Anyway, Restaurant Wars is something that gets very hyped up every season, and I know there are Top Chef fans who really love it, but I usually find it kind of irritating. I don't really care to watch the chefs spend the first 20 minutes of the episode picking out throw pillows, you know? Though last season Fabio redeemed the entire enterprise by being the most entertaining house manager in Restaurant Wars history, so I'm sure someone equally charming and handsome can repeat that this year. Eli, maybe? Yeah, probably Eli.

But really -- the next four weeks are filler. Sigh.

Top Chef airs on Bravo tonight at 10 PM, but if you don't like to watch chefs pick out throw pillows either, our Week in Preview has other shows to choose from.