Sep 26 2012
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Who will be the master of Top Chef Masters? It’s all boils down to this: Kerry against Chris, calm technical…
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Sep 19 2012
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In the episode before the finale, the last chef cut is always a nail-biter. This time, the elimination was even…
Sep 13 2012
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Swinging for the fences. It’s the phrase that the judges kept repeating tonight as they sampled the final four Top…
Sep 5 2012
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We’re down to the top five on Top Chef Masters, which means that there isn’t a weak contestant in the bunch. This is…
Aug 30 2012
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This week, the Top Chef Masters challenges both were plays straight out of the Tom Colicchio guidebook. The…
Aug 23 2012
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At this point, it’s almost a sure thing that the be-toqued executives at Top Chef Masters have some elaborate bet…
Aug 15 2012
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In striving to hit that balance between challenging big shot chefs and stirring up a little drama, Top Chef Masters c…
Aug 9 2012
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Top Chef Masters certainly has a different feel and dynamic than its mothership, plain vanilla Top Chef. The…
Aug 2 2012
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After last week's season premiere threw out a series of Vegas-themed twists, week two of Masters competition goes…
Jul 26 2012
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Welcome back to Top Chef Masters, another node of the Bravo culinary empire that gets freshened up, redressed, and…
Jun 15 2011
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When I dropped in on the premiere of Top Chef Masters, the numbers were apparently such that it could go either way:…
Jun 8 2011
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As almost every edition of Top Chef winds down, there is an episode where the competition elements sort of fade…
Jun 1 2011
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Back when the season began, I noted that we could be suffering from Top Chef fatigue given how consistently the…
May 19 2011
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Whenever I’m posting a review somewhat “late,” I always feel guilty. I like to be able to start the conversation as…
May 11 2011
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I was in my kitchen preparing a snack while starting tonight’s episode of Top Chef Masters, and I heard Floyd…
May 4 2011
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At the end of tonight’s Elimination Challenge, Traci hugs the departing chef and tells them that it’s OK: “At least…
Apr 27 2011
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At one point during tonight’s quickfire, George responds to a fairly negative critique with “c’est la vie.”
Apr 20 2011
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As I believe I mentioned the first week I started covering Top Chef Masters, I’m coming at this from the perspective…
Apr 13 2011
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When Top Chef Masters premiered last week, it was like reviewing a new show. Major format changes, a new host, and a…
Apr 7 2011
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The second season of Top Chef Masters debuted on April 7, 2010, which is exactly 52 weeks ago, and over the course…