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Season 5 Finale Premiered Wed., Feb. 25, at
10pm/9c Bright knives, big city. On Top Chef
New York, the fifth season of the number one food
show on cable, 17 new cheftestants take on the
Big Apple and compete for their shot at culinary
stardom. Cookbook author, actress and host
Padma Lakshmi once again returns to the judges'
table, alongside head judge Tom Colicchio,
renowned culinary figure and chef/owner of Craft
Restaurants, and judge Gail Simmons of Food
Wine magazine. This season introduces new judge
Toby Young, food critic and best-selling author
of the book How to Lose Friends and Alienate
People, which was the basis for an upcoming film.
01/07/2009 3.0 01/14/2009 3.8 02/04/2009 4.5 0
2/11/2009 2.9 Finale 02/25/2009 4.8
Source Cincinnati Nielsen Arianna Overnights
C-DMA Bravo Wed 10p-11p 11/12/08 - 2/25/09.