Alisha Elenz and Kaleena Bliss were eliminated from “Top Chef” last week in “The Wright Way,” leaving 10 cheftestants on the main show (and two in “Last Chance Kitchen“) competing for a chance to win a feature in Food and Wine magazine; an appearance at the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado; and $250,000 in prize money: Manny Barella, Kevin D’Andrea, Danny Garcia, Dan Jacobs, Savannah Miller, Laura Ozyilmaz, Charly Pierre, Amanda Turner, Rasika Venkatesa and Michelle Wallace.
So what happened to the chefs in season 21, episode five, “Supper Club”?
The morning after getting some tough love from host Kristen Kish and guest judge Buddha Lo about their not-so-great dishes in the Frank Lloyd Wright challenge, Laura reminisces about her closeness with her sister. It sounds like their parents had the girls fend for themselves when they were just teenagers. “I had to worry about paying the bills, to buy groceries,...
So what happened to the chefs in season 21, episode five, “Supper Club”?
The morning after getting some tough love from host Kristen Kish and guest judge Buddha Lo about their not-so-great dishes in the Frank Lloyd Wright challenge, Laura reminisces about her closeness with her sister. It sounds like their parents had the girls fend for themselves when they were just teenagers. “I had to worry about paying the bills, to buy groceries,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Top Chef” season 21, episode 4, “The Wright Way,” tasked the chefs with cooking meals inspired by the duality of Frank Lloyd Wright‘s architectural creations. Some were more successful than others, so guest judge Buddha Lo joined “Top Chef” host Kristen Kish for the latest episode of “The Dish with Kish” to show her what he would have made if he were in the contestants’ shoes. Watch the after show above.
Of course, Lo has been in the contestants’ shoes before. He won season 19 of the cooking competition. Then he was brought back for season 20 to face “Top Chef” champions and finalists from around the world, and he won that too. Known for his impeccable technical skill, he decided to make a dessert dish inspired by the round shapes of the Guggenheim Museum, which Wright designed. His “Neapolitan Guggenheim” was a chocolate filled tart with vanilla ice cream, strawberry sorbet and gold dusted tuiles,...
Of course, Lo has been in the contestants’ shoes before. He won season 19 of the cooking competition. Then he was brought back for season 20 to face “Top Chef” champions and finalists from around the world, and he won that too. Known for his impeccable technical skill, he decided to make a dessert dish inspired by the round shapes of the Guggenheim Museum, which Wright designed. His “Neapolitan Guggenheim” was a chocolate filled tart with vanilla ice cream, strawberry sorbet and gold dusted tuiles,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Kenny Nguyen was ousted from “Top Chef” last week in “Take it Cheesy,” leaving 12 cheftestants on the main show (and one in “Last Chance Kitchen“) competing for a chance to win a feature in Food and Wine magazine; an appearance at the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado; and $250,000 in prize money: Manny Barella, Kaleena Bliss, Kevin D’Andrea, Alisha Elenz, Danny Garcia, Dan Jacobs, Savannah Miller, Laura Ozyilmaz, Charly Pierre, Amanda Turner, Rasika Venkatesa and Michelle Wallace.
So what happened to the chefs in season 21, episode 4, “The Wright Way”?
Well, we’re coming in hot right from the beginning of the episode, with host Kristen Kish announcing that there will be no Quickfire Challenge this week “because we’re building to something big.”
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ recap: Smelly Limburger cheese is the star of the show in ‘The Big Stink’ [Watch] Elimination Challenge
“Tonight you’ll have...
So what happened to the chefs in season 21, episode 4, “The Wright Way”?
Well, we’re coming in hot right from the beginning of the episode, with host Kristen Kish announcing that there will be no Quickfire Challenge this week “because we’re building to something big.”
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ recap: Smelly Limburger cheese is the star of the show in ‘The Big Stink’ [Watch] Elimination Challenge
“Tonight you’ll have...
- 4/11/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Season 21 of “Top Chef” premieres on Wednesday, March 20, with 15 brand new, talented cheftestants competing in Wisconsin for the title and the grand prize of $250,000, a feature in Food and Wine Magazine and an appearance at the 41st annual Food and Wine Classic in Aspen. Scroll down to learn about all of this year’s competitors.
There are big changes this season. First and foremost, longtime host Padma Lakshmi has stepped down from the cooking competition and has been replaced by season 10 “Top Chef” champion Kristen Kish. But judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio are back. Over the course of the season they will be joined by judging and dining panelists who include Dane Baldwin, Charlie Berens, Ryan Braun, Paul Bartolotta, Dominique Crenn, Curtis Duffy, Clea Duvall, Andrew Kroeger, Emeril Lagasse, Hunter Lewis, Bricia Lopez, Tory Miller, Itaru Nagano, Carrie Nahabedian, Joe Papach, Shaina Papach, Justin Pichetrungsi, Sofia Roe, Sean Sherman,...
There are big changes this season. First and foremost, longtime host Padma Lakshmi has stepped down from the cooking competition and has been replaced by season 10 “Top Chef” champion Kristen Kish. But judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio are back. Over the course of the season they will be joined by judging and dining panelists who include Dane Baldwin, Charlie Berens, Ryan Braun, Paul Bartolotta, Dominique Crenn, Curtis Duffy, Clea Duvall, Andrew Kroeger, Emeril Lagasse, Hunter Lewis, Bricia Lopez, Tory Miller, Itaru Nagano, Carrie Nahabedian, Joe Papach, Shaina Papach, Justin Pichetrungsi, Sofia Roe, Sean Sherman,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Top Chef is cooking up high-stakes competition in Wisconsin according to a new trailer, which you can check out above.
Season 21 of the hit unscripted show — taking place in Milwaukee and Madison, and wrapping with the finale on the cruise line Holland America Line — will premiere Wednesday, March 20 on Bravo; weekly episodes will stream the next day on Peacock.
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Season 10 winner Kristen Kish...
Season 21 of the hit unscripted show — taking place in Milwaukee and Madison, and wrapping with the finale on the cruise line Holland America Line — will premiere Wednesday, March 20 on Bravo; weekly episodes will stream the next day on Peacock.
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Season 10 winner Kristen Kish...
- 2/7/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Winning Top Chef Season 16 was one of Kelsey Barnard Clark’s proudest moments. But she admitted that becoming an overnight sensation isn’t just a big party and instant fame was a little shocking.
She’s had some time to reflect on those early years immediately following her Top Chef victory and said the platform has provided a stream of endless opportunities.
“I’m literally in California right now filming a show. So there’s your answer right there,” she teased during an interview with Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “No, it’s changed absolutely in the best way.”
“I will be very honest. The first two years after Top Chef were very difficult. Because in the situation with Top Chef, some of us at least, I was very much like not in the TV scene or anything,” she recalled.
“So I went from just like a normal mom in the...
