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• Upfront

  May 13, 2008

  Yesterday was the big NBC Upfront bonanza extravaganza, where advertisers could get up close and personal with the stars of NBC and NBC Universal's Cable properties. You could fight with the (shockingly bulge-y) "American Gladiators", get footballs signed by... read more >>

  File under: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Pop Culture, Real Housewives of New York City, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef, Work Out

  seven comments so far

• Monday Rain

  May 12, 2008

  It's raining cats and ferrets here. My window at Rock Center is rattling to beat hell, which I won't have to worry about in a year because we all got a memo last week that said that NBC Cable... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  nine comments so far

• Wedding Wars

  May 7, 2008

  Tonight is one big, bad, badass episode of "Top Chef" - so much so that we had to Supersize it! The Quickfire is the classic mis en place relay race, followed by one of the toughest challenges in "Top... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Wednesday Waits For No One

  April 30, 2008

  There's a fun new episode of "Top Chef" tonight featuring kids, drama and Oprah's chef. I was in Chicago for this one and brought my sister to Judges' Table. Before the Judges started their deliberation, hilarity ensued when a... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  seven comments so far

• I Love The Flag

  April 17, 2008

  I didn't see the debate but I gather that someone asked Obama if he loved the flag. Did someone ask him if he wants to MARRY the flag and if he doesn't want to marry it, then WHY??? I think... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Step It Up and Dance, Top Chef

  five comments so far

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  A Lot Of Info About Not Much:

  April 16, 2008

  Ok I got lots of bibs and bobs and nibs and nobs and whatnots and whozits and shut the hell up and say something. In NO particular order: ** Hopefully you saw Bravo's announcement that we've picked up "Flipping Out"... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Real Housewives of New York City, Top Chef, Work Out

  sixteen comments so far

• Hump Day Is For Humpin'

  April 9, 2008

  For four weeks the Chefs in Chicago have been mellow yellow, kumbaya. Well let me assure you that tonight all hell breaks loose... Three fights simultaneously erupt in the stew room. I love the drama of chefs! They get... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Real Housewives of New York City, Top Chef

  nine comments so far

• Wednesday Is For Lovers

  March 26, 2008

  I assume you all are smarting from last night's episode of "Real Housewives of New York City". I loved it. Them at dinner at Nellos? Classic. One of the things I like about that show, that you may or may... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Real Housewives of New York City, Top Chef

  two comments so far

• Obama And Hair Pundits

  March 19, 2008

  Obama's speech yesterday was something to see. When was the last time a candidate stood for something and stood by someone controversial? When was the last time a candidate has spoken with such depth? When was the last time... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  seven comments so far

• Questions Answered!

  March 13, 2008

  Is there anything dumber than me posing questions to meself as a poor excuse for a blog?! Let's find out... ANDY, WHERE ARE YOU? Andy, I am in Los Angeles for da week. OH IS THAT WHY YOU POSTED... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• Christian On Top Chef's Ferosh-ness!

  March 12, 2008

  Who better to grill about the Ferosh-ness of tonight's "Top Chef" premiere than Runway Winner/Superstar Christian Siriano!?... read more >>

  File under: Project Runway, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• Thursday Waits For No One

  February 21, 2008

  Did you predict that Christian won fan favorite? Liza thought it was going to be Chris, but Liza ALWAYS is wrong. She'll watch a dress go down the runway and pick it as the winner; 10 minutes later it'll... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef, Work Out

  eight comments so far

• Friday Things

  February 15, 2008

  * I was out to dinner last night and it was like a bad parody of a single person at a restaurant with couple after couple after couple celebrating V-Day with a wad of roses on every table. All... read more >>

  File under: Bravo Best Moments, Life at the Office, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  nine comments so far

• Fashion Week Has Begun

  February 1, 2008

  Last night, Cipriani 42nd street housed a megawatti AmfAR charity event that was beautiful and inspiring. Under the 80 foot ceilings of the early 20th century former bank, a crowd draped in diamonds and black shmoozed and did what... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Project Runway, Queer Eye, Top Chef

  three comments so far

• I Love Snoopy

  January 17, 2008

  I am so insane today that I don't have time to even attempt to sidle up to being witty or interesante. How'd you feel about "Project Runway" last night? There's always a lot of chatter online after a team... read more >>

