt has been installed. The chefs must choose three ingredients from the rather odd variety that will appear on the belt and use them in one dish. Guest judge Eric Ripert is on hand to help Padma taste the resulting combinations and choose a winner who receives immunity from elimination. And that winner is Lindsay for grabbing ingredients appropriate to a bouillabaisse-type concoction that pleases Chef Ripert.

On to the Elimination, which is to cook a macabre feast for guest Charlize Theron, who is starring in a new movie called Snow White and the Huntsman. So basically the whole episode is a promo for the movie, which looks to be pretty good, apart from the expressionless waif who plays Snow White. Anyhoo...each chef cooks a course for the dinner served to Chefs Ripert, Lagasse, and Colicchio, plus Padma and Charlize. Ed incorporates spiky fried fish scales and sauces representing good and evil, while Lindsay makes a witches' stew of short ribs and dragon beans. Grayson serves a black chicken leg with the claw still attached, and Sarah creates a blood-red risotto redolent of amarena wine and lamb heart. Paul wins the challenge with his multi-component "enchanted forest" decorated with a "bloody" handprint.

During dinner, only compliments are heard, but during the judging, nitpicking arises. Sarah's risotto is salty. A couple of Grayson's components are misplaced. But Beverly's gummy sauce sticks most in the judges' craw and they send her home.

So what did you think this week? Fun challenge? Please leave a comment!

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Top Chef Texas Episode 11 Previews

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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Recap Roundup - Top Chef Texas Episode 10

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Jordan Baker on nerds: "Back. At the chefquarters at the Driskill, the chefs continue planning. Ponytail Chris calls this challenge 'The Kobayashi Maru' of Top Chef. Oh, lord Jesus. I can’t decide if I’m more embarrassed for him using that reference, or myself for knowing what it means even before he goes into his convoluted and super dorky explanation."

Minxeats on conspiracy theories: "The next day is the girls' turn. During prep, predictably, Sarah and Lindsay talk to Beverly like she's a child, and Bev - used to the abuse - just takes it. Oddly enough, Lindsay assigns the execution of her halibut dish to the hated Beverly, who has her own complicated dish to prepare. Why didn't Lindsay give her dish to Sarah or Grayson? Presumably it was because she wanted Beverly to fail, to screw things up for her, so she'd have someone to blame at Judges' Table. Just a theory."

David Dust on Team Estrogen's performance: "Now it’s the ladies’ turn. The gals seem to instantly be at each other’s throats, with Lindsay and Sarah talking to Beverly like a child who rides the shortbus. Also, their service is a mess – with people (including the judges) waiting to be seated and long wait times for each course. However, the judges seem really happy with the vast majority of their food."

Max the Girl on names: "'The bottom line, the food just didn’t wow us,' says Tom. 'All of you get an F here. Any one of you could go home for the mess that was Canteen.' (Huh. So maybe “Mess Hall” would’ve been a more appropriate name?)"

A Just Recompense on confusion: "We join the chefs as they enter the Palm Door. No, that’s not a typo, it’s how Texas spells Palme D’Or, which is why it’s such a good thing American textbook publishers gear everything they do to Texas (in the same way all bakeries used to kowtow to Pennsylvania). Later, Edward will refer to it as the Pink Avocado which will confuse the hell out of me (is he joking? Aphasic? On LSD? Seriously, a pink avocado is the sort of thing you’d see on LSD) until I discovered, thanks to google, that The Palm Door is a catering hall and the resident catering service is the Pink Avocado. Whew. Glad that’s solved."

Eater on nuts for coconuts: "Ed makes a great looking dessert, but he calls it an Almond Joy cake and infuriates Tom, apparently an Almond Joy super-fan. 'Where’s the coconut? You can’t call it an Almond Joy cake and not have coconut.' When Ed explains where the coconut is, it’s not enough for Tom. Future Top Chef contestants, take note: don’t deprive Tom Colicchio of his coconut. He loves the stuff."

Padma Lakshmi for PopWatch on women competitors: "A lot of times we’ve been accused of sexism because not that many women make it to the finale. The truth is — [though] Tom and I are not involved in this — we try really hard when we cast the show to have an even balance of men and women. If you look at the real professional food world, you will see a very uneven balance. So, we actually bend over backwards to make sure we find interesting, talented, and experienced women to be on the show and we were excited that there were enough women by the time restaurant wars came around that there was an even number. Then, of course, the women won."