She’s had some time to reflect on those early years immediately following her Top Chef victory and said the platform has provided a stream of endless opportunities.
“I’m literally in California right now filming a show. So there’s your answer right there,” she teased during an interview with Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “No, it’s changed absolutely in the best way.”
“I will be very honest. The first two years after Top Chef were very difficult. Because in the situation with Top Chef, some of us at least, I was very much like not in the TV scene or anything,” she recalled.
“So I went from just like a normal mom in the...
- 10/20/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This year, the Best Competition Program Emmy category stands out from all others in that every nominee has previously conquered it (or the special class category from which it derived). Notably absent from the lineup is surprise 2022 victor “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” which has yet to return for a second season after wrapping its first last March. This gives 2018-2021 winner “RuPaul’s Drag Race” a clear shot at redemption that is almost sure to pay off.
“Drag Race” is one of three series in this group that has already taken this prize at least four times, along with “The Amazing Race” and “The Voice.” Also in the mix are one-time winners “Top Chef” and “Survivor,” the latter of which has remarkably reached the end of a 16-year, 30-season snub streak.
In order to gauge the possibility of any show beating “Drag Race” here, let’s take a closer look at each nominee.
“Drag Race” is one of three series in this group that has already taken this prize at least four times, along with “The Amazing Race” and “The Voice.” Also in the mix are one-time winners “Top Chef” and “Survivor,” the latter of which has remarkably reached the end of a 16-year, 30-season snub streak.
In order to gauge the possibility of any show beating “Drag Race” here, let’s take a closer look at each nominee.
- 9/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
This story about “Barry” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
When Ron Mare, the SVP of casting at Magical Elves, learned about the “World All-Stars” theme for “Top Chef’s” milestone 20th season, he knew that Bravo — and viewers — wanted the best of the best.
On one hand, drawing from a pool of only past winners and runner-ups made things a little easier. But this wasn’t just an “All-Stars” season, it was a “World All-Stars” season. So Mare and his team had to expand their search to include talent from across the globe, including Asia, Emea and South America.
“Time zones,” the casting veteran replied when asked what the biggest challenge of casting Season 20 was. “It was definitely a difficult thing to pull together.”
Identifying the cheftestants was the first task. Convincing them to return was the next. Some, like Dale McKay,...
When Ron Mare, the SVP of casting at Magical Elves, learned about the “World All-Stars” theme for “Top Chef’s” milestone 20th season, he knew that Bravo — and viewers — wanted the best of the best.
On one hand, drawing from a pool of only past winners and runner-ups made things a little easier. But this wasn’t just an “All-Stars” season, it was a “World All-Stars” season. So Mare and his team had to expand their search to include talent from across the globe, including Asia, Emea and South America.
“Time zones,” the casting veteran replied when asked what the biggest challenge of casting Season 20 was. “It was definitely a difficult thing to pull together.”
Identifying the cheftestants was the first task. Convincing them to return was the next. Some, like Dale McKay,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
When it comes to casting “Top Chef,” talent is the most important element a contestant must possess in order to compete. “Everything else comes second,” said Ron Mare, the Emmy-nominated Senior Vice President of Casting at Magical Elves, which produces Bravo’s long-running culinary competition. But it’s no longer necessarily a skill with knives that the casting team is looking for.
“You have to have that talent level in order to go on a show like this,” he continues, explaining that casting “Top Chef” is far different from the many reality series he’s handled in the past, like, “America’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway.” As the series has evolved, so have the people cast on the show. While talent remains paramount, there’s more of an emphasis on compelling food stories, with host Padma Lakshmi telling “Entertainment Tonight” that “Top Chef” “shows audiences a very particular side of these chefs.
“You have to have that talent level in order to go on a show like this,” he continues, explaining that casting “Top Chef” is far different from the many reality series he’s handled in the past, like, “America’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway.” As the series has evolved, so have the people cast on the show. While talent remains paramount, there’s more of an emphasis on compelling food stories, with host Padma Lakshmi telling “Entertainment Tonight” that “Top Chef” “shows audiences a very particular side of these chefs.
- 8/16/2023
- by Stacy Lambe
- Indiewire
Los Angeles, July 12 (Ians) ‘Top Chef’ winner Kristen Kish has been named the new host of the cooking based reality show, following the exit of longtime staple Padma Lakshmi after the recently concluded ‘world all-stars’ Season 20.
Kish, who was the winner of Season 10 and has served as guest judges multiple times since, will begin her hosting duties with the upcoming Season 21, which Bravo has revealed will be set in Wisconsin, reports Variety.
Head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons will both return for Season 21.
Lakshmi announced her decision to step away from ‘Top Chef’ just ahead of the Season 20 finale, which saw Buddha Lo take the title of world all-star in the special international season held in honour of the show’s 20th anniversary.
Having hosted the show for 19 seasons, Lakshmi said she now needs to “make space” for her Hulu series ‘Taste the Nation’, her books and “other creative pursuits.
Kish, who was the winner of Season 10 and has served as guest judges multiple times since, will begin her hosting duties with the upcoming Season 21, which Bravo has revealed will be set in Wisconsin, reports Variety.
Head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons will both return for Season 21.
Lakshmi announced her decision to step away from ‘Top Chef’ just ahead of the Season 20 finale, which saw Buddha Lo take the title of world all-star in the special international season held in honour of the show’s 20th anniversary.
Having hosted the show for 19 seasons, Lakshmi said she now needs to “make space” for her Hulu series ‘Taste the Nation’, her books and “other creative pursuits.
- 7/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Unpack your knives and stay: Kristen Kish has been named the new host of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” following the exit of longtime staple Padma Lakshmi after the recently concluded “world all-stars” Season 20.
Kish, who was the winner of Season 10 and has served as guest judges multiple times since, will begin her hosting duties with the upcoming Season 21, which Bravo has revealed will be set in Wisconsin.
Head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons will both return for Season 21.
Lakshmi announced her decision to step away from “Top Chef” just ahead of the Season 20 finale, which saw Buddha Lo take the title of world all-star in the special international season held in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary. Having hosted the show for 19 seasons, Lakshmi said she now needs to “make space” for her Hulu series “Taste the Nation,” her books and “other creative pursuits.”
“‘Top Chef’ is...
Kish, who was the winner of Season 10 and has served as guest judges multiple times since, will begin her hosting duties with the upcoming Season 21, which Bravo has revealed will be set in Wisconsin.
Head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons will both return for Season 21.
Lakshmi announced her decision to step away from “Top Chef” just ahead of the Season 20 finale, which saw Buddha Lo take the title of world all-star in the special international season held in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary. Having hosted the show for 19 seasons, Lakshmi said she now needs to “make space” for her Hulu series “Taste the Nation,” her books and “other creative pursuits.”
“‘Top Chef’ is...
