This week's episode highlighted the Bocuse d'Or, a culinary competition filled with screaming fans, giant shiny platters and impossibly complex dishes. After getting a glimpse of it, putting together a Thanksgiving meal seems like a breeze.

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This week's episode started with breakfast in bed for Padma and guest judge Nigella Lawson, but it certainly wasn't a leisurely day for anyone. The chefs were hard at work with a catering event, and the judges struggled to get through a few of their dishes.

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Top Chef Las Vegas took a break this week, but we got to see a few all stars from past seasons reunite for a dinner party. With fan-favorite Fabio Viviani as the evening's host, there was plenty of drama for the cameras. Of course, had it been a real dinner party, it would have been a complete disaster. More

TV dinners! Natalie Portman! Vegetables! This week's episode of Top Chef brought us another movie star vegetarian challenge and some interesting interpretations of what constitutes a "protein."

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Are you as excited as we are about the PBS premiere of "The Botany of Desire"? Based on Michael Pollan's best-selling book of the same name, the documentary examines the relationship between people and four plants: apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes. Click through for a preview video and highlights from the accompanying Web site. More

Happy Friday! Our discussion on choosing the fastest checkout line reminded us of this more humorous take on "queue strategy." Get your weekend started with a laugh from one of our favorite comedians, Eddie Izzard. (P.S. Go ahead - this one's SFW!) More

The always exciting Restaurant Wars episode took on a few new twists in this episode, not the least of which was a focus on sustainable seafood.

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The new PBS show Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth will begin airing tomorrow in select markets, less than two weeks after Condé Nast announced it would cease production of the magazine. Are you excited to see this remaining extension of the brand? More

We love a good pairing, so this week's episode was right up our alley. The challenges featured both high- and low-end combinations, both good and bad.

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We felt right at home watching last night's episode of Top Chef. First, they highlighted a website we've mentioned several times before. Then, they highlighted our favorite subject matter of all: home cooking. But it wasn't exactly our style of dinner party...

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