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Bravoservesupthesecondseasonofitshitculinarycompetitionseries"TopChef"beginningonWednesday,October18at11:00p.m.Then,itwillmoveintoitsregular10:00p.m.timeslotonWednesday,October25.
Thenewcropoffifteenofthecountry'smostimpressiverisingchefsinthesecondseasonallhopetofollowinthefootstepsofseasononewinner,HaroldDieterle,whoplanstoopenhisManhattanrestaurant,Perilla,laterthisyear.
Theseriesfeaturesfifteenaspiringchefswhocompetefortheirshotatculinarystardomandthechancetoearntheprestigioustitleof"TopChef."Eachepisodeholdstwochallengesforthechefs.Thefirstisaquickfiretestoftheirbasicabilitiesandthesecondisamoreinvolvedeliminationchallengedesignedtotesttheversatilityandinventionofthechefsastheytakeonuniqueculinarytrialssuchasworkingwithunusualandexoticfoodsorcateringforarangeofdemandingclients.Thechallengesnotonlytesttheirskillsinthekitchen,butalsouncoveriftheyhavethecustomerservice,managementandteamworkabilitiesrequiredofaTopChef.Thecompetingchefsliveandbreathethehigh-pressurelifestylethatcomeswithbeingamasterchef,andeachweeksomeoneisaskedto"packuptheirknives"andgohome.
Actressandaward-winningwriterPadmaLakshmijoinsthesecondseasonashostof"TopChef,"introducingthechallengestothecontestantsandsittingatthejudges'tableeachweek.LakshmiiscurrentlyworkingonhersecondcookbookforMiramaxBooks,dueinSpring2007,aculinaryendeavorofover150recipesfromaroundtheworldandintriguingpersonalmemoirs.Thisisafollowuptohersuccessfulfirstcookbook,EasyExotic,forwhichshewontheInternationalVersaillesEventforbestcookbookbyafirsttimewriter.
TomColicchio,oneoftheculinaryworld'smostcelebratedfiguresandco-founderofNewYorkCity'sGramercyTavernandCraftRestaurants,returnsasHeadChef/Judgeforthenewseason,guidingthechefsthroughthechallengesanddemandingthattheyperformonlyattheirbest.FoodexpertandtoughcriticGailSimmonsofFood&Winemagazinealsoreturnsasaregularjudgefortheseries.Inaddition,eachweekwillfeatureaspecialguestjudge,someofthemostrespectedfiguresintheculinaryindustry.
Thesecondseasonalsofeaturesaglitzynewbackdrop--thecityofLosAngeles.Thecontestantswillresideinthecity'sculturallyburgeoningdowntownarea,wheremostoftheseason'sproductionactivitywillbecentered.
The"TopChef"seasontwochefsare:
•EliaL.Aboumrad-23-LasVegas,NV
•OttoBorsich-46-LasVegas,NV
•MarisaChurchill-28-SanFrancisco,CA
•CliffordCrooks-28-WestCaldwell,NJ
•CarlosFernandez-36-FortLauderdale,FL
•BettyFraser-44-LosAngeles,CA
•MiaGaines-32-Oakdale,CA
•IlanHall-24-NewYork,NY
•MichaelMidgley-28-Stockton,CA
•JosieSmith-Malave-31-Brooklyn,NY
•EmilySprissler-30-LasVegas,NV
•SujaiSteinhauer-29-NewYork,NY
•SamTalbot-28-NewYork,NY
•FrankTerzoli-39-SanDiego,CA
•MarcelVigneron-26-LasVegas,NV
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