Adam Platt Wonders How a Watermelon and Tomato Salad Could Wow the ‘Top Chef’ Judges
As Ariane-gate continues to unfold, we asked our restaurant critic to make sense of it all.
Posted 11/20/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef’: Adam Platt Is Unnerved by PDA, Freakishly Bad Dishes
Our esteemed restaurant critic fears there are many bleak hours of non-drama ahead.
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
More From Tom and Padma: Guest Judges, Food As Foreplay, and Colicchio As Sex Symbol
More 'Top Chef' talk from today's conference call. Turns out most of the season was shot in Brooklyn!
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Watch Tom With Tom
Craftsteak is throwing a ‘Top Chef’ viewing party, and Colicchio will be there.
Posted 10/24/08 in Grub Street
Starr Power
Exclusive: Stephen Starr Will Open Tom-Like Restaurant in Philly, Says Big Boxes Are Over
We spoke to him in anticipation of a discussion he'll have with Tom Colicchio on Monday, during 'Top Chef: Taste of the Five Boroughs.'
Posted 10/15/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef: New York’ Preview: ‘We’re in for a Good Ride’
What to expect from the new season of ‘Top Chef’ — and a video preview!
Posted 09/22/08 in Grub Street
Winners and Losers
Padma and Tom Robbed at Emmys!
At the Primetime Emmys, ‘Top Chef’ lost out to Jerry Bruckheimer’s ‘Amazing Race.’ Hollywood can only love its own, we guess.
Posted 09/15/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Tom Tom Club
Tom Colicchio will appear on Martha Stewart's radio show and open a new 'wichcraft in Herald Square.
Posted 08/20/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Exclusive: True Tales of a ‘Top Chef’ Paparazzo; Six Cheftestants Left?
What we heard while loitering outside Le Bernardin today.
Posted 08/01/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
First ‘Top Chef’ Spoiler of the Year Comes Courtesy of the ‘Today’ Show
A watermelon salad wins the day.
Posted 07/31/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
CityFile Stalks Tom Colicchio
Do we really care what Tom's outgoing answering-machine message sounds like?
Posted 06/11/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Our Favorite Moments From a Very Special Season of ‘Top Chef’
Faded photographs … covered now with lines and creases …
Posted 06/11/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Empire State Tomatoes Safe; How ‘Top Chef’ Judging Works
The five steps to becoming a locavore, a preview of the 'Food & Wine' Classic in Aspen, and more, in our morning digest of news and gossip.
Posted 06/09/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Tom Colicchio Punctures the Myth of the Faux-Hawk
Tom Colicchio on the Chang bus and the advantages of being bald.
Posted 06/06/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Tom Colicchio Denies ‘Top Chef’ Conspiracy
But he doesn't understand how Lisa made it past Dale, either.
Posted 06/05/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
‘Top Chef’ Tease Fills Adam Platt With Rancor
After a poor performance, our least-favorite chef hangs on to torture us.
Posted 05/30/08 in Grub Street
Beef
‘Top Chef’ Guest Judge Denies All Relations With Frozen Scallops
Rick Tramonto never even met those frozen scallops!
Posted 05/29/08 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Adam Platt Predicts a Dull Future for ‘Top Chef’
The final four chefs prepare for their trip to Puerto Rico, but does anyone even care anymore?
Posted 05/27/08 in Grub Street
In the Magazine
Platt on Bar Milano; Learn to Pair Spanish Wines
Plus: A bouquet of international openings, in this week's issue.
Advertising
Popular Topics
movies, politics, barack obama, media, music, business, nightlife, anna wintour, shopping, the greatest depression, early and often, real estate, tv, vogue, sales, sports, election hangover, hillary clinton, models, obama administration, openings, the sports section, video, carine roitfeld, citigroup, crazytown, crime, david burke, madonna, neighborhood watch, plaxico burress, announcements, art, beyonce, britney spears, cell phones, chef shuffle, corporate fluffing, french vogue, giants, gossip girl, iphone, james franco, karl lagerfeld, michelle obama, party lines, quote machine, rumor mill, si newhouse, spring 2009, tina fey, 30 rock, advertising, appointments, art candy, awesome, beef, cindy adams, closings, cocktails, eric holder, essex street market, finance, football, fragrance, google, gossipmonger, in other news, intel, jamie oliver
Are You Suffering From Quality Show Fatigue?
The Guide to the Very Best in Indie Culture
Edelstein on Frost/Nixon and Cadillac Records
The Southern Family Drama Revisited 
