A weekly tradition was born when Top Chef first aired six years ago. Desperate for time away from the library, a small group of law students, all foodies, convened for dinner and debate in my tiny Austin apartment. We never anticipated that our ritual would continue years later in New York, where my friends practice law while I write about food and travel.
We were jubilant when Bravo announced its decision to feature Texas on season 9, and I assumed chefs would compete at the new Culinary Institute of America campus in San Antonio, where a Latin Cuisines Advisory Committee works to "elevate Latin American cuisines to their rightful place among great cuisines of the world." As I explained in Texas Monthly, CIA San Antonio is working to craft a Latin American cuisine certificate, followed by a master's program.
Although contestants have waged many of their battles on CIA's new turf,...
We were jubilant when Bravo announced its decision to feature Texas on season 9, and I assumed chefs would compete at the new Culinary Institute of America campus in San Antonio, where a Latin Cuisines Advisory Committee works to "elevate Latin American cuisines to their rightful place among great cuisines of the world." As I explained in Texas Monthly, CIA San Antonio is working to craft a Latin American cuisine certificate, followed by a master's program.
Although contestants have waged many of their battles on CIA's new turf,...
- 2/9/2012
- by Millie Kerr
- Aol TV.
Chuy Valencia won the first two elimination challenges on Top Chef, but he couldn't make it a three-peat. Instead, the Chicago-based chef got the boot after overcooking his salmon with goat cheese dish. "I knew I was screwed so I was expecting it," he tells TVGuide.com. "It's hard to forgive overcooking something." Find out when he realized it all had gone wrong and why he's happy he got eliminated.
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- 12/2/2011
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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