http://ilovetopchef.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Bravo's "Top Chef" - Gotta Love It! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:08:58 GMT 2010-01-02T19:08:58Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977045855&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace This episode opened with a fun twist...chefs had to fish their protein out of an acquarium. Each took a turn diving with a net to retrieve scallops, oysters and the dreaded conch. Brian came out with a . . . Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:07:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977045855&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-07-02T22:07:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018296&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace To build exciting for the June 13 debut of Top Chef Season 3, Bravo TV has the ultimate guilty pleasure planned for fans of the reality cooking show: the Top Chef All Star Showndown. This special airs . . . Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:46:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018296&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-06-02T20:46:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003893&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Okay Top Chef fans...the third season launches in less than a month. Top Chef Miami begins at 10 p.m. on June 13 on Bravo T.V.  Don't fear. Our favorite judge, Tom Colicchio, is back. Another . . . Sat, 19 May 2007 02:58:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003893&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-05-19T02:58:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976992316&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Has anyone seen ‘Sheer Genius’ yet?  The formula behind the show is much like the other competition reality shows on the Bravo network, in this case the dozen competitors are stylists . . . Mon, 07 May 2007 02:16:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976992316&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2007-05-07T02:16:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901636&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Now that the last installment of Top Chef has ended, with Ilan taking home the Kenmore Pro Kitchen, the other contestants have go back to the job market. If you owned a restaurant, which chef would you . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:26:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901636&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-02-03T00:26:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889492&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Cliff, one of my favorites on "Top Chef," made one of the stupidest mistakes in all of reality t.v. this week. After the chefs/contestants had a few too many beers, he held down one of the chefs . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:31:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889492&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-01-19T18:31:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882842&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Since we have so many great chefs here, I would be interested to hear different takes on a recent challenge from "Top Chef." (For those not familiar with the show, it's a reality show where . . . Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:31:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882842&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2007-01-12T01:31:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866896&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace So, with Frank gone, I think we have seven contestants remaining: Elia, Ilan, Sam, Cliff, Betty, Michael and Marcell. Each has very different strengths and weaknesses. Here's my assessment of those: . . . Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:37:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866896&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2006-12-20T23:37:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854821&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Wow, I hated the break last week...I really love this show and missed it. So, from the previews, it looks like this week's episode will force some of the contestants to improvise on kitchen equipment, . . . Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:55:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854821&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2006-12-05T23:55:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976846589&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace In the beginning I really liked Betty.  Marcel drives me crazy too, so when she let him have it (twice) I thought that was just fine.  But since she made the Creme Brulee's for the Thanksgiving . . . Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:53:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976846589&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Kate S. 2006-11-25T16:53:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976846319&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace I have thought about this pretty carefully.  I hope the top three are Ilan, Cliff and Sam.  They seem to be the most professional of all of the chefs and they also seem to be the three that crank . . . Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:58:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976846319&grpId=3659174697243500&nav=Groupspace Kate S. 2006-11-25T04:58:06Z