S.F. Chronicle Reports On Top Chef Tryouts
More than 300 Top Chef hopefuls answered Bravo TV’s open casting call in San Francisco recently for the cable television hit show hoping to talk their way into one of the 15 finialist spots. No actual chopping, dicing or cooking were required at this stage of the interview process.
Hopefuls arrived at 6 a.m. for group interviews of seven at a time that began at noon and needed to finish at 5 p.m. before the Postrio restaurant’s dinner service began. The restaurant was one of several locations Bravo is using to screen wannabe Ilans and Harolds across the country.
According to the article in the San Francisco Chronicle by Carolyn Zinko, the Bay area candidates ranged from a caterer who enjoys the challenge of making meals out of “nothing” to a private chef who works for international socialite. One was an actor, another a sommelier, but all hoped that they had the winning recipe for skills, charisma and appearance for a chance to grab the $100,000 prize.
Zinko quotes Top Chef casting directors who say that in its third season Top Chef “will raise the bar in terms of contestants and location.”
Interested in seeing if you have the food and personality chops to be a Top Chef? Here’s a link from Bravo TV with info on how to apply.
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