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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Chow Top Chef Auditions at Canlis

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:56 PM

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Open auditions for the show Top Chef are reportedly into their fifth hour over at Canlis. Local notable chefs who showed up hoping to be chosen include Josh Henderson of Skillet, Chester Gerl of Matt's in the Market, Shannon Galusha of Veil (now defunct), and Charles Walpole of Anchovies and Olives (Ethan Stowell's new place on Capitol Hill, not yet open). A Canlis sous chef, Na Kenge, would've had the home-kitchen advantage except that no cooking was required: The auditions involve filling out an application, a group interview, then waiting for call-backs.

The application apparently has lots of purposefully nutty questions such as "What’s your culinary interpretation of the Pied Piper?" This is how television is made.

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God damn it, but I love Top Chef. I'm hoping for a Top Chef Seattle in an upcoming season.

Posted by Abby on February 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM

I'm hoping for it *this* season.

Posted by kid icarus on February 11, 2009 at 3:15 PM

And Jason Stratton of Poppy. I hope he makes it!

Posted by Foodie on February 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM

my culinary interpretation of the Pied Piper is....
Flautas of fattened mice liver pate with a sweet mango and sauterne dipping sauce.

Posted by worf on February 11, 2009 at 4:38 PM

reality tv...

everybody loses.

i still would love to see JOSH from skillet on there. a non-traditional joint chef makes it all the more cool. and i am sure more alluring for those decision makers at top chef.

yar!

Posted by birdy num num on February 11, 2009 at 4:59 PM

On Top Chef this season there was a challenge where they had to cook for a bridal shower with one rule: no veal or foie gras. Sorry Na Kenge and Chester Gerl, the food you cook is too immoral for reality TV. Maybe you should apply for Tool Academy?

Posted by Reality TV has -some- standards on February 11, 2009 at 5:43 PM

@1 and 2: me too - The Seattle food scene deserves it. But it looks like Vegas might be it for next season: http://la.eater.com/archives/2009/02/05/…

Posted by Top Chef Fan on February 11, 2009 at 8:38 PM

skillet? that overpriced p.o.s. streamliner on a trailer? good god, there is nothing to cook! oooh, look @ me, i've got a "kobe" burger! blah. paseo is sooo much better.

Posted by mike on February 11, 2009 at 9:22 PM

F that.

Go Chet!

Posted by t4toby on February 11, 2009 at 11:16 PM

no such thing as bad ink - go Josh and Skillet

Posted by jos on February 12, 2009 at 1:03 AM

good god, its nice being on top of the food chain!! Don't like veal or foie gras, go eat at cheesecake factory! Leave the good food for the rest of us! Go Chester Gerl, Matt's in the Market is the best!

Posted by john on February 12, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Give em hell Larkin Young! (tilth)

Posted by pnord44 on February 16, 2009 at 8:57 PM