TV Guide: Top Chef

Listing: Season Finale Part 2

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 10:00 PM BRAVO The winning chef is revealed in the conclusion of the two-part Season 6 finale.

Listing: All-Stars Dinner

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 07:00 PM BRAVO Fan-favorite series contestants from past seasons return to dish out culinary fare and dish on memorable moments in a full-course event hosted by Season 5 chef Fabio Viviani. The cooks include Tiffani Faison, Harold Dieterle, Marcel Vigneron, Ilan Hall, Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, Hung Huynh, Richard Blais, Lisa Fernandes, Carla Hall and Stefan Richter.

Listing: Penn & Teller

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 01:00 PM BRAVO The chefs will need a trick up their sleeve when they conjure up culinary magic for comic illusionists Penn and Teller. Chef Michelle Bernstein is the guest judge.

Listing: Camping

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 12:00 PM BRAVO The challenge gets campy when the food fighters visit a campsite and concoct a menu for a collection of Las Vegas cowboys. They must also cook with cactus. Texas chef and "Top Chef Masters" player Tim Love is the guest judge.

Listing: Vivre Las Vegas

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 11:00 AM BRAVO It's a French connection when the food fighters form pairs to whip up delectable French dishes. Culinary masters Joel Robuchon, Daniel Boulud, Hubert Keller, Laurent Tourondel and Jean Joho make appearances.

Listing: Thunderbirds

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 10:00 AM BRAVO The chefs fly high when they create food fare for a renowned aircraft demonstration squadron---the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Restaurateur Mark Peel serves as guest judge.

Listing: Bachelor/Ette Party

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 09:00 AM BRAVO A battle of the sexes rages when the male cooks battle the lady chefs in a contest to cater a poolside bachelor-and-bachelorette party. Chef Todd English is the guest judge.

Listing: Sin City Vice

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 08:00 AM BRAVO It's viva Las Vegas when 17 fresh chefs infiltrate the gambling mecca to compete in culinary challenges in the Season 6 opener. Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Toby Young return in their series roles.

Listing: Season Finale Part 1

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 10:00 PM BRAVO The scene shifts from Sin City to Napa Valley, Cal., in Part 1 of the two-part Season 6 finale. The four remaining chefs try to seal the deal with an ideal meal in the penultimate challenge.

Listing: Culinary Olympics

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 09:00 PM BRAVO The leftover chefs participate in an elite cooking competition established by notable French chef Paul Bocuse. His chef son Jerome guest judges with culinary figure Thomas Keller. Also appearing: Daniel Boulud, Gavin Kaysen, Timothy Hollingsworth, Alessandro Stratta and Traci Des Jardins.

Listing: Strip Around the World

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 08:00 PM BRAVO The six remaining contestants check in to create a hotel-themed breakfast-in-bed dish. Author and culinary personality Nigella Lawson is the guest judge.

Listing: Meat Natalie

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 07:00 PM BRAVO A list of television shows compiled by TV GUIDE editors inspires the cooks to serve up a TV dinner. Later, the chefs create a culinary spread for actress Natalie Portman and her posse at a Vegas restaurant owned by Tom Colicchio.

Listing: Restaurant Wars

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 06:00 PM BRAVO The galloping gourmets take on the sprawling and time-tested "Restaurant Wars" challenge, in which they must manage all aspects of a restaurant owned by "Top Chef Masters" player Rick Moonen. The tasks include serving, cooking and hosting. Moonen serves up a guest-judge turn.

Listing: Pigs and Pinot

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 05:00 PM BRAVO Pork and wine revolve around the chefs' task to host a "Pigs and Pinot" affair. Charlie Palmer is the guest judge.

Listing: Dinner Party

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 04:00 PM BRAVO The chefs try to hit the jackpot when the results of a slot machine define the guidelines for the quickfire challenge. They then serve up a special dinner for a culinary-council collective. Appearing: Tyler Florence; Tom Douglas; Nancy Silverton; Govind Armstrong; and Takashi Yagihashi. Florence also serves as the guest judge.

News: Top Chef's Eli on Emotional Exit: I Was "Tired, Beat-Up and Exhausted"

TV Guide — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:17:00 -0500

In the last challenge before the Top Chef finale, Eli Kirshtein's lack of precision and inedible lamb resulted in his elimination following the mini-Bocuse d'Or competition. TVGuide.com caught up with the 25-year-old cheftestant to find out why he became so emotional after being cut, what we didn't see in the kitchen and what he thinks of...

Video: Culinary Olympics

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The competition is heating up as this week's challenge is based on the Bocuse d'Or - one of the world's most prestigious cooking competitions founded by famed chef Paul Bocuse. His son, Jerome Bocuse, guest judges along with special guest, renowned American chef Thomas Keller. Also at the table are Daniel Boulud, Alex Stratta (whose restaurant, Alex, the episode is filmed in), as well as Gavin Kaysen, Timothy Hollingsworth of French Laundry and chef Traci Des Jardin.

News: Top Chef's Robin: I Felt "Victimized" By the Other Chefs

TV Guide — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:13:00 -0500

Top Chef's Robin Leventhal wasn't exactly the most popular among her fellow cheftestants, and she has a theory about why. TVGuide.com chatted with the self-taught 43-year-old to find out what triggered her tears during judging, why she felt "victimized," and who she thought was the ring leader of chefs who "loved to hate" her.

Top Chef's Mike Isabella: I took offense to judges calling me cocky

TVGuide.com: Why did you get so emotional during judging?
Robin Leventhal: It was ...

Video: Strip Around the World

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It's hotel heaven for the six remaining chefs on "Top Chef: Las Vegas." The chef'testants must whip up the perfect breakfast in bed dish. Nigella Lawson, noted food journalist and author of How To Eat serves as guest judge.

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Nigella Lawson, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Toby Young

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Top Chef, Nigella Lawson, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Toby Young

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Tom Colicchio

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Top Chef, Tom Colicchio

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Nigella Lawson

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Top Chef, Nigella Lawson

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Tom Colicchio, Jennifer

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Top Chef, Tom Colicchio, Jennifer

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Nigella Lawson, Padma Lakshmi

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Top Chef, Nigella Lawson, Padma Lakshmi

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Jennifer, Bryan, Eli, Michael

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Top Chef, Jennifer, Bryan, Eli, Michael

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson, Toby Young, Tom Colicchio

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Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson, Toby Young, Tom Colicchio

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson

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Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Nigella Lawson

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Top Chef, Nigella Lawson

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Eli

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Top Chef, Eli

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson

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Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, Nigella Lawson

Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Strip Around the World" - Robin

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Top Chef, Robin

News: Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

TV Guide — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Top Chef All Stars Dinner
10/9c Bravo
Padma & Co. take a break this week, but fans of Top Chef will want to feast their eyes on this. An appetizing mix of winning chefs and fan-favorite contestants from past seasons return to dish out culinary fare and dish on memorable moments in a special hosted by Season 5 chef Fabio Viviani. The all-star cooks include Tiffani Faison, Harold Dieterle, Marcel Vigneron, Ilan Hall, Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, Hung Huynh, Richard Blais, Lisa Fernandes, Carla Hall and Stefan Richter.

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Photo: Top Chef - Season 6 - "Meat Natalie" - Paul Bartolotta, Padma Lakshmi