hindesky Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Get Ready to Cheer on Two Houston Stars on Top Chef Dawn Burrell and Sasha Grumman will compete against 13 others. By Timothy Malcolm 2/8/2021 at 4:28pm ABOUT A WEEK AGO I checked the Bravo website to see if Top Chef Season 18 contestants had been announced. Nope. Not yet. A few minutes later while raiding my refrigerator I asked myself which Houston-area chefs were at the level of competing on the popular cooking show. The very quick and incomplete list that I imagined started with three names: Anita Jaisinghani (Pondicheri), Nick Wong (UB Preserv), and Dawn Burrell (formerly Kulture, soon to be Late August). On Monday Bravo revealed a list of the 15 contestants battling on Top Chef, which was filmed in Portland with some very strict Covid-19 regulations in play. I was right on one of my picks: Burrell will be there. But so will another Houston chef, small business owner and chef Sasha Grumman. Check out the video teaser here for the new season, which begins at 8 p.m. April 1 on Bravo. You’ll see both Burrell and Grumman, who’ve both pivoted hard in 2020 and have found themselves happy on the other side. Later in 2021, Burrell will open Late August as part of Chris Williams’s new company, Lucille’s Hospitality Group, while Grumman, who started 2020 at Downtown Italian restaurant Rosalie, is finding success selling homemade focaccia and cinnamon buns from her apartment kitchen. It’s pretty great news for the Houston culinary scene. We can’t wait to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Dawn Burrell was also an Olympian in track and field (2000) and the world indoor champion in the long jump in 2001. Her older brother, Leroy, is the former world record holder in the 100 meters and is currently head coach at UH. Quite a family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Houston Eater just posted an article as well: https://houston.eater.com/2021/2/8/22273245/bravo-top-chef-houston-chefs-dawn-burrell-sasha-grumman-april My buddy James from houston (Bravado Spice) was featured on MasterChef and that was fun to watch... (he also was featured on Tillman Fertitta's Billion Dollar Buyer!) i will be tuning into Top Chef for this for sure...we gotta support our own! :) #yayhouston ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 mmm-mmm Bravado's Jalapeno&Galrlic spice changed the way I cook... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That is so cool @Naviguessor ! Yeah i love the pineapple and habanero hot sauce! It was fun to see Bravado featured on a few episodes of Hot Ones as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Yep. All Bravado's stuff that I've tried is great. I also get plenty of requests from out-of-town friends and family for the stuff. I enjoy be an unofficial ambassador for the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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