Top Chef: Seeing Double

Now two episodes into it's 6th season, Bravo's Top Chef has one of the most interesting reality TV casts to date, featuring surprising, and perhaps unplanned duos.

Let's start with the fiercely competitive, incredibly sexy brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. Bryan is the elder and owns his own restaurant, while Michael, desperate to even the score, is using Top Chef as his platform to prove he is just as capable as his big bro. Both Voltaggios bring the heat, in the kitchen and on screen. Here's hoping they make it to the end!

There is also the alarming duo of Preeti Mistry and Ashley Merriman, bonded by the fact that they are both women who at first I thought were men! Both women (who still cause me double takes every time) have been in the bottom four each week, so I do not anticipate them being around much longer.

Then there is what I like to call the butterball duo, Kevin Gillespie and Eli Kirshtein. Two chefs with beer guts that could rival any you have seen before. Despite their rolly polly appearance, both chefs are serious about food, and have been top competitors in each quick fire and elimination challenge thus far. My gut (pun intended) tells me both will be around for several more rounds, particularly Kevin.

As I do with each reality competition show I watch, I choose my winner while watching the first episode. This chef is not a part of any of the aforementioned duos. She is ferocious and focused and comes from the kitchen of Eric Ripert (renowned French chef and occasional Top Chef judge). Her name is Jennifer Caroll and if you can't tell already, the chick is not messing around. I believe it was the first epsiode when she said, "I have made many men cry, and I'll do it again." Watch out boys! Jennifer wants you to "pack your knives and go."

To see if my predication comes true, tune in to Top Chef each Wednesday night at 10:00pm Eastern on Bravo.

 

Molly Galler

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