• Photo courtesy of FM Smoke House
  • Photo by Kevin Marple
  • Photo courtesy of The Greek

May the best woman win

Top Chef Seattle ends with a bang, not a whimper

  • True Food Kitchen is coming to the Plaza at Preston Center this summer.
    Photo by Rachel Nobrega
  • Sprinkles Ice Cream will open next to Sprinkles Cupcakes at the Plaza at PrestonCenter.
    Photo courtesy of Sprinkles Ice Cream
  • Wicked Po' Boys finally opened its second branch at — wait for it — PrestonCenter.
    Photo courtesy of Wicked Po' Boys
  • Trentino Gelato launched in Dallas with a series of flavors created by notableDallas chefs.
    Trentino Gelato/Facebook
  • True Food Kitchen boasts an uber-healthy menu, a collaboration between AndrewWeil, M.D., and Sam Fox.
    True Food Kitchen/Facebook

  • You can spot the members of the roller derby team by their green hoodies.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Tesar reminisces about his boyhood days in the Hamptons when he ate oysters forbreakfast, lunch and dinner.

  • Dallas chef Josh Valentine dedicated his Restaurant Wars concept to his deceasedfather.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Cheftestant Sheldon prepares a soup he learned from his grandmother.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo

  • Chefs John Tesar and Josh Valentine are going to open a restaurant togethercalled Josh 'N' John's Place. Kidding.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Excuses from CJ, while poor Tyler gets dragged down with him.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Lizzie and Danyele make CJ's favorite dessert, a chocolate curry mousse tart.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo

  • Chef/judge Rick Moonen grabs some face time with celebrities Chris Pratt and AnaFaris before Padma horns in.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Chef Josh Valentine, a self-styled authority on pork, seasons four servings withjust a teensy bit of salt.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Danyele McPherson experiences fear, nervousness and self-doubt, but not theheartbreak of psoriasis — as far as we know.
    Photo courtesy of Top Chef

  • Dallas cheftestants Danyele McPherson of The Grape, John Tesar of Spoon andJoshua Valentine of FT33.
  • Photo courtesy of Bravo

  • Who's first to get quoted? Tesar. Who scores immunity? Tesar. Who knowsinstantly that the geoduck needs a little more salt? Tesar.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Dallas cheftestants Danyele McPherson of The Grape, John Tesar of Spoon andJoshua Valentine of FT33.

  • Dallas cheftestants Danyele McPherson of The Grape, John Tesar of Spoon andJoshua Valentine of FT33.
  • Top Chef returns for a 10th season November 7.

Or else the John Tesar Show

Top Chef Seattle should have been called Top Chef Dallas

  • Josie carves her turkey, oblivious to the fact that the center is pink.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • Josie worked next to JT, who made cornbread stuffing and a deconstructed pumpkinpie.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo
  • The Grape's Danyele McPherson was on the Emeril Lagasse red team on Top ChefSeattle.
    Photo courtesy of Bravo

  • Grain restaurant at the Park Cities Hilton is embracing the sliders trend aswell as bamboo toothpicks.
    Grain/Facebook
  • Henry's Tavern has a pretty convincing wall of taps.
    Courtesy photo
  • Matt McCallister's FT33 is on the short list for what's hot in November.
    Photo courtesy of FT33
  • Goghee has new digs with a sit-down option at LBJ and Inwood.
    Photo courtesy of Goghee

  • FT33, Matt McCallister's much-anticipated new spot in the Design District,soft-opened October 12.
    Photo by Kevin Marple
  • Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Preston Center is the third branch of this newAustin-based chain.
    Photo by Marc Lee
  • Tu-Lu's is opening a second Dallas gluten-free outpost in West Village.
    Photo courtesy of Tu-Lu's Gluten-Free Bakery

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