Comments on: The New Spin for Next Season’s ‘Top Chef’: Sibling Rivalry!

By: Why Did ‘Top Chef’ Feel Like a Movie Script Featuring the Voltaggio Brothers? - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:24:29 +0000

[...] a pair of prodigiously talented brothers who played up their sibling rivalry all season — hell, before the season even. For the final episode, Top Chef producers went one step further: They flew in the mothers of the [...]

By: Food News Roundup: Meat and Cereal Edition - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:28:59 +0000

[...] they head into Wednesday night’s finale, Top Chef producers are milking the Voltaggio brothers’ long-time sibling rivalry for every last drop of drama. And Y&H’s buds over at Capital Spice are milking the drama [...]

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:09:39 +0000

Thanks for clarifying. Carla soars way above some of the other people who have not only had a pass, but are an embarrassment. She certainly is not. I have used her recipes, and intend to use a couple of them during the holiday period. Just because these people make it on Bravo doesn't mean they are the best. Seriously.

By: Former Hook Chef de Cuisine Tapped as The Bazaar’s New Chef - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:15:58 +0000

[...] by José Andrés — at least surprising to me — left a rather large hole to fill, given that the Top Chef contestant helped the Beverly Hills restaurant earn four stars from the Los Angeles [...]

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:04:08 +0000

Thanks, and I apologize for being too literal.

By: Tim Carman

Tim Carman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:58:57 +0000

David, I didn't mean to imply Carla Hall went on Top Chef for a career bump. What I was trying to imply is that Hall's public profile has jumped considerably since she went on the show; before Top Chef, few if anyone knew her. Now she's a celeb who tours the country, gets in magazines, and has thousands of fans.

Voltaggio already has a pretty high profile.

I don't think even the delightful Carla would argue (much) with this.

-Tim

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:53:56 +0000

Pretty cool to have brothers on the show, though I hope it's not laid on too think. Top Chef seems to be getting a little too vested in gimmicks lately. You wrote, "I mean, he’s not Carla Hall." Whistle! ***foul on the play!*** To say that would suggest that Carla went on the show for a career bump or Bravo manipulation of her iamge. From all accounts, Carla didn't go on the show for fame or a "career bump." Even your own reporting (the article hyperlinked to her name) reveals that she doesn't want to open a restaurant--bucking convention. From what I've read and heard in interviews, Carla Hall went on the show as a personal challenge. In fact, she was asked to apply for the show. She didn't seek it out.