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“Sleeve Askew” by Padma Lakshmi (via Miami New Times) Bonjour. Ni hao. Hola. Konnichi Wa. Buon Giorno. Yes, it was international day on Top Chef. Well to be honest, it was more like “international-ish” day, or “international approximation” day, or “eff it, I’m just gonna buy a ton of spices, because foreigners like spices, right?” [...]

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THANK YOU TOP CHEF. Thank you for FINALLY making things interesting. This week, all eyes were on our ruthless little Sasha and his suspiciously delicious English pea purée.  Did he steal the sauce? Did he lie? Could he have possibly MADE pea purée but none of the 50,000 cameras on Top Chef caught it (1 [...]

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It’s finally here. August 1st, 2010 at 9pm marks the beginning of SHARK WEEK on Discovery Channel. That one glorious week where standard Discovery Channel programming like Verminators and Ghost Lab takes a necessary backseat to showcasing our favorite master of the deep, the SHARK. Last week I received my SHARK WEEK press packet in the mail. It was [...]

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After our quick foray into obscure cheftestants, this week got us back to the basics: Kenny, Angelo, and awkwardly sexual food references. Yes, crabs, sweet nothings, sexy sauce, and a legitimate cheftestant romance emerged this episode, as well as a frigid outdoor “picnic,” chef arguing, and shameless TOYOTA SIENNA plugs. That reminds me, Toyota Sienna? [...]

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  Kevin (who?) front and center   Ah, it’s that time of the season again. The time where Top Chef attempts, often in vain, to pique your interest in a marginal cheftestant you never cared about previously. The targets: Kevin and Lynn. Who? Exactly. Why? (SPOILER ALERT) One of them is going home. We all know [...]

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Reader(s), I failed you yesterday. I failed to write a recap of wednesday night’s Top Chef, which was the one consistent thing I claimed this blog would do. Well that, and show pictures of kittens on occasion to brighten the mood. Like this:     And now we are happier. Anyways, I wanted to explain why I [...]

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So earlier this week Top Chef wrapped up filming and the crew was seen partying on U Street, then yesterday DCist reports that we have a confirmed airdate: June 16th. Instant gratification! Get excited!!!! In only a month we get to see what Tom Colicchio, Padma’s cleavage, and Bravo TV thinks of DC’s food scene. [...]

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   OK. So travel channel has this show Food Wars where the host goes to different cities to settle local rivalries about famous food items. Basically, two establishments battle one another over a food, locals are interviewed, and the winner is decided by a panel of judges. The food is as you would expect in [...]

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