Bravo serves up the second season of its hit culinary competition series "Top Chef" beginning on Wednesday, October 18 at 11:00 p.m. Then, it will move into its regular 10:00 p.m. timeslot on Wednesday, October 25. 　　The new crop of fifteen of the country's most impressive rising chefs in the second season all hope to follow in the footsteps of season one winner, Harold Dieterle, who plans to open his Manhattan restaurant, Perilla, later this year. 　　The series features fifteen aspiring chefs who compete for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the prestigious title of "Top Chef." Each episode holds two challenges for the chefs. The first is a quickfire test of their basic abilities and the second is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and invention of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for a range of demanding clients. The challenges not only test their skills in the kitchen, but also uncover if they have the customer service, management and teamwork abilities required of a Top Chef. The competing chefs live and breathe the high-pressure lifestyle that comes with being a master chef, and each week someone is asked to "pack up their knives" and go home. 　　Actress and award-winning writer Padma Lakshmi joins the second season as host of "Top Chef," introducing the challenges to the contestants and sitting at the judges' table each week. Lakshmi is currently working on her second cookbook for Miramax Books, due in Spring 2007, a culinary endeavor of over 150 recipes from around the world and intriguing personal memoirs. This is a follow up to her successful first cookbook, Easy Exotic, for which she won the International Versailles Event for best cookbook by a first time writer. 　　Tom Colicchio, one of the culinary world's most celebrated figures and co-founder of New York City's Gramercy Tavern and Craft Restaurants, returns as Head Chef/Judge for the new season, guiding the chefs through the challenges and demanding that they perform only at their best. Food expert and tough critic Gail Simmons of Food & Wine magazine also returns as a regular judge for the series. In addition, each week will feature a special guest judge, some of the most respected figures in the culinary industry. 　　The second season also features a glitzy new backdrop -- the city of Los Angeles. The contestants will reside in the city's culturally burgeoning downtown area, where most of the season's production activity will be centered. 　　The "Top Chef" season two chefs are: 　　• Elia L. Aboumrad - 23 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Otto Borsich - 46 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Marisa Churchill - 28 - San Francisco, CA 　　• Clifford Crooks - 28 - West Caldwell, NJ 　　• Carlos Fernandez - 36 - Fort Lauderdale, FL 　　• Betty Fraser - 44 - Los Angeles, CA 　　• Mia Gaines - 32 - Oakdale, CA 　　• Ilan Hall - 24 - New York, NY 　　• Michael Midgley - 28 - Stockton, CA 　　• Josie Smith-Malave - 31 - Brooklyn, NY 　　• Emily Sprissler - 30 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Sujai Steinhauer - 29 - New York, NY 　　• Sam Talbot - 28 - New York, NY 　　• Frank Terzoli - 39 - San Diego, CA 　　• Marcel Vigneron - 26 - Las Vegas, NV

Bravo serves up the second season of its hit culinary competition series "Top Chef" beginning on Wednesday, October 18 at 11:00 p.m. Then, it will move into its regular 10:00 p.m. timeslot on Wednesday, October 25. 　　The new crop of fifteen of the country's most impressive rising chefs in the second season all hope to follow in the footsteps of season one winner, Harold Dieterle, who plans to open his Manhattan restaurant, Perilla, later this year. 　　The series features fifteen aspiring chefs who compete for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the prestigious title of "Top Chef." Each episode holds two challenges for the chefs. The first is a quickfire test of their basic abilities and the second is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and invention of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for a range of demanding clients. The challenges not only test their skills in the kitchen, but also uncover if they have the customer service, management and teamwork abilities required of a Top Chef. The competing chefs live and breathe the high-pressure lifestyle that comes with being a master chef, and each week someone is asked to "pack up their knives" and go home. 　　Actress and award-winning writer Padma Lakshmi joins the second season as host of "Top Chef," introducing the challenges to the contestants and sitting at the judges' table each week. Lakshmi is currently working on her second cookbook for Miramax Books, due in Spring 2007, a culinary endeavor of over 150 recipes from around the world and intriguing personal memoirs. This is a follow up to her successful first cookbook, Easy Exotic, for which she won the International Versailles Event for best cookbook by a first time writer. 　　Tom Colicchio, one of the culinary world's most celebrated figures and co-founder of New York City's Gramercy Tavern and Craft Restaurants, returns as Head Chef/Judge for the new season, guiding the chefs through the challenges and demanding that they perform only at their best. Food expert and tough critic Gail Simmons of Food & Wine magazine also returns as a regular judge for the series. In addition, each week will feature a special guest judge, some of the most respected figures in the culinary industry. 　　The second season also features a glitzy new backdrop -- the city of Los Angeles. The contestants will reside in the city's culturally burgeoning downtown area, where most of the season's production activity will be centered. 　　The "Top Chef" season two chefs are: 　　• Elia L. Aboumrad - 23 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Otto Borsich - 46 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Marisa Churchill - 28 - San Francisco, CA 　　• Clifford Crooks - 28 - West Caldwell, NJ 　　• Carlos Fernandez - 36 - Fort Lauderdale, FL 　　• Betty Fraser - 44 - Los Angeles, CA 　　• Mia Gaines - 32 - Oakdale, CA 　　• Ilan Hall - 24 - New York, NY 　　• Michael Midgley - 28 - Stockton, CA 　　• Josie Smith-Malave - 31 - Brooklyn, NY 　　• Emily Sprissler - 30 - Las Vegas, NV 　　• Sujai Steinhauer - 29 - New York, NY 　　• Sam Talbot - 28 - New York, NY 　　• Frank Terzoli - 39 - San Diego, CA 　　• Marcel Vigneron - 26 - Las Vegas, NV

