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Top Chef All-Stars champ Richard Blais was the guest of honor earlier this week at an event in NYC hosted by the National Pork Board called, "Pork: Be Inspired." He concocted a few pork-based recipes for the assembled reporters, including a delicious ham and herb schnitzel with a 6-minute egg — check out that recipe below. He narrated the process of making the dishes, adding some of his Read more
Who better to cover the last episode of Top Chef All-Stars than former cheftestant (and contender from this season!) Fabio Viviani? Chef, take it away! It's over!! I mean almost. The finale is here in the sunny Bahamas, I'd rather today to go water-skiing than get picked and help my two brothers (hey, at the end they ARE from a different mother), but I'll do my fair share and talk them into NOT Read more
Tonight is the moment we've all been waiting for: the season finale of Top Chef All-Stars. The battle to see who is the better chef is between TC Chicago's Richard Blais, known for his scientific ways, and TC Vegas's Mike Isabella, who's been taken less seriously but is on a roll. My money is on Richard simply because he seems like the better chef. How about you? Who do you think is going to Read more
We've got the hilarious Fabio Viviani's recap of the Top Chef All-Stars season finale coming up later today, but now, I want to get your opinion of the show. I found it highly entertaining, and although I assumed Richard Blais was going to win, I couldn't help but root for Mike, the underdog. The food looked amazing (especially Richard's oyster and Mike's pepperoni sauce!) and it was fun to see Read more
Channel your inner Salvadorian grandma with homemade pupusas! Tax day relief for your wallet and your stomach. We chat with Top Chef All-Star Richard Blais. Chipotle launches a new eatery; here are ethnic foods they should tackle next. Food Network Stars: where are they now? Test your knowledge of the Cadbury Creme Egg! Four things you didn't know about cocktail competitions. Get inspired in Read more
If Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, and Top Chef Just Desserts isn't enough for you, Bravo's announced a brand-new series, Life After Top Chef, which will follow four former contestants around the country. Bravo states: For the first time cameras are taken outside of the Top Chef kitchen and into the lives of Bravo's most beloved former contestants as they reach milestones in their personal lives and Read more
Who better to cover the finale of Top Chef All-Stars than former cheftestant (and contender from this season!) Fabio Viviani? Fabio, take it away!Here we go. We're getting close to knowing who the Top Chef will be. I mean, these people are all Top Chefs in my book already, and honestly I believe that everyone but me was truly at a certain point thinking that they were actually going to win. Now, Read more
Between Top Chef All-Stars and Top Chef Texas, it's sure has been a busy year for Bravo. (That doesn't even include the network's spin-offs, like Top Chef Masters and Top Chef Just Desserts.) After more than half a dozen seasons under its belt, the Emmy Award-winning show decided 2011 was the year to mix things up a bit. First came an exciting twist to the show with an all-star cast that brought Read more
After months of media buzz, the winners of this year's James Beard Awards are in. The awards — which are being bestowed upon the nation's top chefs thisveryminute by the likes of Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai, and Traci Des Jardins — are taking place at a star-studded gala in New York's Lincoln Center. As for the winners: José Andrés was predicted to take home the Outstanding Chef Award, which Read more
Last night's Top Chef All-Stars took things down South, and the butter and the drama were a-flying! The queen of butter herself, Paula Deen, guest judged and presented the cheftestants with the quickfire challenge: deep fry something, y'all! And Paula being Paula, she meant business: "I've deep fried mac and cheese, lasagna, chunks of butter," she told them. "No calamari sprinkled on top of a Read more
