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The Chicago Traveler

April 28th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Learns to Improvise

This season of the Bravo Network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire Challenge required each chef to make a unique dessert. It may sound simple, but desserts have been the downfall of many […]

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April 22nd, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Tailgates

This season of the Bravo Network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge allowed each contestant to taste three beers from several different brands before choosing one of them. The chefs then […]

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April 14th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Bears the Elements

This season of the Bravo Network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge tested the chefs’ palates by a series of 15 comparisons. Each chef was blindfolded and tasted two variations of the […]

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April 10th, 2008

Big Brother Casting Call

Ever feel like someone is watching you? Do you even care?
I’m a big fan of CBS’ reality television show, Big Brother, in which about a dozen people live together and are isolated from the outside world. Confined to the house, their every move is recorded by television cameras and every word is caught by microphones. […]

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April 7th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Goes to the Movies

This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a vegetable platter using a variety of vegetables provided, in addition to all […]

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March 30th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Hosts A Block Party

This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a taco dish that was suitable for fine dining. Along with earning its […]

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March 21st, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Goes to the Zoo

This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a dish using no more than five ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, sugar, and […]

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March 18th, 2008

Project Runway’s Hershey’s Dresses

When it comes to fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day… you’re out.
Are you a fan of the Bravo network’s Project Runway? The most recent season of the reality competition show required fashion designers to create a garment using materials from a Hershey’s store in Times Square, New York City. Now the results […]

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March 13th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Premieres

Fans of the American reality competition show Top Chef on the Bravo network had to know that there was no way I could not write about this season. The show was/is filmed in Chicago this season, much to my delight. The competition premiered last night, but if you missed it, don’t worry; Bravo airs the […]

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January 15th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Set for Launch

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people looking for information on “Top Chef,” the American reality competition show on the Bravo network. I’m a big fan of the show, and, trust me, if I had any information to give, you all would be the first to know.
This reality competition show pits over a […]

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