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Top Chef

Chefs from across the United States compete for the chance to have their work treated to the withering glares of Padma Lakshmi and Tom Coilcchio.
This show returns Nov. 2, 2011.
Current Season: 9 - Total Episodes: 87
Highest Rated: Ep 12, Season 6
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  • "Reunion"
    Episode 15

    I hate to end this season’s Top Chef blog on an anti-climactic note, but hey, blame Bravo. The network seems to...

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    C
  • "Finale, Pt. 2"
    Episode 14

    Okay, first order of business: I’m scheduled to interview the Top Chef winner tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 11 a.m....

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    B
  • "Puerto Rico"
    Episode 13

    Oh dear. I feel like I should just stop here and open the floor to your toxic comments, but I have to come to terms with my...

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    B
  • "High Steaks"
    Episode 12

    It saddens me to report that Scott is down for the count tonight, laid up by chills and fever. (And not Top Chef...

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    A-
  • "Restaurant Wars"
    Episode 11

    Could Dennis Miller please sentence Dale and Lisa to six months of hard marriage? Or barring that, perhaps a double elimination?...

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    B+
  • "Serve And Protect"
    Episode 10

    You’ll pardon me if I start with this personal anecdote, which I feel compelled to share whenever cops and food intermingle....

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    B
  • "Wedding Wars"
    Episode 9

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

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    A
  • "Common Threads"
    Episode 8

    So a 15-minute Quickfire centered on microwavable Uncle Ben’s rice and an Elimination challenge where contestants had to make...

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    B-
  • "Improv"
    Episode 7

    “The asparagus were supposed to be erect?” This from pastry chef extraordinaire (and guest judge competentaire)...

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    B+
  • "Tailgating"
    Episode 6

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

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    B+
  • "The Elements"
    Episode 5

    Wow. I’ll guess we’ll have to start with the coda first, since the show hasn’t had a coda before, unless you...

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    B
  • "Film Food"
    Episode 4

    As the Film Editor of the A.V. Club, based here in Chicago, I was particularly excited about tonight’s episode—so...

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    B
  • "Block Party"
    Episode 3

    Tonight’s episode neatly demonstrated two important rules that all Top Chef contestants should know going in, yet some...

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    A-
  • "Zoo Food"
    Episode 2

    Oh Valerie and Stephanie. Such good friends, and why shouldn’t they be? They’re both from Chicago. They work out...

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    B
  • "Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Better"
    Episode 1

    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...

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    A-