Entertainment Weekly on Bully, Part II: "When Beverly pitched doing lamb ribs, Sarah said lamb ribs don't exist, basically. It was a completely BS argument, whatever it was. When Beverly suggested a beet dish, Sarah and her unclassifiable haircut (see photo) said there were too many beet dishes out there already, and how dare she bring another one into the world. 'Beets, beets, beets!' You know, just speaking as an enthusiastic restaurant-goer, I'd guess that there are, like, a billion brussels sprouts being served in New York City as I write this, but that doesn't stop Sarah from serving up an endless supply. Out of other ideas, Beverly finally brought up doing short ribs. Of course Sarah scrunched up her face and said, 'Again?' She was referring to Beverly's short ribs and edamame puree from a few weeks ago. Remember that just last week, Sarah heartily defended Heather for using Ed's cake recipe not once but twice. At this point it's pretty clear that Sarah will hate any of Beverly's ideas just because they're Beverly's and she's an easy target. It probably wouldn't occur to most people to badger a person just because she appears particularly easy to hurt, but that's apparently what Sarah does. I don't like throwing the B word around, but like Heather, Sarah is a bully."

Cliffieland on giving praise where it's not necessarily due: "... the women win and it's Beverly who's awarded the prize of the night's top dish.

This, naturally, galls Sarah and Lindsey soooo much that, once back in the kitchen, Sarah suggests that they all bow down and kiss Linsey's feet for actually having been responsible for the win. (If I have to concoct a way that that makes a lick of sense, I can only imagine that she was suggesting that Lindsey deserves credit for, unlike the men's team, having had the foresight to hide the kitchen from the judges' view so they couldn't see the raging bitchfest that was happening back there.)"

Foodie Buddha once again offers up this week's culinary terms.

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Top Recipe - Beverly Kim's Braised Short Rib over Thai Basil Potato Puree, Appleslaw

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Braised Short Rib over Thai Basil Potato Puree, Appleslaw

This is a recipe for 100, so reduce amounts accordingly. :)

Short Ribs:
35 pounds short ribs
Canola oil, as needed
Salt and pepper, to taste
5 onions, medium diced
2 bunches celery, medium diced
8 carrots, medium diced
10 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
5 white lemongrass stalks, thin sliced
5 dried Thai chilies
4 cans tomato paste
1 bottle red wine
1 cup soy
1 large ginger cluster, thin sliced
4 kiwis, peeled
5 boxes beef stock

Curry Sauce:
5 whole peeled shallots, thin sliced
5 cloves garlic, peeled and miced
1 ginger cluster
5 white lemongrass stalks, thin sliced
1/2 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup tamarind paste
1/2 cup red curry paste
4 cans coconut milk
2 whole guajillo chilies

Potato Basil Puree:
15 pounds Yukon potatoes, peeled
2 quarts Thai basil, leaves plucked
2 quarts heavy cream
4 pounds butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 bunch shallots

Green Apple Kimchi:
6 green apples
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons Korean chili flakes
Salt, to taste

Bok Choy:
Bok choy, stems removed
Olive oil, as needed
Salt and pepper, to taste

Spicy Chili Peanuts:
2 pounds peanuts
Sugar, to taste
2 tablespoons Thai chili garlic paste
Salt, to taste

Short Ribs:
1. Trim beef off the bone and cut into neat squares.
2. Season the ribs with salt and pepper.
3. Sear on both sides on the hot flattop grill with canola oil.
4. In a rondeau, caramelize onion, celery, carrot, 5 cloves garlic, lemongrass and dried Thai chilies. Add tomato paste and caramelize further. Deglaze with red wine. Pour into pressure cookers, reserving a 1/5 of liquid for red curry sauce.
5. Puree soy, ginger, rest of garlic, and kiwi.
6. Add ribs to pressure cookers. Top off with beef stock and the puree. Put lids on top and let it start to whistle on high heat. Lower the flame and let cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until tender, leave braising liquid. Glaze in red curry sauce.

Curry Sauce:
1. In a medium saucepan, caramelize sliced shallots, ginger, garlic and lemongrass. Deglaze with red wine – stock mixture. Add red curry paste, tamarind paste, fish sauce and coconut milk and simmer to marry flavors for 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, soak 2 whole guajillo chilies in hot water. Puree the soaked chilies, taking out the seeds, with the curry base and strain through a chinois.

Potato Basil Puree:
1. Cover the Yukon gold potatoes with cold water and bring to a simmer.
2. Meanwhile sauté Thai basil leaves and sliced shallots. Puree with heavy cream, warm on the stove. Keep the butter out at room temperature. When the potatoes are cooked through, drain potatoes. Let steam for 2 minutes. Pass through a food mill with butter. Fold in hot heavy cream, salt and pepper.

Green Apple Kimchi:
1. Shave apple through mandolin. Juice limes over apple, and add salt and Korean chili flakes.

Bok Choy:
1. Sauté with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Spicy Chili Peanuts:
1. Fry peanuts in fryer. When golden, toss in chili garlic paste, salt and sugar.

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All Top Chef Interview with Ty-Lör Boring

noreply@blogger.com (Laura K) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Top Chef Texas Contestant, Ty-Lör Boring talks about his experience on the show.

