Topic: Top Chef New York Season 5

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Video:

Top Chef: Fabio Viviani and tvguide's Hollywood 411


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RceLVzuA7s

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.... a few more video's

Interview with Stefan Richter of "Top Chef"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygWWHq-AY0Y



Top Chef's Winner Hosea with People


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2nbYZk7umI

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Nice Video:

Tom Colicchio In A Diet Coke Commercial


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1aHcrjDDTs

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Video with Tom Colicchio

South Beach Wine and Food Festival

Images of the event looks like an awesome time


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmbJD_xnCmI

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An interesting article:

Chef Carla Gets Shot At Redemption
 
Top Chef finalists Carla and Stefan compete for charity

Oh Carla. Two weeks ago, so many of us Top Chef fans wanted you to win Bravo's reality competition series, especially against homewrecker Hosea and smug Stefan. But then you went and let former contestant Casey Thompson steal your thunder and sabotage your meal.

Carla Hall may have a chance to redeem herself, however. She and fellow finalist Stefan Richter will be battling in the kitchen once again, this time for a good cause.

Each Top Chef, assisted by a Chicago-area chef and one audience member, will have 30 minutes to put together a three-course meal using a secret ingredient that will be revealed on site.

The showdown will take place at 6 p.m., April 4, at The Chopping Block, inside the Merchandise Mart. Tickets are $150 and include food, drink, and the chance to participate in raffles and live auctions.

Proceeds benefit True Childhood, a national organization hoping to combat the negative effects of influential media on children.

Visit the True Flavors Website for more details.

Hopefully, Casey will stay far, far away this time.

Link to the article: http://www.nbcchicago.com/around_town/the_scene/Carla-and-Stefan-Battle-Again.html

Link to True Flavors: http://www.truechildhood.org/trueflavors/

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An interesting article:

'Top Chef' contestants set to return to New Orleans. Again.

Top Chef: York" blew into town in January to film the final two episodes of the hit series on Bravo. And now it's as if the show won't leave New Orleans alone.

Four of this season's contestants will participate in the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, the culinary festival being held this year May 19 -23. Jamie Lauren, Leah Cohen and Jeff McInnis will all be participating in Saturday's Grand Tasting, according to N.O.W.F.E. spokesperson Liz Goliwas Bodet.

They will be joined by Hosea Rosenberg, the season's eventual winner, who will also be a featured chef at FEASTiVAL, a new N.O.W.F.E. event taking place May 21 at Harrah's New Orleans Theatre.

I only saw a few of the episodes, but given how much it was blogged about, I feel duty-bound to mention Rosenberg and Cohen shared an on-camera "showmance" over the course of the season.

Tickets for N.O.W.F.E. are available at nowfe.com.

Link to the article: http://blog.nola.com/brettanderson/2009/03/top_chef_contestants_set_to_re.html

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An interesting article:

Culinary students work with 'Top Chef' winner

About 10 Lansing Community College culinary students got to work with a pro today.

Stephanie Izard, fourth-season winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef” reality TV show, spent the afternoon with the students as they prepared food in the kitchen of the Lansing Center.

Izard will use the food Saturday during cooking demonstrations at local libraries.

“It would have been a lot of work by myself. I would have been here until very late this evening,” she said this afternoon, as she shaved pieces of fennel that she’ll mix into a salad.

Lansing Community College culinary student Craig Foster stood beside her, breaking stems off mushrooms and separating them into two pans.

“As a culinary student, it’s always nice to be able to work with really good chefs,” said Foster, 33, of Lansing. “It’s nice to see someone who started out as a student. It just shows you how far you can go up in the business.”

Izard will appear at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road in Okemos, and at 3 p.m. at the Holt-Delhi Library, 2078 Aurelius Road in Holt.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090313/NEWS01/303130008/1002/NEWS01

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Tom's recurring nightmare! 


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Video:

Celebrity Chef Series: Tom Colicchio



March 19, 2009, 8 p.m.

Arsht Center, Miami,

One of the culinary world's most celebrated figures, Chef Tom Colicchio has won five James Beard awards and is the chief judge on Bravo's "Top Chef." Colicchio has parlayed his cooking prowess into a career as an entrepreneur and is now the owner of the Craft group of restaurants, with venues in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and and other cities around around the country. The New York Times described the New York Craft restaurant as "a vision of food heaven."

The Adrienne Arsht Center's Celebrity Chef Series features enlightening interviews with renowned chefs who discuss their personal culinary journey and give a lively and informative cooking demonstration.

