With Project Runway moving away to Lifetime, Bravo is going full-throttle with its development of the Top Chef brand. In other words, anything Bravo can put the show’s logo on and then sell, it’s going for. Among other things, there’s a recently published cookbook and the forthcoming spin-off for teenagers. They’re also planning a Top …
Two reality shows that aired in the 10 p.m. hour on Wednesday did well for their respective NBC Universal-owned networks, particularly in the key demographic group. On Bravo, Top Chef 4‘s finale was watched by 3.508 million viewers, 14 percent more than watched season three’s finale. Still, that’s down from season two, which had 3.896 …
Top Chef has its first female winner in three seasons: Stephanie Izard. “You’ve proven time and time again that when think we have you all figured out, you surprise us with something from left field that just wows us,” Tom Colicchio said during the final moments. The Chicago-based chef beat Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes …
Top Chef 4 concludes tonight at 10 p.m. ET, and has its best odds yet of selecting its first female winner. Richard Blais, Lisa Fernandes, and Stephanie Izard remain in the competition, the first time two women have been in the finale. One frequently-asked question about the series is how long it takes to film …
Perhaps the most tragic part of Top Chef 4‘s surprising elimination on Wednesday was that it robbed us of the show’s most likable, most deserving final three ever. Instead of Richard and Stephanie being joined by Antonia, the final three will be rounded out by pouty-face, defensive Lisa, who even managed to pout about making …
Spike Mendelsohn was eliminated from Top Chef 4 last Wednesday in part because he used frozen scallops he found in the cooler at Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood restaurant in Chicago. As the challenge winner, Spike had first pick of the proteins at the restaurant, and chose a bag of frozen scallops that didn’t work well. …
In a weird little coda at the end of Top Chef 4 last week, the contestants erupted into a fight, sort of, that was difficult to parse because so many people were getting made at each other for different reasons–and because the whole thing was a big bleep-fest. As it turned out, some people, including …