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- Contests and CompetitionsCooking and FoodAmbitionLifestyleRivalryRace Against Time
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- Contemporary21st Century
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Top Chef, 2006 -
English
USA
Profile of Top Chef
Top Chef can be described as captivating, exciting, and humorous. The plot revolves around cooking and food, contests and competitions, and ambition. In terms of style, it is a reality TV show. In approach, Top Chef is realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. It is set, at least in part, in a restaurant and indoors. Top Chef is located in the USA. It takes place in contemporary times. The TV show has received attention for being a hit series and an Emmy winner.
Summary of Top Chef
Following the same basic format as the phenomenally popular "Project Runway" but focusing on foodies rather than fashionistas, this Bravo reality series pits 12 of the nation's top aspiring chefs against one another in a series of elimination challenges judged by food industry experts and patrons. Restaurateur Katie Lee Joel -- rocker Billy Joel's wife -- serves as host, and Tom Colicchio is the head judge with San Francisco as the backdrop.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 February 2006 |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 7 |
Cast and Crew
as Himself 68 episodes, 2006-2009
as Herself - Judge 57 episodes, 2006-2009
as Herself - Judge 34 episodes, 2006-2009
as Himself - Judge 25 episodes, 2006-2008
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