LET THE FLAMES BEGIN BRAVO’S “TOP CHEF: CHICAGO” PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 AT 10 PM ET/PT
16 Hot New Chefs Take To The Kitchen Along With Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons And Ted Allen
Let the flames begin. Bravo’s highly anticipated fourth season of the Emmy-Award nominated No. 1 food show on cable returns with “Top Chef: Chicago,” premiering Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Get ready to sharpen your knives as the newest crop of 16 rising chefs from across the country take on the windy city. Returning to the kitchen, cookbook author, actress and host Padma Lakshmi presides over the judge’s table alongside head judge Tom Colicchio, renowned culinary figure and chef/ owner, Craft Restaurants, judge Gail Simmons, of Food & Wine Magazine and judge Ted Allen, food and wine ambassador for Robert Mondavi Private selection wines. In what will prove to be the most exciting season yet, some of the biggest and most respected chefs will guest star on “Top Chef: Chicago.”
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The final chefs bring their culinary game to Aspen in part one of Bravo’s “Top Chef 3 Miami” finale on Wednesday, September 26 10-11PM ET/PT, and in part two, the winner of “Top Chef” will be revealed LIVE from Chicago for the first time ever on Wednesday, October 3 from 10-11PM ET, home to season 4 of the Emmy-nominated hit series. Viewers will join host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio, judge Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine and “Queer Eye’s” culinary expert Ted Allen to find out LIVE who must pack their knives and go home, and who will become the next ‘Top Chef.’ Photography can be found at www.nbcumv.com.
After Joey was sent packing his knives in tears last week, Bravo’s Emmy-nominated “Top Chef 3 Miami” returns as the nine remaining chef’testants’ are challenged to whip up ice cream and creative toppings (Wed, August 8 at 10 - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT). Later, the chefs must prepare the perfect “hangover” snack. Guest judge Govind Armstrong (Chef and owner of Table 8 in Los Angeles and Miami), who counts Janet Jackson, LA Reid and Mark Wahlberg among his celebrity clientele, joins the judges’ table this week alongside Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Ted Allen and Gail Simmons. Photography is available on NBC Universal Media Village, www.nbcumv.com.
Bravo’s “Top Chef 3 Miami” packs on the calories with a supersized sixth installment that touches on the senses as the remaining 10 chef’testants’ compete for immunity and identify ingredients by sight or taste (Wed, Aug. 1 from 10:00-11:15 p.m. ET/PT). Later, the contenders team-up and work their magic with frozen foods under the watchful eye of guest judge Rocco DiSpirito (Author of “Rocco’s Real Life Recipes”) who joins the judges’ table alongside head judge Tom Colicchio, host Padma Lakshmi and judges Gail Simmons and Ted Allen. Photography for both series’ is available on NBC Universal Media Village, www.nbcumv.com.
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In the spirited fourth round of Bravo’s “Top Chef 3 Miami,” the surviving 12 chef’testants’ must create an appetizer that pairs well with a popular mixed drink with the help of guest judge and mixologist Jamie Walker, Global Ambassador to Bombay Sapphire Gin (Wed, July 11 at 10-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). In a pressure-ridden elimination challenge, guest judge Barton G. Weiss, owner of Barton G. Enterprises and restaurant owner, joins the dinner table along with members of Chaine des Rotisseurs, one of the most prestigious culinary food groups in the world, to critique the chefs’ prized dishes. The remaining contenders must impress this season’s judges’ table - Padma Lakshmi, cookbook author, actress and host; Tom Colicchio, celebrated culinary figure and co-founder of Craft Restaurants; judge Gail Simmons of Food & Wine; and “Queer Eye’s” culinary expert Ted Allen.
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Top Chef returned last night with its 3rd installment, a new city, and 15 new chefs. Everyone has their eye on the prize: a feature in Food & Wine magazine, a showcase at the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a trip to the French Alps, and of course, $100,000 to help make their dream of opening their own restaurant a reality. This season promises to be bigger & better with the best chefs we’ve seen yet!
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen, Bravo’s hit culinary competition series “Top Chef 3 Miami” kicks off with an hour-long special “Top Chef: 4-Star All-Stars” on Wednesday, June 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
