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Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 01/03/2013

‘Top Chef Seattle,’ Ep. 9: Memory eraser
By Carol Blymire
This week, cheftestants must put a “healthy” spin on a famous moment from previous “Top Chef” seasons.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:30 AM ET, 01/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 12/13/2012

‘Top Chef Seattle,’ Ep. 6: Faris thee well
By Carol Blymire
The cheftestants have to please the palates of Washington State natives and actors Anna Faris and Chris Pratt.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:15 AM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/15/2012

‘Top Chef Seattle,’ Ep. 2: Fish on high
By Carol Blymire
Cheftestants cook in the Space Needle; three previous-season types reenlist.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/08/2012

‘Top Chef Seattle,’ Ep. 1: Egged on & off
By Carol Blymire
Poor omelet execution sends one of Washington’s cheftestants packing even before the cast goes to Seattle.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 09/04/2012

Patton Oswalt, funny on food
By Carol Blymire
The comedian’s riffs on the culinary life got some of the biggest laughs at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse.

By Carol Blymire  |  02:00 PM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:05 AM ET, 06/20/2012

Gluten-free products at the Fancy Food Show
By Carol Blymire
Are you gluten intolerant? Then the Summer Fancy Food Show has something for you.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:05 AM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 02/23/2012

‘Top Chef,’ Ep. 16: More smack talk, please!
By Carol Blymire
The chefs like each other. The judges like the dishes. Carol Blymire doesn’t like the way the finals are playing out.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:15 AM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 02/02/2012

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ Ep. 13: Pee-wee Herman and pancakes
By Carol Blymire
The nostalgic star shows up to help ‘Top Chef’ producers jump sharks.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 01/26/2012

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ Ep. 12: Pants-less in San Antone
By Carol Blymire
Padma exposes a lot of leg, while the cheftestants try to prove who’s the best cafeteria cook.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 01/19/2012

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 11: Pure poison
By Carol Blymire
Charlize Theron makes an appearance as movie huckster, er, guest judge on episode 11.

By Carol Blymire  |  10:00 AM ET, 01/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/12/2012

‘Top Chef Texas,’ Ep. 10: Restaurant Snores
By Carol Blymire
In the most anticipated, action-packed challenge of the season, there’s plenty of time for viewers to yawn.

By Carol Blymire  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  All We Can Eat, Television | Tags:  television, Top Chef, Carol Blymire, chefs

Posted at 10:25 AM ET, 01/05/2012

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ Episode 9: In the pits
By Carol Blymire
Episode 9 mixes modernist cuisine with old-fashioned barbecue, with little to savor on either end of the spectrum.

By Carol Blymire  |  10:25 AM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011

‘Top Chef,’ Episode 8: Deep in the yawn of Texas
By Carol Blymire
The cheftestants phone in a tribute dinner challenge on episode 8 of “Top Chef: Texas.”

By Carol Blymire  |  10:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 12/15/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 7: The Heather-nator
By Carol Blymire
Carol Blymire recaps episode seven in which the chefs must cook with tequila and stay out of Heather’s way.

By Carol Blymire  |  01:10 PM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 6: #Occupy Southfork
By Carol Blymire
The cheftestants mosey over to the “Dallas” ranch, where they prepare — what else? — steaks.

By Carol Blymire  |  11:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 12/01/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 5: The Big D
By Carol Blymire
The chefs cook on the side of the road, then for progressive dinners in the state capital of big hair and money.

By Carol Blymire  |  04:30 PM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 11/28/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 4: The crying game
By Carol Blymire
They’re shedding tears again on “Top Chef: Texas,” and it has nothing to do with the heat of the chili peppers.

By Carol Blymire  |  10:00 AM ET, 11/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 11/17/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ episode 3: Boringville
By Carol Blymire
Three episodes into the new season, and Carol Blymire is still looking for a dish, any dish, to love.

By Carol Blymire  |  10:45 AM ET, 11/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/10/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas’: The wrangling, part 2
By Carol Blymire
Quite possibly the longest lead-up to the actual competition in the show’s history. But is bigger really better?

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 11/03/2011

‘Top Chef: Texas,’ Episode 1: Cattle call
By Carol Blymire
The debut episode felt as long as a trip across Texas as Tom and Padma picked the final 16 cheftestants.

By Carol Blymire  |  10:15 AM ET, 11/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 03/31/2011

Top Chef All Stars Ep. 16: Finally, the finale!
By Carol Blymire
The finale comes down to Richard and Mike, who cook their hearts out for a last shot at the title and $200,000.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 03/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 03/24/2011

Top Chef All Stars, Ep. 15: The penultimate episnooze
By Carol Blymire
Antonia falls by a single vote, leaving next week’s finale to the bosy’ club she had complained about.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 03/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 03/17/2011

Top Chef All Stars Episode 14: And then there were 3
By Carol Blymire
Bikinis, snorkeling, hacking open conch on the beach, cooking for the Commodores: It’s butter in the Bahamas.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:15 AM ET, 03/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:32 PM ET, 03/10/2011

Top Chef All Stars Ep. 13: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz
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Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 03/02/2011

Top Chef All Stars Ep. 12: A Final Five!
By Carol Blymire
The judges punt their tough decision by deciding not to decide. That means Carla, Richard, Antonia, Mike and Tiffany are headed to the Bahamas. But first: What's with all the crying?

By Carol Blymire  |  04:00 AM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 02/03/2011

Top Chef All-Stars Ep. 8: French beats Italian?
By Carol Blymire
The cheftestants try to out-paesano one another, but the winning dish smacks of another country.

By Carol Blymire  |  09:00 AM ET, 02/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 01/14/2011

Tales of the Testers: What about 'Noma'?
By Carol Blymire
A trusted Friend of Food braves a few recipes from the cookbook on just about everybody's top 2010 list.

By Carol Blymire  |  02:00 PM ET, 01/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Recipes, Recipes, Recipes | Tags:  Carol Blymire, Tales of the Testers, books, recipes