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Top Chef 2

Behind the scenes of Knife Fight

July 29, 2014 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

What happens when a real restaurant becomes the set of a reality TV cooking competition.

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Hell’s Kitchen winner gets “misleading” prize (again), but will work under Top Chef’s Cliff

July 8, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

For the ninth season of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen, which debuts July 18, announced prize is “a head chef position at BLT Steak in New York City. Once again, that prize isn’t exactly what the winner will receive, because it will… continue reading

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Top Chef’s Marcel Vigneron developing a reality show for SyFy

March 17, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Top Chef 2 contestant Marcel Vigneron, the subject of the show’s lowest moment ever and its ugly aftermath, is developing a reality series with SyFy. Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen will follow molecular gastronomist Marcel as he and “his new catering and… continue reading

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Marcel Vigneron arrested for DUI

August 27, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Top Chef 2 runner-up Marcel Vigneron was arrested and jailed for DUI early Saturday, but made bail and attended a scheduled appearance that night. Marcel “was initially stopped on suspicion of speeding” early “Saturday off of Pacific Coast Highway in… continue reading

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Two women arrested for attack on Top Chef’s Josie after she filed a complaint about police

November 18, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Two women have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the September attack on Top Chef 2 contestant Josie Smith-Malave and three other women, during which the attackers yelled anti-gay slurs. Melissa Trimarchi and Elizabeth Borroughs were charged with… continue reading

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Homeless man arrested in attack on Top Chef 2’s Josie

September 14, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

A homeless man was arrested in connection with the anti-gay attack on Top Chef 2 contestant Josie. “Matthew W. Walli was in a group of about 12 people” who “made derogatory statements about the women’s perceived sexual orientation, spat on… continue reading

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Top Chef 2’s Josie beaten in anti-gay attack

September 12, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Another Top Chef 2 contestant has been attacked. Josie Smith-Malave was leaving a Long Island bar during Labor Day, when she “was beaten by attackers yelling anti-gay slurs,” the AP reports. Josie “was among a small group of women asked… continue reading

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Ilan and his mother respond to criticism and blame the editing of Top Chef 2

February 12, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Top Chef 2 winner Ilan Hall is apparently so despised by “presumptuous and cruel” viewers that both he and his mother wrote defenses of his behavior in Newsday yesterday. Ilan’s mother, Rita Hall, works as “a section designer in Newsday’s… continue reading

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Bravo VP: “we did not alter the integrity of what happened” with Marcel hazing; no reunion due to viewer reaction

February 8, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Bravo VP Andy Cohen takes a break from egologging and uses his blog to address “lingering” viewer complaints about Top Chef 2. Specifically, he discusses the distortion of the timeline surrounding Marcel’s hazing. He writes: On almost every show we… continue reading

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Top Chef finale beats ABC; Top Design debut sets Bravo record

February 2, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

The controversy leading up to the finale of Top Chef 2, never mind the spoiled outcome, helped bring it an audience 3.896 million viewers. That’s a 157 percent increase from its first finale, according to Bravo. While nearly two million… continue reading

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Ilan Hall wins Top Chef 2, ending a disappointing season

February 1, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

As Food & Wine magazine accidentally revealed on Monday, Ilan Hall won Top Chef 2. Head judge Tom Colicchio told Ilan, “you stuck to what you know, but you really wowed us,” while he said Marcel “took a ton of… continue reading

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Top Chef 2’s finale airs tonight; series has 32 percent more viewers than Project Runway 2

January 31, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

The second season of Top Chef concludes tonight at 10 p.m. ET. Annoying Marcel and his tormentor Ilan will compete for the title and $100,000. We may already know the winner, as a profile accidentally posted by Food & Wine… continue reading

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Food & Wine releases profiles of both Ilan and Marcel, says they were written in advance

January 30, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Food & Wine magazine has responded to yesterday’s apparently accidental release on its web site of the winner’s identity, which came in the form of a profile of one of the two Top Chef 2 finalists written as if the… continue reading

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Top Chef 2 winner revealed when Food & Wine interview posted early

January 29, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

The winner of Top Chef 2 was revealed earlier today, when an interview with the person was posted on Food & Wine’s web site, apparently accidentally. It has since been removed, but the text remains online. (Stop reading now if… continue reading

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Report: Top Chef 2’s Ilan Hall quit his job; Sam says editors “showed me attacking [Marcel] without cause”

January 24, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Top Chef 2 finalist Ilan Hall quit his job as a chef, according to a blog report. Snack reports that he “has left Casa Mono, where until yesterday he was employed as a line cook.” That raises the obvious questions:… continue reading

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