Bravo Cookin' With Season 2 of 'Top Chef Masters'
by Harley W. Lond, posted Feb 9th 2010 9:41PM
Bravo's 'Top Chef Masters' is dishing up its second season and the main course includes Spiaggia chef Tony Mantuano (Chicago), David Burke of David Burke Townhouse (New York) and Los Angeles' Susan Feniger (Street). All told, 22 renowned chefs are set to compete when the spatulas begin to fly on April 7 at 11PM ET (before moving to its regular slot at 10PM on April 14), according to EW.com. The lineup also includes six returning chefs from season 1: Graham Elliot Bowles, Wylie Dufresne, Ludo Lefebvre, Rick Moonen, Mark Peel and Jonathan Waxman.
'Top Chef's' Gail Simmons will serve as a regular judge along with returning TCM judges Gael Greene, James Oseland and Jay Rayner. Kelly Choi (pictured) will return as host. Season 2 guest stars and judges will include Mekhi Phifer, Matt Groening, Hank Azaria, Andrew Zimmerman, Jason Lezak, Lynne Curtin, Alexis Bellino, Tamra Barney, and the cast of 'Modern Family.'
Bravo's 'Top Chef Masters' is dishing up its second season and the main course includes Spiaggia chef Tony Mantuano (Chicago), David Burke of David Burke Townhouse (New York) and Los Angeles' Susan Feniger (Street). All told, 22 renowned chefs are set to compete when the spatulas begin to fly on April 7 at 11PM ET (before moving to its regular slot at 10PM on April 14), according to EW.com. The lineup also includes six returning chefs from season 1: Graham Elliot Bowles, Wylie Dufresne, Ludo Lefebvre, Rick Moonen, Mark Peel and Jonathan Waxman.
'Top Chef's' Gail Simmons will serve as a regular judge along with returning TCM judges Gael Greene, James Oseland and Jay Rayner. Kelly Choi (pictured) will return as host. Season 2 guest stars and judges will include Mekhi Phifer, Matt Groening, Hank Azaria, Andrew Zimmerman, Jason Lezak, Lynne Curtin, Alexis Bellino, Tamra Barney, and the cast of 'Modern Family.'
Here's the complete list of the competing chefs:
Jody Adams: Rialto Restaurant, Cambridge, Mass.
Govind Armstrong: 8 oz Burger Bar, Los Angeles
Graham Elliot Bowles: Graham Elliot Restaurant, Chicago
Jimmy Bradley: The Red Cat, New York
David Burke: David Burke Townhouse, New York
Wylie Dufresne: wd-50, New York
Susan Feniger: Street, Los Angeles
Debbie Gold: The American Restaurant, Kansas City, Mo.
Carmen Gonzalez: Chef Consultant, New York
Maria Hines: Tilth, Seattle
Susur Lee: Madeline's, Toronto
Ludo Lefebvre: Ludo Bites, Los Angeles
Tony Mantuano: Spiaggia, Chicago
Rick Moonen: Rick Moonen's RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
Mark Peel: Campanile, Los Angeles
Monica Pope: t'afla, Houston
Thierry Rautureau: Rover's, Seattle
Marcus Samuelsson: Aquavit, New York
Ana Sortun: Oleana, Cambridge, Mass.
Rick Tramonto: TRU, Chicago
Jerry Traunfeld: Poppy, Seattle
Jonathan Waxman: Barbuto, New York