- 7/11/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Kish has been named the new host of “Top Chef,” the network announced Tuesday.
Kish, who won Season 10 of Bravo’s long-running culinary competition show, will join head judge Tom Colicchio and perennial judge Gail Simmons at the judges’ table, which heads to Wisconsin for Season 21. Kish steps in for the departing Padma Lakshmi, who served as host for the previous 19 seasons. After winning “Top Chef,” Kish went on to host “36 Hours,” “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” and “Restaurants at the End of the World.”
“‘Top Chef’ is where I started my journey – first as a competing chef, then a guest judge and now as host I have the honor of helping to continue to build this brand,” Kish said via statement. “I’m thrilled to sit alongside Gail and Tom as we get to know new incredible chefs and see what they cook up. It feels like coming home.
Kish, who won Season 10 of Bravo’s long-running culinary competition show, will join head judge Tom Colicchio and perennial judge Gail Simmons at the judges’ table, which heads to Wisconsin for Season 21. Kish steps in for the departing Padma Lakshmi, who served as host for the previous 19 seasons. After winning “Top Chef,” Kish went on to host “36 Hours,” “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” and “Restaurants at the End of the World.”
“‘Top Chef’ is where I started my journey – first as a competing chef, then a guest judge and now as host I have the honor of helping to continue to build this brand,” Kish said via statement. “I’m thrilled to sit alongside Gail and Tom as we get to know new incredible chefs and see what they cook up. It feels like coming home.
- 7/11/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
For years, Buddha Lo had his eyes set on winning “Top Chef.” Now that the 31-year-old chef has not only done that once, but twice — winning back-to-back seasons of the Bravo cooking competition (the first person to ever do so) — he’s looking for his next challenge. Naturally, he wants to open his own space, but his bigger goal is to change the restaurant industry and how its workers are paid.
TheWrap caught up with Lo after his historic win to talk about being named Top Chef for a second time, and what’s in store for the future.
Congratulations on your second win. How was the “World All-Stars” win different than your Season 19 win?
Lo: Well, it’s very hard because [Season 19] feels like so long ago. Also, in order to get to this win, I needed the Houston win. I knew that Season 20 was gonna be a milestone, but...
TheWrap caught up with Lo after his historic win to talk about being named Top Chef for a second time, and what’s in store for the future.
Congratulations on your second win. How was the “World All-Stars” win different than your Season 19 win?
Lo: Well, it’s very hard because [Season 19] feels like so long ago. Also, in order to get to this win, I needed the Houston win. I knew that Season 20 was gonna be a milestone, but...
- 6/13/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
‘Top Chef: World All-Stars’ Winner Buddha Lo on Host Padma Lakshmi’s Exit: ‘I Wish Her All the Best’
Recently crowned “Top Chef” winner Buddha Lo has nothing but admiration for Padma Lakshmi, who last week announced that she was departing the Bravo cooking competition after 17 years and 19 seasons.
“I wish her all the best,” Lo told TheWrap one day after being crowned “Top Chef: World All Stars” champion.
“I look at some of my cooks or some of my mentors who saw me leave,” Lo continued. “You know, [Michelin-star chef] Clare Smyth was extremely upset when I handed my resignation because I wanted to move to a different kitchen and learn more. And then you just have to realize you’ve got to go off and try and do better. And the same thing with Padma, she’s on fire right now.”
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“I wish her all the best,” Lo told TheWrap one day after being crowned “Top Chef: World All Stars” champion.
“I look at some of my cooks or some of my mentors who saw me leave,” Lo continued. “You know, [Michelin-star chef] Clare Smyth was extremely upset when I handed my resignation because I wanted to move to a different kitchen and learn more. And then you just have to realize you’ve got to go off and try and do better. And the same thing with Padma, she’s on fire right now.”
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- 6/10/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 20 finale of Bravo’s “Top Chef.”
Buddha Lo became the first ever “Top Chef: World All-Stars” winner Thursday, beating out his finale competition Sara Bradley and Gabri Rodriguez in the Paris-set “Top Chef” Season 20 finale.
But Lo’s win was historic beyond that special 20th anniversary season achievement, as he became the first “Top Chef” contestant to ever win two seasons back to back, having claimed victory in Season 19, “Top Chef: Houston.”
Adding another layer of prestige, Lo has the honor of being the final contestant to be declared winner by Padma Lakshmi before she exits the cooking competition after 19 seasons as host.
Needless to say, Lo had much to discuss following the finale, and Variety caught up with him the morning after the finale to break down his big win, saying goodbye to Lakshmi and why he “definitely” couldn’t...
Buddha Lo became the first ever “Top Chef: World All-Stars” winner Thursday, beating out his finale competition Sara Bradley and Gabri Rodriguez in the Paris-set “Top Chef” Season 20 finale.
But Lo’s win was historic beyond that special 20th anniversary season achievement, as he became the first “Top Chef” contestant to ever win two seasons back to back, having claimed victory in Season 19, “Top Chef: Houston.”
Adding another layer of prestige, Lo has the honor of being the final contestant to be declared winner by Padma Lakshmi before she exits the cooking competition after 19 seasons as host.
Needless to say, Lo had much to discuss following the finale, and Variety caught up with him the morning after the finale to break down his big win, saying goodbye to Lakshmi and why he “definitely” couldn’t...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Winning Top Chef is an exhilarating feeling, but knowing you are the last Top Chef winner named by Padma Lakshmi is truly surreal. That’s how Top Chef World All Stars winner Buddah Lo felt.
He said the win was both thrilling and bittersweet in terms of the franchise. Like everyone else, Lo learned that Lakshmi was stepping away from the series ahead of the season finale.
“It was unreal,” he told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, reflecting on the moment he found out that Lakshmi was departing. “I remember specifically I was having lunch with my mother and my brother who just came in from Australia. And I just looked at my phone and my jaw dropped for like a whole minute. And I was speechless.”
Buddha Lo was in shock when he learned Padma Lakshmi planned to leave ‘Top Chef’
Lo understood the historic and meaningful impact his victory would have on the enduring series.
He said the win was both thrilling and bittersweet in terms of the franchise. Like everyone else, Lo learned that Lakshmi was stepping away from the series ahead of the season finale.
“It was unreal,” he told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, reflecting on the moment he found out that Lakshmi was departing. “I remember specifically I was having lunch with my mother and my brother who just came in from Australia. And I just looked at my phone and my jaw dropped for like a whole minute. And I was speechless.”
Buddha Lo was in shock when he learned Padma Lakshmi planned to leave ‘Top Chef’
Lo understood the historic and meaningful impact his victory would have on the enduring series.
