The six Chicagoans who were on Top Chef Texas talked to the Chicago Tribune, and that interview reveals details about the show’s sequester–and its impact on one of the chefs. Runner-up Sarah Grueneberg says “the best part” of filming was that it was a “summer-camp style of the whole experience. You get there the first …
The worst season of Top Chef since that smug bully Illan Hall won concluded last night with a reunion, which started with a surprising revelation: After losing to Paul Qui, Sarah Grueneberg told chef and judge Emeril Lagasse to “fuck off.” While reunions usually end with the revelation of the fan favorite, Andy Cohen obnoxiously …
There are two milestones on reality TV tonight: Fox airs the 400th episode of American Idol, which is also the first round of the finals, and the Bravo airs the final episode of Top Chef Texas, which has been airing for 400 years now. That American Idol has reached 400 episodes in less than 11 …
Top Chef Texas has been kind of hit or miss for me. Some episodes seem interesting and inspired, while others seem like the producers are phoning the same tired formula again. But last night’s episode, which featured Charlize Theron and product placement for her upcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman, was this season’s best, …
Ty-Lor Boring, the openly gay contestant on Top Chef Texas, has appeared nude in several print photo shoots, and photos have found their way online. Fleshbot has full-frontal photos from Headmaster Magazine (which describes itself as “the biannual art magazine for man-lovers”), in addition to one from Butt Magazine, in which he shows off his …
The Top Chef Texas “brand integration agreement” between Mission Productions, AKA Magical Elves, and the state of Texas has been released, and the production company apparently won’t sue the state of Texas, which said it had to release the document to the media. The San Antonio Express-News reports that producers “did an about-face and released …
Top Chef Texas has aired two episodes now, but I’m going to pretend that next week’s is the first one, because otherwise I’d be ready to bail on this season because of produces’ horrible decision to copy other elimination shows as it narrowed a large pool of contestants down to 16. The franchise is in …