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Tom Colicchio to Close Craftsteak, Reopen It as Colicchio & Sons

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"Top Chef" host Tom Colicchio will close one of his New York restaurants, Craftsteak, and reopen it next month as Colicchio & Sons.

Craftsteak, on the city's West Side, had been Colicchio's showcase for "beef sourced from the world's top ranchers and artisanal producers" and dry-aged on the premises. The new restaurant, Colicchio & Sons, will continue a focus on "farm-to-table" food, according to the Village Voice. The front "tap room" will highlight artisanal beers.

The restaurant will close on Friday, the Voice reports. Colicchio & Sons will reopen at some point in January. Reservations are being accepted as of Jan. 11.

Colicchio will help cook along with Craftsteak's chef, Shane McBride, NBCNewYork.com reports.

"With the economy people aren't really coming out for $100 steaks," Colicchio tells New York Magazine. "That aside, it's a space I love, and I wanted to do something just a little personal there."

Colicchio has been doing a special Tuesday Dinner series at Craft.

Filed under: Food News, Restaurants, Chefs, News

'Top Chef Vegas' - Small Portions, Dirty Jokes and Natalie Portman

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Confused, Natalie? Photo: Bravo.

At this point in the usual "Top Chef" season trajectory, you might expect a certain focus and discipline that naturally comes with narrowing the playing field down to seven ambitious young chefs, each working at the top of his or her game. This year, however, is another story.

Maybe it's that the talented and reliable Jen is off her game, or that the universally derided Robin is still around or that the twerpy Eli can actually put together an interesting plate of food for once. In any event, Wednesday night's episode felt like a detour into a "Top Chef" bizarro-world, where up is down, left is right and nobody knows anything anymore. Well, almost anything: Robin still sucks, Michael V. is still a cocky jerk and Kevin is still the model of modest brilliance.

Rattling off the random highlights of the episode sounds as scattered as Robin's cooking philosophy: Dirty jokes! Vegetarianism! Natalie Portman! No Toby Young! A Quickfire challenge that revealed itself to be a desperate marketing ploy! Make that two marketing ploys! In fact, Portman's description of one dish neatly summed up the entire episode: "It makes me smile and laugh -- and I'm confused!"
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Filed under: Television/Film

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Chefs' Guilty Pleasures

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Mario Batali, sans Doritos. Photo: Bauer-Griffin.
What do chefs eat when they need a palate cleanser after so much fancy restaurant fare? When they take off their aprons, they reach for the same indulgences we do -- perhaps just with an upgrade. Slashfood asked celebrity chefs to share their favorite cravings.

Mario Batali
When orange-clogged chef and television personality Mario Batali isn't reinventing Italian cuisine, he's still got it in the bag -- of Doritos, that is. "I love two things: good gelato and, strangely enough, Doritos and salsa. It has to be Doritos, though. I especially like the lime-flavored ones with chili."

Nigella Lawson
Which foods make domestic goddess Nigella Lawson feel sinful? None! Nigella, who is famous for her intimate, relaxed cooking style says, "I don't have any guilty food pleasures. The only thing one should ever feel guilty about is not taking pleasure."

See what snacks Bobby Flay, Tom Colicchio and other celebrity chefs sneak after the jump.
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Filed under: Did you know?, Celebrities

'Top Chef Vegas' - Not at Home on the Range


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Laurine, the calm
amid the 'Top Chef' chaos.
Photo: Bravo.
Break out the chaps. Dust off your spurs. Get ready for Padma to ring the dinner bell as only she knows how -- that is, gingerly and timidly.

That's right, with "Top Chef" stationed in the middle of the Southwest this season, we knew there'd have to be some sort of roughing-it challenge to go along with all the gaudy glitz of the Vegas strip. The only question would be just how much roughness our cheftestants would have to endure.

Surprisingly, quite a bit. With only the most mysterious hint of their destination, the dozen remaining chefs were shipped off -- after countless shots of them enjoying the plush luxury of their product-placement Toyotas -- and left to fend for themselves in a remote desert ranch, in teepees, no less. "Is Padma sleeping in a teepee? I'd just like to know," asked Kevin.

That would be an emphatic "no." And while some chefs used the opportunity to wax nostalgic on their outdoorsy upbringings -- some (Ashley) more convincingly than others (Robin) -- some just weren't having it. Cue the urbanite whining of Atlantan Eli, or the voodoo-spellcasting of Haitian Ron, whose elaborate warding off of snakes was appreciated, if not understood, by bunkmate Ash.
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Filed under: Television/Film

Top Chef Trivia

Do you have what it takes to master this Top Chef quiz? Or will you be asked to pack your knives and go? Find out below.

Top Chef Trivia

In Season 5, who stepped in as a semi-permanent judge when Gail Simmons took time off to honeymoon?

  • Anthony Bourdain
  • Wylie Dufresne
  • Eric Ripert
  • Toby Young

Who was the first guest judge of season four?

  • Rocco DiSpirito
  • Anthony Bourdain
  • Daniel Boulud
  • Ming Tsai

Which season four recipe will be included in the Top Chef Cookbook?

  • Dale's Baby Back Ribs Marinated in Tandoori
  • Richard's Banana Scallops with Banana Guacamole
  • Antonia's Rice Salad with Skirt Steak, Arugula, Cherry Tomatoes
  • Jennifer's Shrimp and Scallop Beignets

Which season four chef won the most elimination challenges?

  • Stephanie
  • Richard
  • Dale
  • Antonia

During season four, Lisa created a bizarre side dish that impressed Rick Tramonto. What was it?

  • Honey-Soaked Rice Pilaf
  • Peanut Butter Mashed Potatoes
  • Butterscotch Scallops
  • Sugared Shrimp Scramble

In an earlier season, this contestant earned some heat from the Judges' Table with the statement,

Filed under: Quizzes

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