- 6/9/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After 17 years and 19 seasons, Padma Lakshmi has ended her run as host and judge on Bravo‘s Top Chef, with her final episode airing on Thursday (June 8) night. “That’s a wrap!” Lakshmi tweeted following the episode, which saw Brooklyn-based chef Buddha Lo crowned the winner of Season 20, earning him the title of Top Chef World All-Star champion and a $250,000 grand prize. ”A lot of us grew up on this show,” Lakshmi said in the episode as she toasted Lo’s victory (per Deadline). “It’s been a long ride. 20 Seasons is quite an accomplishment… Thank you very much.” That’s a wrap! — Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 9, 2023 Lakshmi joined Top Chef in the second season, taking over hosting duties from Season 1 host Katie Lee, and eventually became an executive producer on the show. She received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2009 and 2020 through 2022. Earlier on Thursday,...
- 6/9/2023
- TV Insider
Padma Lakshmi’s final episode as host and judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef” aired Thursday night, and the multi-hyphenate star tweeted a simple goodbye to mark the momentous occasion.
“That’s a wrap!” she wrote next to a heart emoji.
That’s a wrap!
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 9, 2023
In an earlier tweet, Lakshmi posted about her departure from the show. “What a ride,” she wrote, and thanked “everyone who has reached out to me this week and expressed so much love…” along with a behind-the-scenes video from the finale episode.
What a ride. Tonight is the finale of season 20, but for yours truly it will also be the final finale of my tenure on Top Chef. I want to thank everyone who has reached out to me this week and expressed so much love… pic.twitter.com/3h9WcVhpAu
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 8, 2023
In an interview with CNN’s...
“That’s a wrap!” she wrote next to a heart emoji.
That’s a wrap!
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 9, 2023
In an earlier tweet, Lakshmi posted about her departure from the show. “What a ride,” she wrote, and thanked “everyone who has reached out to me this week and expressed so much love…” along with a behind-the-scenes video from the finale episode.
What a ride. Tonight is the finale of season 20, but for yours truly it will also be the final finale of my tenure on Top Chef. I want to thank everyone who has reached out to me this week and expressed so much love… pic.twitter.com/3h9WcVhpAu
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 8, 2023
In an interview with CNN’s...
- 6/9/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: The 20th season of Top Chef is in the books, marking the first time the show has been filmed entirely abroad. Tonight’s finale was held in Paris after a season spent entirely in London. The milestone 20th season featured 16 of the greatest competitors from Top Chef iterations around the globe facing off.
But the joy of tonight’s winner was also tempered by the news that this is the last season to feature Padma Lakshmi as host.
”A lot of us grew up on this show,” Lakshmi said as the winner was toasted. “It’s been a long ride. 20 Seasons is quite an accomplishment.” She raised her champagne glass and added, “Thank you very much.”
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Bravo’s “Top Chef” crowned Buddha Lo the winner of Season 20, earning him the title of Top Chef World All-Star champion and $250,000. The Brooklyn,...
But the joy of tonight’s winner was also tempered by the news that this is the last season to feature Padma Lakshmi as host.
”A lot of us grew up on this show,” Lakshmi said as the winner was toasted. “It’s been a long ride. 20 Seasons is quite an accomplishment.” She raised her champagne glass and added, “Thank you very much.”
Spoiler Alert: Do Not Read Past This Line:
Bravo’s “Top Chef” crowned Buddha Lo the winner of Season 20, earning him the title of Top Chef World All-Star champion and $250,000. The Brooklyn,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
[Warning: The below contains major spoilers for Bravo’s Top Chef: World All-Stars finale.] Bravo’s Top Chef served authentic international flavor for its milestone season 20 with Top Chef World All-Stars. In all, 16 of the top winners and finalists from numerous global versions of the show were welcomed to London. The pressure cooker of Quickfires and elimination challenges across the region led to a grand finale in Paris. It was there Buddha Lo (season 19 Bravo’s Top Chef: Houston winner), Sara Bradley (season 16 Bravo’s Top Chef: Kentucky finalist), and Gabri Rodriguez (season 2 Top Chef: Mexico winner) were tasked to cook a progressive four-course meal. They not only had to impress Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons but guest judge Hélène Darroze and a table full of other culinary heavyweights. After deliberation, Lo, who had recently eliminated Ali Ghzawi as his sous-chef, was named the first Top Chef World All-Star. He won over the expert ...
- 6/9/2023
- TV Insider
[Editor’s note: This post contains spoilers for Top Chef Season 20, Episode 14, "Fin."]
The Top Chef: World All-Stars finale was going to be historic no matter what. It marks the end of the series’s milestone 20th season and Padma Lakshmi’s last episode as host, not to mention the first time any contestant would be bestowed the title of “Top Chef World All-Star.” But contestants Buddha Lo and Gabri Rodriguez also delivered two series firsts, making for an especially exciting conclusion.
The Top Chef: World All-Stars finale was going to be historic no matter what. It marks the end of the series’s milestone 20th season and Padma Lakshmi’s last episode as host, not to mention the first time any contestant would be bestowed the title of “Top Chef World All-Star.” But contestants Buddha Lo and Gabri Rodriguez also delivered two series firsts, making for an especially exciting conclusion.
- 6/9/2023
- by Brianna Wellen
- Primetimer
“This is where you want to be, the finale. It just feels like a dream come true,” says “Top Chef: Houston” champion Buddha Lo at the start of the “World All-Stars” finale episode, “Fin.” “I want to be the greatest of all time.”
“I came from a poor family. My whole life I was feeling like the underdog,” says “Top Chef Mexico” winner Gabri Rodriguez. “And now I survived against the best chefs around the world … This cat’s got more than nine lives.”
“I am f*cking pumped to be back at this point again. I really want it,” says “Top Chef: Kentucky” runner-up Sara Bradley. “I’m going to do what I do best, staying true to myself and my food and cook my heart out … This time I’m fighting it out for all the moms and the women.”
Yes, it’s the “Top Chef” season 20 grand finale,...
“I came from a poor family. My whole life I was feeling like the underdog,” says “Top Chef Mexico” winner Gabri Rodriguez. “And now I survived against the best chefs around the world … This cat’s got more than nine lives.”
“I am f*cking pumped to be back at this point again. I really want it,” says “Top Chef: Kentucky” runner-up Sara Bradley. “I’m going to do what I do best, staying true to myself and my food and cook my heart out … This time I’m fighting it out for all the moms and the women.”
Yes, it’s the “Top Chef” season 20 grand finale,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
She was down but not out. “Top Chef: World All-Stars” contestant Sara Bradley was eliminated from the competition in “Battle of the Wellingtons,” quite possibly the most difficult challenge of the season. But she wasn’t gone for long. In a two-part “Last Chance Kitchen” finale even she defeated Amar Santana and then Charbel Hayek to earn back her spot in the main competition. Can she complete her comeback by winning the whole competition?
