Bravoservesupthesecondseasonofitshitculinarycompetitionseries"TopChef"beginningonWednesday,October18at11:00p.m.Then,itwillmoveintoitsregular10:00p.m.timeslotonWednesday,October25.　　Thenewcropoffifteenofthecountry'smostimpressiverisingchefsinthesecondseasonallhopetofollowinthefootstepsofseasononewinner,HaroldDieterle,whoplanstoopenhisManhattanrestaurant,Perilla,laterthisyear.　　Theseriesfeaturesfifteenaspiringchefswhocompetefortheirshotatculinarystardomandthechancetoearntheprestigioustitleof"TopChef."Eachepisodeholdstwochallengesforthechefs.Thefirstisaquickfiretestoftheirbasicabilitiesandthesecondisamoreinvolvedeliminationchallengedesignedtotesttheversatilityandinventionofthechefsastheytakeonuniqueculinarytrialssuchasworkingwithunusualandexoticfoodsorcateringforarangeofdemandingclients.Thechallengesnotonlytesttheirskillsinthekitchen,butalsouncoveriftheyhavethecustomerservice,managementandteamworkabilitiesrequiredofaTopChef.Thecompetingchefsliveandbreathethehigh-pressurelifestylethatcomeswithbeingamasterchef,andeachweeksomeoneisaskedto"packuptheirknives"andgohome.　　Actressandaward-winningwriterPadmaLakshmijoinsthesecondseasonashostof"TopChef,"introducingthechallengestothecontestantsandsittingatthejudges'tableeachweek.LakshmiiscurrentlyworkingonhersecondcookbookforMiramaxBooks,dueinSpring2007,aculinaryendeavorofover150recipesfromaroundtheworldandintriguingpersonalmemoirs.Thisisafollowuptohersuccessfulfirstcookbook,EasyExotic,forwhichshewontheInternationalVersaillesEventforbestcookbookbyafirsttimewriter.　　TomColicchio,oneoftheculinaryworld'smostcelebratedfiguresandco-founderofNewYorkCity'sGramercyTavernandCraftRestaurants,returnsasHeadChef/Judgeforthenewseason,guidingthechefsthroughthechallengesanddemandingthattheyperformonlyattheirbest.FoodexpertandtoughcriticGailSimmonsofFood&Winemagazinealsoreturnsasaregularjudgefortheseries.Inaddition,eachweekwillfeatureaspecialguestjudge,someofthemostrespectedfiguresintheculinaryindustry.　　Thesecondseasonalsofeaturesaglitzynewbackdrop--thecityofLosAngeles.Thecontestantswillresideinthecity'sculturallyburgeoningdowntownarea,wheremostoftheseason'sproductionactivitywillbecentered.　　The"TopChef"seasontwochefsare:　　•EliaL.Aboumrad-23-LasVegas,NV　　•OttoBorsich-46-LasVegas,NV　　•MarisaChurchill-28-SanFrancisco,CA　　•CliffordCrooks-28-WestCaldwell,NJ　　•CarlosFernandez-36-FortLauderdale,FL　　•BettyFraser-44-LosAngeles,CA　　•MiaGaines-32-Oakdale,CA　　•IlanHall-24-NewYork,NY　　•MichaelMidgley-28-Stockton,CA　　•JosieSmith-Malave-31-Brooklyn,NY　　•EmilySprissler-30-LasVegas,NV　　•SujaiSteinhauer-29-NewYork,NY　　•SamTalbot-28-NewYork,NY　　•FrankTerzoli-39-SanDiego,CA　　•MarcelVigneron-26-LasVegas,NV 《顶级大厨 第一季》的观看地址： http://www.guoshikj.com/pianku/133253.html由美剧天堂提供,欢迎转发分享！