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...