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TV Club : Top Chef “Finale, Part 2”

Top Chef crashes and burns with a new finale format that kills all hope of suspense.

February 28, 2013 | 12:05am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Finale, Part 1”

With this many likable chefs, any elimination is bound to feel disappointing.

February 21, 2013 | 12:15am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Glacial Gourmand”

"Final three" doesn't quite mean what it used to.

February 13, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Top Chef “Kings of Alaska”

It's a shame that here, near the end of the season, Top Chef seems to be losing some of its momentum.

February 6, 2013 | 11:50pm -
TV Club : Top Chef “Chefs At Sea”

How do you spell the sound of a giant, never-ending fart? Here's a shot at it: ttthhhhhhhhbbbbppppttttttt.

January 31, 2013 | 12:45am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Wolfgang Clucks”

Sushi and fried chicken challenges underlie an entertaining episode.

January 24, 2013 | 12:30am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Restaurant Wars”

Last week's setup for Restaurant Wars prepped me for what I thought was sure to be an excellent rendition of the classic Top Chef challenge. I can always skip the infighting that happens at the start of these challenges, when the pushier chefs steamroll ...

January 16, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Top Chef “Something’s Fishy”

A misconceived elimination challenge drags down a bland episode.

January 3, 2013 | 12:20am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Even The Famous Come Home”

With a quickfire challenge judged by Internet sensation Marilyn Hagerty!

December 13, 2012 | 1:00am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Pike Place Pickle”

The Top Chef crew disappoints Tom, and hell hath no fury like a mad Colicchio.

December 6, 2012 | 12:35am -
TV Club : Top Chef “50’s Food Flashback”

A double-elimination cuts some craziness from the kitchen and tests the chefs knowledge of 1950s cuisine.

November 29, 2012 | 1:20am -
TV Club : Top Chef “A Shock At The Space Needle”

Three contestants from Top Chef past return to wreak havoc on the bright-eyed Season 10 newcomers.

November 15, 2012 | 1:45am -
TV Club : Top Chef “The Ultimate Chef Test”

Top Chef is back to basics and in Seattle.

November 8, 2012 | 1:00am -
Inventory The curse of Drinkenstein: 26 songs that use monsters as metaphors

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October 29, 2012 | 12:00am -
Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the essential performances of Marlene Dietrich

An introduction to an actress who embodied the emergent modern woman of the ’20s and ’30s.

October 18, 2012 | 11:00am -
Inventory He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes: 13 depictions of the magical homeless

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October 1, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass The best podcasts for the week of April 26-May 2

Jay Mohr has some stories, some modern witches have a podcast, and Comedy Bang Bang has a cavalcade of fan favorites.

May 4, 2012 | 12:00am -
Book Review Jonathan Franzen: Farther Away: Essays

A new collection of essays from the author of The Corrections and Freedom draws personal connections between writer and reader via topics as diverse as David Foster Wallace’s death and excessive use of “I love you.”

April 23, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass The best podcasts for the week of April 12-18

Jim Gaffigan makes the podcast rounds, Stephen Tobolowsky returns with a masterful lecture, and Jose Canseco talks about… something.

April 20, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass The best podcasts for the week of March 29-April 4

Moshe Kasher has a book, Jeffrey Tambor has an attitude, and yes, there’s a podcast for renaissance-festival music.

April 6, 2012 | 12:00am -
Inventory “The old sow that eats her farrow”: 22 sobering depictions of Irish life

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

March 12, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Week of March 1-7

It’s a meeting of titanic neuroses as Paul Gilmartin visits WTF, we check out Keith And The Girl for its seventh anniversary, and, of course, racist candy.

March 9, 2012 | 12:00am -
Inventory How did they ever make a movie of…? : 17 successful adaptations of “unadaptable” books

The A.V. Club's weekly list.

February 27, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Week of Feb. 16-22

Hey, Larry Miller has a podcast too, Jeff Tweedy charms on Nerdist, and RadioLab delivers again

February 24, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Week of Feb. 9-Feb. 15

Conan goes long on Nerdist, a podcast devoted to Bravo reality shows called Watch What Crappens, and Tobolowsky concludes his heart-surgery trilogy.

February 17, 2012 | 12:01am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Culinary Games”

The franchise reaches new elevations and new lows in a single episode.

February 15, 2012 | 11:45pm -
TV Club : Top Chef “Mentors”

An old friend returns to spice up the last regular episode.

February 8, 2012 | 11:45pm -
Podmass Week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1

Paul Feig out-talks Marc Maron, Doug Loves Movies has a top-notch week, and Scott Thompson pokes his head out with a new episode of Scott Free.

February 3, 2012 | 12:01am -
TV Club : Top Chef “Bike Borrow & Steal”

The season stumbles toward the finale with a challenge that tests the chefs' ability to... ride a bike?

February 1, 2012 | 11:45pm -

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