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Live Blogging the Top Chef Reunion Show

It was a great season, even if the wrong guy won. Why not relive the highlights and join our live blog of tonight's reunion show? Just one request: No spoilers about which chubby bearded guy will win "fan favorite," OK? More »

12/16/09

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The Decade Reality Evolved into a Beautiful Beast

Sure, reality TV has been around longer, but starting in 2000, it really hit the big time. Everyone professes to hate it, but this cheap, tawdry programming has become an easy staple, and it's changing every minute. More »

12/16/09

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Michael V. on Conan. Looking sort of meth-head-y. I know Conan's like seven feet tall but Michael V. is teeny tiny next to him.

Evil Volt seems relaxed and pretty funny.

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The Final Harvest: A Tragedy in Four Dishes

Juiced and crushed like a Concord grape, it is my solemn duty to report from the Top Chef Season VI Finale Part II held in Napa. I, Joshua David Stein, shall not fail you. More »

12/10/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef: The Season Finale

Bravo is still calling this show Top Chef: Las Vegas, even though we left Sin City weeks ago. If I were to suggest a new, more accurate name for it at this point, I'd go with: Top Chef: Suspense! More »

12/09/09

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People Tells Us Who Won Top Chef, Doesn't Issue Spoiler Alert

While the rest of us have to wait until tonight's bullshit finale to find out who won Top Chef, People magazine told everyone who picks up a copy on the news stand today. Don't worry, we won't ruin it. More »

12/09/09

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There Is No Such Thing as a 'Two-Part Finale'

So tonight is the Top Chef finale. Oh what? You thought it was last week? No, last week was the first half of the "two-part finale." We are so sick of this stupid stunt. More »

12/09/09

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Top Chef: Three Chefs and a Little Lady

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A rainbow parabolas over the fertile Napa valley. A dream is asphyxiated amongst the vines. Top Chef is nearing its end. I'm Joshua David Stein. I'll take you there. Ain't nobody cryin'. Except the loser. More »

12/03/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 13

It's Top Chef penultimate episode time, which means we decamp to a new locale. So we're leaving Las Vegas and its lights so bright, palm sweat, and blackjack on a Saturday night. And good riddance, Palm Sweat City! More »

12/02/09

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Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale

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Every time I watch Top Chef, it sets my eyes on fire. And everything it's got is all I requires. I can feel it getting down to the wire. Top Chef and JDS, little sleep, lots of coffee. More »

11/19/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 12

Well, another Wednesday night has rolled around, and I can't wait to get started on tonight's live blog. In fact, the anticipation is making me quiver like the thigh of a 17th century courtesan. How about you? More »

11/18/09

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The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock

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This season, 30 Rock, the only show we watch on NBC, has been taking constant swipes at the network with insider jokes. We are here to decode them for you. Last night, they predict the downfall of the peacock! More »

11/13/09

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And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning

Awaken and behold the tale of six chefs, two hearts beating as one, a sad strip, a sassafras dream and a love supreme. I'm Joshua David Stein and this is your Top Chef recap. More »

11/12/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11

Happy Veterans Day! Thank a veteran today? No? Do it now! Call any veterans you know and say thank you, OK? There's time before the live blog starts. And, no, veterans of Restaurant Wars do not count. More »

11/11/09

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Glee: Take It From The Top Chef

God, this show has really gone downhill. Instead of the singing and dancing that we love, they filled McKinley High with a bunch of old chefs sitting and bitching. It was way more knife skills than jazz hands. Bleck. More »

11/05/09

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Live Blogging the Top Chef All Stars Dinner

Hootie-hoo, crew! There's no regular Top Chef episode tonight, because—well, I don't know. WTF, Bravo? But they're airing an all-star special instead, so we're posting this in case folks want to live blog that tonight. More »

11/04/09

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The Little Prick on Padma's Tongue

Good afternoon, my lovelies!!! It's Joshie. Last night—OMG it was adorbs!—I curled up and watched Top Chef on the television. What did you do, my dolls? More »

10/29/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 10

My favorite Top Chef moments involve things bursting into flame. Sadly, that hasn't happened in the kitchen this year. Happily, the same isn't true of this live blog — you guys were on fire last week! More »

10/28/09

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Top Chef: Restaurant Wars (And Other People) Are Hell

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Quo vadis, y'all? It's Joshua David Stein. I'm still emotionally shaken from the mental shipwreck of last night's Top Chef, a competitive alternate reality located somewhere in Las Vegas. Let's cry together. More »

10/22/09

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Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 9

You know that conflict I had after reading the post Toby Young wrote for Gawker? When I was forced to consider the possibility that he could become charming and likeable, rather than just an unfunny stooge? Well, it's over. More »

10/21/09

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Top Chef: A Tale of Two Cancers, One Pig and a Mustache

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Hello, It's Joshua David Stein here, halfway through a beautiful bottle of pinot [noir!] It's only 10:15am but it's time to drunkenly discuss Bravo's Top Chef somewhere, emmeyeright? More »

10/15/09

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