  File under: Make Me A Supermodel, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  four comments so far

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  Today Is Thursday

  December 6, 2007

  OK before I get into Runway and other stuff, let me remind you that tonight it's our first-ever "Top Chef Holiday Special" featuring chefs from 3 seasons. (Betty, CJ, Marcel, Tiffani, Tre, Sandee, Stephen, and Josie) competing for 20... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  eighteen comments so far

• Where's the Outrage!?

  November 30, 2007

  OMG I read in the trades today that Bravo hired Elizabeth Berkley to host it's new dance competition reality show "Step It Up and Dance". Could it be true? If it is, it's too genius for me to handle. I... read more >>

  File under: Step It Up and Dance, Top Chef

  eight comments so far

• Bravolicious Weekend

  November 13, 2007

  Man do I love a 3 day-er! The weekend officially started at 4 pm EST on Friday when Donny and Marie actually sang "Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock n' Roll" on "Oprah". I laughed. I cried. I couldn't... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• Wednesday Bravo-ness

  November 7, 2007

  Before I get into the madness of yesterday, let me remind you that it's "Strangers with Andy" night on Bravotv.com as Amy Sedaris and Todd Oldham are my live guests at 9p EST on a special "green" edition of "Watch... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Life at the Office, Project Runway, The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  one comment so far

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  Halloween Coast To Coast!!

  October 31, 2007

  Every Halloween I think of my pals Graciela and Amanda. We've spent a ton of Halloween nights making all sorts of trouble. Here we are in the mid 90s. I am in my "Elroy Jetson as a Homo" outfit, flanked... read more >>

  File under: Life at the Office, Pop Culture, Top Chef

  four comments so far

• More Mail

  October 16, 2007

  OK so just when I thought I was doing a service to the four people who read this blog by answering viewer mail, it turns out that I was actually screwing the people who post comments under my blog. The... read more >>

  File under: Mailbag, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  nine comments so far

• Viewer Mail

  October 15, 2007

  I went upstate this weekend and wound up at a pumpkin patch with Amy Sedaris yesterday. While there's a hilarious story in there somewhere, I am too stressed today to put it down... I thought it would be a great... read more >>

  File under: Flipping Out, Mailbag, The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• 

  Mizzly Thursday

  October 11, 2007

  It is mizzly here again today. Does that have something to do with it being National Coming Out Day? I doubt it. But, since I mentioned it, go to Outzonetv.com to watch personal coming out stories from eight out Bravo-ites... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Being Bobby Brown, Flipping Out, Pop Culture, Top Chef, Work Out

  five comments so far

• All For You

  October 10, 2007

  Tonight is your big Top Chef Reunion show. (I am going to call it "your" like they do on local news… "YOUR forecast"... "YOUR reunion show".) All the chefs and judges are there answering YOUR questions, with never before... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  seven comments so far

• Back to Reality

  October 8, 2007

  Last week in Chicago was so fun that I am bummed to return to reality... The Cheftestants of Top Chef: Miami sent out such positive group vibes: they were so psyched to be back together and pretty much all... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  four comments so far

• Last Night

  October 4, 2007

  I am really excited about how last night went down, from tape in Aspen to live in Chicago. It was fascinating watching from the control room, for all the normal reasons and because we were also watching the audience... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  sixty-five comments so far

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  Tonight's the Night!

