Thursday, June 14, 2007

Top Chef recap


One of the new contestants on "Top Chef Season 3: Miami" seems a little familiar.

I did a little checking and, yep, Tre Wilcox of Abacus in Dallas came to the 2006 Meals from the Masters Celebrity Chefs Brunch in Wilmington. (It's the chi-chi event held at the Bank of America building, formerly MBNA HQ.)

Wilcox, who was nominated for a James Beard Award as a rising young chef, served pepper seared sea scallops with wilted spinach and leeks on black truffle potato sauce. Anyone remember this dish?

The cockiness quota seems pretty high this season on "Top Chef." Goody goody. I love a good slap down.

And the producers really need to make Anthony Bourdain a regular judge. (Like Queer Eye Ted.) I had drinks with Anthony or Tony, as he's known to pals, at the old Blue Angel in Philly. He is pretty hilarious in person, but much lower key.

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