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
“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
“I hope that history repeats itself,” says Amar Santana at the start of the two-part season finale of “Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen.” “Season 13 of ‘Top Chef’ I won ‘Last Chance Kitchen’ and came back and went to the finale, and this season means a lot more to me because I’m competing against the best of the best. It’s my one chance to get back into this competition.” Watch his battle against Sara Bradley and Charbel Hayek above, and then watch the second part of “Lck” below.
See‘Top Chef’ spoilers: Who was eliminated in season 20 of Bravo cooking competition?
Santana and Bradley were eliminated together in the team challenge in “Battle of the Wellingtons.” One of the most difficult challenges in “Top Chef” history, the episode required the chefs to pair off in teams of two to create three Wellington dishes for 30 diners. Santana and Bradley were...
See‘Top Chef’ spoilers: Who was eliminated in season 20 of Bravo cooking competition?
Santana and Bradley were eliminated together in the team challenge in “Battle of the Wellingtons.” One of the most difficult challenges in “Top Chef” history, the episode required the chefs to pair off in teams of two to create three Wellington dishes for 30 diners. Santana and Bradley were...
- 5/19/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
For Victoire Gouloubi, comparing “Last Chance Kitchen” to the main “Top Chef” competition is like comparing Coca-Cola to champagne: “No, I don’t love.” She was eliminated from the competition in “Thali Time,” but “I’m going to fight to get back.” Watch her head-to-head battle against reigning “Lck” champion Charbel Hayek above.
Gouloubi had to pack her knives and go after a challenge in which she and her fellow contestants had to create Indian-inspired dishes that incorporated six different flavor profiles: salty, sweet, bitter, sour, pungent, and astringent. Gouloubi made basic cooking mistakes like not seasoning her salad and overcooking her rice, so for redemption, host and judge Tom Colicchio tasks them with creating a dish that incorporate some of those six flavors, and they draw knives to decide who gets which ones. Hayek draws salty, sour, and pungent. Gouloubi gets sweet, bitter, and astringent.
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 10 recap: In ‘Thali Time,...
Gouloubi had to pack her knives and go after a challenge in which she and her fellow contestants had to create Indian-inspired dishes that incorporated six different flavor profiles: salty, sweet, bitter, sour, pungent, and astringent. Gouloubi made basic cooking mistakes like not seasoning her salad and overcooking her rice, so for redemption, host and judge Tom Colicchio tasks them with creating a dish that incorporate some of those six flavors, and they draw knives to decide who gets which ones. Hayek draws salty, sour, and pungent. Gouloubi gets sweet, bitter, and astringent.
See‘Top Chef’ 20 episode 10 recap: In ‘Thali Time,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“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
“I am ever so determined to get back into the competition and make it to that finale. I’ve put enough hard work into this. What was the purpose? to win ‘Top Chef’ 20,” says Nicole Gomes as she enters “Last Chance Kitchen” following her elimination from the competition in the dreaded “Restaurant Wars.” “I call her a beast, and it’s my pleasure to compete against her,” admits Charbel Hayek, who was eliminated from the show last week in “Street Food Fight” and is the current “Lck” champion. Watch their battle above.
Gomes had never been in the bottom during an Elimination Challenge before, but “Restaurant Wars” did her in when her risky tortellini dish came out with thick, uneven pasta. That dish also took forever to be served to the judges and restaurant patrons, and her team as a whole failed to present a coherent theme. Their restaurant was...
Gomes had never been in the bottom during an Elimination Challenge before, but “Restaurant Wars” did her in when her risky tortellini dish came out with thick, uneven pasta. That dish also took forever to be served to the judges and restaurant patrons, and her team as a whole failed to present a coherent theme. Their restaurant was...
- 5/5/2023
- 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
There was a double elimination in “Top Chef” episode three, “Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites“: “Top Chef Thailand” finalist May Phattanant Thongthong and “Top Chef Canada” winner Dale MacKay were ousted together for their soggy Scotch egg. So who’s next on the chopping block? “Top Chef” fans have been placing their bets here in our predictions center. You can make or update your own predictions until tonight’s show.
Both ousters took us by surprise last week. Thongthong ranked third in our predictions with 5/1 odds of elimination, so we knew that was in the realm of possibility, but we’d ranked MacKay eighth with 46/1 odds. It was the first time either chef got a low score from the judges during an Elimination Challenge, so it was hard to anticipate that both would sink to the bottom so quickly.
That’s part of what makes the show so competitive.
Both ousters took us by surprise last week. Thongthong ranked third in our predictions with 5/1 odds of elimination, so we knew that was in the realm of possibility, but we’d ranked MacKay eighth with 46/1 odds. It was the first time either chef got a low score from the judges during an Elimination Challenge, so it was hard to anticipate that both would sink to the bottom so quickly.
That’s part of what makes the show so competitive.
- 3/30/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
For Top Chef Season 20, contestants who competed in international versions of the Bravo cooking competition show, including many who won or finished in the finals, returned for World All-Stars. By episode 3, four chefs have been eliminated from the main competition. However, they can win their way back into the game by competing in Last Chance Kitchen. Two chefs have already been officially eliminated.
Samuel Albert is the first officially eliminated from ‘Top Chef: World All-Stars’
Top Chef: France winner Samuel Albert was the first eliminated when he failed to deliver in the vegetable-forward dish challenge. He faced Top Chef: Portland finalist Dawn Burrell in the first episode of Last Chance Kitchen as her crispy rice cut her from the main competition.
The two were tasked with recreating their former winning dishes using the same protein in 30 minutes. Sam decided to incorporate his Japanese French fusion into the salmon-based dish, but the time constraint concerned him.
Samuel Albert is the first officially eliminated from ‘Top Chef: World All-Stars’
Top Chef: France winner Samuel Albert was the first eliminated when he failed to deliver in the vegetable-forward dish challenge. He faced Top Chef: Portland finalist Dawn Burrell in the first episode of Last Chance Kitchen as her crispy rice cut her from the main competition.
The two were tasked with recreating their former winning dishes using the same protein in 30 minutes. Sam decided to incorporate his Japanese French fusion into the salmon-based dish, but the time constraint concerned him.
- 3/25/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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
“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 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
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