  October 3, 2007

  It's on! Live from Chicago, a new Top Chef will be crowned, dreams will come true, someone's hopes will be shattered, and there will be an execution on live TV!!! Actually, there will be no execution. Chicago is great; we're... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  thirty-one comments so far

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  Hello

  October 1, 2007

  This weekend there was kind of a fair in front of the Yoga Store on 13th street. There was a booth sponsored by "Acupuncturists Supporting Katrina Relief" and a sign that said "We Stand Bayou". That's what I saw this... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  three comments so far

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  Andy's Guide to Style

  September 27, 2007

  Before I get "to it" I gotta mention how much fun I had with eliminated chef (and birthday boy) Brian Malarkey and Food and Wine Empress Gail Simmons on "Watch What Happens" last night. (Watch it HERE.) I LOVED last... read more >>

  File under: Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef

  five comments so far

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  Hero

  September 26, 2007

  Before I get into last night, let's live in the future for a moment and rejoice in the glory of Part 1 of the "Top Chef" finale tonight! It was such a blast shooting this thing in Aspen - I... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  eight comments so far

• Seven Topics

  September 20, 2007

  WATCH WHAT HAPPENS: We had a doozy of a post-show last night with Padma and Sara M. Padma's mom was our special "Watch What Happens" Emmy Correspondent so she called in with a "report" that was hilarious. She said the... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  two comments so far

• Wednesday Ramble

  September 19, 2007

  Tonight is my favorite episode yet of this season's "Top Chef". It is all about the food with two amazing challenges, great results, and the reveal of who goes on to the finale in Aspen. After the show, Padma and... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Flipping Out, Pop Culture, Top Chef

  twelve comments so far

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  Emmys

  September 17, 2007

  We lost. "Double loser," is what I kept calling myself all night. Halfway through the evening I was preaching to Bruce that the only way to have fun at that sort of occasion was to win... But somewhere around midnight... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Project Runway, Top Chef

  four comments so far

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  Yesterday and Today

  September 12, 2007

  Man was I deep in the 9/11 blues yesterday. All day. Ugh. We had dinner at the Odeon last night, which seemed like a fitting choice; the place was packed. Down West Broadway, miles into the sky shone the bright... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Flipping Out, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• There is No Point

  September 10, 2007

  I am still in LA and my hotel doesn't get MTV (or Bravo) so I can't really comment on Brit Brit or the hotel suite awards, I mean the MTV Awards. What I heard via someone in NYC is... read more >>

  File under: Flipping Out, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Million Dollar Listing, Pop Culture, The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef

  two comments so far

• Answers to Questions Unasked!

  September 5, 2007

  WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT? So much! Tonight is a new "Top Chef" featuring a VERY dramatic moment at Judge's Table. After “Top Chef”, we're running a sneak preview of "Tim Gunn's Guide To Style" on Bravo, and I will be... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  six comments so far

• Taking A Wide Stance

  September 4, 2007

  I am back from ten days floating around the coast of Spain. It was so good that my mind is actually now dulce de leche. (Usually it is RAZOR SHARP, but Spain made it jelly, see!) Today is the first... read more >>

  File under: Flipping Out, Pop Culture, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef

  two comments so far

• Pickets for Tre

  August 23, 2007

  Last night's Top Chef was a doozy. I am expecting pickets at 30 Rock and we have hired bodyguards for Chef Colicchio and the panel of judges. It was actually a unanimous decision by the judges and a decision... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  thirty-four comments so far

• Andy's Summer '07 Hot List!

  August 17, 2007

  SWINGIN'EST SUMMER SWIFFER: Zoila FLIP FLOP COLOR THAT BEST SUMS UP OH SEVEN'S SUM: Red! DINGBAT ANTI-SEMITE OF THE SUMMER: Big Brother 8's Amber CAMEO OF THE SUMMER: Christopher Ciccone on "Top Chef" YOU FOUND MY SUMMER '07 MANBAG?... read more >>

  File under: Flipping Out, Pop Culture, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Haircut Chillax

  August 16, 2007

  Last night we taped the first "Top Chef" "Watch What Happens" after show of the season. It was really fun having Joey Paulino and Sara Nguyen as guests. (You can watch the show HERE.) I was so freaking exhausted when... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  five comments so far

• Exclusive Interview

  August 8, 2007

  Every so often, really late at night - I like to check in with one of my favorite people, Andy Cohen. Andy is an ok guy and he also happens to be my long term lover. SO ANDY, WHAT ARE... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Andy at Night, Flipping Out, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Pop Culture, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• New York Magazine

  August 7, 2007

  There's a big splashy article on the cover of New York Magazine this week about the post-show afterlife of Bravo reality stars. The point, I think, of the piece is that "success" after competing on Bravo shows is not a... read more >>

