ArchaeoTexture (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
There is more than a little movement - more than competing networks Bravo and FoodNetwork might admit - back and forth between their competitive cooking shows. This was brought home to me the other night, as I watched a rebroadcast of a Season 3(2006) episode of Iron Chef America, an American adaptation of the Japanese hit, where world-class chefs tackle one the show's Iron Chefs in the Kitchen Stadium,...
LAist (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Photo via Bravo The "supersized" sixth season premiere of Top Chef airs tonight at 9 on Bravo. 17 new contestants will be battling it out at The M Resort Spa & Casino in Vegas this season, including local culinary rising star Michael Voltaggio . Padma Lakshmi returns to preside over the judges' table alongside head judge Tom Colicchio, and judges Gail Simmons and Toby Young. Guests this...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
More than a year after becoming the first female winner of Bravo's Top Chef , Stephanie Izard is dead-set on taking advantage of her Top Chef exposure by opening a "more ambitious" and upscale restaurant in Chicago called The Drunken Goat. She reveals to the Chicago Dining Examiner that opening her new resto is actually quite fun. "Yes, it is very hard work and can of course be stressful,...
Fabsugar (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
How to: Shoot cool light trails Book Bag! Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story Twilight Lip Venom is a go! 10 ways to make spending less more painless Relax already: Chill out like Heather Graham Take your lil doll to party like Barbie in Sin City Do tell: What has been your scariest pet emergency? Movie preview: Amelia Madonna wants to re-create her former English manor in NYC Whitney Port's groovy polka-dots:...
yumsugar (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard has landed a book deal . - Eat Me Daily A recap of what the Internet food world is saying about Top Chef Masters . - Eater Francis Mallmann, famed Argentine grill master, shares his tips for grilling . - Serious Eats Jim Beam has released a new flavor: cherry bourbon . - The Epi-Log Catch up with the newly promoted Leah Cohen from Top Chef 5 . - The Feedbag Make a big...
Amuse-Biatch (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Oh, possums, how our nonexistent little hearts have fluttered for weeks each time we heard the Bravo announcer jauntily intone, “From the producers of Top Chef ….” It’s just the sort of clarion call to which our hearts have previously responded. Indeed, who among us hasn’t experienced an expectant swoon upon hearing, “From the makers of Metamucil” or “From...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
After going into Stephanie Izard overload recapping "Top Chef: Chicago" we decided to sit out recapping "TC5". Well, and we had a very strong feeling Radhika Desai wasn't going to win. But with Art Smith, Rick Bayless and Graham Elliot Bowles all participating in tonight's premiere of " Top Chef Masters ", we're getting the band back together. Stolpman's gonna post weekly...
Serious Eats (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
In the latest episode of her video series Tasty Life, Top Chef Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard visits a pig farm in Wisconsin in an attempt to learn where her food comes from. After witnessing a pig being slaughtered, she cooks a dish with the pig's tongue. (Warning: If pig guts make you feel squeamish, you may not want to watch this video.) Watch the video after the jump....
yumsugar (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
In our Best of 2008 coverage, we asked you who your favorite cheftestant was this year . Between Top Chef , Next Food Network Star , and Hell's Kitchen , there was plenty of heat in the kitchen, but the results were clear: Stephanie Izard , the winner of Top Chef 4 , won 29 percent of the vote! Yum is right with you: Stephanie was our favorite this year, too. From the start, we loved Stephanie for...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Last week, Stephanie Izard made it into the top spot of Top Chef 4. She had taken us through a see-saw performance, frequently making dishes that diners loved, but then also having struggles. She didn't win a Quickfire until the...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
The first woman to win Top Chef talks about how she did it and the competitive streak she (mostly) keeps hidden.
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
In a city known for great food there's a new "Top Chef" in town and thanks to Bravo TV, she already has millions of fans. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole talked to Chicago's own Stephanie Izard.
US News (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The winner of this season's Top Chef crown knew how to concede her misses and highlight her hits.
OK! Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The season four champ chats with OK ! about being the first female Top Chef! At the beginning of Top Chef: Chicago , Bravo asked viewers, "What will happen first: a female President or a female Top Chef?" Well, the latter definitely won out. ...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
In the end, Stephanie (sort of) slaughtered the competition. Photo courtesy of Bravo Last night on Top Chef , a woman took the coveted cooking title for the first time. Stephanie Izard’s lamb with braised pistachios won the show, over Richard's Big Brown–like stumble and Lisa’s good-but-traditional Asian menu. Our Michael Alan Connelly spoke with Stephanie this morning about her...
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