So how do you follow up by far the worst episode of the season? With by far the best, naturally.

Everything was clicking tonight: Fun challenges, lots of tension and bitchy one-liners, and enough...

So a 15-minute Quickfire centered on microwavable Uncle Ben’s rice and an Elimination challenge where contestants had to make a nutritious meal for family of four on a $10 budget? Going a little downmarket...

“The asparagus were supposed to be erect?”

This from pastry chef extraordinaire (and guest judge competentaire) Johnny Iuzzini, who seemed as confused and freaked out as I was about the...

In an earlier column, I listed a couple of important rules any Top Chef contestant should keep in mind if they want to stay in the competition. They are:

Rule #1: Pay attention to the...

Wow. I’ll guess we’ll have to start with the coda first, since the show hasn’t had a coda before, unless you count the glad-handing that happens after the season finale. Zoi’s inevitable...

As the Film Editor of the A.V. Club, based here in Chicago, I was particularly excited about tonight’s episode—so excited, in fact, that I was willing to look past the professional jealousy of...

Tonight’s episode neatly demonstrated two important rules that all Top Chef contestants should know going in, yet some invariably stumble over them every season. And since one of the rules gets broken in...

Oh Valerie and Stephanie. Such good friends, and why shouldn’t they be? They’re both from Chicago. They work out together. They seem like they could really bond as the season goes on… Okay,...

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Top Chef blog, brought to you by the A.V. Club and the Glad family of products. Just so you know where I’m coming from, this is my favorite reality show on...