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 13 recap: ‘Champions in Paris’ celebrated fungus in France before deciding the final 3
It wouldn’t be unprecedented. Kristen Kish (season 10), Brooke Williamson (season 14), and Joseph Flamm (season 15) had to pack their knives and go in their respective seasons, battled back from “Lck,” and ultimately prevailed. That’s not a bad track record when you consider that “Lck” has only been around since season nine. And consider the rest of Bradley’s track record.
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 13 recap: ‘Champions in Paris’ celebrated fungus in France before deciding the final 3
It wouldn’t be unprecedented. Kristen Kish (season 10), Brooke Williamson (season 14), and Joseph Flamm (season 15) had to pack their knives and go in their respective seasons, battled back from “Lck,” and ultimately prevailed. That’s not a bad track record when you consider that “Lck” has only been around since season nine. And consider the rest of Bradley’s track record.
- 6/7/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Season 20 of “Top Chef” has been a roller coaster for Gabri Rodriguez, with arguably more downs than ups. The “Top Chef Mexico” champion has struggled with consistency, but he has escaped culinary demise so many times his fellow contestants have taken to calling him “El Gato.” Can he still win the whole season, though? He made the finale, so he’s only one meal away from claiming the first ever “World All-Stars” championship.
No one in the competition, including those who have already packed their knives and gone, has been on the bottom more often than Rodriguez in Elimination Challenges. It started in the very first challenge of the season, “London Calling,” when his charred dish left a burnt taste in the mouth and he forgot to add his chicken emulsion entirely. He struggled again in the “Spurred Lines” challenge with his friends and teammates Begoña Rodrigo and Luciana Berry; after losing two rounds,...
No one in the competition, including those who have already packed their knives and gone, has been on the bottom more often than Rodriguez in Elimination Challenges. It started in the very first challenge of the season, “London Calling,” when his charred dish left a burnt taste in the mouth and he forgot to add his chicken emulsion entirely. He struggled again in the “Spurred Lines” challenge with his friends and teammates Begoña Rodrigo and Luciana Berry; after losing two rounds,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After nearly two decades, Padma Lakshmi is hanging up her chef hat as she announces her departure from NBC’s “Top Chef”.
Lakshmi, who has been the iconic host and judge of the series for 17 years and 19 seasons, announced on her Twitter that she would exit from the Emmy-winning cooking competition show on Friday.
“After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave Top Chef,” the Bravo star shared. “Having completed a glorious 20th season as host and executive producer, I am extremely proud to have been part of building such a successful show.”
Read More: Padma Lakshmi Is Hoping She Can Beat Martha Stewart’s ‘Si Swimsuit’ Age Record
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— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 2, 2023
“I feel it’s time to move on and make space for Taste the Nation, my books and other creative pursuits,” which is Lakshmi’s award-winning Hulu...
Lakshmi, who has been the iconic host and judge of the series for 17 years and 19 seasons, announced on her Twitter that she would exit from the Emmy-winning cooking competition show on Friday.
“After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave Top Chef,” the Bravo star shared. “Having completed a glorious 20th season as host and executive producer, I am extremely proud to have been part of building such a successful show.”
Read More: Padma Lakshmi Is Hoping She Can Beat Martha Stewart’s ‘Si Swimsuit’ Age Record
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— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 2, 2023
“I feel it’s time to move on and make space for Taste the Nation, my books and other creative pursuits,” which is Lakshmi’s award-winning Hulu...
- 6/2/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
“Of the top four, I’m the only one who didn’t win my season,” notes Sara at the start of “Top Chef: World All-Stars” episode 13, “Champions in Paris.” “They probably think I don’t cook as refined as them, but that’s my journey is realizing my self-worth.” All of the final four chefs set foot in France to prove something to themselves and the judges. So which of them advanced to the grand finale, and who had to pack their knives and go in this penultimate episode, “Champions in Paris”? Was it Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Buddha Lo (Houston), or Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico)?
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 12 recap: In ‘Goodbye, London,’ one chef returns to try to fool the judges Quickfire Challenge
“Today we mark our 300th episode,” says host Padma Lakshmi when she meets the final four chefs in front of the Eiffel Tower.
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 12 recap: In ‘Goodbye, London,’ one chef returns to try to fool the judges Quickfire Challenge
“Today we mark our 300th episode,” says host Padma Lakshmi when she meets the final four chefs in front of the Eiffel Tower.
- 6/2/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Top Chef: World All-Stars” is down to its final four: Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), and Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico). But really it’s the final five, as Tom reminds Gabri at the start of episode 12, “Goodbye, London.” That’s because last week marked the finale of “Last Chance Kitchen,” which means one eliminated chef is coming back into the competition. But who will it be? Tom and Gabri speculate about Dale MacKay and Nicole Gomes, but fans who have kept up with “Lck” know that it’s really between last week‘s ousted chef Sara Bradley and “Street Food Fight‘s” eliminated contestant Charbel Hayek. So who is it?
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ finale: Which of these three eliminated chefs will return to the competition? [Watch] Quickfire Challenge
When Tom, Gabri, Buddha, and Ali enter the “Top Chef” kitchen, they...
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ finale: Which of these three eliminated chefs will return to the competition? [Watch] Quickfire Challenge
When Tom, Gabri, Buddha, and Ali enter the “Top Chef” kitchen, they...
- 5/26/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
By the time the ninth Wellington is served, an audible sigh of relief emerges from the six remaining Top Chef: World All-Stars contestants. The chefs, divided into three teams for the purpose of today’s elimination challenge, look exhausted, and deservedly so. Each team has just prepped, cooked, and delivered three different Wellington dishes — a fish Wellington, a meat Wellington, and a dessert Wellington — which require an incredible amount of technical precision, particularly when serving them to four judges and 20 diners.
It’s late in the season, which marks the 20th edition of Top Chef,...
It’s late in the season, which marks the 20th edition of Top Chef,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
“I’m sad, but I’m one of the seven chefs left and I’m here to win. With money I can make a culinary school in Africa. It’s not for me to buy lip gloss. No, I really want to help my people,” says Victoire at the start of “Top Chef: World All-Stars” episode 10, “Thali Time.” She just had to say goodbye to her friend Nicole Gomes at the end of “Restaurant Wars” in one of the season’s most emotional ousters. So the stakes are as high as ever.
The seven remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), and Amar Santana (California).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: A war after ‘Restaurant Wars’ comes down to pasta, roots and one big mistake...
The seven remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), and Amar Santana (California).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: A war after ‘Restaurant Wars’ comes down to pasta, roots and one big mistake...
- 5/12/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Everyone starts “Top Chef: World All-Stars” episode nine, “Restaurant Wars,” with a bit of shellshock. They just said goodbye to Charbel Hayek, who won the “London Calling” challenge at the start of the season with a risky onion dish and had never been at the bottom in an Elimination Challenge but then all of a sudden was sent home in “Street Food Fight.” They raise a glass to “onion boy,” who joins “potato girl” Sylwia Stachyra on this season’s boot list.
