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Top Chef – All Stars Dinner

Reunion time! Bravo asked Fabio Viviana (previous season fan favorite) to host a dinner at Social for 11 of previous chefs from Top Chef. Not only do we get the great normal entertainment provided by Top Chef, but we get to reminisce with previous contestants… some memories and complaints should be flying around [...]

The Next Iron Chef (Season 2, Episode 3) “Innovation”

It’s all about “Innovation” for this set of challenges. The chefs first challenge is to break down a specialty dish of a restaurant and then recreate that dish in 10 minutes. The chefs will be sent to 4 different restaurants; Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai. They will travel in pairs chosen by Mullen since [...]

Top Chef (Season 6, Episode 8) – “Pigs and Pinot”

Quickfire
The guest judge is Chef Charlie Palmer who tells the chefs their challenge it to prepare a dish that is a good paring with Alexia chips.
Top three dishes are from Eli, Bryan and Kevin, with the win going to Eli.

Bottom three dishes are from Jennifer, Robin, and Ash.
Elimination
The chefs are asked to cook pork dishes [...]

The Next Iron Chef (Season 2, Episode 2) “Interpretation”

Challenge 1: In 45 minutes cook one dish, to be served family style, in a vessel from many different cooking vessels that the chairman had gathered from around the world. The chairman said “simplicity is a global phenomenon”, but didn’t provide much information beyond that. Alton told the chefs they could cook the traditional dish [...]

Top Chef (Season 6, Episode 7) – “Dinner Party”

Quickfire: Tonight’s high stakes quickfire challenge starts at the slot machine with guest judge Chef Tyler Florence. The challenge is to create a dish incorporating three keywords which will tell the mood, taste/texture and type of cuisine. With a pull of the slot machine handle, the slots will give the three keywords. This quickfire challenge [...]

Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations “Hawaii”

Hawaii… never been, but it’s on my list of places to go. Watching this episode of No Reservations just made it that much more interesting to me too. Tony as usual, picks the best place to visit, eat and play.
The episode of No Reservations in Hawaii started with Tony having to get the typical.. [...]

Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episode 13) – “4 Chefs Compete”

Down to the final four. While I don’t think there is a clear front-runner, my pick is for it to go down to Kevin and Dave, as long as Dave’s wrist doesn’t send him packing first.
This episode of Hell’s Kitchen starts with little Gordon Ramsay coming out from the office and giving the final 4 [...]

A Lyon in the Kitchen “Fast, Fresh and on a Budget”

On this episode of A Lyon in the Kitchen, Nathan’s all about cooking good food that’s fast, fresh and on a budget. He starts off visiting a local fire house where the firefighters have to cook on a budget every day. He prepares a Cincinnati chili for everyone and they all get to chow down.
After [...]

The Next Iron Chef (Season 2, Episode 1) “Fearlessness”

Season 2 of The Next Iron Chef looks like a good one. Ten new world class chefs battling to be the next Iron Chef along with Mario Batali, Cat Cora, Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto, Wolfgang Puck, and Michael Symon.

The chefs competing in this seasons challenges are:
Amanda Frietag: Executive Chef of The Harrison
Brad Farmerie: Executive Chef [...]

Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs (Giada De Laurentiis – recipe)

I was in the mood for cooking some pasta and meatballs tonight so one of the tasty looking recipes I came across was Giada’s recipe for Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs. It not only sounds good, it’s a fairly quick dish to cook up. Click the link above for the complete recipe.
The [...]

Throwdown with Bobby Flay “Lobster Club Sandwich”

On this episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Bobby goes head to head with Lynn Archer who’s known as the queen of Rockland Maine. Lynn is the owner of The Brass Compass Café (Facebook page)which has locals and people from across the country coming for her famous lobster club sandwich among other favorites. Lynns’ most [...]

Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episode 12) – “5 Chefs Compete”

Dave and Tennille exchanging complaints start off this episode of Hell’s Kitchen. Dave’s upset that Tennille changed her mind at the last minute of the previous episode when she decided to throw Van up on the chopping block. Dave calls Tennille a few choice words and says he can’t trust her anymore.
The first challenge is [...]

Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations “Thailand”

Anthony Bourdains’ trip to Thailand didn’t start off as he, the crew or the families of the crew were hoping for. They arrived during a political uprising that gave them a few production delays, but they did their best to stay out of the way of the tension in the streets. After contemplating if [...]

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Comfort Cooking”

On this episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visits Milwaukee, Phoenix and San Francisco.
First stop was “Comet Café” which puts bacon in just about everything. If you’re trying to watch your cholesterol don’t visit this place. But if you’re not, and you love bacon, then this is the place to go. Bacon, bacon [...]