TV Guide: Top Chef

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...

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?
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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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