{"id":750,"date":"2012-07-25T22:34:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T02:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=750"},"modified":"2012-07-25T22:34:43","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T02:34:43","slug":"top-chef-masters-begins-new-season-which-includes-san-francisco-chef-chris-cosentino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=750","title":{"rendered":"Top Chef Masters begins new season which includes San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gnocchi with red corn and popcorn shoots at Incanto, Chris Cosentino’s SF restaurant (July 2012 via Twitter)<\/p><\/div>As Top Chef fans know, July 25 is the premiere of the new season of Top Chef Masters; 12 chefs are competing including San Francisco\u2019s Chris Cosentino.<\/p>\n

Cosentino is quite a well-known celebrity chef these days. He has appeared on \u201cThe Next Iron Chef,\u201d \u201cIron Chef America,\u201d and \u201cChefs vs. City,\u201d and he has two San Francisco food venues. The first is restaurant Incanto, the second Boccalone. The latter is a fabulous meat shop in the Ferry Building with more than 20 handmade cured meats to choose from, as well as panini. Cosentino\u2019s other ventures include a new cookbook, \u201cBeginnings: My Way to Start a Meal,\u201d and a comic book.<\/p>\n

The grand prize winner of Top Chef Masters is awarded $100,000 that goes to the charity of his or her choice. In addition, during each episode the winner of the Quickfire Challenge wins $5,000 and the Elimination Challenge winner gets $10,000 \u2013 all for charity. Cosentino is competing for the Michael J. Fox Foundation; his uncle died of Parkinson\u2019s disease. <\/p>\n

Another competitor of note this season is Art Smith, a veteran of the series and a two-time James Beard Award recipient. Smith\u2019s restaurants include LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto. Chef Smith competed in Season 1 but didn\u2019t win. After seeing himself in an overweight state on TV and being diagnosed with diabetes, Smith lost 100 pounds. He has a very endearing TV presence and is a talented chef; I look forward to watching him this season. <\/p>\n

The series airs on Bravo on Wednesdays at 10pm\/9pm Central. The host is Curtis Stone; judges include popular author and former Gourmet<\/em> editor Ruth Reichl.<\/p>\n

On Twitter? Follow me @santacruzfoodie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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