Top Chef Review

Top Chef is one those TV Shows that I wait impatiently for it to begin each session.  It has a good balance of experienced Chefs versus those that have not necessarily been technically trained, but cook for the masses.  While I usually initially think the experienced Chefs will be the front runners, I find myself often being pleasantly surprised by those on the other extreme.  Not only do I want to root more for the "underdogs", I find myself wanting to try to recreate many of dishes I see made.

Each sesion they have a good mix of new challenges among soem that were considered favorites from past seasons.  This keeps it fresh while letting us re-enjoy those that we liked from the past.

One thing I dislike about the show is the often inconsistent judging panel.  It sometimes seems as if the things they criticize people for one week are the very things that they praise the following week.  It almost seems like this happens because they (the judges or Producers) are trying to manipulate the outcome by keeping certain "villains" in the competition solely for ratings sake. On the postive side, all the judges are technically trained and very qualified to be judging....unlike many of the food competition shows on The Food Network.