Additionally, patrons who purchase VIP tickets can meet the chef and take a personal photograph with him; have access to the best seats in the theater and are invited to the VIP cocktail hour after the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNrPor_LbRA

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The Celebrity Chef Series continues with Tom Colicchio




More info here:

http://www.arshtcenter.org/

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An interesting article:

'Top Chef' winner visits New Bedford



By JENNIFER LADE

After a feature on the Bravo channel's "Top Chef" earned Oceans Alive Scallops national acclaim, the company decided it wanted to repay the favor. They invited Hosea Rosenberg, who won the competitive cooking series with a dish made from the local scallops, to see firsthand where scallops come from — and he was more than happy to accept.

On Saturday, Rosenberg traveled from Boulder, Colo. to visit New Bedford and learn about the scallop industry. Carl Achorn III, head of sales for Oceans Alive, gave him a tour of the waterfront and took him aboard Hear No Evil, a 92-foot western-rigged scallop boat captained by Michael Willett.

"This whole thing for us has been tremendous," Achorn said. Since Rosenberg chose to work with their scallops for his winning dish for the series finale in February — and since the distinctive Oceans Alive can was featured prominently in a shot — the local company has seen a surge in customers.

"Our phones have been lit up like crazy ever since the episode aired."

Aboard Hear No Evil, Rosenberg got a rare chance to be on the ocean. Achorn and Erik Orman, the co-owner of Tempest Fisheries, pointed out local landmarks as the boat made its way through the hurricane barrier. Fishermen aboard the boat gave Rosenberg a demonstration of how the scallop dredge is set out and hauled back in. Steven Gemaly, a deckhand, explained in detail the process of shucking and storing the scallops. It was a lot to take in.

"They just know what they're doing; they're proud of their work," Rosenberg said. He added that often people are removed from their food's origins.

"You don't really think a lot about product," he said. "It's rare to see where the see where the seafood is coming from ... we don't think about the people involved in getting it there."

The down-to-earth Rosenberg said that since the show, things have been "completely 180 degrees from my old life." He is recognized everywhere, and his restaurant, Jax Fish House, is seeing a rush of business that is usually reserved for the summer.

Rosenberg will accompany Oceans Alive to the Boston Seafood Show today, which Achorn describes as a showcase of "every aspect of the seafood industry you could possibly imagine."

Achorn's father was a commercial fisherman and a scallop captain.

"It's in my blood," he said. To promote the industry, he added, "meant a lot to me personally."

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090315/NEWS/903150350

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An interesting article:

Recipes From 'Top Chef' Fan Favorite Fabio

He was the handsome, charming Italian "Top Chef" contestant "fresh out of the boat," as he put it, who didn't take home top honors but did capture viewers' hearts.

Fabio Viviani was recently voted the "fan favorite" of the popular Bravo TV reality show and took home $10,000.

From Florence, Italy, Viviani, 31, is owner and executive chef of Café Firenze Italian Restaurant and Martini Bar, in Ventura County, Calif., that was already busy and well-regarded, but Viviani has seen his own and his restaurant's popularity explode.

Viviani was in a tight competition for fan favorite with the wacky, spiritual and hilarious chef Carla Hall, who was among the Top 3 finalists. In fact, Viviani said in an interview with Bravo that he voted for Hall as fan favorite 20 times.

It was that kind of good nature and broken-English witticisms that put Viviani over the top as fan favorite. Perhaps his most memorable moment was during a challenge in which he broke his finger while cooking. Asked whether he wanted to go to hospital, Viviani said he'd rather chop off his finger, sear it on the hot grill and deal with it tomorrow than not finish the challenge.

Viviani has also set up a web site with resources and recipes to raise healthy kids. Visit www.kidshealthcafe.com for more information.

Link to view the video: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=7089609&page=1

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Video from People:

Top Chef's Carla Shares The Love

The finalist admits she messed up during the finale and explains how to do a full "hootie hoo" call


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwGzfM2h6c

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Sad news ... Natasha appeared in episode 6 titled 12 days of christmas

Natasha Richardson Critically Injured in Ski Accident



Natasha Richardson has been critically injured in a skiing accident in Canada.

The English actress and wife of Irish native Liam Neeson suffered a traumatic brain injury, a source tells IrishCentral.com. Richardson was due to appear next year in a Broadway revival of A Little Night Music alongside her mother, Vanessa Redgrave.

It's yet to be determined whether or not Neeson is with Richardson at the Montreal hospital where she is being treated. The Oscar-nominated actor has had his own run-in with injury; Neeson suffered a broken pelvis in 2000 after his motorcycle collided with a deer outside New York City.

