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Top Chef: Philly’s Eddie Konrad Says So Long to Kentucky

A few final reflections on the Top Chef experience from our hometown hero.

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Top Chef Episode 9 Recap: Cooking From Memory

Eddie drowns a fish in butter and almost drowns himself.

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Top Chef Episode 8 Recap: Rocking the Boat

Is it even a party if you don’t leave with a favor?

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Top Chef Episode 6 Recap: Where’s the Beef?

Eddie Konrad’s contemporary Polish food wins the crown.

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Top Chef Episode 6 Recap: Ghosts of Seasons Past

Brother Luck returns to haunt the cheftestants. Konrad isn’t done yet.

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Top Chef Episodes 4 and 5 Recap: Eddie’s Adorable Fist Pump

Hometown hero Konrad keeps on keepin’ on.

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Top Chef Episode 3 Recap: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Philly’s lone cheftestant, Eddie Konrad, stumbles over words but finds his footing with shortcake.

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Top Chef Episode 2 Recap: Win Some, Lose Some

Not enough lemon for one Philly chef to advance.

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Top Chef: Two Philly Chefs Are Competing This Season, So We’re Bringing Back Recaps

Can our two hometown heroes, Eddie Konrad and Natalie Maronski, make it past the first week?

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Top Chef Finale Recap

Like the Ramones at CBGB, but with cooking (kinda)

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Top Chef Episode 14 Recap

How Urkel got his groove back

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Top Chef Recap: Because Wylie

The long, slow slog to the finale continues

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Top Chef Episode 10 Recap

This thing’s still on the air?

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Top Chef Episode 9 Recap

Literature-to-table cuisine

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Top Chef Recap: Restaurant Wars And The Aftermath

A two-for-one recap (because Restaurant Wars put us to sleep)