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Top Chef New York Season 5
marigold:
--- Quote from: TexasLady on October 01, 2008, 07:42:45 PM --- :hearts: :jumpy: :wohoo: :jumpy: :hearts:
Yay!! Not that long to wait either!!! :yess:
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:jumpy: I like them TL they are a good group
I just finished viewing their profiles a few of them stood out and impressed me lol their cooking styles made me hungry :funny:
They do have videos on the site so I will pass that along to you
Link: http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef/season/5/about/index.php
marigold:
An interesting article:
Boulder chefs on new season of 'Top Chef' Hosea Rosenberg, Melissa Harrison on new season of Bravo cooking show
The Boulder dining scene, so hot in recent years, is about to get another boost of national visibility: Local chefs Hosea Rosenberg, of Jax Fish House, and Melissa Harrison, of Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, are among the 17 hopefuls competing on season five of Bravo's "Top Chef," which premieres Nov. 12.
Both restaurants are owned by local restaurateur Dave Query.
Contestants have known one another on the show before -- last season even featured a cooking couple -- but Season 5 may mark the first time "Top Chef" features two contestants from the same town, working in restaurants on the same block, both owned by the same person.
"For two people from the same company to be on, I think that's really unique and I think speaks to how talented they are as well as what great personalities they have," said Iva Townsend, a restaurant manager for Query's Big Red F company who has worked with Rosenberg and Harrison.
"I've watched every season, and it's crazy to think that I can turn it on in two weeks and see people I know," said Townsend, also a "Top Chef" fan. "It will be interesting to see how they fare and how they'll be portrayed -- what their persona will be on the show."
Viewers can get a sneak peek at those personas on the Bravo Web site, www.bravotv.com, which has posted short bios and videos on each contestant.
Rosenberg and Harrison were among a group of local chefs who tried out for a casting director in April. In July, they got the call from Bravo, packed their knives, and bid Query and their kitchens adieu for six weeks.
"I know the caliber of chef that Dave is and that we hire and how talented they are," Townsend said. "I think they'll fare well."
Chefly competition is nothing new to Rosenberg: He was a seven-time winner of the "Iron Chef"-inspired Flatiron Chef competition at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in 2006. He is also a two-time winner of the Denver International Wine Festival's Food-and-Wine-Pairing Competition; and last year he was invited to cook at the prestigious James Beard House in New York.
Harrison, who grew up in Maryland, received her culinary degree from Baltimore International College.
On the show, chefs go through various cooking challenges each week, resulting in the elimination of one player. After a live finale, one cook walks away with the Top Chef title and a $100,000 prize.
"Boulder per capita, we have a really good dining scene, with the advent of Frasca, along with the Kitchen and with what Dave's been doing the past 14 years -- it's brought a lot of attention to the town," said Townsend, who said she hopes her friends are prepared to be reality-show stars. "I hope a lot of people in Boulder watch the show."
Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/oct/03/boulder-chefs-on-02/?partner=yahoo_headlines
marigold:
An interesting article:
Firenze co-owner makes 'Top Chef' cut Moorpark restaurateur is one of 17 contestants
Fabio Viviani knows how to pack his knives and go. The trick, as any fan of the reality TV show "Top Chef" will tell you, is in not leaving too soon.
A native of Florence, Italy, Viviani came to America in 2005 and last year teamed with his best friend and father-in-law to open Cafe Firenze, an Italian restaurant and martini lounge in Moorpark.
Now, the executive chef with the made-for-TV name has been identified as one of 17 contestants selected to slice and dice their respective ways through "Top Chef" when the show returns for its fifth season at 10 p.m. Nov. 12 on Bravo.
To participate as a "cheftestant," Viviani, 30, had to pack his knives again, this time to go to New York. There, he was still participating in the show as recently as Aug. 6, when he was photographed wearing a "Top Chef" jacket at a benefit for the Foundation for AIDS Research.
