Austin chef and past Top Chef winner Paul Qui was arrested Saturday morning on domestic violence charges. An arrest warrant affidavit says officers responding to a 911 call found his girlfriend weeping with a child in her arms and blood smeared on the walls and floor of his apartment.
When I received an email inviting me to a tasting event for the Season 13 of Top Chef, I was sitting on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. As I lounged in the sands of one of the most famous and beautiful pieces of land the Earth has to offer, all I could think about was how I was actually going to get to taste the…
These days, we are constantly being sold products and experiences but now, companies are getting more trixsy. Instead of just airing a commercial selling a trip to Las Vegas, the city’s Convention & Visitors Authority is collaborating with shows like Logo’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, drawing in fans of the program and…
Camille Grammer has accused Bravo of victimizing her with bad editing. But how much can they invent?
Natalie Portman annoyed us with her comparison of meat-eating to rape on the Huffington Post, but she was totally gracious on Top Chef last night. And her guest appearance revealed some of the common misconceptions about vegetarian cooking.
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The least realistic thing about shows like Project Runway and Top Chef is the conceit that winning guarantees success. USA Today's reality competition "where are they now" reveals that often winning just leads to more reality show appearances. [USA Today]
"Each season, Ms. Lakshmi, 38, keeps two dress sizes on the (Top Chef) set for when the weight starts to pile on: she is 5-foot-9 and typically she puts on 10 to 15 pounds a season." [NYT]
Last night, Stephanie Izard became the first woman to win Bravo's Top Chef, the elimination cooking show that just finished its fourth season. Even though it is a reality show, Stephanie was always exceedingly pleasant, as was one dude in the final three, Richard Blais. Naturally, the Big Bad Lesbian Lisa Fernandes…
Who knew Sweet P had this in her! The major underdog of this season of Project Runway turned out a really great collection at the show's runway finale this morning. The favorite of last season's Jeffrey Sebellia and Top Chef's Ted Allen alike, Sweet P's debut line was tailored, fun, colorful and, oddly enough, chic.…
