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Top Chef Masters Announces Season 2 Competitors and Guests

Top Chef Masters will welcome back six Season 1 competitors along with 16 fresh faces for its upcoming second season, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Among those vying for the coveted title of Top Chef Master will be Graham Elliot Bowles, Wylie Dufresne, Ludo Lefebvre, Rick Moonen, Mark Peel and Jonathan Waxman, all of whom came up short during last summer's inaugural season. New contestants include Jody Adams, Sunsur Lee, Debbie Gold and Marcus Samuelsson. (See the full cast below.)

The show will welcome back judges Gael Greene, James Oseland and Jay Rayner as well as...read more

Bravo's New Lineup: A Top Chef Spin-Off, More Bethenny Frankel and More

Top Chef: Just Desserts just got a little sweeter.

Longtime Top Chef judge Gail Simmons has been named the host of the upcoming spin-off, expected to premiere later this year. The culinary competition's first spin-off, Top Chef Masters, will return for a second season on...read more

VIDEO: Scandalous Behavior

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Season 6, Episode 15: There wasn't a scandalous romance but there was scandalous behavior. watch

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009

So You Think You Can Dance
8/7c Fox
It all started on Sept. 9 with the first round of auditions, but we've finally arrived on the magical night of the Season 6 finale. Six dancers have made it this far, but only one of them can be crowned America's favorite dancer. In addition to tonight's dramatic ending, the evening also features performances by Adam Lambert, hip-hop dance group the Groovaloos and Leona Lewis, who debuts "I See You," the theme from James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar.

Read on for previews of CSI: NY, Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Nip/Tuck and Top Chef: Las Vegas. read more

Top Chef's Bryan: Our Mom Wanted Kevin to Win!

It came down to brother vs. brother on the Top Chef finale, but despite losing to his little brother Michael, Bryan Voltaggio, 33, says he is still full of pride. Find out what he felt the moment he lost, how their mom handled her sons' competition and what they were like as kids.

Top Chef's Michael dishes on his victory

TVGuide.com: What was it like having your brother win the competition?
Bryan Voltaggio: The one big emotion was ... read more

Coolest Moments: A Biggest Loser Surprise, a Glee Kiss, and a Monk Goodbye

This week TV did its best to impress us. Top Chef and Melrose Place shocked us with left-field developments. Monk's departure was both conclusive and heartfelt. SNL put its cast's prodigious comedy talents on display. And The Biggest Loser proved that changing one's body can change one's life. Welcome to Top Moments: Dressed to Impress Edition.

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Top Chef's Kevin: People Were Rooting for My Beard to Win!

Though Kevin Gillespie was the fan favorite to win the Top Chef title (with 60 percent of the votes in our poll), he was unable to win over the judges. Find out what the 27-year-old chef thought of Preeti, why he stands by his pork dish and get the real story behind his beard. Plus, Gillespie explains the show's role in the recent separation from his wife of six years.

Top Chef's Michael on winning: I thought it was a joke

TVGuide.com: Do you think Preeti's performance as your sous chef hurt your chances of winning?
Kevin: She only hurt my chances of winning because I let it. That's the most unfortunate part. I want to make it clear that ... read more

Top Chef's Michael on Winning: I Thought It Was a Joke

It was a Voltaggio battle royale on Top Chef's four-course finale challenge, but younger sibling Michael managed to win over the judges with his creative, risky dishes. Find out why the 30-year-old father of two initially thought his victory was a "sick joke" and what caused his emotions to get the better of him after winning. Plus, see how he feels about viewers' comments that he's arrogant and what he and his older brother have planned for the future.

Top Chef's Kevin: People were rooting for my beard to win!

TVGuide.com: Congratulations! What was the first thing that went through your head after you won?
Michael Voltaggio: That somebody made a mistake. Throughout the whole season, Padma was calling me Bryan and calling Bryan Michael. So I was standing there, like, "Did she just do it again? ... read more

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