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Bravo reveals its 'Top Chef 3' cast, series to premiere June 13
May 9, 2007
Bravo has revealed the identies of the 15 up-and-coming culinary wizards who will compete on Top Chef's third season, which will premiere Wednesday, June 13 at 10PM ET/PT but be proceeded by a special hour-long charity cook-off that will pit previous Top Chef contestants against one another and air a week earlier.
Bravo announces 'Top Chef 3' to premiere this summer, film in Miami
April 11, 2007
Bravo has announced Top Chef's third season will premiere this summer and feature a new cast of would-be culinary experts competing against each other in Miami Beach, FL.
'Top Chef 2' winner Ilan Hall and his mom go on the offensive
February 13, 2007
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.
'Top Chef 2' runner-up Marcel Vigneron talks about his experience
February 2, 2007
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."
Ilan Hall beats Marcel Vigneron to become 'Top Chef 2' champion
February 1, 2007
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.
Bravo's 'Top Chef 2' winner prematurely revealed by 'Food & Wine?'
January 30, 2007
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?
'Top Chef 2' finalist Marcel Vigneron assaulted by a show viewer
January 23, 2007
Reality television contestant isn't a very dangerous job -- unless of course your televised antics don't sit too well with viewers.
Marcel Vigneron describes 'Top Chef 2's hair-raising incident
January 22, 2007
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.
'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi not so hot with season two contestants
January 17, 2007
Could it be one and done for Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi?
Reality TV shows make 2006 into Bravo's best ratings year ever
January 8, 2007
Bravo enjoyed its best ratings year ever in 2006, and the basic cable network has its reality TV programming to thank.