top chef masters-related stories
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 4:29PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free
Hmm... it seems like every network is expanding at the waistline. That is, a bunch of them are getting into food in a big way. Like
Fine Living becoming the Cooking Channel. TLC is also adding more yum yum to the schedule. And the latest has an Oprah angle. Perhaps it's a coincidence, but just about everyone connected to
Oprah Winfrey is getting a TV show these days... Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Nate Berkus. And now
chef Art Smith has landed a show on TLC. Smith is well-known as Oprah's personal chef.
Art Smith was on Bravo's
Top Chef Masters last summer -- that was his audition -- and he showed himself as a homey, pleasant, unpretentious cook. For TLC, he's going to host
Craving Comfort, with the emphasis on Southern comfort food.
Continue reading Oprah's favorite chef bringing comfort to TLC
Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Top Chef
If you're a fan of
Top Chef, there's nothing tougher for the contestants than desserts. Just this past week during 'restaurant wars,' did you notice that one team decided to have no desserts on their menu at all. They just didn't want to risk blowing it.
Well, Bravo noticed, not just last week but all through the
Top Chef series.
Bravo's creating a Top Chef spinoff called Just Desserts in which chefs will have no choice, they'll have to deal with sugar, icing, cakes and struedels.
Top Chef: Just Desserts is the second
Top Chef spinoff, after
Top Chef Masters. I'm anticipating
Top Chef: Maitre D's down the road, aren't you?
Continue reading Bravo orders from the Dessert menu
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 2:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Top Chef
As far as I can tell, from comments on this site and other sites I've looked at,
Top Chef Masters wasn't loved by fans half as much as fans love the original
Top Chef. I think fans want two things from their food competition shows: more conflict and a sense that the contestant isn't necessarily a "master" at cooking (though being a chef is fine). For the most part, the chefs on the first season of
Masters were nice and professional, and I think that the fact that they're all great chefs already zapped some of the tension that usually comes with the judging segments of the show. Plus the chefs competed in sections, not usually all against each other.
Continue reading Top Chef Masters coming back for season two (with a new judge)
Posted Aug 18th 2009 3:01PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Interviews, Celebrities
Kelly Choi grew up in a family and a culture build around food -- an upbringing that made her a natural gourmand and foodie.
That led Choi to a career on local New York City TV as an expert on Manhattan restaurants and global cuisine. Her popularity in the Big Apple led Bravo to sign her up as the host of the ultimate exhibition of culinary competition,
Top Chef Masters.
The daughter of Korean grocers, Choi grew up in and around her parents' store. Choi's friends and family would gather to share, enjoy and discuss food. So, her gig as host brings her back home to her roots.
I spoke with Choi as
Top Chef Masters fans prepared for the series' season finale on August 19.
Continue reading Kelly Choi: Top Chef Masters bickering was "unnecessary"
Posted Aug 13th 2009 8:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Watercooler Talk
Last night's episode of
Top Chef Masters upped the "reality show" factor on the show, as former
Top Chef contestants came back and controversy was injected. This was most evident in the confrontation Dale had with Michael Chiarello (KEY-a-rello). More controversy isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes to a cooking show (it's been good to see civility), but it certainly spiced things up.
I thought this was the finale, but it's not. The finale is actually going to be aired next Wednesday at 10:15 PM,
after the premiere of
Top Chef: Las Vegas. That's confusing.
Posted Aug 12th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has another new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Wipeout and Primetime: Crime.- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8, followed by a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- At 9, TNT has a new Leverage, then a new Dark Blue.
- There's a new Dog The Bounty Hunter on A&E at 9, followed by the season premiere of Criss Angel: Mindfreak.
- History has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International at 9.
- Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
- BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- Food Network has a new Dinner Impossible at 10.
- TV Land has a new How'd You Get So Rich at 10, then a new Make My Day.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wipeout, Man vs. Wild, Top Chef Masters
Posted Aug 5th 2009 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TCM has Harold Lloyd movies all night.
- Discovery has more Shark Week all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a two-hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- At 9, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- There's a new Leverage on TNT at 9, followed by a new Dark Blue.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- TV Land has the series premiere of How'd You Get So Rich at 10, then the series premiere of Make My Day.
- MTV has a new Real World at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: So You Think, Othersiders, Dark Blue, How'd You Get So Rich
Posted Jul 29th 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
- PBS has a new Time Team America at 8, then a new Ascent of Money.
