TC News & Information 4.21.2010

Don't forget Creative Loafing's Top Chef Masters podcast!

Here's an article from the LA Times on the goings-on behind the scenes of Top Chef Masters.

Everyone's favorite cuddly bear cheftestant Rich Sweeney (season 5) is opening his first restaurant in San Diego. Read about it here.

Fabio Viviani talks about TV, his partnership with Bertolli, and other stuff here.

Season 4 champ got targeted by PETA. Read the exchange here on her Web site. Just don't wear fur, Stephanie - they already have you in their sights!

TC News & Information 12.14.2009

Here's an article from Downtown News on the trials and tribulations faced by Top Chef season 2 winner Ilan Hall while opening his restaurant, the Gorbals.

From the "Just Because theminx Thinks It's Funny" Department: Michael Voltaggio is quoted as saying, "I partake of a hurt and fork on my give gone, which is on the give gone I play to leaf eatables with to prompt myself that people are with regard to to dine this." What? Obviously a translation of a translation...read the whole item here. (Here's the original article.)

Meal Ticket, the excellent food blog of the Philly City Paper, has a great interview with restaurateur Stephen Starr about his role in the Top Chef Las Vegas finale.

Top Chef season 5 cheftestant Rich Sweeney talks about season six, the finale, and the San Diego restaurant scene. Read it here.

Thanksgiving Recipes from Rich Sweeney

Season 5's Rich Sweeney is grateful for a lot of things, and he's showing his thanks by sharing a couple of Thanksgiving recipes:

Sweet and Salty Stuffing

Spicy Sweet Ginger Sweet Potatoes I love his tip "1 – 2 bags mini-marshmallows (allow more for snacking."

GLAAD Top Chef Invasion

The Hancock Park: Chef Invasion hosted by GLAAD (that would be the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, not to be confused with a similarly-named Top Chef sponsor) took place on August 23rd and featured season 5's Jamie Lauren and Rich Sweeney in hand-to-hand combat. Well, they took knife to onions....

And the winner of the GLAAD Top Chef Golden Whisk? Rich Sweeney! Watch the "award ceremony" here.

TC News & Information

Capital Spice has an interview with Baltimore Chef Jesse Sandlin...

...and the Baltimore Sun has an article on one of their three local hopefuls.

Stefan Richter shares the most important qualities needed to win Top Chef.

Sign On San Diego spoke with TC5 cheftestant Rich Sweeney about Top Chef.

Eat All About It has an interview with Ashley Merriman and Robin Leventhal.

The season has just begun and already Amuse-Biatch is in rare form!

Here's an interview with Top Chef Masters winner Rick Bayless.

And finally...Daily Loafing's TCM podcast is here.