Top chef: portland articles

  • Top Chef 21x5

    21x5: Supper ClubWhile in Madison, the chefs receive a message alerting them that they'll be shopping for their quickfire challenge, but they do not know what the challenge is.guest judges: W. Kamau Bell, Tory Miller, Kristine Miller, Joe & Shaina Papachquickfire challenge: make a version of one of Chef Carson Gulley's sauces with ingredients from the Dane County farmers' markettop: Charly, Laura, Mannybottom: Michelle, Amanda, Kévinwinner: Charly ($7500)elimination challenge: elevated supper...
  • Top Chef recap: Release the Racing Sausages

    “Holy shit,” the chef-testants announced when they entered the kitchen during this week’s edition of Top Chef: Wisconsin. That’s because host Kristen Kish was joined by a very familiar face: Brian Voltaggio, chef-owner of Maryland’s Thacher & Rye, brother to fellow celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio, and alum of Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, and Top Chef: All-Stars. “I’m just happy I’m not doing the cooking,” our guest judge joked. If the mere presence of one of the franchise’s most notable names...
  • Top Chef recap: Let’s get chaotic

    “I have this sneaking suspicion that something is going to happen today,” Milwaukee Dan sagely introduced Wednesday night’s edition of Top Chef: Wisconsin. And he was quickly proven right: Even before host Kristen Kish could delight the chef-testants by bringing out baking great Christina Tosi—the James Beard Award-winning mastermind behind Milk Bar—to announce this week’s dessert-themed QuickFire Challenge, things were looking surprisingly crowded in the Top Chef kitchen. That’s because not...