- At 9, ABC has a new I Survived A Japanese Game Show, followed by a new Primetime: Crime.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- TNT has a new Leverage at 9, followed by a new Dark Blue.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- There's a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Food Network at 9.
- BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- MTV has a new episode of The Real World at 10.
- SoapNet has the series premiere of Holidate at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: America's Got Talent, Leverage, Real World
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC, CBS, NBC, C-SPAN, and the news channels will have President Obama's speech.- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new Time Team America at 8, then a new Ascent of Money.
- Cartoon Network has a new BrainRush at 8, followed by new episodes of Destroy Build Destroy and The Othersiders.
- At 9, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a new I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- TNT has a new Leverage at 9, followed by a new Dark Blue.
- BBC America has a new Torchwood: Children of Earth at 9.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- There's a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9 on Food Network.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- MTV has a new Real World at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wipeout, Top Chef Masters, Real World
Posted Jul 21st 2009 7:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities
You probably haven't given a second thought as to who
Top Chef Masters judge Gael Greene has slept with (why would you?), but you're about to find out. Greene describes it all in her 2006 memoir
Insatiable.
She has always seemed like an interesting character to me, one of the judges on that show (or the original) that seems to have an intriguing, wild background. And in the book she describes the various famous men she has slept with, and that list includes Elvis (Presley, not Costello), Burt (Reynolds, not Ward), and Clint (Eastwood, not Black).
Here's an excerpt from Greene's book.
[via
Pop Candy]
Posted Jul 16th 2009 1:29PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd
The way I see it, Bethenny Frankel was the star of
The Real Housewives of New York City ... even though she wasn't a housewife. What was she doing on the show in the first place? Anyway, she was the most dynamic of the group and with her interests in fashion, food and partying, she had the most to offer viewers. The powers that be have seen what I did because
Bethenny Frankel is getting her own Bravo show.
Starting this fall, Bethenny will be front and center in a new show called
Skinny & the City. As you'd expect, she will not be coming back to
The Real Housewives of New York City -- however, she might not be the only one out because rumor has it that the ladies have all been looking for a substantial pay raise.
Continue reading Buh-bye Housewives! Bethenny scores her own show
Posted Jul 15th 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
A&E has a Dog The Bounty Hunter marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: Crime.
- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new Time Team America at 8, followed by a new Ascent of Money.
- At 9, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- TNT has the season premiere of Leverage at 9, followed by the series premiere of Dark Blue.
- Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9.
- BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- MTV has a new Real World at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has the series premiere of Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wipeout, America's Got Talent, Dark Blue, Michael & Michael
Posted Jul 9th 2009 8:03AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Watercooler Talk
You have to love a reality cooking show that makes the contestants cook an egg with one hand tied behind their backs (and has Neil Patrick Harris and magician Max Maven as special guests), but I'm beginning to get bored with
Top Chef Masters.
I love cooking competition shows, but the fact that these people are professionals and don't seem to get quite as upset as other
Top Chef contestants (and there doesn't seem to be as much at stake) stands out a lot and makes the show a lesser version of the
franchise. I mean, I like the lighter tone and the professionalism, but the original is better.
Posted Jul 1st 2009 3:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming
Later this afternoon I'll have my What's On Tonight picks posted, but I did want to give
Top Chef Masters fans a heads up about tonight's episode: there isn't one.
For some reason, Bravo is replacing this week's episode of the cooking competition show with a special episode of
The Fashion Show. And this isn't one of those deals where one show is put in place of another show but that other show is rescheduled to another night during the week, maybe in the slot of the first show. No,
Top Chef Masters won't be seen at all this week (except for reruns of previous episodes, of course).
Fans will have to wait until next week for the next new episode. (And if you're wondering what's on tomorrow night at 10 in the regular time slot for
The Fashion Show, it's a repeat of tonight's episode.)
Oh well. I'm not watching
The Fashion Show so I guess I'll catch
The Philanthropist.
Posted Jun 24th 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a new I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: Questions for the President: A Prescription for America.- NBC has the season finale of I'm A Celebrity... at 8, then a new America's Got Talent and the series premiere of The Philanthropist.
- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
- Discovery has a new Time Warp at 8.
- Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders.
- At 9, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by two new episodes of Tattoo Highway.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9
- There's a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Food Network at 9.
- At 10, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns.
- Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters at 10.
- MTV has the season premiere of Real World: Cancun at 10.
- Discovery has a new Pitchmen at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911!
- TCM has Dr. Strangelove at 10:30.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Top Chef Masters, The Philanthropist, Real World
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