In addition to her scheduled stage performance, Richardson's TV and film credits include Evening, Maid in Manhattan and The Parent Trap, in which she starred opposite Dennis Quaid — and co-parented a pre-pubescent Lindsay Lohan.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Natasha-Richardson-Critically-1004109.aspx

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Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall

"Richardson's family released a statement saying, "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."

The article here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/18/obit.richardson/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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BRAVO KICKS OFF "TOP CHEF: THE TOUR 2" BEGINNING FRIDAY, MARCH 27 SPONSORED BY QUAKER

Released by Bravo

Today, Bravo announced the official kick-off for "Top Chef: The Tour 2," which makes its first of 21-city stops in New York on Friday, March 27 at the Flatiron Pedestrian Plaza. Bravo's passionate fans and affiliate partners nationwide will once again have the opportunity to interact with the No. 1 food show on cable, the Emmy and James Beard award-winning "Top Chef," in a more grandiose and interactive way than ever before. The tour will feature a brand new state-of-the-art customized traveling 18-wheeler semi-truck, with an expansive space to accommodate more fans for each on-site demonstration.

The "Top Chef" truck will be making an extra special stop at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby weekend. The truck will be in the infield of Churchill Downs on Friday, May 1 for a Bravo special featuring the food, fashion and celebrity experience associated with Kentucky Oaks and will be featured on NBC's red carpet show for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2.

"Bravo viewers are engaged and passionate about our shows," said Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media. "On the first Top Chef tour, we had fans lining up for hours to meet the chef'testants and see them at work. It's a hands-on experience that allows our viewers to be one step closer to the show they love."

As part of the tour's launch event in New York City, three finalists will experience what it's like to be a "Top Chef" when they compete in the first-ever Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge and prepare an original dish featuring Quaker Oats. Dishes will be judged by "Top Chef" season 5 winner Hosea Rosenberg and season 4 chef'testant Nikki Cascone, with the grand prize winner receiving the chance to attend a future "Top Chef" taping. Finalists for the Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge were chosen as part of a nationwide challenge where at-home chefs and fans of the show submitted original recipes showcasing Quaker Oats as an exciting and versatile ingredient to www.BravoTV.com.

Watch what happens when "Top Chef: The Tour 2" pulls up to a farmer's market, mall or food festival in the following cities:

New York, N.Y. March 27-28
Hollywood, Fla. April 5
Delray Beach, Fla. April 6
Jacksonville, Fla. April 9
New Orleans, La. April 14
Houston, Texas April 17
Dallas, Texas April 19
Little Rock, Ark. April 21
Nashville, Tenn. April 24
Hopkinsville, Ky. April 27
Louisville, Ky. May 1-2
Atlanta, Ga. May 4
Raleigh, N.C. May 6
Washington, D.C. May 9
Westchester, N.Y. May 13
Boston, Mass. May 15
Pittsburgh, Pa. May 20
Columbus, Ohio May 23-24
St. Louis, Mo. May 27
Chicago, Ill. May 30-31
Des Moines, Iowa June 6
Los Angeles, Calif. June 12, 13

"We're very excited for the chef'testants to unpack their knives and set out on this nationwide promotional consumer and affiliate promotion, which proved hugely successful the first time around," said Brian Hunt, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales Strategy, TV Networks Distribution, NBC Universal. "We are committed to bringing our distribution partners and foodie fans alike an even bigger and better interactive experience with the hit series they love."

In each city, two select "Top Chef" chef'testants will host four live interactive shows, including three for fans in attendance and one private show for affiliate partners over one or two days. Cooking demonstrations, gourmet tips, show secrets, and food tastings will be highlighted on the "Top Chef" truck, the impressive self-sufficient moving vehicle equipped with power and water. The truck will expand outwards with its kitchen, stage, demonstration area and 60 seats, all under an enclosed canopy. Additional guests will be able to view demonstrations from outside of the seating area or from a 50" plasma television in the activity area.

Partnership opportunities for affiliate partners at each city stop include one reserved cooking demonstration, meet and greet with chef'testants, "Top Chef" trivia wheel sponsorships, logo placements, a sampling of affiliate products, advertising services and sponsor table, and promotional spots on plasma televisions airing throughout the day. Additionally, affiliates will provide 150 on-air spots, which include 75 "Top Chef: The Tour 2" promotional spots, as well as 75 spots for designated Bravo programming.

