Could Top Chef Be Coming to DC?

Will the judge's table be in DC next season? Photo courtesy of Bravo.

Earlier this week, we heard rumblings that Bravo will film the next season of Top Chef, its hit kitchen competition show, in DC. While producers wouldn’t confirm the rumor, Top Chef has recently paid a lot of attention to our city. Last season, three chefs had ties to Washington: Michael Voltaggio, who grew up in Walkersville, Maryland, won, and brother Bryan, chef/owner of Frederick’s Volt, came in second. Zaytinya chef Mike Isabella was in the running, too. The season before, local caterer (and third runner-up) Carla Hall won our hearts with her hootie-hoos. To top it off, Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio told the Wall Street Journal in December, “I think DC and Philly are having a great moment. It would be great to film in both of those places.” As if the P Street Whole Foods wasn’t crowded enough. . . .

If Top Chef does come here, what challenges should they give to the cheftestants? Let us know in the comments!

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Shad challenge

Half-smoke challenge

Stuffed ham challenge

Crab challenge

Rockfish challenge

Rotisserie chicken challenge

Banh Mi challenge

Korean BBQ challenge

Posted by: David, Vienna, Feb 13, 2010 12:27:29 PM

Work with the after school program Kid Power, Inc.! Their students run their own businesses (CookieTime, and VeggieTime) that teach financial literacy, nutrition, and service learning. www.kidpowerdc.org

Posted by: Areesah Mobley, Feb 11, 2010 09:33:01 PM

Cook for Heart’s Delight benefiting the American Heart Association! They already have some Top Chefs & Top Chef Masters at the event. It could be rookies vs veterans. Or they could do something with all their wine connections.

Posted by: Desiree, Feb 10, 2010 08:22:33 PM

Cook for a Capitol Hill breakfast - the food is always the same and tasteless. Shopping could be done at either Eastern Market or the Waterfront seafood market (both suggested already) - and maybe fresh produce from one of the local community gardens?

Posted by: linda, Feb 10, 2010 08:59:51 AM

cheftestants cook for party at an embassy

Posted by: Lisa Staib, Feb 10, 2010 06:40:08 AM

Cheftestants show up "unannounced" at someone’s house and make a dish from whatever is in the pantry/fridge. Each cheftestant goes to a different house on the same street and at the end there is a progressive party where the neighbors and judges go from house to house tasting the dishes.

Posted by: Lisa Staib, Feb 10, 2010 06:35:53 AM

Wasn’t Carla Second Runner Up? And if she had not taken that silly advise...

Posted by: Seth, Feb 10, 2010 06:18:31 AM

Shopping at Eastern Market or a spin on a traditional MD Crabcake.

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Posted by: anonymous, Feb 05, 2010 03:45:41 PM

the P Street Whole Foods is STUPID crowded. When are they going to open another store to its east? Hello, not everyone with money lives in NW DC anymore...

Posted by: wdc, Feb 05, 2010 09:16:49 AM

Let’s not forget about Chef Spike. He ended in fifth place on Season Four.

Posted by: Joey Bersack, Feb 05, 2010 09:06:04 AM

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Posted by: Kathryn, Feb 05, 2010 08:52:52 AM

Go to the seafood market on Maine Ave!

Posted by: Yay!, Feb 05, 2010 08:16:11 AM

neighborhood-themed snacks

Posted by: claudia, Feb 05, 2010 08:12:49 AM

cook for a White House function :)

Posted by: sarah, Feb 05, 2010 08:02:28 AM