Keith Rhodes became the first to pack his knives and go on Top Chef: Texas after he used flour tortillas in his enchilada instead of corn tortillas and, most unforgivably, bought pre-cooked shrimp for teammate Lindsay . The North Carolina-based chef admit more

And did it taste like chicken? In addition to creating dishes that might work at a quincenera party, the cheftestants had to somehow cook a delectable meal that featured rattlesnake. Check out the results in this slideshow. http://www.buddytv.com/slidesho more

Has 'Top Chef' (Wed., 10PM ET on Bravo) gone all 'Fear Factor' on us? On last night's season premiere the chefs were given their first quickfire challenge, which was to create a dish using rattlesnake. Yum! (Not.) A very unhappy-looking Dakota confessed t more

First of all, if you don't get that reference, we're taking away your Indy hat. This week on "Top Chef: Texas," the chef'testants have to tackle rattlesnake as a main ingredient. Shudder. In the first clip, host Padma Lakshmi shows her feisty side, saying more

Yeah, yeah, we know, everything's bigger in Texas, but the new season of Bravo's Emmy-winning reality show bit off more than it could chew by starting off with 29 competitors instead of the usual 16. Not only was the process confusing — the second hour of more

As we all know, everything is bigger in Texas — and that includes Top Chef . The Emmy-winning series hits the Lone Star State for Season 9 — bigger than ever before with an unprecedented 29 cheftestants. That's not the only difference this season though. more

"Top Chef: Texas" premieres on Wednesday (Nov. 2) ,and we've got some brand new video previews for you. Things are quite a bit different this season as we head into the Texas leg of the culinary journey that is "Top Chef." We're starting off with nearly t more

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the crop of cheftestants on 'Top Chef.' When 'Top Chef: Texas' kicks off (Wed., Nov. 2, 10PM ET on Bravo), 29 contestants will be vying for a chance to compete for the coveted title and prizes on the popular Brav more