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Top Chef: Season 1
  • Network: Bravo
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 8, 2006
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Virginia Heffernan
    80
    Like Bravo's fashion winner "Project Runway," the channel's promising "Top Chef" flaunts terms of art and insiderism to give it authority.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Paul Brownfield
    70
    "Top Chef" seems like a no-brainer, an extension both of the interactivity of TV cooking and the art-and-craft side of reality shows, in which people are actually making things as opposed to just asses of themselves.
  3. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    70
    The series has a familiar format, but the opening episode suggests it may have some real spark to it.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Marilyn Moss
    60
    A cooking match that has been seen so many times before in one form or another.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    40
    "Top Chef," though it appears to have a stable of good talent in the kitchen, so far doesn't really have much else going for it in the way of personalities.
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User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 42
  3. Negative: 13 out of 42
  1. aaronpaul121
    2
    A very poor start to an inconsistent series of cooking competitions with weird critiques, high drama and a lot of cooking talent......................
  2. GaylordFriend
    0
    What a miserable and worthless pile of garbage. I walked into the room while my 10 and 12 year old children were watching this pathetic excuse for a tv show and had to listen to some ridiculous want to be using vulgar language because he is too stupid to express his thoughts with real words. without having my kids not watch tv at all, which is probably the best idea at this point, how do I best filter this crap?… Full Review »
  3. sallym
    9
    GIVE US MORE! Love the concept,competitors, judges, majority of challenges. Would like to see expansion of creative situational challenges.Judging is done with integrity but my heart wanted mohawk to win last night. When can we expect the next round? Tom C is the perfect anchor judge !!!… Full Review »
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