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marigold:
:jumpy: Yippie I can't wait for Top Chef to start :wohoo:
marigold:
An interesting article:
Foo Fighters to guest-judge on 'Top Chef'
As we learned during our visit with with the Foo Fighters last summer, Dave Grohl is no stranger to the kitchen. The Foos' frontman — and soon to be father of two — proudly displayed a secret recipe he called Dr. G's Strip Steak at a barbeque to celebrate the band's latest album, 2007's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. And now, EW.com hears, he'll make an appearance on Top Chef this season. The episode, titled "Foo Fighters' Thanksgiving," will find the remaining culinary contestants trying to impress the Grammy Award-winning rock band at a tour stop in Rochester, New York (restaurateur Grant Achatz, who was recently named 2008's Best Chef by the James Beard Foundation, serves as guest judge). It's scheduled to air Nov. 26. In the meantime, those looking for a fresh Foos fix can give thanks to the makers of the video game Rock Band. All tracks from the band's seminal 1997 album, The Colour and the Shape, have been made available for download (and play) starting today.
Link: http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/11/foo-fighters-to.html
marigold:
From EW:
Must Watch of the Week Season Premiere Top Chef: New York
It's not easy to keep a reality show fresh, and Top Chef is trying every trick in the cookbook. For its fifth season, Chef relocates to New York City, where tonight competitors concoct dishes inspired by different ethnic neighborhoods. A few contestants immediately stand out: Hawaiian dishwasher-turned-humble chef Eugene, and the much-lauded Stefan, who egotistically launches into an ''a vinaigrette is not an emulsion'' rant. And then there are the always-important nutjobs: ''I want to be led to do this dish, basically, by my spirit guides. That's how I do it, '' says Carla, a screechy caterer. The one questionable ingredient is the new judge, Toby Young (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People), who will begin in the seventh episode, when levelheaded Gail Simmons vacates to get married. Will he be as bland as occasional judge Ted Allen or give the show the jolt of flavor it needs to keep us hungry for more?
Link: http://www.ew.com/ew/tv/tonights_best_tv/0,,3,00.html
marigold:
An interesting article:
What's Cooking with Season 5 of Top Chef?
This season of Top Chef (premieres Wednesday at 10 pm/ET on Bravo) is all about the apple — the Big Apple. With the world-famous food mecca as the background, the chefs of the Emmy-nominated competitive reality show are the most diverse, facing some of the toughest (and coolest) guest judges to date.
Host Padma Lakshmi said Season 5's chef-testants "were very quick learners and over the course of the challenges and weeks really surprised us."
And the personalities weren't the only thing that made for great TV. "Shooting in New York lent itself to amazing things that New York has to offer, a lot of different ethnic cuisines. And that worked itself into the challenges at a lot of different locations," said head judge Tom Colicchio. Even the first quick-fire challenge was inspired by the locale, which involved an apple and the chefs showing off their intense (or lack of) knife skills.
British journalist Toby Young will join Padma, Tom and Gail Simmons at judge's table this season. The newcomer is "brash and opinionated," Tom told TVGuide.com. "What was the title of his book? 'How to Lose Friends & Alienate People' — he lived up to that. But he's a lot of fun."
Although Padma said she found him "charming and witty," he was a bit tougher to the contestants.
Familiar faces Eric Ripert and Wiley Dufresne are among a list of returning guest judges, while home-style maven Martha Stewart, world-renowned chef Jean-Georges and even the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl will lend a hand in deciding which chefs will pack up their knives and go.
Link: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Top-Chef-Preview-58430.aspx
marigold:
:jumpy: An interesting article:
Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008
Top Chef: New York 10 pm/ET Bravo
Order up! The culinary-arts competition series gets cooking with its Season 5 opener, served up in a supersize ration no less. Tonight we meet our 17 new chef wannabes, who descend on New York City doubtlessly making the mean streets even meaner. In their inaugural challenge, the foodies create dishes based on ethnic flavors of the city's various districts. The new locale isn't the only change this season: Food critic and author Toby Young signs on as a new series judge. Not to worry, though. Host Padma Lakshmi and head judge Tom Colicchio are back, and that's easy to swallow.
Link: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Tonights-TV-Hot-58354.aspx
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