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FOOD & DRINK

'Top Chef' comes home

For tonight's finale, this group plans to cook Polish food

By Addie Broyles
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Up-and-coming chefs try to whip up fabulous (but sometimes mediocre) meals to impress models, journalists, restaurateurs and celebrity chefs on Bravo TV's hit reality show "Top Chef."

Some Austin friends who meet each Wednesday night for their own "Top Chef"-style competition and watch party just want to impress one another and earn a few bragging rights.

Robin and Tom Gerrow started hosting these "Top Chef" parties for their foodie friends several months ago when the fourth season started. The season ends tonight with "cheftestants" Lisa Fernandes, Richard Blais and Stephanie Izard vying for the $100,000 prize.

The Gerrows had enjoyed watching "Top Chef" with their friends for several seasons, and while watching the finale last season one of them had the idea that they should host their own cooking competition before the show started each week.

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