  File under: Life at the Office, Project Runway, Shear Genius, Top Chef

  six comments so far

• 6 Things I Learned This Weekend

  August 6, 2007

  1. WOLFFER ESTATE ROSÈ IS CHEAP AND GREAT And their vineyard is in BridgeHampton right next to my favorite breakfast joint, the Poxabogue Golf Club. Harold Dieterle serves it at Perilla, and I bought a bunch on the East End... read more >>

  File under: Flipping Out, Pop Culture, The Hamptons, Top Chef

  three comments so far

• Crazy for Zoila

  August 1, 2007

  Sorry. I can't help it but I am crazy for "Flipping Out" star Zoila. The maid. I love the way she says "Oh Jeff". Stay with me on this, peoples. It's too easy to get attached to people on TV... read more >>

  File under: Being Bobby Brown, Flipping Out, Hey Paula, Pop Culture, Shear Genius, Top Chef, Top Design

  eight comments so far

• Hump Day

  July 25, 2007

  First things first - I am hosting a Top Chef spectacular tonight at 10pm eastern! It's a "Watch What Happens" Special featuring 16 chefs from 3 seasons, never before seen clips from the show, and YOUR questions answered! It is... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Pop Culture, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  eleven comments so far

• Great TV

  July 19, 2007

  I am more scattered than usual this morning because of Bravo's big news - NINE EMMY NOMINATIONS! That includes nominations for "Top Chef" and "Project Runway" for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Kathy Griffin's "Life on the D List" for... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Flipping Out, Inside the Actors Studio, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Life at the Office, Project Runway, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, Top Chef

  eight comments so far

• 6 Things

  June 20, 2007

  1. I received emails and posts from a few confused people yesterday after I'd commented about the Princes getting along well for being half-brothers. Many of you thought I'd gotten my facts wrong. I was being, as Prince Harry might... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  four comments so far

• 4 Things

  June 14, 2007

  1. Here are the four text messages I received during Top Chef last night: "I know he's straight but I need you to get me in front of Tom." "Can't believe how talented the chefs are!" "I can smell Micah... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  five comments so far

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  Top Chef Day Photoblog

  June 13, 2007

  Tonight is the big premiere of “Top Chef Miami.” The celebration of said premiere began yesterday... Here's proof that the Mayor himself, or a deputy proclaimer, put quill to parchment to liberally use the word "whereas...." and make yesterday Top... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  seven comments so far

• Scorcher

  June 12, 2007

  It feels like a scorcher in NYC today. Either that or I over-moisturized which is blocking my pores and causing me to sweat and share too much info with ya'lls. It's Top Chef Day in NYC today! Literally. We have... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  two comments so far

• Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

  June 8, 2007

  Actually, last night Jane Krakowski saved my life, but it always sounds best to say a DJ saved my life.... The scene was the Gramercy Hotel rooftop in the shadow of the Chrysler Building, where sexy people gathered among sweet... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Chefiquette

  June 7, 2007

  Yesterday was all about "Top Chef" - starting with walking in the office in the morning and hearing Al Roker tease a live TC segment coming up on "Today". I grabbed Frances Berwick and bolted 50 feet to the Today... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  eight comments so far

• Talent

  June 6, 2007

  Yo my bruthas and sistahs -- don't forget a special "Top Chef" tonight. It's the "4 Star All Stars" as the final four from Season One take on Season Two's finalists. It's a smackdown, battle royale cookoff for charity and... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Perilla

  May 16, 2007

  I'm on my way to LA to tape the big "Shear Genius" reunion show. Tonight's episode is a doozy, by the way. Team challenge. Bitter rivalries. Jose Eber. It's all there, people. Speaking of "Shear Genius" hair, last night I... read more >>

  File under: Andy at Night, Top Chef

  nine comments so far

• Andy is Such a Downer

  April 18, 2007

  I am on my way to Miami ... but more specifically at this moment, to Laguardia Airport. I am in the back of a car pounding at my Blackberry in a white hot rage at the driver who refused to... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Bravo!