The eight remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 8 recap: ‘Street Food Fight’ led to a ‘Fast and Furious’ Elimination Challenge Elimination Challenge
No Quickfire Challenge this week, unsurprisingly. This season started with...
The eight remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 8 recap: ‘Street Food Fight’ led to a ‘Fast and Furious’ Elimination Challenge Elimination Challenge
No Quickfire Challenge this week, unsurprisingly. This season started with...
- 5/5/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 8 recap: ‘Street Food Fight’ led to a ‘Fast and Furious’ Elimination Challenge
“When I make a bad dish, I know that it’s bad,” says Victoire, lamenting her disappointing cassava cannoli from “Top Chef: World All Stars” episode seven, “Hands Off.” Luckily for her it wasn’t the worst dish of the challenge. That was Dale MacKay‘s, so he was eliminated just one episode after returning to the competition from “Last Chance Kitchen.” So what happened in episode eight, “Street Food Fight,” when the competition suddenly got a lot more demanding — and a lot faster?
The nine remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Two chefs had to show their skills by perfectly eggs-ecuting an omelet...
The nine remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Al Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Two chefs had to show their skills by perfectly eggs-ecuting an omelet...
- 4/28/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Last week’s episode of “Top Chef: World All-Stars,” “Top Chef is No Picnic,” started with 10 contestants, and it ended with … 10 contestants. But it wasn’t the same 10. “Top Chef Canada” alum Dale MacKay returned to the competition after fighting his way back through “Last Chance Kitchen,” and then “Top Chef Poland’s” Sylwia Stachyra was eliminated after a sandwich cookoff against Tom Goetter. So what kind of turbulence was in store for the chefs in episode seven, “Hands Off.” Read on to find out.
The 10 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: A sandwich smackdown decided who got kicked out of the...
The 10 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: A sandwich smackdown decided who got kicked out of the...
- 4/21/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
We’re almost halfway through “Top Chef: World All-Stars,” so we’re getting a better and better idea of how the competition is shaping up. Some chefs have been all over the map, and some were eliminated suddenly after earlier rock-star culinary performances — pour one out for Begoña Rodrigo — but there are four who have never once landed at the bottom in an Elimination Challenge. Will one of them be the eventual winner?
The first lucky chef is Charbel Hayek. The “Top Chef Middle East and North Africa” alum actually won the very first challenge of the season, “London Calling.” He has been safe in every challenge since, and he aced the team battles in “Spurred Lines” and “Top Chef is No Picnic.”
See‘Top Chef’ spoilers: Who was eliminated in season 20 of Bravo cooking competition?
Nicole Gomes from “Top Chef Canada,” Sara Bradley from “Top Chef: Kentucky,” and Victoire Gouloubi...
The first lucky chef is Charbel Hayek. The “Top Chef Middle East and North Africa” alum actually won the very first challenge of the season, “London Calling.” He has been safe in every challenge since, and he aced the team battles in “Spurred Lines” and “Top Chef is No Picnic.”
See‘Top Chef’ spoilers: Who was eliminated in season 20 of Bravo cooking competition?
Nicole Gomes from “Top Chef Canada,” Sara Bradley from “Top Chef: Kentucky,” and Victoire Gouloubi...
- 4/19/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“My best friend has gone and also I was on the bottom with her. I am feeling pretty much devastated,” says Gabri at the start of “Top Chef” season 20, episode six. Fitting words to open an episode titled “Top Chef is No Picnic.” So how did it go when the chefs had to go from a “Holiday Vacation” to a cozy meal at one of the most famous locations in modern television history. Read on to find out.
The 10 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 5 recap: Were the judges too harsh in the criticisms during ‘Holiday Vacation’? Quickfire Challenge
Sylwia and Charbel are in their...
The 10 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 5 recap: Were the judges too harsh in the criticisms during ‘Holiday Vacation’? Quickfire Challenge
Sylwia and Charbel are in their...
- 4/14/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The eliminated chefs from Bravo’s Top Chef: World All Stars have been battling it out in Last Chance Kitchen to return to the competition. However, it ends next week during episode six when one officially re-enters.
Luciana Berry was eliminated from ‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’
Top Chef Spain Season 1 winner Begoña Rodrigo’s “leftover” stew sent her to Last Chance Kitchen to battle it out with Brasil Season 2 champ Luciana Berry and Canada Season 1 winner Dale MacKay for a final opportunity to return to the competition.
The chefs were tasked with creating a three-course meal, including a crunchy, creamy, and chewy dish. Begoña immediately claimed the chewy one, leaving Luciana with crunchy and Dale with creamy. Unknowingly, the Spain and Brasil winners chose to make squab, but Begoña’s dish stood out as the favorite as her sauce impressed judge Tom Colicchio.
A fish pie and some pints...
Luciana Berry was eliminated from ‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’
Top Chef Spain Season 1 winner Begoña Rodrigo’s “leftover” stew sent her to Last Chance Kitchen to battle it out with Brasil Season 2 champ Luciana Berry and Canada Season 1 winner Dale MacKay for a final opportunity to return to the competition.
The chefs were tasked with creating a three-course meal, including a crunchy, creamy, and chewy dish. Begoña immediately claimed the chewy one, leaving Luciana with crunchy and Dale with creamy. Unknowingly, the Spain and Brasil winners chose to make squab, but Begoña’s dish stood out as the favorite as her sauce impressed judge Tom Colicchio.
A fish pie and some pints...
- 4/8/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Last week’s “Spurred Lines” team challenge on “Top Chef” was a tough one, ending with three friends having to face each other in a cookoff to decide the elimination. Luciana Berry from “Top Chef Brazil” was the unlucky contestant who ultimately had to pack her knives and go just one week after winning the “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites” challenge. This game can be very unforgiving. So what happened in episode five, “Holiday Vacation”? Read on to find out.
The 11 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Ousted chef looks for redemption with rabbit after her problem with peas...
The 11 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Ousted chef looks for redemption with rabbit after her problem with peas...
- 4/7/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Bravo’s Top Chef: World All-Stars invites former winners, finalists, and memorable contestants to London for its 20th season, where the chefs are battling it out for $250,000. After episode 4, a contestant joined Last Chance Kitchen with hopes of winning their way back into elimination, and another chef was officially eliminated from the competition.
Luciana Berry is the next chef to join ‘Top Chef: World All-Stars: Last Chance Kitchen’
By the end of the three-round tournament-style challenge featured in Top Chef: World All-Stars Episode 4, Top Chef: Brazil Season 2 winner Luciana Berry’s pea-centered dish failed to impress the judges, eliminating her.
She excitedly entered Last Chance Kitchen, ready to face Top Chef: Thailand finalist Phattanant “May” Thongthong and Top Chef: Canada champ Dale MacKay to win her way back into the competition.
