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Top Chef 2019
The Fort Worth Magazine Top Chef Challenge was held at River Ranch Stockyards on Sept. 25. Chef Jenna Kinard of 97 West Kitchen and Bar, Hotel Drover won the annual competition. Read more
Recipes from the Top
Wanna cook like a pro? Our four Top Chef participants share their favorite at-home recipes. Read more
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Culinary Clash
With fresh faces and a new batch of culinary obstacles, this year’s Fort Worth Magazine's Top Chef competition turned up the heat. Read more
Watch: The 2019 Top Chef Challenge
Our 2019 Top Chef Challenge is in the books, but peep what went down and who took home some hardware. Read more
Meet this Year's Top Chef Competitors
Chefs are more accustomed to working behind swinging traffic doors than on a stage in front of goggle-eyed viewers. But that didn’t stop four courageous chefs from stepping out of their comfort zones to compete for this year’s Top Chef crown. On ... Read more
Juan Rodriguez
Rodriguez opened a little catering operation in 2015. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Magdalena’s Catering and Events topped Fort Worth Magazine’s Best of List as Staff Pick for Best Caterer in 2017, and he received Reader’s Pick for Best Chef in 201... Read more
Denise Paul Shavandy
Shavandy is executive chef of Café Modern, located inside Tadao Ando’s masterpiece — Modern Art Museum. Surrounded by world-class art and architecture, culinary inspiration is not hard to find. Chef Shavandy’s plates reflect the same artistry a... Read more
John Piccolino
Piccolino is an industry veteran with over 43 years of experience. He is the executive chef at B&B Butchers & Restaurant, which Fort Worth Magazine awarded as Best New Steak House in this year’s Best of List. A graduate of the prestigious Culi... Read more
Bria Downey
Downey took over as executive chef of Marcus Paslay’s Clay Pigeon this year. “I’ve been in the industry since I was 15 for a total of 13 years to this point,” Downey says. “I’ve learned so much from the different chefs I’ve surrounded myself w... Read more
Fixture Chef Plans New Restaurant in Surprising Location
by Kat Barclay The man behind Fixture - Kitchen and Social Lounge is bringing Texas Wesleyan University students a new off-campus dining option next spring. Chef Ben Merritt has selected 3016 East Rosedale St., across the street from Texas Wesl... Read more
Are You Ready for 2017's Top Chef Challenge?
Fort Worth Magazine and Chef Jon Bonnell invite you to our 2017 Top Chef Challenge. Come join in the excitement of watching four of Fort Worth’s top chefs battle it out in an unprecedented competition. Food sampling from some of Fort... Read more
A Look Back at the Top Chef Masters Challenge
Guests stampeded through the doors at River Ranch on Jan. 25, hungry to watch the first-ever Fort Worth magazine Top Chef Masters challenge. Scott Murray, former Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and television sports anchor, emceed the eve... Read more
Top Chef Masters 2017
The first ever Top Chef Masters Challenge Come join in the excitement of watching four of Fort Worth magazine’s Top Chef winners battle it out in an unprecedented competition. Blaine Staniford, Todd Phillips, Donatella Trotti a... Read more
A Cut Above
Cowtown is staking its claim as one of America’s top culinary cities. With its vibrant hotbed of gourmet talent, narrowing down who would compete in this year’s challenge was a monumental task. We turned to our knowledgeable readers for nominatio... Read more
Racking Up the Competition
Poached shrimp with white seaweed, braised chicken tacos, bacon and blue cheese-stuffed mushrooms and smoked bacon-wrapped scallops welcomed more than 200 hungry guests as they moved throughout Texas Appliance Hurst on Wednesday, May 4, for the T... Read more
Top Chef 2016 - Austin Underwood
Fort Worth chef, Jon Bonnell, welcomes Austin Underwood to the city's culinary community. Austin recently started his own food truck business called Austin's Underdawgs. View More Top Chef Videos Read more
Derek Venutolo
CONGRATS TO OUR 2017 WINNER, DEREK VENUTOLO! Derek graduated on the President's list from Western Culinary Arts Institute in Portland, Oregon. He worked for Christy Bono ... Read more
Top Chef Event Details
Fort Worth, Texas magazine and Chef Jon Bonnell invite you to the final round of the 2016 Top Chef Challenge at Cendera Center in Fort Worth. Our annual Top Chef competition “brings the heat” year after year, and 2016 is no exception.... Read more
Top Chef Promotional Tool Kit
Promotion Instructions Our annual Top Chef challenge is up and running! We've put together a promotional tool kit for you to promote yourself to gain a larger crowd to cheer you on at the event. Below are some different ways you can spread th... Read more
Fort Worth Top Chef 2014 Finals
CBS11 covered Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s “Top Chef” competition Thursday evening at Cendera Center, and then caught up with the newly crowned Top Chef at his restaurant, J.R.s Steak & Grill in Colleyville, to find out what dish he prepared to c... Read more
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Top Chef 2019
Kobi Perdue
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Top Chef 2019
Keith Hicks
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Max Zubboli
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Top Chef 2019
Jenna Kinard
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Top Chef 2019
Top Chef 2019
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Top Chef 2019
Top Chef 2019
