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  1. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Finale Recap: Yes, ChefA slightly mid season leads to a pleasant but not-too-memorable finale.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Fish FoodAn extremely uneven semifinal round ends with the expulsion of a comeback kid.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Story TastersI can confidently confirm that jalapeño does not taste like hearts of palm.
    By Khadjiah Johnson
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: A Blank CanvasThe chefs play with their food in one of this season’s rare conceptually successful episodes.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Family-Reunion TimeBoiled fish? Apparently it’s a thing.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Whole New ShowThis is a classic example of the chefs “doing too much” and struggling to get their dishes together.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Conceptual ClumsinessThis season’s Restaurant Wars offers a classic example of a team not hitting the challenge brief and succeeding all the same.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Sausage ShowdownA high-anxiety challenge and a huge comeback might just be what we need to inject some healthy competition into the season.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Under PressureIt’s difficult to judge the chefs when the point of the challenge is so confusing.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Join the ClubLaura must be stopped.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Shaking Things UpWhy is Top Chef making these tweaks to the format? It already works. Just leave it!
    By Roxana Hadadi
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    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: The Great Croquette ConfluenceSome of the same faces are already popping up in the top and the bottom, as the chefs most willing to take risks begin to pull away.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  13. overnights
    Top Chef Recap: Raising the Bar SnacksThe show becomes a more recognizable version of itself as the Wisconsin season settles into its groove.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  14. no chef!
    Top Chef Serves Up Chaos MenuThe venerable cooking competition returns in reinvention mode, but its newly Bear-ified visual style feels undercooked.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  15. obits
    Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello Dead at 61Chiarello died of anaphylactic shock, per a statement from Gruppo Chiarello.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. kristen + chef
    Kristen Kish to Host Top Chef in Cheese LandSeason 21 heads to Wisconsin, new host in tow.
    By Jason P. Frank
  17. emergency discussion
    It’s the End of Top Chef As We Know ItWith Padma Lakshmi’s departure, the venerable series is losing something irreplaceable. But its latest season hints at an even deeper identity crisis.
    By Roxana Hadadi, Nicholas Quah, and Jason P. Frank
  18. end of an era
    Padma Lakshmi to Pack Her Knives and Leave Top ChefThankfully, she has “a seat at the judges’ table anytime.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. vulture lists
    Top Chef Celebrity Guest Judges, RankedJennifer Coolidge, Patti LaBelle, Joe Jonas, and — of course — Anthony Bourdain.
    By Jihane Bousfiha
  20. top o’ the chef to ya
    Top Chef Season 20 Channels U.K. vs. the WorldSet in London, featuring all-stars from across the globe.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. top chef: houston
    Sarah Welch Had No Idea What She Was In For on Last Chance KitchenThe Top Chef runner-up on her long road back to the main competition, her favorite finale dish, and her “butcher-shop mentality.”
    By Shannon Carlin
  22. overnights
    Top Chef Season-Finale Recap: The Promise of GreatnessThe competitors battle it out on one final meal, a four-course progressive dinner for all the marbles.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef Recap: Tucson TimeAfter studying the culture and traditions of Tucson, the chefs are focused and ready to push through the few remaining obstacles.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef Recap: Last Call in HoustonThe final challenge in Houston brings out nerves in everyone, but one chef in particular rises to the occasion.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Son of a BeachA perfectly timed family challenge finally brings out a little personality in our competitors.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Interstellar InspirationWe’ve gone so many episodes without a single “Houston, we have a problem” joke, but tonight’s the night with an inspiring NASA challenge.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Heart and Soul FoodI’m sure Padma is relieved to focus on veggies after a season full of beef and chili and queso and over-the-top decadence.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Smell Ya LaterJackson’s big secret is finally revealed.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Ladies NightAn episode of Top Chef that Jo March would have thoroughly enjoyed.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: BBQ BeatdownBarbecuing in Texas is a nerve-racking business for our chefs.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Seeing DoubleThe best challenge yet inspires the chefs to think differently and makes for a fun episode.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: A Night (Market) on the TownFor the first time this season, the chefs are judged individually in a challenge designed to expand their idea of Houston cooking.
    By Kristen Reid
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    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Clear Plates, Full Hearts, Can’t LoseDecadence and football are celebrated in the Top Chef kitchen this week.
    By Kristen Reid
  34. overnights
    Top Chef: Houston Season-Premiere Recap: Primal FearA roster full of talented contestants and a demanding opening challenge kick off Top Chef: Houston with an impressive premiere.
    By Kristen Reid
  35. apologies
    Top Chef Winner Gabe Erales Is ‘Sorry’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations“My personal growth will be a perpetual apology in seeking forgiveness.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  36. vulture recommends
    How My Love of Reality TV Led Me to HayuThe streaming service lets international fans of unscripted fare binge Housewives to their heart’s content.
    By Emma Fraser
  37. chat room
    Top Chef Favorite Shota Nakajima Is Ready to Compete Again“It’s just like Dragon Ball Z: You get defeated, you become stronger. You don’t do it to win; you do it for the game.”
    By Shannon Carlin
  38. sexual misconduct
    Padma Lakshmi Calls for Investigation Into Top Chef Winner’s Alleged MisconductGabe Erales was reportedly fired from his executive-chef post at Austin restaurant Comedor due to misconduct after this season of Top Chef filmed.
    By Rebecca Alter
  39. reality tv
    Peacock Will Serve Up Spinoffs of Below Deck, Top Chef, Making ItWith Meghan Trainor involved, too!
    By Justin Curto
  40. profiles
    Padma Lakshmi, Scars and AllThe Top Chef host gives a very personal food tour of New York City.
    By E. Alex Jung
  41. Padma Lakshmi Thinks Top Chef Is the Best Reality Show on TV“We don’t compare ourselves to other shows.”
    By Samantha Lee and Anne Clark
  42. bourdain
    Tom Colicchio Mourns His Friend Anthony Bourdain: ‘The Best Was Yet to Come’“I don’t know how to process it.”
    By Devon Ivie
  43. vulture lists
    The 7 Best Food Shows to Match Your MoodFrom Top Chef to Ugly Delicious, there’s a food show for you.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  44. chat room
    Tom Colicchio on Top Chef’s Season-15 Finale“There was no villain. There was nobody who was just set on being an asshole for whatever reason.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  45. top chef
    Boston Teamsters Acquitted in Top Chef Extortion TrialThe four men were found not guilty after a jury deliberated for 19 hours.
    By Hunter Harris
  46. Top Chef’s Brooke Williamson and Shirley Chung on the Season 14 FinaleAnd whether they’ve been underestimated as women in the kitchen.
    By E. Alex Jung
  47. emotional food journeys
    What It’s Like to Eat Sheldon Simeon’s Food With Top Chef Judge Gail SimmonsA five-course dinner at the James Beard House.
    By E. Alex Jung
  48. trailer mix
    Top Chef: Charleston Trailer: All-Stars Meet the RookiesHot diabetic chef Sam is back!
    By E. Alex Jung
  49. life after reality tv
    The Best Reality Shows for Launching a Career, in 4 ChartsHow good is reality TV at turning nobodies into somebodies?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  50. Once Again, There Won’t Be a Female MasterChef Junior Winner This YearFor the third year in a row.
    By Libby Hill
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