Was he amazed when those photos immediately appeared on Web sites devoted to identifying "Top Chef" contestants before their names were officially announced this week?
Viviani would love to answer that question, and any others you wish to put to him, he said Thursday. But in keeping with the cone of silence that descends over reality-show participants before broadcast, he is contractually prohibited from discussing specifics without a publicist in the room.
Locals already know Viviani for his old-school approach to dry-aging meat — his 34-ounce, bone-in Tomahawk ribeye is a specialty of the house. Still, his official bio at http://www.bravotv.com contains several tidbits of new information.
It describes Viviani as the private chef of actor William Shatner, for one thing. For another, it says Viviani is working on the creation of the Firenze4Kids Foundation, which will promote the effects of "good nutrition" on children's health.
The fifth season of "Top Chef" marks the first time that producers have tapped culinary talent from Ventura County. But they have been nibbling around the region's edges since the show debuted with 12 contestants, four of them from in and around Los Angeles.
The city itself served as the setting for season two, which included a road trip to Epiphany, the Santa Barbara restaurant co-owned by actor Kevin Costner.
In season three, competitors included Clay Bowen, a sous chef at the University Club in Santa Barbara.
Bowen lasted about as long as a souffle: After guest judge Anthony Bourdain compared his wild boar dish to "prison chow," he was asked to "pack his knives and go" — the show's signature send-off — at the end of the first episode.
Viviani is keeping mum on his own "Top Chef" experiences, but he hasn't gone into hiding.
He puts in 17-hour days at Cafe Firenze, and on Oct. 11 will teach a "Taste of Italy" cooking class presented by Ventura College Community Education (call 654-6459 for more information). On the class menu are possible tastes of things to come: arancini with pancetta, butternut squash ravioli and a "surprise" worthy of a quick-fire challenge.
Link: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/oct/03/firenze-co-owner-makes-top-chef-cut/?partner=yahoo_headlines
marigold:
An interesting article:
Top Chef's New York contestants hope for homefield advantage
New York's kitchens will become battlegrounds Nov. 12, when Bravo's "Top Chef" returns to the Big Apple from Chicago for its fifth season.
Seventeen contestants will simmer, pare, bake and season their chef hats off for the top prize: $100,000 in seed money to help open a restaurant.
Joining host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio -- of Craft restaurants -- and judge Gail Simmons -- of Food & Wine Magazine -- this season is judge Toby Young, a food critic and author of the book "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
Here's a look at the New York chef-testants:
Leah, 27
A Scarsdale native who has spent all but a year of her life living in New York, Leah works as a sous chef at West Village Italian restaurant Centro Vinoteca. Leah loves making homemade pasta, and considers olive oil, butter, garlic and pork products her must-have ingredients.
Patrick, 21
Patrick, a student at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, is passionate about promoting sustainable agriculture. He considers his dishes, many of which contain fresh vegetables, works of art and creates them with that idea in mind.
Alex, 33
Living around the world -- Madrid, the Dominican Republic and New York -- inspires Alex's cooking style and love of food. Now executive chef at Restaurant 15 in Los Angeles, Alex studied at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York.
Danny, 26
Executive chef of Babylon Carriage House, an American restaurant on Long Island, Danny was raised in New Hyde Park and attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. One of his favorite simple recipes is fresh calamari salad with pepper, red onions, fresh garlic, lemon, lime, pepper and salt.
Link: http://www.amny.com/entertainment/dining/am-chef1002,0,4113941.story?track=rss
marigold:
Top Chef New York Schedule
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11/19/08 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#502)
11/26/08 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#503)
12/3/08 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#504)
12/10/08 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#505)
12/17/08 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#506)
1/7/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#507)
1/14/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#508)
1/21/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#509)
1/28/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#510)
2/4/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#511)
2/11/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#512)
2/18/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#513)
2/25/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#514)
3/4/09 (We.) 10:00 PM BRAVO (#515) *FINALE
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