Every season of Top Chef needs to have Restaurant Wars, and this season it happened this week. This time it was a battle of the sexes. Or to say it less pathetically: girls vs. boys. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/top-chef/top-chef-recap-the-hardest-thi- more

It's the first boys vs. girls "restaurant wars" challenge and it isn't long before the girls pick their punching bag -- Beverly. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/starr-raving/posts/recap-top-chef-restaurant-wars

  Whenever I witness a "battle of the sexes" competition like last night's Restaurant Wars, I pretty much always root for the women -- but given the characters remaining this season, I was conflicted. I'm a fan of all the guys left, but my favorites& more

If you'll remember, there was kind of a conflict brewing between Beverly and Heather up until two weeks ago, when Heather was eliminated. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/top-chef/top-chef-recap-tragedy-of-the-43334.aspx

With Heather out of the picture, Sarah stepped up as the resident insufferable drama queen. Nathan Myhrvold made for one of the best, most legit guest judges ever. http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/top-chef-texas-episode-9/

It's a barbecue challenge at The Salt Lick in Austin, but making huge quantities of food in extreme heat catches up to one unlucky chef. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/starr-raving/posts/recap-top-chef-bbq-pit-wars

The first order of business this week? A change of location. And from the way the cheftestants cheered when they were told that the next station was Austin, you would think the holy grail was located there. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/top-chef/top-che more

The Heather-Beverly saga comes to an end; the fierce and delightfully ridiculous Patti Labelle sings for her supper http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/top-chef-texas-patti-labelle/