One of the great culinary debates: Is a hotdog a sandwich? ?? Cast your votes below? #TopChef pic.twitter.com...
Luciana Berry is the next chef to join ‘Top Chef: World All-Stars: Last Chance Kitchen’
By the end of the three-round tournament-style challenge featured in Top Chef: World All-Stars Episode 4, Top Chef: Brazil Season 2 winner Luciana Berry’s pea-centered dish failed to impress the judges, eliminating her.
She excitedly entered Last Chance Kitchen, ready to face Top Chef: Thailand finalist Phattanant “May” Thongthong and Top Chef: Canada champ Dale MacKay to win her way back into the competition.
One of the great culinary debates: Is a hotdog a sandwich? ?? Cast your votes below? #TopChef pic.twitter.com...
- 4/1/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Last week’s “Top Chef” episode, “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites,” ended with the tense double elimination of Dale MacKay and May Phattanant Thongthong. But episode four was no less tense, no less emotional, and no less competitive. So what happened when the chefs competed on the soccer pitch in “Spurred Lines”? Read on to find out.
The 12 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 3 recap: Chefs tried traditional dishes in ‘Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites,’ but a few had a crunch crisis Quickfire Challenge
Not much time to recover from the double elimination. The following morning they’re thrown...
The 12 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 3 recap: Chefs tried traditional dishes in ‘Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites,’ but a few had a crunch crisis Quickfire Challenge
Not much time to recover from the double elimination. The following morning they’re thrown...
- 3/31/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Double elimination sucks, doesn’t it?”
The World All-Stars on “Top Chef” season 20 are all reeling from the ouster of May Phattanant Thongthong and Dale MacKay from the competition in episode three, “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites,” at the start of episode four. Watch the preview clip from this week’s episode above.
“Now I’m in the bottom,” laments Ali Ghzawi, who went from winning an Elimination Challenge to almost being eliminated himself. “I have experienced it, and trust me, that’s a bad place to be in. I need to get my confidence back. I will not let this take over me.”
“We are human, and we can make the simple mistake,” Sylwia Stachyra consoles.
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Triple threat match raises the question, who was really to blame for that double elimination? [Watch]
But this is “Top Chef,” so there’s not much time...
The World All-Stars on “Top Chef” season 20 are all reeling from the ouster of May Phattanant Thongthong and Dale MacKay from the competition in episode three, “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites,” at the start of episode four. Watch the preview clip from this week’s episode above.
“Now I’m in the bottom,” laments Ali Ghzawi, who went from winning an Elimination Challenge to almost being eliminated himself. “I have experienced it, and trust me, that’s a bad place to be in. I need to get my confidence back. I will not let this take over me.”
“We are human, and we can make the simple mistake,” Sylwia Stachyra consoles.
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’: Triple threat match raises the question, who was really to blame for that double elimination? [Watch]
But this is “Top Chef,” so there’s not much time...
- 3/29/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After the elimination of Dawn Burrell at the end of “Rice, Rice Baby,” the remaining 14 “Top Chef” contestants know that nobody is safe. “Second week, and we lose a very good chef,” laments Sylwia Stachyra. But there’s no rest for the weary in season 20, episode 3, “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites.”
The 14 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
“We have a little surprise for you,” says Tom Colicchio, who talks to the gathered chefs with his fellow judge Gail Simmons. “There’s no Quickfire tomorrow.” A sense of dread rises in the room. “That’s a good thing!
The 14 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
“We have a little surprise for you,” says Tom Colicchio, who talks to the gathered chefs with his fellow judge Gail Simmons. “There’s no Quickfire tomorrow.” A sense of dread rises in the room. “That’s a good thing!
- 3/24/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Last week 16 “Top Chef” All-Stars from all over the world flew to London for the show’s first ever international competition. “Top Chef France” champion Samuel Albert was the first out after he failed to devein the prawns in his vegetable dish. If a champion like that can fall so quickly, there truly is no room for error. So who brought their A game in episode two, “Rice, Rice Baby,” and who was next to pack their knives and go?
The 15 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Dawn Burrell (Portland), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
“Samuel leaving really speaks a lot...
The 15 remaining competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Dawn Burrell (Portland), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes (Canada).
“Samuel leaving really speaks a lot...
- 3/17/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Even the best chefs can have a bad day in the kitchen, and in a battle of titans, one must always fall,” says “Top Chef” co-host and judge Tom Colicchio in a new preview for season 20 of the online companion series “Last Chance Kitchen.” “They get to see me here for a shot at redemption and perhaps cook their way back into the competition.” Watch the trailer above.
“Top Chef” is unique among reality shows in that eliminated contestants can still win the competition. They just have to survive “Last Chance Kitchen,” in which the ousted culinary competitors go head-to-head for a chance to return to the main show. The winner in each episode lives to fight another day, while the loser is out for good. Last year the “Lck” champ was Sarah Welch, who survived six rounds, returned to the show, and made it to the finals. She ultimately...
“Top Chef” is unique among reality shows in that eliminated contestants can still win the competition. They just have to survive “Last Chance Kitchen,” in which the ousted culinary competitors go head-to-head for a chance to return to the main show. The winner in each episode lives to fight another day, while the loser is out for good. Last year the “Lck” champ was Sarah Welch, who survived six rounds, returned to the show, and made it to the finals. She ultimately...
- 3/14/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
British pubs and the famous Harrods food hall served as inspiration for Bravo’s new season of “Top Chef.”
Award-winning production designer James Pearse Connelly, who has designed the show’s set for nearly a decade, wanted to capture the essence of British culture for his ninth kitchen. Says Connelly, “It was about how to bring London into the show with all-star chefs from around the world.”
Connelly started by looking at how pubs were designed. He says, “I started with wood paneling and that mystery, intimacy, intrigue and sparkle of what a British pub is.” Additionally, he brought in diamond pane glass and paid homage to London’s famous Big Ben with round, clock tower-inspired doors.
With former contestants Dawn Burrell, Buddha Lo, Sara Bradley and Amar Santana all competing, Connelly says he wanted to draw on that top-tier quality they were bringing to the show. He says, “There...
Award-winning production designer James Pearse Connelly, who has designed the show’s set for nearly a decade, wanted to capture the essence of British culture for his ninth kitchen. Says Connelly, “It was about how to bring London into the show with all-star chefs from around the world.”
Connelly started by looking at how pubs were designed. He says, “I started with wood paneling and that mystery, intimacy, intrigue and sparkle of what a British pub is.” Additionally, he brought in diamond pane glass and paid homage to London’s famous Big Ben with round, clock tower-inspired doors.
With former contestants Dawn Burrell, Buddha Lo, Sara Bradley and Amar Santana all competing, Connelly says he wanted to draw on that top-tier quality they were bringing to the show. He says, “There...
