Remember Casey Thompson, one of the most promising contestants of Top Chef? Get to know more about her in this interview, done right before the chef showdown. She didn’t win, but we hope that she’ll be one of the female chefs to truly penetrate the male-bastion that is the culinary world.

Jamie Oliver’s on another crusade… this time attacking not just chicken farmers but bad taste. He told a French magazine that the people in UK are far more interested in getting drunk than in eating well.
“There is a better variety of food in the slums of South Africa than in English towns and cities,” he says. Oooh. Harsh.

Poor Antony Worrall Thompson. That poisonous plant incident has him the laughing stock of all the celebrity chefs — but it’s not the first time he’s been under fire.

Delia Smith once said of him, “Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive. I think that Food And Drink, the show that he is on, is the most disgusting programme on television. I will never, ever know, as long as I live, how the BBC or the general public can tolerate it.”

His response: “She’s the Volvo of cooks.” (Gordon Ramsay agrees: “Here we are trying to establish a reputation across the world for this country’s food and along comes Delia and tips it out of a can. That hurts.”)

Well, so does eating a poisonous plant. Read this for other celebrity chefs word wars

Read this interesting interview of Bobby Flay as he talks about his new shows, why he loves joining competition shows, and favorite takeout food.

He’s one of the best chefs in the world, but Martin Wishart has shunned the spotlight — until now. He’s published a cookbook and even granted an interview. Read this wonderfully written article that observes this man at work.

Meet Brian Hill — Top Chef contestant and one of the newest faces to join the lineup of celebrity chefs. The personal chef counts many Hollywood stars as his clients. He’s been featured on many TV shows. Check out this video

Check out this cool interview with Rocco Dispirito.

Aaah, Rocco. He’s gorgeous, he’s funny, he seems like a nice guy, and he cooks.
Men, take lessons.

Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard gets put on the hot plate as she’s asked about her crush on the show, the hottest celebrity chef, and the most embarassing thing in her pantry.

Giada de Laurentiis is all caught up in the joys of motherhood, gushing about her baby in almost every interview. “She smiled for the first time yesterday!” she said (her daughter is about two months old).

Giada’s also considering developing gourmet baby food. Uhm, how much “gourmet” can pureed carrots be?

Gordon Ramsay fans, grab your copy of InStyle Magazine’s April issue. The magazine features an article on him and his wife Tana (a budding celebrity chef herself), and how the family celebrated easter. The celebrity chef also shared recipes including roast lavender leg of lamb and ‘hedgehog’ potatoes and lemon curd, raspberry and amaretti sundae.