  March 13, 2007

  I have been yammering on for weeks about everything BUT my day-job. Wouldn't it be a novelty for us all if today I actually discuss some Bravo thangs that are of note!? I think so. Tonight is the finale of... read more >>

  File under: The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  one comment so far

• Padma and Michael

  March 8, 2007

  Sometimes bizarre combinations of people yield surprisingly entertaining results. Such was the case with Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi, who was live on "Watch What Happens" with "Top Design's" Michael Adams last night. Eliminated Ryan was a last minute cancellation and... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef, Top Design, Watch What Happens

  three comments so far

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  Watch What Happens: Awkward Moments Edition!

  February 1, 2007

  I can't think of a more awkward way to watch the Top Chef Season Finale than in a conference room with Marcel and Ilan and their respective dates. All. Together. Yikes. They spent the show talking back at the... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  one hundred and seven comments so far

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  Goodbye, Chef - Hello Design!

  January 31, 2007

  Tonight is a twofer on Bravo and a one-fer (whaaa?) on Bravotv.com. You got the Top Chef finale at 10, followed by the premiere of Top Design at 11. If you need a wee bit more Chef, you can hop... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  seventy-six comments so far

• Yes, It Is Cold In NYC

  January 30, 2007

  From October through March, people from LA ask me on the phone if it is "cold" outside. I don't know why they ask in a way that seems to hover around OCD, but I think it is to make themselves... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef, Top Design, Watch What Happens

  twenty-five comments so far

• Monday, Bloody Monday

  January 29, 2007

  I SPENT THE WEEKEND in LA on the set of "Shear Genius" -- Bravo's competition to find the next great hair stylist. It was so fun seeing the HairTestants (TeaseTestants?) make an egg's nest out of a rat's nest in... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Shear Genius, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  twenty comments so far

• Sam and Tom Watch What Happens

  January 25, 2007

  Last night was our second live after-show and it was a fun one. Our guests were just-eliminated cheftestant "Sexy" Sam Talbot (his nickname is "Sexy Sam") and Tom Colicchio. (By the way, when you are done reading this blog -... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  eighty-seven comments so far

• 10 Questions With Sam

  January 24, 2007

  Getting Sam Talbot on the phone is like trying to reach the President, except that I bet President Bush has less on his calendar these days than Sam. I finally hunted him down for a chat as his new kitty... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

  one hundred and sixty-one comments so far

• Your Questions Answered

  January 19, 2007

  I have gotten several emails over the last few days that I thought deserved attention. JEN said: "After watching your after-episode "live" video with Cliff and Gail, I got the distinct feeling that while you may not have loved Cliff's... read more >>

  File under: Mailbag, Top Chef

  one hundred and six comments so far

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  Cliff On The Line

  January 18, 2007

  Last night we broadcast the first episode of "Watch What Happens", our live web show featuring your questions for eliminated Top Chef Cliff Crooks and Judge/Food and Wine Empress Gail Simmons. (You can watch the show at your leisure... read more >>

  File under: Inside the Actors Studio, Top Chef, Watch What Happens

  fifty-eight comments so far

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  Padma

  January 10, 2007

  One of the many nice qualities about Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is that the lady will answer any question and will chat your ear off... and that's why I called her first thing this morning for some coffee... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

  twenty-two comments so far

• Ilan Speaks

  January 4, 2007

  Add to my list of things that confuse me (along with Hilary Swank's two Oscar wins) the fact that Ilan and everybody else on Top Chef seem to despise Marcel with great passion. A couple weeks ago I asked Marcel... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

  forty-two comments so far

• Chefs, Sue Simmons, The Delano and Shirtless Barack

  January 3, 2007

  THE WAIT IS OVER! I am not only talking about a new studio album from Diana Ross, but for a new TOP CHEF. If you ever wondered how Marcel and Debi Mazar would get along, tonight you'll have the answer... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  fifteen comments so far

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  Strawberrypalooza!

