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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Insider tells us that Philly chef/dietician Katie Cavuto will compete on the upcoming season of The Next Food Network Star. Now comes word that Douglas Rodriguez, the multi-restaurant chef behind our own Alma de Cuba, will be one of 24 superstar chefs competing on Bravo's Top Chef Masters. The series, slated to debut on June 10, will feature 24 "world-renowned" chefs competing in the classic Top Chef format (one Quickfire Challenge and one Elimination Challenge per episode) to earn a $100K prize for charity.

Guest stars/judges will include Neil Patrick Harris (!), Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof (!!) and Zooey Deschanel (!!!).

Full rundown of Masters contestants � it is intense � after the jump.

-��� Rick Bayless � Frontera Grill, Chicago, Ill.
-��� Wilo Benet � Pikayo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
-��� John Besh � Restaurant August, New Orleans, LA
-��� Graham Elliot Bowles � Graham Elliot Restaurant, Chicago, Ill.
-��� Michael Chiarello � Bottega Restaurant, Yountville, Calif.
-��� Michael Cimarusti � Providence, Los Angeles, Calif.
-��� Wylie Dufresne � wd~50, New York, N.Y.
-��� Elizabeth Falkner � Orson, San Francisco, Calif.
-��� Hubert Keller � Fleur de Lys, San Francisco, Calif.
-��� Christopher Lee � Aureole, New York, N.Y.
-��� Ludo Lefebvre � Ludo Bites, Los Angeles, Calif.
-��� Anita Lo � Annisa, New York, N.Y.
-��� Tim Love � The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Fort Worth, Texas
-��� Rick Moonen � Rick Moonen's RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nev.
-��� Nils Noren � French Culinary Institute, New York, N.Y.
-��� Lachlan McKinnon Patterson � Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder, Colo.
-��� Cindy Pawlcyn � Mustards Grill, Napa Valley, Calif.
-��� Mark Peel � Campanile, Los Angeles, Calif.
-��� Douglas Rodriguez � Alma de Cuba, Philadelphia, PA
-��� Michael Schlow � Radius Restaurant, Boston, Mass.
-��� Art Smith � Table Fifty-Two, Chicago, Ill.
-��� Suzanne Tracht � Jar, Los Angeles, Calif.
-��� Jonathan Waxman � Barbuto, New York, N.Y.
-��� Roy Yamaguchi � Roy's Restaurants, San Diego, Calif.


clint
Posted 2009-04-07 12:29:27
oh man.  Lost producers on Top Chef as guest judges?  The fanboy in me just squealed.

B
Posted 2009-04-08 21:39:05
YAAHHHH!!  That was my idea!!  Oh well.

B
Posted 2009-04-08 21:42:40
A little too California heavy for me; I'd also take off Art Smith and put Grant Achaz in his place.  Hopefully, there'll be a second edition that'll feature Eric Ripert, Marc Vetri, and the like.

Anthony
Posted 2009-04-09 18:37:15
Just give the title to Dufresne now.  Top Chef loves him as much as they love scallops.
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