May 29, 2008

Oh man! This episode was probably the most exciting for me so far because it was filmed RIGHT down the street from my house at Tramonto’s Steak and Seafood! But unfortunately I’ve never been to the restaurant. Because even though it’s very close, it’s also very expensive :) Either way, it was still awesome to know exactly where they were.
The results of this episode, however, were a little less thrilling
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March 20, 2008
Top Chef always finds the best of the best. Highlighting Chicago with some of its finest offerings this episode, we got to peer into the likes of Chicago’s own Green City Market, and the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Wylie Dufresne, owner of WD-50 and a highly renowned molecular gastronomist, guest judged both the quickfire and elimination challenges.
For the quickfire, chefs were brought to Green City market, a highly sustainable farmer’s market in downtown Chicago. They were asked to make an entree out of five ingredients total that they could either find at the market or in the Top Chef pantry (salt, pepper, oil and sugar omitted).
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