Overnights
2/23/2012
Top Chef Recap: Getting Warmer …It’s the second-to-last episode! (Probably? Maybe? Hopefully, anyway.)
Overnights
2/16/2012
Top Chef Recap: Padma’ll Be Comin’ Round the MountainWe’re in the home stretch, but why are the chefs suddenly in Canada?
Overnights
2/9/2012
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
1/26/2012
Top Chef Recap: Party in the ParkYou really think you can win ‘Top Chef’ with a chicken-salad sandwich, huh?
Overnights
1/19/2012
Top Chef Recap: Let’s Get WickedYour guests this week: Eric Ripert and… Charlize Theron?
Taste Test
1/10/2012
The King of NYC’s Galette des Rois Which French bakery makes the best king cake in the city?
Overnights
1/5/2012
Top Chef Recap: The PitsNine episodes in, we finally get a barbecue challenge!
Overnights
12/22/2011
Top Chef Recap: LaBelle of the BallThis week’s episode actually featured an interesting challenge for once.
Overnights
12/8/2011
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
11/10/2011
Top Chef Recap: Too Many Cooks on the Kitchen SetApparently “biggest season ever” means we’ll be dragging everything out as long as possible.
Sandwiches
9/9/2011
No. 7 Sub’s Tyler Kord Taste-Tests New York’s New Chain-Sandwich Pitting New York newcomers Earl of Sandwich and Potbelly against one another.
Truckin'
4/29/2011
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
4/15/2011
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
3/31/2011
Top Chef Recap: Always a Bridesmaid, Never a BrideThe finale version of Restaurant Wars went a lot better than the regular kind!
Overnights
3/17/2011
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
3/10/2011
Fit for a King The lead up to the lead up to the finale was on fire (literally).
Overnights
2/24/2011
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
2/17/2011
Top Chef Recap: Elmo Said My Cookie Looks Like Sh-tThe Muppets took a vacation from ‘Sesame Street’ to visit the chefs.
Overnights
2/10/2011
Top Chef Recap: We Actually Have a Beef-Tongue SongExperiments with sausage, NBC synergy, and Dale’s crush on Angelo.
Overnights
1/6/2011
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
12/23/2010
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
12/16/2010
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
12/9/2010
Top Chef Recap: Open SeasonWell, that elimination was a surprise.
Top Chef
9/9/2010
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
9/2/2010
Top Chef : Too Many Space Metaphors, Not Enough MusselsThe chefs hang out with Buzz Aldrin as the finalists are chosen.
Top Chef
8/26/2010
Top Chef Recap: Take Us Out of the Ball GameThe chefs have to cater a baseball game and, shockingly, arguments ensue.
Top Chef
8/19/2010
Top Chef Recap: The Most Nightmarish Mystery-Box Challenge EverMystery ingredients galore and a trip to the CIA trip up the cheftestants.
Top Chef
8/12/2010
Top Chef : Restaurant Wars!Everyone’s favorite challenge arrives, with Alex once again at the center of the drama.
Top Chef
8/5/2010
Top Chef Recap: Around the World in 60 MinutesThis week the chefs had to do quite a bit of international cooking.
Top Chef
7/29/2010
Top Chef Recap: Give Peas a ChanceDid Alex make a power play during ‘Power Lunch’ and steal Ed’s pea purée?
Top Chef
7/22/2010
Top Chef Recap: Duck Nuts and Boat RidesHow would you like to try a testicle marshmallow?
Top Chef
7/15/2010
Top Chef Recap: You’ve Got CrabsA seafood challenge reminds one cheftestant of his STD.
Top Chef
7/8/2010
Top Chef Recap: Needs More GlazeProduct placement continues as the chefs create a new signature dish for the Hilton.
Top Chef
7/1/2010
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
6/24/2010
Top Chef Recap: School’s OutThe cheftestants struggle to make lunch for 50 kids using a public-school budget.
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