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Naughty chefs and armpit hair: Our favorite "Top Chef" moments

December 11, 2009 • 3:34 p.m.

Las Vegas' Top Chef moment in the culinary sun came to a close Wednesday with the crowing of Michael Voltaggio as this season's winner. But before we rededicate Wednesday nights ...

The Jet Stream: And then there were four

November 20, 2009 • 5:20 p.m.

With the multitude of chef competition shows out there, no one can quite compare with TC. They have even out done themselves this year.

Alex Stratta hosts Top Chef viewing at Wynn; cheftestants down to four

November 19, 2009 • 9:24 a.m.

It was no surprise, at least for avid Wynn Race & Sports Book Director Johnny Avello devotees and Top Chef Las Vegas fans, that cheftestant...

Counter Intelligence: Bobby Flay’s Throwdown comes to Rao’s

October 9, 2009 • 1:11 a.m.

The Iron Chef signed on Penn Jillette from The Rio, Human Nature from Imperial Palace and the showgirls of Jubilee! at Bally’s to add excitement and sizzle to the event.

Photo Gallery: Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi gets cover girl treatment

October 2, 2009 • 11:06 a.m.

The Top Chef: Las Vegas judge’s interview in the gourmet issue of our sister Vegas magazine reveals some interesting information about the Bravo personality.

As 'Top Chef' approaches, revisiting the myth of Marcel

August 13, 2009 • 10:12 a.m.

He was the tablespoon of cayenne dumped into the Season 2 Top Chef stew: the most-popular but least-liked contestant, Wolverine-maned Marcel Vigneron.

The Jet Stream: Artists, artisans and shoemaker hacks

Jet Tila breaks down this season’s “Top Chef: Las Vegas” competitors into the three categories of chefs.

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Naughty chefs and armpit hair: Our favorite “Top Chef” moments

Las Vegas' Top Chef moment in the culinary sun came to a close Wednesday with the crowing of Michael Voltaggio as this season's winner. But before we rededicate Wednesday nights ...

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Top Chef Finale: Betting on brothers

Bravo bet on casting brothers on “Top Chef: Las Vegas” and the gamble definitely paid off.

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Top Chef Odds Finale: From many, one

A look back at the surprisingly accurate odds after the first week of “Top Chef”, and who the lines have winning it all.

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The Jet Stream: The great Jennifer debate

I think Jennifer going home is total bull! The judge’s final table comments totally confused me. Kevin’s beef was tough; Mike’s egg wasn’t prepared and plated well; and Jennifer didn’t have an eye on the grill. What?

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Top Chef Episode 13: A few good chefs

We could have cut the competitive tension on last night’s finale with a cheese knife. If we had a cheese knife.

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The Jet Stream: And then there were four

With the multitude of chef competition shows out there, no one can quite compare with TC. They have even out done themselves this year.

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Top Chef Episode 12: On keeping it simple

Keep it simple, stupid. Often shortened to the acronym KISS, this half-insult, half-sound advice effectively sums up the road to success used in this week’s episode of “Top Chef: Las Vegas.” It’s a bit ironic, really, because none of this season’s prior challenges tested the chef’testants’ culinary skills (and nerves) quite like the Bocuse d’Or.

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Top Chef Episode 11: Child’s play

That’s what guest judge Nigella Lawson called panna cotta on Wednesday night’s episode of “Top Chef: Las Vegas.”

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The Jet Stream: The three stages of chefdom

Jet Tila talks “Top Chef” evolution, from collecting kitchen burns to culinary nirvana.

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