A highlight: Ty-Lör is opening a pop-up restaurant in Nolita for Fashion Week in February and also plans to open a Kansas City-Style Barbecue Restaurant with his brother.

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Thank you Chef Ty-Lör!

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Bravo Exit Interview - Ty-Lor Boring

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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ATC Love to Chef Ty-Lor Boring

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

Restaurant Wars has to have a losing team with someone sent home, and unfortunately this week it was Ty-Lor, who didn't wow the judges with either of his dishes, both of which suffered from a lack of seasoning.

Chef Boring, we're so sorry to see you leave the competition at this point. You've really shown that you are a terrific chef and we're certain you have a great career ahead of you.

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Congratulations, Chef Beverly Kim!

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Restaurant Wars is arguably the most difficult contest in the competition and it takes its toll on cheftestants. But despite being treated rather poorly by some of the other chefs on her team, Beverly managed to pull together a delicious dish that the judges and guests enjoyed. A very well-deserved win.

Congrats, Chef Kim! You've shown that you belong in the top seven!

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Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 10

noreply@blogger.com (Neal P) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

This week, the Quickfire round was out the window because it was time for Restaurant Wars!

The eight remaining cheftestants arrived at the Palm Door restaurant to be briefed by Padma and Hugh Acheson on the ground rules. This time around, it would be the boys against the girls. Each team would have the run of the restaurant for one entire evening and serve 100 people. They had to come up with a complete restaurant concept, including the decor. With a total budget of $11,500, each team had to buy furnishings as well as enough food to create six dishes (two choices for each course).

With 45 minutes to plan, the boys came up with the name Canteen and named Ed as the front-of-the-house man. The women decided on a rustic theme called Half Bushel and Lindsay was put out front. Then it was a mad shopping spree to find furniture, dishes, candles, and food.

The next day, the male chefs spent five hours setting up their new restaurant. While Ed handled the front of the room ably, the chefs forgot to appoint someone to expedite, creating some real confusion in the kitchen. It didn't help that the judges, who included Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse, thought the food was lacking in flavor.

Twenty-four hours later, it was the ladies' chance. Obsessed with monitoring the kitchen and her halibut dish, Lindsay lost sight of her job as the greeter, causing major delays with the seating of guests. Sarah appeared to be more preoccupied with beating up on Beverly than cooking the food, so the whole process broke down pretty quickly. Despite the rough sailing, the judges preferred the women's food over the men's. In the end, the food was what gave the women's team the win over the men. For the winning dish, Beverly's braised short ribs won out.

The fellas had to face the music. Although Ed's dessert was deemed the best of the bunch, it was woefully lacking in coconut for a dish named Almond Joy. The biggest offender, however, was Ty-Lor who made a timid Thai-inspired shrimp and crab dish. For his fear of seasoning, Ty-Lor was sent packing.

What did you think about this episode? Please leave a comment!

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Top Chef Texas Episode 10 Previews

noreply@blogger.com (theminx) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

BRAVO’s Top Chef Wednesday 1/11 @ 10/9c – It’s time for restaurant wars! The boys and girls are pitted against each other, but when neither team can pull off a seamless night, the judges are left to wonder if they have chosen the right chefs for this job. The girls’ team is having issues inside the kitchen, while the boys’ team is having problems with the servers outside of the kitchen. The pressure is on and as the girls start to turn on one another, the boys use teamwork to try and save their restaurant. Will either team be able to pull it together, or does this war end without a winner?

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All Top Chef

All Top Chef Interview with Chris Jones

Bravo Exit Interview - Chris Jones

ATC Love to Chef Chris Jones

Congratulations, Chef Paul Qui!

Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 12

Bravo's Next Food Reality Show!

Top Chef Texas Reunion

Top Chef Texas Episode 12 Previews

Recap Roundup: Top Chef Texas Episode 11

Top Chef Video Monday: Fabio Viviani + Kevin Gillespie, and Finale Filming Rumors

All Top Chef Interview with Beverly Kim

Top Recipe - Paul Qui's Foie Gras with Bacon, Pumpernickel, Pickled Cherries and Beets

Bravo Exit Interview - Beverly Kim

ATC Love to Chef Beverly Kim

Congratulations, Chef Paul Qui

Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 11

Top Chef Texas Episode 11 Previews

Recap Roundup - Top Chef Texas Episode 10

Top Recipe - Beverly Kim's Braised Short Rib over Thai Basil Potato Puree, Appleslaw

All Top Chef Interview with Ty-Lör Boring

Bravo Exit Interview - Ty-Lor Boring

ATC Love to Chef Ty-Lor Boring

Congratulations, Chef Beverly Kim!

Reactions to Top Chef Texas Episode 10

Top Chef Texas Episode 10 Previews