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Luke Kolpin, Seattle’s Top Chef Contestant, Prepares for Prime Time

He cooked at Canlis, then spent nearly nine years at Noma in Copenhagen. He makes his TV debut March 3.

03/02/2022 By Ann Karneus

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 17: Finale Part Two

Spoiler alert: A female chef won. In the most anticlimactic way possible.

02/28/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 16: Finale Part One

You'll never guess who joins Brooke and Sheldon in the finale. Okay, you'll probably guess.

02/21/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Stalking Top Chef

And Now For Some 'Top Chef' Finale Bingo

The last two episodes promise to be full of surprise visits, tears, and dramatic showdowns. We might as well make a game of it.

02/20/2013 By Allecia Vermillion and Cassandra Callan

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 15: Glacial Gourmand

Three chefs and a baby. And some sled dogs and janky foie gras.

02/14/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 14: Kings of Alaska

Devilish details, Sean Brock, magical underwear, and some bears.

02/07/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 13: Chefs at Sea

The five final chefs are on a boat.

01/31/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Here's the House from Top Chef's Fried Chicken Challenge

Tom and friends partied down in this palatial West Seattle compound.

01/29/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 12: Wolfgang Clucks

Fried chicken follies and the ultimate comeuppance.

01/24/2013 By Christopher Werner

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 11: Restaurant Wars

Making restaurants out of nothing at all in Georgetown. Plus, the twist heard 'round the world.

01/17/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 10: Battle Before the War

The chefs try out their restaurant wars concepts at Bite of Seattle; Brian Canlis gets a cardigan full of lobster bisque.

01/10/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 9: Past Suppers

A glorified clip show still manages to yield some cursed risotto, Bob Kramer badassery, and a gloriously bizarre rant about pickles.

01/03/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 8: Jalapeno Business

The chefs harvest oysters, consort with the Rat City Rollergirls, and learn the power of a well-made jalapeno popper.

12/27/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 7: Foiled Again

Tuna turmoil, foil follies, and a berry special episode.

12/20/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 6: Even the Famous Come Home

Marilyn Hagerty encounters her first tamale and Chris Pratt says funny stuff.

12/13/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 5: Pike Place Pickle

Padma issues an official apology to the artisans of Pike Place Market. Tom does not issue $10,000 to anyone.

12/06/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Video: Behind the Scenes of Tonight's Top Chef Episode

A look at all the construction, coordination, and confidentiality that went into the Pike Place Market episode.

12/05/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 4: '50s Food Flashback

The chefs head to Canlis, where Seattle's most iconic salad proves one contestant's undoing.

11/29/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 3: Turkeypocalypse

The judges head to FareStart for some turkey in the raw.

11/21/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

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Top Chef Seattle Episode 2: A Shock at the Space Needle

Who is the bigger geoduck, Stefan or John?

11/15/2012 By K.A. Skahan