Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Take a Top Chef Food Tour!

City Food Tours Announces a New NYC Walking Food Tour:
“In the Steps of a Top Chef Tour”

New York, NY, 2009 - Are you a fan of Top Chef? Are you inspired to do more cooking at home or to become a trained chef? City Food Tours introduces an exciting NEW WALKING TOUR: In the Steps of a Top Chef Tour.

The Top Chef themed tour is the only one of its kind. Anyone who is a fan of the show, loves the art of cooking or just wants a great day out in NYC will love this tour! Led by trained, working chefs, this tour lets you walk in the steps of a professional chef, while visiting some of the locations used in the Top Chef television series in Season 5, New York City and other previous seasons. From shopping for ingredients at markets, to learning how to use kitchen knives properly, and on the spot trivia challenges, this tour is plenty of fun!

On this tour, guests will visit some of the neighborhoods, shops, restaurants and landmarks that the contestants went to while in NYC. In addition, learn what it's like to be a chef, taste some great food, and experience things not offered to the public. Guests will also get to participate in interactive challenges along the tour and take a Top Chef Trivia Quiz for prizes.

Enjoy sampling a variety of delicious foods:
· Sample a sandwich at one of Tom Colicchio's eateries, 'wichcraft
· Savory snack made by a former cheftestant from Season 4
· A tasty Chinatown Treat
· Artisan Cheese in Little Italy where Leah from Season 5 shopped

Many real-life locations are featured on the tour, including:
· The location where Carla cooked squab & peas
· Where the chefs shopped for their challenges
· The cooking school where they shot during Season 3

Here’s what people are saying about the tour:
“I loved the Top Chef tour. It was [led] by an excellent tour guide who provided interesting information and cooking tips! I'm still dreaming about those cream cakes!”

An “incredible culinary experience! The food was delicious and all of the stops we made were well chosen. I recommend this tour to anyone who loves food or Top Chef.”

It “offered several insider tips about the show and getting to meet one of the stars at her restaurant was the highlight!” “My son is a big Top Chef fan and he had a great time!”
Tickets for the In the Steps of a Top Chef Tour are $44.95 per person and may be purchased at www.cityfoodtours.com or via phone at 212.209.3370.

Please Note: This isn't an authorized or official tour. Top Chef is the property of Bravo Media, which is owned by NBC Universal. City Food Tours is not licensed, approved by or otherwise associated with NBC Universal, or any contestant, judge or any other person responsible for appearing on Top Chef. The content is assumed to be within the realm of the Public's Right of "Fair Use" & no copy infringement is intended.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Calling All Diners!

Hey Top Chef fans - have you eaten at any one or more of the Top Cheftestants' restaurants? Did you take photos? We'd love for you to share your experience with our readers.

If you'd like to do a little write-up about your meal, we'd love to post it here on All Top Chef. If you're interested, drop us a line at alltopchef@gmail.com.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

TC News & Information 12.27.2009


Richard Blais has teamed up with SousVide Supreme, a home version of the immersion circulator. Find out more information at the SousVide Supreme Web site.

So where is Hosea Rosenberg today? Follow him on his blog, Where is Hosea?

Las Vegas Weekly has an interview with Michael Voltaggio here.

Nice Digs! Bryan Voltaggio is right at home in Home & Design Magazine.

The latest Special Edition of the Creative Loafing Top Chef Podcast features Kevin Gillespie. Click here to listen.

Fox & Friends has six recipes from TC 4's Ryan Scott including "Red Miso and Jagermeister Braised Short Ribs."

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Voltaggio Brothers Videos

Michael and Bryan have filmed a series of videos focusing "on our favorite ingredients, techniques, and gadgets." They will begin posting them about once a week starting in January on their site, VoltaggioBrothers.com.

Something to look forward to in the New Year!

Friday, December 25, 2009

Thursday, December 24, 2009

The Night Before Christmas

Since three members of the All Top Chef team are from Baltimore, I thought it was appropriate to share this video of Baltimore personalities reciting The Night Before Christmas. Especially since one of them is Bryan Voltaggio.



















Wednesday, December 23, 2009

TC News & Information 12.23.2009


The season is over, but Creative Loafing is continuing its Top Chef podcasts with this interview with Robin Leventhal.

The New York Times is having its 9th Annual Arts & Leisure Weekend January 7-10. The 2010 festivities will include Padma Lakshmi, Eric Ripert, and Gail Simmons. For more information, click here.

Kevin Gillespie is featured Tampa Bay Online's "Table Conversations" podcast.

Top Chef has been nominated for several Tasty Awards, which honor the best in food and fashion programming. Fans can vote for their favorites in the "People's Choice" category by filling out the form here.

Toby Young loves Christmas. How does his wife feel about it? Read Toby's column on the subject here.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Top Chef Las Vegas Bloopers


Miss the reunion show? Sometimes the best part is the blooper reel - and here it is for your viewing pleasure.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Show the World What a Top Chef Nerd You Are

Get your own Top Chef ringtone by texting CHEFTONE to 27286. Message and data rates may apply.

White Hot Chocolate

Bryan Voltaggio has posted the recipe for his White Hot Chocolate, as seen on the Bonnie Hunt Show last week.