Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

This week’s mission: pseudo-elegant frozen pastry bites, and Wheat Thins with more fiber.

Drunken Affogato (Ice Cream Shots)

Ice cream float shots: the best of both worlds.

I Do (Eat)

Get the most out of your wedding caterer.

Marital Problems

Episode 9: Catering a wedding proves too much responsibility for one Top Chef.

The Savvy Wedding

Lessons learned and secrets revealed: An insiders' guide to food, booze, gifts, and more.

Building a Killer Wedding Bar

How to spend intelligently and offer great drinks.

Double-Dipping on Trial

There’s negligible contamination, but it’s still unacceptable.

Am I Drinking Too Much?

Keeping pace with the host.

Sweating the Top Chef Details

With a catering challenge, the Top Chefs don’t rock the boat.

Black Fades to Black

Hipper-than-thou waiter attire is replaced by humble aprons.

Strategic Guest Ejection

How should we signal that it’s time for guests to depart— short of changing into our pajamas?

How to Cook in High Heels

Top Chef goes clubbing.

I Don't Care If She's Family

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.

Palate Tease

Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso talk about life before arugula and The Silver Palate Cookbook, 25 years later.

Farewell to Hydrocolloids

Chef Alex Stupak’s Mexican food dreams.