Get to know Ilan Hall, the winner of Bravo TV’s hit reality show Top Chef. See how this fly by the seat of your pants guy lives and what he’s like as a person. This competitive cooker takes you into his tiny apartment and talks about his life. Find out about Ilan’s life, loves, travels and even some tips on cooking! As always, keep checking on the latest developments on our site at www.presspasstv.com!

Beyond Reality – Top Chef Masters Recap 8/12/09 Chefs competing this week – 4 chefs are left – Chefs – Anita Lo, Hubert Keller, Rick Bayless, Michael Chiarello. Quickfire Challenge – Blindfold Taste Test – Best of 20 ingredients. Scores after Quickfire – Rick – 4, Michael – 5, Anita – 4, Hubert – 3 and a half. Elimination challenge – The chefs must prepare a buffet luncheon for 200 Hollywood insiders with the help of 3 sous chefs that just happen to be former Top Chef contestants. Theyll have 30 mins to plan, 45 mins & 00 to shop and 3 and a half hours to prep. The twist is the venue was changed halfway through the challenge & they had to cut one of their sous chefs. Judges – Gail Simmons, James Oseland and Gael Greene. Michael chose Fabio, Brian & CJ and cut Brian. His buffet was a Rustic Italian Buffet. Rick chose Richard, Alex & Betty & cut Betty. His buffet was a Mexican Food Buffet. Hubert chose Antonia, Elia & Spike & cut Spike. His buffet was an 18 course feast. Anita chose Jamie, Dale & Elan & cut Jamie. Her buffet was an Asian buffet with sauces & condiments. Final scores – Hubert – wins with 22 stars Rick – 21 and a half stars. Michael – 19 and a half stars. Anita – eliminated with 17 and a half stars Next week – the finale with the return of the past seasons of Top Chef winners.