- 3/10/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Top Chef” is doing something unprecedented for its 20th season. For the first time it’s bringing together 16 chefs representing 11 different versions of the show from around the globe for a World All-Stars competition. And for the first time the show is setting an entire season abroad, with the main competition taking place in London and the finale set for Paris. So what happened in the season 20 premiere episode, “London Calling,” when the cheftestants got their first taste of the competition? Read on to find out.
The 16 competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Samuel Albert (France), Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Dawn Burrell (Portland), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes...
The 16 competitors playing for the $250,000 grand prize are Samuel Albert (France), Ali Ghzawi (Middle East and North Africa), Sara Bradley (Kentucky), Charbel Hayek (Middle East and North Africa), Victoire Gouloubi (Italy), Dale MacKay (Canada), Sylwia Stachyra (Poland), Luciana Berry (Brazil), May Phattanant Thongthong (Thailand), Begoña Rodrigo (Spain), Buddha Lo (Houston), Tom Goetter (Germany), Gabriel Rodriguez (Mexico), Dawn Burrell (Portland), Amar Santana (California), and Nicole Gomes...
- 3/10/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Top Chef Season 20 is set to bring together 16 culinary legends from around the globe in a battle to become the ultimate all-star. The contestants, hailing from Bravo’s Top Chef and 10 international editions, will showcase their skills at iconic locations across London before the finale takes place in Paris. This will mark the first time the entire season of Top Chef will be filmed overseas, and fans can expect to see a few familiar faces return to the competition.
Bravo TV recently released a teaser trailer for Top Chef Season 20, which confirmed that four former all-star contestants are returning for another chance to win the top prize.
Buddha Lo, Victoire Gouloubi, Luciana Berry, Dawn Burrell, and Amar Santana | David Moir/Bravo Buddha Lo – ‘Top Chef’ Season 19
Top Chef fans will undoubtedly remember Buddha Lo, who won it all in season 19. Lo is currently the executive chef at Marky’s Caviar & Huso in Brooklyn,...
Bravo TV recently released a teaser trailer for Top Chef Season 20, which confirmed that four former all-star contestants are returning for another chance to win the top prize.
Buddha Lo, Victoire Gouloubi, Luciana Berry, Dawn Burrell, and Amar Santana | David Moir/Bravo Buddha Lo – ‘Top Chef’ Season 19
Top Chef fans will undoubtedly remember Buddha Lo, who won it all in season 19. Lo is currently the executive chef at Marky’s Caviar & Huso in Brooklyn,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Top Chef is heading across the pond for an all-star season with plenty of international flavor.
The Bravo cooking competition has revealed the cast for its upcoming Season 20, aka World All-Stars, with 16 former cheftestants from 11 different Top Chef editions across the globe. Among the returning all-stars are four from the American Top Chef: Season 16 finalist Sara Bradley, Season 18 finalist Dawn Burrell, Season 19 winner Buddha Lo and Season 13 finalist Amar Santana.
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The Bravo cooking competition has revealed the cast for its upcoming Season 20, aka World All-Stars, with 16 former cheftestants from 11 different Top Chef editions across the globe. Among the returning all-stars are four from the American Top Chef: Season 16 finalist Sara Bradley, Season 18 finalist Dawn Burrell, Season 19 winner Buddha Lo and Season 13 finalist Amar Santana.
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- 1/25/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The Emmy-winning cooking competition series “Top Chef” returns to Bravo for its landmark 20th season on Thursday, March 9, with supersized episodes to air every single Thursday night from 9:00pm to 10:15pm. The show will be available to watch the following day on the Peacock streaming service. So who will win this historic season? Scroll down for the complete list of 16 cheftestants competing for the title.
Season 20 of “Top Chef” is an unprecedented All-Stars edition. It will bring together standout chefs from all over the world, representing the international spinoffs of “Top Chef” including Canada, Mexico, France, Thailand, and more. Altogether the 16 chefs represent 11 different shows from around the world. A few cheftestants represent the American version of the series, including season 19‘s reigning champion Buddha Lo.
And “Top Chef” is taking its international theme very seriously. With the main competition taking place in London, England, with a grand finale in Paris,...
Season 20 of “Top Chef” is an unprecedented All-Stars edition. It will bring together standout chefs from all over the world, representing the international spinoffs of “Top Chef” including Canada, Mexico, France, Thailand, and more. Altogether the 16 chefs represent 11 different shows from around the world. A few cheftestants represent the American version of the series, including season 19‘s reigning champion Buddha Lo.
And “Top Chef” is taking its international theme very seriously. With the main competition taking place in London, England, with a grand finale in Paris,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Season 20 of “Top Chef” will be the “biggest season yet,” says the sneak preview for the 2023 edition of the Emmy-winning culinary competition (watch the video below). That’s because the show is going overseas to London, which will make this the first season of the reality series ever to shoot entirely outside the US. Production begins this month.
But wait, there’s more. While “Top Chef” has always been international in its scope — the reigning champion, Buddha Lo, is an Australian chef of Chinese descent — this season will kick it up a notch. It will be an All-Stars season inviting 16 finalists and winners from “Top Chef” spinoffs around the world to compete for the title. So next year’s champ could make a case for being the best chef in the world. But as always it will be hosted by Padma Lakshmi and judged by Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.
But wait, there’s more. While “Top Chef” has always been international in its scope — the reigning champion, Buddha Lo, is an Australian chef of Chinese descent — this season will kick it up a notch. It will be an All-Stars season inviting 16 finalists and winners from “Top Chef” spinoffs around the world to compete for the title. So next year’s champ could make a case for being the best chef in the world. But as always it will be hosted by Padma Lakshmi and judged by Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.
- 8/2/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
When Buddha Lo was growing up, he probably didn’t imagine he’d one day be Top Chef. However, he’s the newest top chef on television, and people want to know his story. He’s someone who has been in the kitchen his entire life, and his resume is beyond impressive. Here’s what we know. 1. He is a Chef He is not just any chef, though. He’s one of the most talented, most famous chefs in the world. He is more than a little talented, as you’ll soon read. He is a man who is passionate about all things related to food,
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Buddha Lo...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Buddha Lo...
- 6/16/2022
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
"Top Chef" winner Buddha Lo makes his signature pasta amatriciana dish and rehashes the adorable story behind why his wife helped him coin it "marry me pasta"! Chef Buddha explains that this is the first dish his wife made him and he told her "If you're not married by the time you're 30, I'm going to marry you." Ten years later, he proposed to her in Central Park and they got married in New York. Ingredients • 1 tbsp olive oil • 8 oz guanciale (cut into lardons) • 2 medium red shallots (finely diced) • 1 tsp crushed red pepper • 3 garlic cloves...
- 6/9/2022
- E! Online
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