  December 20, 2006

  You asked for it -- you got it. Readers have been flooding Bravo mailboxes requesting Elia's Strawberry Recipe from last week's holiday episode. The Magical Elves hunted Elia down yesterday and here are her down and dirty instructions for... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  thirteen comments so far

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  Marcel Goes Deep

  December 14, 2006

  There was a shocker at the end of last night's "Top Chef" as Mia quit the tournament in order to save Elia from elimination from the competition. I decided to check in with Marcel to see what he thought... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  twenty-one comments so far

• Hump Day

  December 13, 2006

  PARTY WITH CHEFS Tonight's Top Chef delivers exactly the kind of holiday spirit I like as it highlights all the food and booze that come with holiday parties. People have been asking why the chefs are often drinking and carrying... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  five comments so far

• I'm Not Funny

  December 1, 2006

  Here's the deal -- I am a very sarcastic person with a sense of humor that is at times a little left of I don't know what. People have been getting upset by a joke I made on the blog... read more >>

  File under: Mailbag, Top Chef

  forty-six comments so far

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  Photoblog: Top Chef

  November 29, 2006

  Tonight is an encore presentation of the critically acclaimed Thanksgiving episode of Top Chef, so I thought it would be appropriate to throw some fresh Chef content out there in the form of some random pix I took in the... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  twenty-four comments so far

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  Tom is Not a Mentor

  November 16, 2006

  So many people keep writing in and wondering why Tom Colicchio is not mentoring our chefs, and many feel that it is unfair to the chefs that they don't have a mentor guiding them in the kitchen. I get... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  fourteen comments so far

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  Ba Da Bing Betty Blog

  November 9, 2006

  Last night's Top Chef left us all with some questions for Miss Betty. Appropriately, I tracked her down for some answers! SO WE WERE LEFT LAST NIGHT WITH A LOT OF AMBIGUITY ABOUT WHO ADDED WHAT IN THE KITCHEN,... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  twenty-five comments so far

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  Top Chef Aloha Photoblog

  November 8, 2006

  Aloha, Hawaii! Is that Tom with Olivia Neutron Bomb rehearsing for a promo that will feature them singing "You're the One That I Want"? Season 1 chef Lee Anne Wong has worked behind the scenes on Top Chef 2... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  eight comments so far

• Thoughts from Alohaland

  November 7, 2006

  Aloha! And Mahalo! And Manolo! And mecha-lecha-hi-mecha-hinie-ho! How amazing to be able to spend time in Hawaii FOR WORK. The Top Chef shoot is going great and I am busting a gut wanting to blab about it all. I continue... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

  five comments so far

• Questions in a Car

  November 6, 2006

  We are in Hawaii in the car on our way to a dinner for some of our fine affiliates. I have no blog for today, so I have decided to throw out some questions to my car-mates. My passengers are... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

  six comments so far

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  Snakes on a Plane With Gail Simmons!

  November 3, 2006

  Last night I split Smell-A and flew to Hawaii for the Top Secret Top Chef Top Finale. Imagine my suprise when I was seated next to Magical Elves honcho and TC Executive Producer Dan Cutforth! "How perfect," I thought.... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

  three comments so far

• Bullets

  November 2, 2006

  First off, last night's Top Chef. I loved it when, out of absolutely nowhere, Betty started in on Marcel. On those ugly couches in the fire station. Wow. You don't know what people are thinking until they tell you exactly... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef, Top Design

  seven comments so far

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  Chefs and Shoes and Angels

  October 26, 2006

  It was a "Top Chef" shocker last night when Otto fell on his sword at the judge's table. Otto is such a great guy and I thought that was a damn noble thing to do, whether he took those lychees... read more >>

  File under: Mailbag, Top Chef

  eight comments so far

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  CHECKING IN WITH HAROLD!

  July 19, 2006

  We've just begun shooting Season 2 of "Top Chef" in Los Angeles, and sitting on set my mind is wandering to last season's cast and -- specifically -- what the heck is up with our Top Chef Harold Dieterle. I... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

  fourteen comments so far

• FRIDAY STUFF

  July 14, 2006

  ** I was reading this morning that Usher is joining the ranks of Sandy Duncan, John O'Hurley, Rita Wilson, Gretchen Mol and Lisa Rinna. How's he doing that, you ask? By joining the cast of Broadway's "Chicago." I was going... read more >>

  File under: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Pop Culture, Top Chef

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• WHAT'S ON MY MIND!

