
After a two week break,
Top Chef was back last night with an exciting new episode. We were introduced to
Gail Simmons' replacement judge,
Toby Young, a vicious British foodie. We watched the chef's get creative in the kitchen and critical at the dining table.

Although I found
last night's episode of
Top Chef to be disappointing, I paid pretty close attention to the details. How well were you watching the Christmas-themed show? Find out now when you take my quiz.

Every week before I watch
Top Chef, I head to
Bravo.com to find out who won. Since I'm on the West Coast, the episode has already aired and the recaps, photos, and losing contestant can be found on the website. However, this week when I went to check out the exit interview, I couldn't find one.

On
last night's episode of
Top Chef Padma had her hair in braids, Stefan gave Jamie a gift, and Jamie wore a t-shirt with three hamburgers. Obviously, I was paying attention to all the little details, but were you? Find out now when you take my quiz!

Last night on
Top Chef, the contestants catered Gail's bridal shower. Food and Wine's Editor in Chief
Dana Cowin was the guest judge. To discuss the episode, .

Well another Wednesday night has come and gone and with it, the third episode of
Top Chef season 5. Did you watch? To discuss the episode (warning: spoilers ahead), .

When one thinks of Thanksgiving desserts, s'mores don't necessarily come to mind. Unless you're Richard Sweeney, of course. Last week's axed
Top Chef contestant will forever be haunted by
Thanksgiving s'mores.

Yesterday I spoke to Jill Snyder, the latest cheftestant to pack her knives and leave
Top Chef. Jill's a chef in Baltimore, MD, where she enjoys making desserts and crab cakes. She wishes she would have defended her dish better, but claims that with the cameras staring at her, she choked up.

Hot dogs and ostrich eggs were important ingredients on last night's episode of
Top Chef. Things heated up in the kitchen of
Tom Colicchio's
Craft as the cheftestants had to make "new-American" cuisine. To discuss the episode (warning: spoilers ahead), .

Yesterday I spoke with Lauren, the first contestant to pack up her knives on the fifth season of
Top Chef. The confident, young pastry chef was emotional when she spoke of her deployed husband and opinionated as she discussed the difference between the food and film industries. To find out what she had to say about
Padma, .