Top Chef 3

October 16, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

One of Top Chef‘s biggest weaknesses is that viewers can’t really judge what they’re seeing for themselves. We have to trust the judges when they describe the taste of the contestants’ food, unlike on Project Runway, where we can look… continue reading

October 14, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

After skipping a reunion for Top Chef 2 because fans were outraged over the show’s interpersonal conflict, Bravo aired a reunion for Top Chef 3 Wednesday night. It should have been the reverse, though, because there wasn’t much drama between… continue reading

October 5, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Wednesday’s live finale of Top Chef 3 was watched by “3.079 million total viewers and 2.187 million adults 18-49,” which left the show “the No. 1 cable entertainment program for the 10 p.m. hour in total viewers and adults 18-49,”… continue reading

October 4, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

After a 75-minute, partially live finale, Hung Huynh won $100,000 and became the third Top Chef. If Bravo’s unscientific poll during the episode is any indication, that was unpredictable, and maybe even a pretty significant upset; Casey Thompson was by… continue reading

October 3, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Bravo’s Top Chef 3 concludes tonight with a live finale from Chicago, the setting for the fourth season, which recently started production. Three actually talented chefs remain: Casey Thompson, Dale Levitski, and Hung Huynh. For the first time, the show… continue reading

August 23, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

After last week’s uncredited appearance on Top Chef 3 as a bitchy diner in one of the faux restaurants created by the two teams, Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone made a credited appearance on last night’s show. The teams had to… continue reading

August 16, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Last night’s episode of Top Chef 3 had an uncredited guest appearance by Madonna’s younger brother. Christopher Ciccone was the diner in the “Garage” teams’ restaurant who made bitchy comments, Towleroad noticed. The site suggests he “should appear as a… continue reading

June 27, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Head Top Chef 3 judge Tom Colicchio says that the show’s guest judges are not compensated for their time or potential suffering through bad food. In an interview with TV Guide, he said that Anthony Bourdain is a fan of… continue reading

June 15, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

The Wednesday debut of Top Chef 3 was watched by 2.024 million viewers, an increase of eight percent over last season’s debut, according to Bravo. There were 1.407 million viewers ages 18 to 49, a five percent increase. Those numbers… continue reading

June 6, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Bravo gets us ready for Top Chef‘s third season tonight with a special titled “4-Star All-Stars,” a competition between chefs from the first two seasons. It begins at 10 p.m. ET. The three people who hazed Marcel, including that asshat… continue reading

May 29, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Bravo is partnering with its sibling station Telemundo (both are owned by NBC Universal) to promote Top Chef 3 to Latino viewers. Why are they doing this? Apparently because the third season is set in Miami, and as any overgeneralizing… continue reading

May 8, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

The third season of Bravo’s Top Chef will begin with an all-star competition between contestants from the previous two seasons. The network announced today that Harold Dieterle, Stephen Asprinio, Tiffani Faison, and Dave Martin will face off against Ilan Hall,… continue reading

April 11, 2007 by Andy Dehnart

Bravo revealed today that Top Chef 3 will air this summer and be set in Miami Beach. The new location is the show’s third (it moved to LA for last season), but its second-season host, Padma Lakshmi, returns again. So… continue reading