Top Chefs Sam Talbot, Brian Malarkey, and Nyesha Arrington - Out, Expanding, and Doing Double Duty

Sam Talbot is out at NYC’s Imperial Number Nine at the Mondrian, according to reports here and here.

Brian Malarkey is opening three new fabric-themed restaurants in San Diego. In addition to Searsucker and Burlap, you can read about Herringbone, Gingham, and Gabardine here.

Did you catch the sneak peak of Chef Hunters on the Food Network Sunday night? Top Chef: Texas contestant Nyesha Arrington competed on that reality food show as well. Video here, or catch the show’s official premiere Thurs. night at 10:00 Eastern.

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