Overnights
Feb. 23, 2012
Top Chef Recap: Getting Warmer …It’s the second-to-last episode! (Probably? Maybe? Hopefully, anyway.)
Overnights
Feb. 16, 2012
Top Chef Recap: Padma’ll Be Comin’ Round the MountainWe’re in the home stretch, but why are the chefs suddenly in Canada?
Overnights
Feb. 9, 2012
Top Chef Recap: There’s No Cryin’ in Fine Dinin’A previously eliminated chef comes back, and we lament the fact that this means the season will be even longer than it already is.
Overnights
Jan. 26, 2012
Top Chef Recap: Party in the ParkYou really think you can win ‘Top Chef’ with a chicken-salad sandwich, huh?
Overnights
Jan. 19, 2012
Top Chef Recap: Let’s Get WickedYour guests this week: Eric Ripert and… Charlize Theron?
Taste Test
Jan. 10, 2012
The King of NYC’s Galette des Rois Which French bakery makes the best king cake in the city?
Overnights
Jan. 5, 2012
Top Chef Recap: The PitsNine episodes in, we finally get a barbecue challenge!
Overnights
Dec. 22, 2011
Top Chef Recap: LaBelle of the BallThis week’s episode actually featured an interesting challenge for once.
Overnights
Dec. 8, 2011
Top Chef Recap: I’m Gonna Need Someone to Look That Up on TheirTom thinks that maybe he picked the wrong finalists for this season.
Overnights
Nov. 10, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Too Many Cooks on the Kitchen SetApparently “biggest season ever” means we’ll be dragging everything out as long as possible.
Truckin’
Apr. 29, 2011
The Cookie Parts of Coolhaus’ Free Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Worth the Wait The city’s newest food truck picked the perfect weekend to offer free ice cream.
Passover
Apr. 15, 2011
Grub Street’s Guide to New York’s Sweetest Passover Desserts From towering cakes to delicate truffles, flourless dessert options that go far beyond the supermarket macaroon.
Overnights
Mar. 31, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Always a Bridesmaid, Never a BrideThe finale version of Restaurant Wars went a lot better than the regular kind!
Overnights
Mar. 17, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Sour Grapes, Salty LosersLast night’s most true statement: “I don’t want to see Mike Isabella topless. And you don’t either.”
Overnights
Mar. 10, 2011
Fit for a King The lead up to the lead up to the finale was on fire (literally).
Overnights
Feb. 24, 2011
Top Chef Recap: There Is Man Law, and There Is Chef Law“I could put you over my knee and whip your cute little ass,” quoth Paula Deen.
Overnights
Feb. 17, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Elmo Said My Cookie Looks Like Sh-tThe Muppets took a vacation from ‘Sesame Street’ to visit the chefs.
Overnights
Feb. 10, 2011
Top Chef Recap: We Actually Have a Beef-Tongue SongExperiments with sausage, NBC synergy, and Dale’s crush on Angelo.
Overnights
Jan. 6, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Nightmare on Eldridge StreetLet’s just say we’re glad none of the chefs actually serve dim sum in real life.
Top Chef
Dec. 23, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Too Many Tennis AnalogiesThis week’s episode got its shills confused, highlighting stuffing after Thanksgiving and the U.S. Open in the dead of winter.
Top Chef
Dec. 16, 2010
Top Chef Recap: A Better Obsession Than Cocaine or HeroinThis week’s episode brought out the big guns: Michael White, David Chang, Wylie Dufresne, and David Burke.
Top Chef
Dec. 9, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Open SeasonWell, that elimination was a surprise.
Top Chef
Sept. 9, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Woking It OutThe first half of the finale had our chefs cooking Singapore street food and catering yet another party.
Top Chef
Sept. 2, 2010
Top Chef : Too Many Space Metaphors, Not Enough MusselsThe chefs hang out with Buzz Aldrin as the finalists are chosen.
Top Chef
Aug. 26, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Take Us Out of the Ball GameThe chefs have to cater a baseball game and, shockingly, arguments ensue.
Top Chef
Aug. 19, 2010
Top Chef Recap: The Most Nightmarish Mystery-Box Challenge EverMystery ingredients galore and a trip to the CIA trip up the cheftestants.
Top Chef
Aug. 12, 2010
Top Chef : Restaurant Wars!Everyone’s favorite challenge arrives, with Alex once again at the center of the drama.
Top Chef
Aug. 5, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Around the World in 60 MinutesThis week the chefs had to do quite a bit of international cooking.
Top Chef
July 29, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Give Peas a ChanceDid Alex make a power play during ‘Power Lunch’ and steal Ed’s pea purée?
Top Chef
July 22, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Duck Nuts and Boat RidesHow would you like to try a testicle marshmallow?
Top Chef
July 15, 2010
Top Chef Recap: You’ve Got CrabsA seafood challenge reminds one cheftestant of his STD.
Top Chef
July 8, 2010
Top Chef Recap: Needs More GlazeProduct placement continues as the chefs create a new signature dish for the Hilton.
Top Chef
July 1, 2010
Top Chef Recap: We’re Going on a Picnic!Last night’s episode included the great American traditions of pie, picnics, and promoting new shows.
Top Chef
June 24, 2010
Top Chef Recap: School’s OutThe cheftestants struggle to make lunch for 50 kids using a public-school budget.
Top Chef
June 17, 2010
Top Chef Premiere: Beware Ripert, Desserts, and MousseThe seventh season begins, and new judge Eric Ripert’s views on fish are clear.
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