Top Chef Cookbook: The Cookbook

Published by Chronicle Books, 2008,  hardcover, illustrated, index, 256 pages, condition: new.

Top Chef presents the official companion cookbook to the No. 1 rated food show on cable television! Featuring 100 fabulous recipes from the first three seasons of the show, including dishes from the Elimination Rounds and the Quick-Fire Challenges, Top Chef: The Cookbook invites fans into the hottest kitchen on prime time. In-depth discussions with contestants, judges, and crew reveal the inner workings of the show, and lavish photographs take readers behind-the-scenes into the Top Chef pantry and the competition sites. Handsomely packaged with a canvas cover inspired by the chef's jacket worn by each of the Top Chef contestants, this cookbook will have aspiring culinary contenders reliving classic show moments and relishing new recipes just in time to obsess over Padma's outfits in Season 4.

A complete guide to the first 3 seasons: From production to bloggers, contestants to judges, and, oh yes, winning recipes with notes about why they won. Well organized by season, includes glossary and index. Definitely for superfans.