Top Chef
Top Chef Recap: Restaurant Victory
With a stacked cast of competitors and Top Chef’s first-ever road trip season, it should surprise no one that the pivotal challenge, Restaurant Wars, would […]
Top Chef Recap: The Beef with Beef
An epic feast last night at Puritan & Co. that was months in the making proved it’s not easy to make elevated junk food for a […]
Top Chef Recap: And Then There Were 10
In the spirit of last night’s emotional, reminiscent Top Chef episode, let’s just take a moment to acknowledge that Boston has two local chefs competing in what […]
Top Chef Recap: Cheers to Karen
Karen Akunowicz has proven herself throughout her time on Top Chef, with a no-nonsense, competitive drive and a mastery of bold, international flavors the judges […]
Top Chef Recap: Love Is Love, But Not All Food Is Love
Love was all around on Top Chef last night: There were sweet dates; palpable lust for guest judge Chrissy Teigen; and a mega-wedding—officiated by Padma […]
Top Chef Recap: Karen and Carl Are Hot
Boston’s Top Chef contestants Karen Akunowicz and Carl Dooley were hot in Palm Springs last night, but not necessarily because it was a dry, 100-plus […]
Top Chef Recap: Carl’s on Top, Karen Forgets Padma’s Fish
Top Chef hit the road for episode 3. The remaining 15 chefs piled into a few minivans and headed north to Santa Barbara. They picked up spiny sea urchins […]
Carl Dooley and Karen Akunowicz Break Down Top Chef Premiere
Karen Akunowicz and Carl Dooley both started out strong: In Wednesday night’s episode, Dooley earned the chance to cook for immunity by quickly trimming artichokes. […]
Carl Dooley Approaches Top Chef with Flavor and Fervor
Cambridge native Carl Dooley simply loves cooking. His unbridled enthusiasm has helped him climb into leadership roles alongside some of the East Coast’s foremost chefs, including Frank […]
Top Chef Contestant Karen Akunowicz on Who to Watch This Season
You already know what Karen Akunowicz would recommend as a no-fail first date meal plan, and you know she’d likely be a hairstylist if she wasn’t Myers […]
Top Chef Contestant Carl Dooley Shares Details About His Upcoming Restaurant
When the Table opens in Cambridge early next year, it’s probably going to be a tough seat to get. For one thing, there are only […]
Five (Super Random) Questions for Boston’s New Top Chef Contestants
Coming off a Top Chef season set in Boston, the city will still be well-represented in the upcoming season 13. Myers + Chang executive chef and […]
Boston Teamsters Indicted for Allegedly Intimidating Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef Crew
Four members of Teamsters Local 25 were formally indicted on extortion charges in federal court on Wednesday for allegedly intimidating the production company behind the […]
David Ortiz Guest Stars on Wahlburgers Season 3 Premiere
If there was ever a good time to dust off your DVRs, it’s now. Wednesday evening boasts many Boston-related TV shows, from the series premiere of Donnie Loves […]
Stacy Cogswell Breaks Down a Heartbreaking Top Chef ‘First Thanksgiving’
Easily the best episode of Top Chef Boston (at least until next week’s Restaurant Wars) also proved the most disappointing. Season one standout Tiffani Faison […]