Tre Wilcox

Is Bigger Better? 5 Things to Know About Top Chef: Texas

As we all know, everything is bigger in Texas — and that includes Top Chef.Top Chef heads to Texas for Season 9The Emmy-winning series hits the Lone Star State for Season 9 — bigger than ever before with an unprecedented 29 cheftestants. That's not the only difference this season though. Here are five things to know before you saddle up for the premiere (Wednesday, 10/9c, Bravo):

Wed, Nov 2, 2011

Is Bigger Better? 5 Things to Know About Top Chef: Texas

Top Chef's Tre: "Anthony Bourdain Is Great at Throwing Slanders Out About People's Food"

This week's Top Chef paid homage to Goodfellas with an Italian-themed challenge and the film's Oscar-nominated actress Lorraine Bracco serving as guest judge. The cheftestants were split in three teams and tasked with making a dish for the one of New York's quintessential Italian-American restaurants, Rao's. But the group charged with the secondi (better known as the pasta course) failed to deliver on arguably the most important dish of an Italian meal. Unfortunately for Tre Wilcox, his overly thick risotto was the worst offense. Find out why the Texas native coined himself as the "Black Italian" and what he really thinks about Anthony Bourdain's judging style. Plus: How does he always manage to stay out of the drama?

Thu, Feb 3, 2011

Top Chef's Tre: "Anthony Bourdain Is Great at Throwing Slanders Out About People's Food"

Top Chef's Marcel Baffled Jamie Lasted So Long

Jamie Lauren packed her knives on this week's episode of Top Chef: All-Stars, but fellow contestant Marcel Vigneron thought the elimination was long overdue. "My friends and I were watching the episode last night, and one of the persons in the room was like, 'Who is she sleeping with?'" he told TVGuide.com Thursday while promoting his upcoming Syfy show, Marcel's Quantum Kitchen, at the Television Critics Association's winter previews. Top Chef's Jamie: I Got a Bad Edit "It seemed like she was dodging bullets constantly:

Fri, Jan 14, 2011