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An outside-of-the-box challenge prioritizes aesthetics and handheld appeal — and a frontrunner emerges

A somewhat lackluster episode gives us insight into one cheftestant's desire to compete — and win the prize money

With the latest series heating up in London, the host talks about her love of British pies, why American cheese is ‘very extreme’ and her favourite chocolate bar of all time

With a Ritz amuse bouche Quickfire & a rice-based Elimination challenge, some cheftestants step into the spotlight

She is back on our screens with Top Chef, but there is much more to the former supermodel than her successful TV career. She discusses scars, sexual assault, endometriosis – and the healing power of food

For its landmark 20th season, the widely adored food competition show returns with international culinary prowess

The "bacon mania" of the 2010s has spurred a new kind of appreciation for salt-cured pork today

Padma Lakshmi’s career is filled with highlights, from creating the Hulu series “Taste the Nation” to hosting “Top Chef” to writing a best-selling memoir and numerous cookbooks

Tess Gunty and Imani Perry were the big winners at the 73rd National Book Awards, taking home honors in fiction and nonfiction, respectively, as the prestigious literary prizes were announced at a gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York for the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic…