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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: "Manhattan Project"

Season 3, Episode 12

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Episode Synopsis: The remaining cooks attempt to re-create a signature dish by guest judge Sirio Maccioni. Afterward, they try to please the precise palates of various noted chefs. André Soltner is also a guest judge. Original Air Date: Sep 19, 2007

"Manhattan Project"

Sep 20, 2007 04:28 AM ET
by David Steed

Tonight was weird for me. There was no drama. There was very little comedy. The only person still left on the show that makes it edgy is Hung. And I even hate to call him "edgy" since it’s really just pure arrogance. And then, of course, there’s my favorite: men with heavy French accents. For some reason, I have many moments where my brain just doesn’t process words right away. I mean, I’ll get them sooner or later, but it might take me a moment or two to figure out what you just said. So add a heavy French accent in and you can imagine how lost I was at points. Probably as lost as those Frenchmen trying to say "Hung." Le Cirque owner, Sirio Maccioni, didn’t even bother trying to say it. (I mean, c’mon — it’s really not that difficult.) My lone comedic moment was at the very beginning when Dale commented that he’s "a big gay chef and I’m going to outcook your ass." Other than that, it wasn’t exactly ginormous excitement.The Quic... 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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