Do you want to try something new from the “Top Chef” universe? Well, then you may be pleased with the news that Bravo still is not giving up in the slightest when it comes to delivering more and more stuff from the franchise. Now, the network that has already brought you the original, “Top Chef […]
Is there a serious competition left on “Top Chef: New Orleans”? It depends on how much you read into past performance and editing. Everyone left has to be pretty phenomenal just to get this far, but some seem to have a pretty clear edge over some of the others. This is where our first official […]
“Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen” may as well have been retitled “Louis’ Kitchen” so far this season. The guy has dominated, and he’s never come across as being stressed out, nervous, or at a loss of what to do. It’s one of those things that makes you wonder how in the world a guy this […]
The narrative of “Top Chef: New Orleans” so far has certainly been predictable, mostly because we have really seen the same sort of culinary battles time and time again. You knew going into this week that Carlos Gaytan and Nicholas Elmi just don’t like each other, and it manifested itself again. Here is the interesting […]
There is nothing that we love more out of New Orleans than beignets and so his week “Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen” decided to completely torment us by giving us a full ten minutes all about them at a time of night when we really don’t need to be eating any sort of fried food. […]
Tonight’s episode of “Top Chef: New Orleans” may be the most controversial of the season, and for good reason. After all, this was something that was very similar to what happened last year with Kristen Kish’s elimination, except a little bit later in the game. Tonight, the victim was Stephanie Cmar, who really ended up […]
Is it really a good idea to have a team competition this late in a “Top Chef” season? There are only six contestants left plus the “Last Chance Kitchen” returnee, which is mostly interesting because it really feels like not that long ago when the entire kitchen was packed. Of this group, we would say […]
Going into every episode of “Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen,” we like to start to get into the heads of the editors and figure out just what they are trying to tell us with each culinary showdown. After all, Bravo doesn’t want a winner that is a jerk, and even when it comes to the […]
After a week off for Christmas, “Top Chef: New Orleans” aired a new episode on New Year’s Day that was hardly about new beginnings. Instead, one of the major story threads was all about Carlos Gaytan, Nicholas Elmi, and a battle that is probably being made out to be worse than it is … even […]
Sadly, there was no new episode of “Top Chef: New Orleans” to enjoy this week. So with that in mind, maybe it is best to think that the series decided to just marinate a little bit over the Christmas holiday, and come back with something that packs an even bigger punch than usual. Based on […]
