Slide Show: Top Chef Casting Call in Seattle
Lisa Bay Adams, the Bravo casting director who tested out our chefs.
Culinary student Roy Buck packed his knives…after realizing there wouldn’t be any cooking at the audition.
Buck is a die-hard Top Chef fan. But does he have the passion?
John Newman, the chef and owner of Newmans at 988, a French-Italian restaurant in Cannon Beach, Oregon, told us: “I’m here to win it!” He loves “the uncertainty of the show. At any given time, you don’t know what to expect. They could wake you up at 2am and expect you to scramble an egg.” Sounds…fun?
Barking Frog chef Bobby Moore surveys the scene.
The cooks queue up for their quizzing.
Ashley Villaluz, who loves the hands-on nature of a career in cooking, studied at the Seattle Community College Culinary Academy. She’s currently the sous chef of Gourmondo Catering. Her favorite past contestant? Hung Huynh from season 3.
Bobby Moore seemed confident about his audition.
Pastry chef Peter Serrano didn’t have to go far to audition, he works at Hotel 1000’s restaurant, Boka. Favorite dessert? Any French pastry with hazelnut.
Overlake Golf and Country Club chef Adam Reece is a naturally competitive person, but he says he learned to work well with others way back in his dishwasher days.
Randy Pennington, a Bravo casting associate, welcomes the chefs.
Sutra’s Colin Patterson did a pre-audition handstand to get the blood flowing. "Better than caffeine" he asserted. We took his word for it.
