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Top Chef on Bravo

2006, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Finale (Original Airdate May 24, 2006)
- Top Chef (Original Airdate May 17, 2006)
- Reunion (Original Airdate May 10, 2006)
- Napa's Finest (Original Airdate May 3, 2006)
- Wedding Bell Blues (Original Airdate Apr 26, 2006)
- Restaurant Wars (Original Airdate Apr 19, 2006)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Original Airdate Apr 12, 2006)
- Blind Confusion (Original Airdate Apr 5, 2006)
- Food on the Fly (Original Airdate Mar 29, 2006)
- Nasty Delights (Original Airdate Mar 22, 2006)
- Food of Love (Original Airdate Mar 15, 2006)
- Who Deserves to Be Here (Original Airdate Mar 9, 2006)
2
- Finale (Original Airdate Jan 31, 2007)
- Top Chef (Original Airdate Jan 24, 2007)
- Sense and Sensuality (Original Airdate Jan 17, 2007)
- Unhappy Customers (Original Airdate Jan 10, 2007)
- Seven (Original Airdate Jan 3, 2007)
- Holiday Spirit (Original Airdate Dec 13, 2006)
- The Raw and the Cooked (Original Airdate Dec 6, 2006)
- Thanksgiving (Original Airdate Nov 22, 2006)
- Social Service (Original Airdate Nov 15, 2006)
- Less Is More (Original Airdate Nov 8, 2006)
- Food for the People (Original Airdate Nov 1, 2006)
- Eastern Promise (Original Airdate Oct 25, 2006)
- Into the Fire (Original Airdate Oct 18, 2006)
3
- Reunion (Original Airdate Oct 10, 2007)
- Finale (Original Airdate Oct 3, 2007)
- Top Chef (Original Airdate Sep 26, 2007)
- Manhattan Project (Original Airdate Sep 19, 2007)
- Snacks on a Plane (Original Airdate Sep 12, 2007)
- Chef Overboard (Original Airdate Sep 5, 2007)
- Second Helping (Original Airdate Aug 22, 2007)
- Restaurant Wars (Original Airdate Aug 15, 2007)
- Guilty Pleasures (Original Airdate Aug 8, 2007)
- Freezer Burn (Original Airdate Aug 1, 2007)
- Latin Lunch (Original Airdate Jul 18, 2007)
- Cooking by Numbers (Original Airdate Jul 11, 2007)
- Family Favorites (Original Airdate Jun 27, 2007)
- Sunny Delights (Original Airdate Jun 20, 2007)
- First Impressions (Original Airdate Jun 13, 2007)
4
- Finale Part II (Original Airdate Jun 11, 2008)
- Puerto Rico (Original Airdate Jun 4, 2008)
- High Steaks (Original Airdate May 28, 2008)
- Restaurant Wars (Original Airdate May 21, 2008)
- Serve and Protect (Original Airdate May 14, 2008)
- Wedding Wars (Original Airdate May 7, 2008)
- Common Threads (Original Airdate Apr 30, 2008)
- Improv (Original Airdate Apr 23, 2008)
- Tailgating (Original Airdate Apr 16, 2008)
- The Elements (Original Airdate Apr 9, 2008)
- Film Food (Original Airdate Apr 2, 2008)
- Block Party (Original Airdate Mar 26, 2008)
- Zoo Food (Original Airdate Mar 19, 2008)
- Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Better (Original Airdate Mar 12, 2008)
5
- Top Chef: New York---Watch What Happens Reunion (Original Airdate Mar 4, 2009)
- Season Finale---Part 2 (Original Airdate Feb 25, 2009)
- Season Finale---Part 1 (Original Airdate Feb 18, 2009)
- The Last Supper (Original Airdate Feb 11, 2009)
- Le Bernardin (Original Airdate Feb 4, 2009)
- Super Bowl Chef Showdown (Original Airdate Jan 28, 2009)
- Restaurant Wars (Original Airdate Jan 21, 2009)
- Down on the Farm (Original Airdate Jan 14, 2009)
- Focus Group (Original Airdate Jan 7, 2009)
- 12 Days of Christmas (Original Airdate Dec 17, 2008)
- Gail's Bridal Shower (Original Airdate Dec 10, 2008)
- Today Show (Original Airdate Dec 3, 2008)
- Foo Fighters Thanksgiving (Original Airdate Nov 26, 2008)
- Show Your Craft (Original Airdate Nov 19, 2008)
- Melting Pot (Original Airdate Nov 12, 2008)
6
- Watch What Happens Reunion (Original Airdate Dec 16, 2009)
- Season Finale Part 2 (Original Airdate Dec 9, 2009)
- Season Finale Part 1 (Original Airdate Dec 2, 2009)
- Culinary Olympics (Original Airdate Nov 18, 2009)
- Strip Around the World (Original Airdate Nov 11, 2009)
- Meat Natalie (Original Airdate Oct 28, 2009)
- Restaurant Wars (Original Airdate Oct 21, 2009)
- Pigs and Pinot (Original Airdate Oct 14, 2009)
- Dinner Party (Original Airdate Oct 7, 2009)
- Penn & Teller (Original Airdate Sep 23, 2009)
- Camping (Original Airdate Sep 16, 2009)
- Vivre Las Vegas (Original Airdate Sep 9, 2009)
- Thunderbirds (Original Airdate Sep 2, 2009)
- Bachelor/Ette Party (Original Airdate Aug 26, 2009)
- Sin City Vice (Original Airdate Aug 19, 2009)

Top Chef Episode: "Family Favorites"

Season 3, Episode 3

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Episode Synopsis: The remaining culinary contingent works with Miami's fresh seafood and attempts to serve savory fare to Elks Club members. Chef Alfred Portale is the guest judge. Original Air Date: Jun 27, 2007

June 27, 2007: Yuck!

Jun 28, 2007 05:26 AM ET
by David Steed

Hello, everyone. Unfortunately, right off the bat, I'm telling you that this blog will be short. Why, you ask? Because it's stormin' like Norman out here in Pennsylvania and I'd like to keep my hard drive in one piece. So today, we're skipping all the attempts at humor (at the start at least) and getting right to the chatting about what went on in this week's contest. Chef Alfred Portale from Gotham, in New York, was the guest judge this week for the quick-fire challenge. He's billed as having the most breathtaking platings in the world, so much so that you almost don't want to eat the food. (Um, look at the menu at Gotham: A four-course meal with a glass of water is going to run about a hundred bucks. I don't know if you print money in your basement, but I don't. So he could take a piece of salmon and make it sing "New York, New York" in front of me and I'm still licking the plate until it looks like it's clean enough to serve the next meal on it.) Clearly, though, a good-looking d... read more

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Premiered: March 08, 2006, on Bravo

Rating: TV-14

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Premise: A reality competition in which aspiring chefs compete for culinary stardom. Each episode features two challenges---a short test of basic cooking skills and an elimination challenge, in which one failing contestant is sent packing.

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