Tonight is a TV food competition feast with the finale of Top Chef Masters followed by a supersized season premiere of Top Chef Las Vegas. I’ve really been enjoying watching world-class chefs (and in many cases, former Top Chef judges) duke it out. It’s been fun to see which classic quickfire challenges get brought back [...]
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Head Master
Posted in Food TV, tagged Top Chef Masters, finale, Top Chef Las Vegas, Hubert Keller, Rick Bayless, Michael Chiarello on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s a lot of woks
Posted in Food TV, tagged Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World, Changsha, China, Sundance Channel, Three's Company, West Lake restaurant on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read TV Guide obsessively when I was a kid. On any given day, at any given time, I wanted to know exactly what was on TV. I especially loved reading episode descriptions.
9:00 p.m.
Three’s Company
Jack goes to an ATM machine and the machine goes haywire and spits out all of the money on Jack. [...]
Hot dish
Posted in Alcohol, Food TV, Savory, So right, So wrong, tagged Carla, Ciclon, Diet Coke, Hardee's, Hosea, Molly Wizenberg, Orangette, Padma Lakshmi, Rebekah Denn, rum, Seattle P-I, Tom Colicchio, Top Chef, Top Chef reunion show on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been out of commission the last few weeks with a nasty sinus infection so that’s why it’s been all quiet on the blog front. Here are some random bits of food news that I’ve been thinking about while I’ve been getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of fluids.
I possess what may be the [...]
Carla lovers of the world unite!
Posted in Food TV, tagged Carla, Jacques Pépin, Television Without Pity, Top Chef on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just in time for tonight’s Top Chef finale, Mindy Montez at Television Without Pity presents “4 Reasons Why Carla Would Be the Best Top Chef Winner Yet.”
I’m pulling for Carla too. Her wacky persona has been a bright spot in a dreary season 5 for Top Chef. And girlfriend has shown that she can cook. [...]
