Normally, I channel surf right through competitive food shows (nobody wants to eat trout ice cream, Iron Chef )—but ever since I found out that vegan Natalie Portman will be a guest judge in the upcoming season of Top Chef, I’ve been counting down the days until the premiere. Well, it looks like we vegans won’t have to wait as long as we thought for our moment in the food TV limelight! Top Chef Masters (a Top Chef spin off) has just announced that next week, its contestants will be preparing food for a dinner party hosted by vegan actor and musician Zooey Deschanel. Check out a sneak peek of the episode, which will air Wednesday at 10 p.m.:
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Ah, Mr. Smith, it looks like this’ll be an especially good exercise for you if your specialty is greasy, unhealthy fried chicken and mac and cheese!
Big thanks to the folks over at Ecorazzi for shooting this our way.
Written by Liz Graffeo
