446354 Sun Sep 30 16:45:59 -0700 2007 11 7 Chicago Area 0 2991002 According to the Trib, the Top Chef contestants for the upcoming season were spotted shooting at the Whole Foods on Halsted in Lakeview. http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2007/09/bravo-more-top-.html I'm excited. Sun Sep 30 16:45:59 -0700 2007 26357 SuzMiCo 1 2991024 Here's a link to an earlier blog entry about the contestants at the Green City Market. http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2007/09/top-chef-filmin.html Sun Sep 30 16:56:35 -0700 2007 2991002 26357 SuzMiCo 1 2992178 I saw them at the Green City Market on Saturday. They filmed the "run to the stalls" a few times, and then made their way through the market. I managed to get between one contestant and the camera at the apple stand on the northern end, so maybe I'll show up on TV. Padma was making her way through, sampling the goods and, not suprisingly, seemed very impressed. Mon Oct 01 07:17:21 -0700 2007 2991002 129742 RVA Transplant 2 2992730 Thank you for posting this!! We were at the Green City Market on Saturday and saw the film crew. However, we had NO idea what they were doing! This explains it all ;) How exciting! When will the new shows air? Mon Oct 01 10:02:26 -0700 2007 2992178 28099 DKS1 1 2995940 There's already a thread on this topic: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/421499 Tue Oct 02 08:38:57 -0700 2007 2991002 105292 HungryLetsEat 1 2999066 I just saw Hung today on Ontario and Michigan! Ha Ha...it was the highlight of my day! Wed Oct 03 00:32:44 -0700 2007 2991002 112049 koshie 2 3003485 I managed to find out where they filmed the Top Chef 3 Finale... and ALMOST got in. Read my entire account of it here: www.thirdcoasttoast.blogspot.com. GAH! At least TC4 is still filming in Chicago. Thu Oct 04 07:56:41 -0700 2007 2999066 128880 third coast toast 3 3004127 link doesn't work Thu Oct 04 10:21:23 -0700 2007 3003485 105292 HungryLetsEat 4 3006712 Oops, make that www.thirdcoasttoast.blogspot.com without a period at the end. It should work now! Fri Oct 05 00:44:41 -0700 2007 3004127 128880 third coast toast 3 3005607 Ok wow, so jealous that you even had the opportunity! I was looking up every bit of information I could find, and commenting on every source to try and find out where it was! I finally gave up late Tuesday night! Sadness. I work for a Chicago food blog too so I wanted to be there! Nice to read your blog though - I didn't know you existed! :) Thu Oct 04 16:01:33 -0700 2007 3003485 112406 Chew on That 1 3005608 If anyone sees them anywhere in the future, tell us all about it on this board! Anyone know when taping is scheduled to be over? Thu Oct 04 16:02:27 -0700 2007 2991002 112406 Chew on That 2 3006713 I would wager that taping will be going on for at least 3-4 more weeks... and to catch a TC sighting, my best guess would be to check out Green City Market (even though they've already been there), and of course the Whole Foods on Halsted & Waveland, where they have been seen filming multiple times. Good luck!! Fri Oct 05 00:49:29 -0700 2007 3005608 128880 third coast toast