Top Chef's Top Chef

Some chefs are TV stars first, then Vegas restaurateurs. Tom
Colicchio did it the other way around. The five-time James Beard
Award winner already owned Craftsteak and ‘wichcraft at the MGM
Grand when he was tapped to become the chief judge for the hit
Bravo reality competition Top Chef. The show began filming its
sixth season in Las Vegas this week, although this interview took
place a day before that was confirmed. Still, Steve spoke to
Colicchio at length about everything from his criticism of the
show’s finale format to the late Natasha Richardson’s stint as a
guest judge last season. Colicchio also retells how he saved the
life of a famous food writer at an Obama inauguration party in
January. Plus, as always, we asked him about his fast food
preferences, if any. In Banter: Top Chef a'coming, Angel v. Perez,
Fontainebleau's problems, coinful slots, changes to WSOP and more.
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