Fans and affiliates will have the opportunity to experience new activities such as the "Top Chef" trivia wheel sponsored by a local affiliate and/or local advertiser, giving guests the chance to win prizes by answering "Top Chef" trivia questions. Attendees will be able to use the interactive web kiosks, with access to a "Top Chef" computer game and Bravoshop.com, and receive answers to cooking questions, autographs and photos from chef'testants. Also, they will have the opportunity to purchase Bravo and "Top Chef" merchandise, including exclusive tour items. Finally, they can make oat-based smoothies using the "Top Chef" blender bikes powered by human energy and sponsored by Quaker, national sponsor of "Top Chef: The Tour 2." The Tour is produced by mobile touring specialist LeadDog Marketing Group.

In 2008, "Top Chef: The Tour" traveled 10,200 miles, stopped in 20 key cities and hosted three consumer demonstrations at 26 events, resulting in thousands of "Top Chef" fans served inside the truck, with an estimated 1,000 consumer impressions per day. The success of the tour was evident as fans camped out in multiple markets just to get on the waiting list.

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Video: wtg Stefan I do it too

Stefan Richter from TOP CHEF supports Earth Hour

March 28th 8:30 – 9:30 pm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUcSUa_XILg

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James Beard Awards 2009 Nominees Announced

OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD

José Andrés
Minibar
Washington, D.C.

Dan Barber
Blue Hill
NYC

Tom Colicchio  :sucks
Craft
NYC

Suzanne Goin
Lucques
Los Angeles

Paul Kahan
Blackbird
Chicago

More info here: http://www.jbfawards.com/nominees.html

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I just went to eat at Stone Barns at Blue Hill Saturday night and Barber's cuisine was spectacular.

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I just went to eat at Stone Barns at Blue Hill Saturday night and Barber's cuisine was spectacular.

Oh nice, what did you order 

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You do not order specific dishes there. There is a 5 course prix fixe menu and a 7 course menu. In both cases, you eat what they want to showcase that evening. Each course is tiny so having 7 of them is not a problem. The entire table has to order 5 courses or 7, although there was variation in desserts served and my aunt cannot have any uncooked vegetables so those were left off her plate. We had a shellfish soup with spinach, tiny cups of squash soup with a single homemade potato chip, bread with homemade butter, cream cheese, and two vegetable powders, lamb, pork, 4 other vegetable courses and 2 desserts (one pineapple sherbet and the other apple sherbet with oatmeal crunch). The rich sauces have terrific flavor and there is a different one or more than one is on every course. I noted that yesterday James Barber won a 2009 James Beard award. He certainly has a restaurant dedicated to making the diners satisfied with the creativity and freshness of his cuisine.

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You do not order specific dishes there. There is a 5 course prix fixe menu and a 7 course menu. In both cases, you eat what they want to showcase that evening. Each course is tiny so having 7 of them is not a problem. The entire table has to order 5 courses or 7, although there was variation in desserts served and my aunt cannot have any uncooked vegetables so those were left off her plate. We had a shellfish soup with spinach, tiny cups of squash soup with a single homemade potato chip, bread with homemade butter, cream cheese, and two vegetable powders, lamb, pork, 4 other vegetable courses and 2 desserts (one pineapple sherbet and the other apple sherbet with oatmeal crunch). The rich sauces have terrific flavor and there is a different one or more than one is on every course. I noted that yesterday James Barber won a 2009 James Beard award. He certainly has a restaurant dedicated to making the diners satisfied with the creativity and freshness of his cuisine.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us the details provide a wonderful vivid image it’s very impressive 

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Update on Top Chef S5 winner Hosea:

'Top Chef' partners with Lafayette food company

A Lafayette-based company that makes pestos, spreads, dips and tapenades has entered into a partnership with “Top Chef” Hosea Rosenberg, of Boulder, on a new product line, a recipe booklet and marketing efforts.

Tellory Inc., which produces the Ciolo and Piccolo brands, said Rosenberg also will make public appearances to demonstrate uses for Ciolo products at Whole Foods and for Piccolo at food stores throughout Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York City.

Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

Rosenberg, the executive chef of Jax Fish House, was selected as the winner of Bravo’s chef competition show, “Top Chef,” earlier this year.

http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/mar/25/top-chef-partners-lafayette-food-company/

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Incase you haven't seen it Padma's new commercial:

Carl's Jr. Commercial - "Padma, Extended Version!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8nJKa13sBo

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It's a fine commercial, but I cannot imagine Padma really having Carl's Jr. burgers as a major part of her diet. I can imagine her ordering a $6 menu item, however.