Top Chef Masters

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Season three hits the grill with a sizzle and some major changes. The competition has been retooled so that it is closer to the mother ship in format, has a smaller group of chefs and the resident critics have been pared down to two. What has not changed are the chefs at the top of their games, unique challenges, and a star-studded guest critic list.''''12 master chefs compete in Quickfire and Elimination challenges as each one vies for the title of Top Chef Master and $100,000 for his or her charity. This season's challenges will use some of the Top Chef favorites, only with master twists to match these chefs' superior skills. Curtis Stone joins as host, and food critic and author Ruth Reichl begins her tour as judge with James Oseland, who returns from seasons one and two. A Magical Elves production.''''Season Two''Season two has arrived, and not content to sit on their laurels, Magical Elves has cooked up new Challenges, Quickfires and intense pressures for the chefs, as well as allowed some familiar faces back into the kitchen.''''This time around there are only 22 chefs, and the heats will play out over four weeks, instead of six. The two chefs with the highest star scores from each heat will move to the six-week champions round from which the Top Chef Master will be named.''''Kelly Choi continues her duties as host. Gail Simmons joins the judges' panel full time; her skills burnishing an already stellar group comprising food critic Jay Rayner, culinary expert James Oseland and restaurant critic Gael Greene.''''Season One''24 master chefs at the pinnacle of their professions play for $100,000 awarded to the winner's favorite charity, and the title of Top Chef Master. Let the judges be judged.''''The first of Magical Elves' Top Chef franchise shows hits the airwaves this summer, and while it may seem very similar to the original, the differences will test these executive chefs in very different ways. During the first six weeks of competition, groups of four will vie in heats with the winner moving forward to the four week champions round. Each night has two parts, an amped twist on a previous Top Chef Quickfire challenge that measures basic skill sets, and then an elimination that tests ingenuity and creativity as the chefs attempt to please both the diners and judges in order to progress to the finals.''''Kelly Choi hosts this competition tailor-made for foodies with a panel of respected judges, and guest stars that range from the real thing to personalities from Bravo's other reality series including Top Chef judges and contestants.moreless
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S 3 :  Ep 10 Aired 6/15/11
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  • This is a multi part show where each week for the first 6 weeks 4 chefs compete for a chance to get into the finals. The difference here is these are established chefs, not cooking wannabes and some of them have actually been judges on the show.moreless

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    By QuakertownBob, Jun 11, 2009 Report Abuse
    The show follows the same format as the other version with a quick fire and an elimination round, but this elimination has only one chef move on.
    The quick fire was the most dreaded, desert and instead of 90 minutes they got 60. All the chefs had different takes on how to go, especially when they saw that their judges were going to be Girl Scouts.
    The first four chefs are Christopher Lee, Tim Love, Hubert Keller and Michael Schlow, each one with a differing point of view.
    The deserts were interesting but Hubert Keller knocked it out of the park with his whimsical and tasty treats. The scoring is also different here, where they are graded by stars and the scores are known and carry into the next round.
    The elimination was really tough, they had to make a three course dinner dorm room style, with a hot plate, microwave and toaster oven. This they thought would be OK, until they got there and found that they were doing it in a dorm room.
    All the chefs did remarkable considering they had such limited cooking venues but once again Hubert Keller shined, his first course the judges remarked would have been good enough to be on his menu at his restaurant, and his mac and cheese with shrimp just blew them away. He won going away, but all chefs did a remarkable job considering what they had to work with.
    I do miss Padma and Tom though.moreless

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