  June 28, 2006

  SUPERMAN I can't decide whether I care about seeing the new "Superman." The reviews have mainly been blowaway, but I just read yesterday's in the New York Times and I am confused. It was Manohla Dargis basically trashing it in... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

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• WHO WANTS TO BE TOP CHEF...AND MORE

  June 27, 2006

  I spent all day Monday in a Los Angeles hotel conference room meeting potential Season 2 Top Chef contestants. Chef after chef paraded in front of us proclaiming their intention to become "Top Chef." We saw people who want to... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

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• Life in NYC

  June 8, 2006

  There is so much happening in New York right now and I have a hodgepodge-collage of things to say today. You've noticed the new Bravotv.com redesign with tons more content. There are some kinks with Andy's Blog that we are... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

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  HAROLD IS TOP CHEF!

  May 25, 2006

  I attack Harold moments after he is crowned TOP CHEF! He's a kobe king! He's "just here to cook!" He's a hetero heartthrob! He's "just a chef!" He's under the radar And he IS TOP CHEF! YO HAROLD! You... read more >>

  File under: Top Chef

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• YOU'RE PISSED ABOUT DAVE!

  May 22, 2006

  Santino who? I have been inundated with emails about Dave's elimination since last week's Top Chef episode by a mob of people at a Santino-level of rage. I say that because I haven't gotten this much response about a show... read more >>

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  ON TOP CHEF

  May 18, 2006

  The final 3 defend themselves... After a rollercoaster of emotion and drama spanning the entire run of TOP CHEF, the chef known for his robust tastes, Dave Martin, took it like a man last night as he was told... read more >>

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  10 QUESTIONS WITH...KATIE LEE JOEL

  May 10, 2006

  Katie Lee Joel is a life-long foodie, she's sexy, she runs a website called OliveandPeach.com, she's Billy Joel's wife, and you'd have to live under a rock to not know that she's the host of Top Chef! THE TOP CHEFS,... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

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• THIS WEEK, A RECAP

  May 5, 2006

  Wow it's already Friday and I woke up wondering where the week went. I backtracked and want to share the remnants of my brain with y'all! MONDAY: I went to the soft opening of Top Chef Tom Colicchio's new culinary... read more >>

  File under: Pop Culture, Top Chef

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• LEE ANNE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

  May 4, 2006

  It was an upset last night as Dave Martin's truffle mac and cheese wowed the creme de la creme of Napa, sending crowd favorite Lee Anne Wong packing her knives. I caught up with Lee Anne to get some final... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

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  TOP CHEF REUNION

  May 2, 2006

  There are four things that I can count on about the Magical Elves Production Company, who produce "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" for us: 1. Their shows will be good. 2. They will scour the country to find the hottest... read more >>

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  10 QUESTIONS WITH... STEPHEN

  April 27, 2006

  I'm going to wait a day before reporting on my experience on The View, which was fantastic, in favor of running my EXCLUSIVE interview with the sommelier you can't get enough of, Top Chef's Stephen! The Top Chef sommelier is... read more >>

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• TED ALLEN ON TOP CHEF

  April 18, 2006

  We all love Queer Eye food expert Ted Allen for his quick wit and great taste, and when the author of "The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes" was a guest judge on Top Chef last week,... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Queer Eye, Top Chef

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• CHEF ANDREA'S OUT!

  April 13, 2006

  Who DIDN'T fall in love with natural Andrea Beaman on Top Chef? Well, Stephen, for one -- but that's OK. Andrea spread her message about eating healthily with good cheer and was a great inspiration to her fellow chefs and... read more >>

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  10 QUESTIONS WITH... TOM COLICCHIO

  April 5, 2006

  Craft Restaurant in NYC has become the prime location for food lovers, and its top chef and owner, Tom Colicchio, is the hottest thing to happen to a kitchen since Jack Tripper closed up shop in the 70s. And Colicchio... read more >>

  File under: 10 Questions With..., Top Chef

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