Top TV and Movie Chefs (and Cooks)

Bravo's "Top Chef: Las Vegas" debuts with a bumper crop of chefs who are taking the ultimate gamble with their careers and hoping it will pay off. But when the mandoline-sliced chips are down, which of the "chef'testants" will find Luck being a lady that night?

In honor of "Top Chef: Las Vegas," we present our own top chefs -- the fictional ones from TV and film who've made our mouths water and bellies grumble.

Bon apetit!

--Hanh Nguyen, Zap2it.com

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