'top chef masters' returns april 7th

the best thing about this show is my boo, gael greene, is back and, of course, gail simmons.

here’s a list of chefs competing:

• Jody Adams – Rialto Restaurant, Cambridge, Mass.
• Govind Armstrong – 8 oz Burger Bar, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Graham Elliot Bowles – Graham Elliot Restaurant, Chicago, Ill. *
• Jimmy Bradley – The Red Cat, New York, N.Y.
• David Burke – David Burke Townhouse, New York, N.Y.
• Wylie Dufresne – wd~50, New York, N.Y. *
• Susan Feniger – Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Debbie Gold – The American Restaurant, Kansas City, Mo.
• Carmen Gonzalez – Chef Consultant, New York, N.Y.
• Maria Hines – Tilth, Seattle, Wash.
• Susur Lee – Madeline’s, Toronto, Canada
• Ludo Lefebvre – Ludo Bites, Los Angeles, Calif. *
• Tony Mantuano – Spiaggia, Chicago, Ill.
• Rick Moonen – Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas*
• Mark Peel – Campanile, Los Angeles, Calif. *
• Monica Pope – t’afla, Houston, Texas
• Thierry Rautureau – Rover’s, Seattle, Wash.
• Marcus Samuelsson – The Red Rooster, New York, N.Y.
• Ana Sortun – Oleana, Cambridge, Mass.
• Rick Tramonto – TRU, Chicago, Ill.
• Jerry Traunfeld – Poppy, Seattle, Wash.
• Jonathan Waxman – Barbuto, New York, N.Y. *

(* returning chefs…which i think is lame)