http://www.realitytvworld.com/topchef/topchef2/ 120 Top Chef 2 news from Reality TV World en-us Copyright 2012 Reality TV World Top Chef 2 News 117 115 http://www.realitytvworld.com/topchef/topchef2/ http://cdn.realitytvworld.com/images/RTVWLogoSquare.gif Sam Talbot's wedding was apparently a very private affair.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-top-chef-finalist-sam-talbot-weds-in-ecret-ceremony-8179.php rtvw-news-former-top-chef-finalist-sam-talbot-weds-in-ecret-ceremony-8179 Molecular gastronomy couldn't help Marcel Vigneron get out of the hot water he apparently found himself in over the weekend.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ex-top-chef-runner-up-marcel-vigneron-arrested-charged-with-dui-7715.php rtvw-news-ex-top-chef-runner-up-marcel-vigneron-arrested-charged-with-dui-7715 Sam Talbot has whipped up a recipe for romance that he hopes will end with a trip down the aisle.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-top-chef-finalist-sam-talbot-gets-engaged-girlfriend-7570.php rtvw-news-former-top-chef-finalist-sam-talbot-gets-engaged-girlfriend-7570 Josie Smith-Malave was upset about the lack of progress police were making after the openly gay Top Chef second-season finalist and a few of her friends were the victims of gay-bashing outside a Long Island nightclub over Labor Day weekend, and her outcry apparently led to results.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/two-more-charged-in-ex-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-attack-6126.php rtvw-news-two-more-charged-in-ex-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-attack-6126 The former "Top Chef" contestant beaten in an alleged gay-bashing in New York said she has never seen people so angry, the New York Post said Thursday.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-recalls-gay-bashing-1012932.php rtvw-news-former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-recalls-gay-bashing-1012932 Man charged in attack on former 'Top Chef 2' chef Josie Smith-Malave   ]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/man-charged-in-attack-on-former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-5786.php rtvw-news-man-charged-in-attack-on-former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-5786 A former contestant on Bravo's reality series, "Top Chef," was allegedly the victim of a gay-bashing incident in a posh section of Long Island, N.Y.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-victim-of-gay-bashing-1012935.php rtvw-news-former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-victim-of-gay-bashing-1012935 Former 'Top Chef 2' chef Josie Smith-Malave beaten in anti-gay attack   ]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-beaten-in-anti-gay-attack-5774.php rtvw-news-former-top-chef-2-chef-josie-smith-malave-beaten-in-anti-gay-attack-5774 According to Top Chef 2 winner Ilan Hall, the show's editing is to blame for the less-than-flattering impression and bad aftertaste the 24-year-old chef left on many of the culinary competition's home viewers.  And if you don't believe him, then just listen to his mom.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/top-chef-2-winner-ilan-hall-and-his-mom-go-on-offensive-4694.php rtvw-news-top-chef-2-winner-ilan-hall-and-his-mom-go-on-offensive-4694 Although he came up short in his attempt to be crowned the reality competition's winner, Marcel Vigneron describes his experience on the second season of Bravo's Top Chef as "a little bit bizarre, very interesting, and all in all, just a wonderful opportunity."]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/top-chef-2-runner-up-marcel-vigneron-talks-about-his-experience-4653.php rtvw-news-top-chef-2-runner-up-marcel-vigneron-talks-about-his-experience-4653 Despite Food & Wine's public statement claiming otherwise, the magazine's website spoiler apparently had it right all along, as 24-year-old Ilan Hall was named the winner of the second season of Bravo's Top Chef on Wednesday night, besting the culinary skills of 26-year-old Marcel Vigneron in the show's finale.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ilan-hall-beats-marcel-vigneron-become-top-chef-2-champion-4645.php rtvw-news-ilan-hall-beats-marcel-vigneron-become-top-chef-2-champion-4645 Has Food & Wine magazine, one of Top Chef's sponsors, inadvertently revealed the reality show's second season winner by posting an interview with one of the culinary competition's two remaining finalists on its website on Monday afternoon -- two days before Top Chef 2's conclusion is scheduled to air on Bravo?]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bravo-top-chef-2-winner-prematurely-revealed-by-food-%26-wine-4634.php rtvw-news-bravo-top-chef-2-winner-prematurely-revealed-by-food-%26-wine-4634 Reality television contestant isn't a very dangerous job -- unless of course your televised antics don't sit too well with viewers.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/top-chef-2-finalist-marcel-vigneron-assaulted-by-show-viewer-4607.php rtvw-news-top-chef-2-finalist-marcel-vigneron-assaulted-by-show-viewer-4607 Last week's broadcast of Bravo's Top Chef 2 got a taste of The Real World last Wednesday when 26-year-old Marcel Vigneron was wrestled from sleep by three of his fellow culinary-competition contestants for a quick head shave.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/marcel-vigneron-describes-top-chef-2-hair-raising-incident-5386.php rtvw-news-marcel-vigneron-describes-top-chef-2-hair-raising-incident-5386 Could it be one and done for Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi?]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/top-chef-host-padma-lakshmi-not-so-hot-with-season-two-contestants-5385.php rtvw-news-top-chef-host-padma-lakshmi-not-so-hot-with-season-two-contestants-5385 http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/reality-tv-shows-make-2006-into-bravo-best-ratings-year-ever-4514.php rtvw-news-reality-tv-shows-make-2006-into-bravo-best-ratings-year-ever-4514 The second season of Top Chef returned to Bravo with a bang after a three-week holiday hiatus, as the series' January 3 episode attracted 2.2 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of the series ever, according to Nielsen ratings figures.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bravo-top-chef-2-sets-ratings-records-in-post-holidays-return-4513.php rtvw-news-bravo-top-chef-2-sets-ratings-records-in-post-holidays-return-4513 Bravo has announced that the second edition of its Top Chef culinary reality competition series -- which will feature a new host and take place in a new city -- will begin production later this month and premiere in October.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bravo-top-chef-2-begin-filming-this-month-premiere-in-october-4227.php rtvw-news-bravo-top-chef-2-begin-filming-this-month-premiere-in-october-4227 Verifying online reports that began emerging last week, Bravo has confirmed that Top Chef host Katie Lee Joel won't be returning for the reality show's recently announced second edition.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bravo-confirms-katie-lee-joel-wont-return-for-top-chef-2-4202.php rtvw-news-bravo-confirms-katie-lee-joel-wont-return-for-top-chef-2-4202 "Top Chef" has been so sweet for Bravo, the cable network Tuesday extended the cooking competition's current run and renewed it for a second season.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bravo-renews-top-chef-for-second-season-extends-current-run-1008344.php rtvw-news-bravo-renews-top-chef-for-second-season-extends-current-run-1008344