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‘Top Chef: New York’ Preview: ‘We’re in for a Good Ride’
http://nymag.com/ daily/ food/ 2008/ 10/ top_chef_new_y...Photo: Courtesy of Bravo We’ve just finished a screener of the season premiere of Top Chef: New York, and we’re still tingling from Tom Colicchio’s icy blue stare and the whiff of an overly contrived cooking challenge. As we noted before, faux-hawks are out and facial hair is in, but we’re also pleased to report that none of this season’s seventeen cheftestants appear to be aspiring molecular gastronomists. They seem like a pretty amiable set (no Lisa-and-Dale-like enemies yet), but the premiere lays the groundwork for future conflict between Daniel (a hairier version of season three’s Joey) and European snob-chef Stefan, as well as the sometimes-subtitled Fabio.
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âTop Chefâ Truck Report: Blaise on Burgers and Andrewâs Latest Culinary Boner
http://nyc-delivery.com/food/%e2%80%98top-chef%e2%80%99-truc...âTop Chefâ Truck Report: Blaise on Burgers and Andrewâs Latest Culinary Boner 24 Oct Posted by Grub Street as Brooklyn, Delivery, Food, Manhattan, Review Andrew D'Ambrosi and Richard Blais cannot escape Top Chef. Photo: Leila Cohan The Top Chef truck made the first of two stops in Union Square today, complete with season four's Andrew D'Ambrosi and Richard Blais, who was eager to talk about his Atlanta burger joint, Flip, which is set to open in a few weeks. "We're hopefully trying to get a New York outpost,” he says. “We have the financing, just have to work on the location and timing." Blais hopes to distinguish his burger joint from others by introducing the world’s first liquid-nitrogen milkshake bar. While he’s in town, he’ll be eating at Shake Shack, of course. "I love the meat at Shake Shack. Now I'm so into the whole burger thing. I don't like all parts of every different place, but at Shake Shack, I love the meat." As for D'Ambrosi, he's “working like a dog” at Le Cirque, where Christophe Bellanca reigned until recently. “Chef Bellanca is the hardest-working chef I've ever worked with in my whole entire life,” says D’Ambrosi. “I don't worry about him and his future, because I know his caliber and he is almost unmatched.” Clearly, Bellanca inspires a “culinary boner” in D’Ambrosi, as does Corton. “Paul Liebrandt's food is fucking amazing,” D’Ambrosi said, adding that his dream restaurant would be modeled after a spot like JoeDoe: “It's 26 seats, the chef, his sous, his girl's running front of house, and that's it. Just you and translating your vision.” Related: Top Chef: New York Preview 0 Comments
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Top Chef Preview: Upon screening the first episode, Grub...
http://eater.com/archives/2008/10/top_chef_preview.phpUpon screening the first episode, Grub Street shares some thoughts about the upcoming Top Chef: New York, including the following teasers: faux-hawks are out, facial hair is in, Euros are everywhere, there's a "renewed emphasis on the cooking," the three gay cheftestants (Richard, Patrick, and Jamie) unite to form 'Team Rainbow' and brace, new judge Toby Young (pictured) just might be trying to play the role of one Simon Cowell. [GS via Eater SF]
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Top Chef Season 5: Upon screening the first episode,...
http://la.eater.com/archives/2008/10/15/top_chef_season_5.ph...Upon screening the first episode, Grub Street shares some thoughts about the upcoming Top Chef: New York, including the following teasers: faux-hawks are out, facial hair is in, there's a "renewed emphasis on the cooking," the three gay cheftestants unite to form 'Team Rainbow' and brace, new judge Toby Young (pictured) just might be trying to play the role of one Simon Cowell. Bonus LA teaser: The premier lays groundwork for a potential future conflict between Daniel and "European snob-chef Stefan, as well as the sometimes-subtitled Fabio." Go LA! [GS via ESF]
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Top Chef Season Five: Upon screening the first episode, Grub...
http://sf.eater.com/archives/2008/10/15/top_chef_season_five...Upon screening the first episode, Grub Street shares some thoughts about the upcoming Top Chef: New York, including the following teasers: faux-hawks are out, facial hair is in, Euros are everywhere, there's a "renewed emphasis on the cooking," the three gay cheftestants (Richard, Patrick, and Jamie) unite to form 'Team Rainbow' and brace, new judge Toby Young (pictured) just might be trying to play the role of one Simon Cowell. [GS]
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