Toby Young Joins Judging Panel on Top Chef

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Toby Young is coming aboard Top Chef.

The food critic - best known for his memoir How to Lose Friends & Alienate People - will serve as a judge on the reality show's fifth season.

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Top Chef: New York premiere November 12 on Bravo. It will feature 17 contestants, along with a slew of celebrity guest stars. Among them:

  • Martha Stewart
  • The Foo Fighters
  • Rocco DiSpirito
  • Celebrity chef Eric Riper

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