Brove电台出品《顶级大厨•甜蜜世界》艾美奖制作人James Beard《顶级大厨》的衍生剧集 –《顶级大厨》评审Gail Simmons将担任主持以及常驻评审的工作。加入评审席的还有著名糕点师Johnny Luzzini，《Daily Candy》主编Danielle Kyrillos 　　每一集“顶级大厨•甜蜜世界”的糕点厨师都会有两个挑战：第一个是测试他们的基本能力的快速挑战赛，第二个是淘汰赛，旨在检查他们的创造新和独特性，其糕点制作水平是否可以满足不同人群的要求

Brove电台出品《顶级大厨•甜蜜世界》艾美奖制作人James Beard《顶级大厨》的衍生剧集 –《顶级大厨》评审Gail Simmons将担任主持以及常驻评审的工作。加入评审席的还有著名糕点师Johnny Luzzini，《Daily Candy》主编Danielle Kyrillos 　　每一集“顶级大厨•甜蜜世界”的糕点厨师都会有两个挑战：第一个是测试他们的基本能力的快速挑战赛，第二个是淘汰赛，旨在检查他们的创造新和独特性，其糕点制作水平是否可以满足不同人群的要求

乔恩·费儒执导的Netflix美食类节目《主厨秀》(The Chef Show，暂译)首曝预告！小罗伯特·唐尼、汤姆·霍兰德、安东尼·罗素、乔·罗素等现身，与费儒共同做美食。该节目将于6月7日上线。

乔恩·费儒执导的Netflix美食类节目《主厨秀》(The Chef Show，暂译)首曝预告！小罗伯特·唐尼、汤姆·霍兰德、安东尼·罗素、乔·罗素等现身，与费儒共同做美食。该节目将于6月7日上线。

东方卫视版《顶级厨师》将继承国外原版特色，打造一档美食与真人秀相结合的综艺节目。同时结合国内观众收视习惯及节目制作形态做了一定改造，凸显中国特色，所有制作菜肴的主题均以中国菜式为主；节目的三位评委将由国内明星与资深美食家担任。

LIFE ON TOP is a new erotic television series exploring the sex-filled adventures of four young women striving to make it in Manhattan. 　　Sophie, an ambitious but naïve business school graduate who just broke up with her college boyfriend, moves to New York intent on making her mark at a venture capital firm. She's shocked when she arrives at her older sister Bella's fabulous city apartment and discovers that gorgeous, confident and outgoing Bella is also a very successful and much in demand erotic model with plenty of scandalous secrets to reveal. But Bella, who is not as tough as she seems, is also facing the reality of the limited lifespan of her beauty-obsessed profession and yearning for a more stable and meaningful relationship with that one special person. 　　While Sophie is still burdened with some old-fashioned ideas about sexuality, she's also envious of Bella's glamorous, liberated girl-about-town lifestyle. And then there's all those beautiful new people she'll get to meet. There's so much more to learn about life and love from an ever-expanding group of vibrant, sexually-charged girlfriends and the men who hover around them. 　　LIFE ON TOP is based on the upcoming St. Martin's novel by Clara Darling.