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Top Chef

Canned Response

In the words of one cook, 'It's "Top Chef," not "Top Dish."'

2:05 PM, Feb 9, 2012 • By VICTORINO MATUS

By Victorino Matus

Pee-wee's Kitchen

Pee-wee's Kitchen

Did 'Top Chef' jump the shark with special guest judge Pee-wee Herman?

2:50 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Got Milk?

Got Milk?

11:35 AM, Feb 2, 2012

Defense Cuts Include A-10 Warthog

Defense Cuts Include A-10 Warthog

'What we are doing is remissioning the units,' Air Force chief of staff says.

1:40 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Only in New York

Are doormen part of the 1 percent?

8:42 AM, Jan 31, 2012

Not to be Outdone (Satire)

11:25 AM, Jan 27, 2012

Salad Daze

Salad Daze

A 'Top Chef' goes healthy and goes home. Plus Tom Colicchio on who decides who goes home.

3:35 PM, Jan 26, 2012

Weapon of Choice

Weapon of Choice

A curious history of Glock.

3:45 PM, Jan 23, 2012

knife

Under Pressure

Beverly Kim of 'Top Chef' says it's not personal, it's strictly cooking.

8:12 AM, Jan 20, 2012

Getting Technical

Getting Technical

It's the little things that get you booted from 'Top Chef.'

8:04 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Food for Thought

Women for Food Freedom takes on the nanny state.

4:50 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

What should you avoid touching on an airplane? Pretty much everything.

8:28 AM, Jan 7, 2012

Top Chef's Biggest Loser

Top Chef's Biggest Loser

3:00 PM, Jan 5, 2012

'When is Midnight Mass?'

A Jesuit discusses 'Five Myths about Christmas.'

8:14 AM, Dec 24, 2011

Cartoon of a man getting a facial

Render Unto Caesars

Victorino Matus, sybarite

Jan 2, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 16

Rudy Can Fail

Notre Dame's underdog fumbles in a pump-and-dump stock scheme.

8:52 AM, Dec 23, 2011

Kitchen Karma

Kitchen Karma

'Top Chef' casualty Heather Terhune insists 'I am not a bully.'

4:20 PM, Dec 22, 2011

Cause of Death

Kim Jong Il died of 'fatigue.' Isn't that how Elvis died?

12:00 PM, Dec 20, 2011

Status Update: We Don't Care

A poll on the most annoying Facebook status updates ever.

3:00 PM, Dec 19, 2011

Game Theory

Game Theory

Was it the raw venison or the producers' decision that led to this week's eliminations on 'Top Chef'?

4:20 PM, Dec 15, 2011

While Supplies Last

An online stroll through the Barack Obama store.

2:12 PM, Dec 14, 2011

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Victorino Matus is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard. With the magazine since 1996, he writes on a variety of subjects, including politics, Germany, military history, pop culture, and food and drink.  His work has appeared in Policy Review, National Review, the Smart Set, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.  Matus is a graduate of Georgetown University. 

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