Top Chef

Padma Lakshmi: Pregnant, Blissed Out & Still Rocking A Miniskirt (VIDEO)

Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment


Pregnant "Top Chef" judge Padma Lakshmi sat down with Jimmy Fallon and talked about impending motherhood and the upcoming "Chef" finale. Despite being...

ISO My Twitter Persona

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books


Sarah Schmelling

I'd just had an event at a popular L.A. bookstore. I saw old friends, answered great questions, sold a good amount of books. But that next morning I realized: I hadn't tweeted it.

Natalie Portman & Padma Talk "Little Pricks" On Top Chef (VIDEO)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Natalie Portman guest judged on this week's "Top Chef." The challenge was for the chefs to cook vegetarian food, as Portman does not eat meat. When ...

Ex: Salman Rushdie Still Obsessed With Padma Lakshmi

nypost.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment


SALMAN Rushdie is still obsessed with his beautiful ex-wife, Padma Lakshmi, and talks about her day and night, his ex-girlfriend tells Page Six. Stat...

Pregnant Padma Lakshmi Shows Off Baby Bump, Bangs (PHOTO)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment


"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi debuted her baby bump and a new set of bangs at a screening in New York Monday night. She said she is buttering the bump...

Padma Lakshmi Is PREGNANT! But With Whose Baby?

Posted 10.01.2009 | Entertainment


Padma's pregnant! A couple of weeks after she showed up at the Emmys in a belly-hugging purple dress, the 'Top Chef' host has confirmed to Us Weekly t...

If Las Vegas Is a Foodie's Heaven, Raku Is One of the Pearly Gates

Ellen Sterling | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Ellen Sterling

Just about everyone I've ever taken to eat at Raku says it's "heavenly," so I thought I'd tell you about it, and about going there with my friend Melinda.

Celebrity Sightings, Colorado Style

Tara Anderson | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver


Tara Anderson

In the moment when I was about to pay two thousand dollars to spend a day with the best local weatherman in Denver, Mike Nelson, I felt alive.

Padma Lakshmi's Emmy Dress: Purple And Backless

Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi arrived at the Emmy Awards in a snug purple dress adorned with red flowers and a low back tied together. Lakshmi pose...

Keeping Score in Chicago Episode XX: Rick Bayless - it Tastes Better in Chicago

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago


Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

Rick Bayless talks about his big win on "Top Chef Masters," the opening of his new fast food joint and why he'll never open a restaurant in Los Angeles.

Cooking Up the Success You Want

James M. Lynch | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


James M. Lynch

If you are looking for growth, for breakthroughs and the biggest possible future for you and your business you may want to find an expert and follow their 'recipe' for success.

Rick Bayless on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago


Mark Bazer

The celebrity chef and "Top Chef Masters" contestant discusses his career and his new restaurant, XOCO.

Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking. That is, until Michael Pollan, told about the key to saving the food situation.

Tom Colicchio And Wife Welcome Baby Boy Luka

people.com | Brian Orloff | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment


It's a boy for Tom Colicchio and wife Lori Silverbush! The couple welcomed son Luka Bodhi Colicchio at 7:55 p.m. on Aug. 1, a Bravo rep tells PEOPLE ...

Small Good News: Changing The World, One Entrée At A Time

Karen Stabiner | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Karen Stabiner

Top Chef is moving up the status ladder next season, adding a masters chefs' competition. But what about Bottom Chef? How does a young wannabe catch a break?

Top Chef's Tom Colicchio Recalls Son's Premature Birth

people.com | Allison Adato | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment


Tuesday night Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio will host a benefit for Children of Bellevue, a charity that assists and educates kids treated in the ...

Francophile Food Critic and Cookbook Author Patricia Wells on Writing, Cooking, and Running

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Louise McCready

I think the future of cooking is that it will become more traditional, as sane, healthy. Ingredients just get better and better, fresher and fresher.

Padma Lakshmi Gets Dirty With A Hamburger (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment


"Top Chef" host, model and former Mrs. Rushdie Padma Lakshmi gets dirty with a hamburger in the new ad for Hardee's/Carl's Jr. Lakshmi, in slowmotion...

Rubbernecking: Top Chef Finale

Holly Cara Price | Posted 03.29.2009 | Entertainment


Holly Cara Price

The night before the final challenge, our intrepid three receive a visit from a voodoo tarot card reader to tell their fortunes.

Top Chef New York: Season Finale Liveblog

Colin Sterling | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment


Colin Sterling

It's all over, a new Top Chef was crowned. Read our live commentary inside.

Top Chef New York: Episode 11 Liveblog

Colin Sterling | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment


Colin Sterling

Join us here at 10pm est tonight to watch and discuss tonight's episode. (If you're in a later time zone, you can scroll through our episode-illuminating comments as you watch.)

Chef Eric Ripert on Esoteric Black Truffles and the Importance of Value

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style


Louise McCready

When I started at Le Bernardin is when I really, for the first time in my life, was in charge of a kitchen, and I could integrate artistry into the craftsmanship that cooking is.

Top Chef New York: Episode 10 Liveblog

Colin Sterling | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment


Colin Sterling

Wednesday night's structurally bizarre Super Bowl-inspired competition went down to the wire, with significant consequences for both our beloved frontrunners and our lead underachiever.

Tom Colicchio Delivers Life-Saving Heimlich

NY Post | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


THE cookbook writer whose life was saved by "Top Chef" judge and restaurateur Tom Colicchio has told her story for the first time to The Post's Don Ka...

Top Chef New York, Episode 8 Liveblog

Colin Sterling | Posted 02.14.2009 | Entertainment


Colin Sterling

After losing Eugene and Melissa last week, the crew made it's way to Dan Barber's Blue Hill farm for a family-style seasonal lunch competition, and, well, some wrongs were righted.