Hey V-Fans,

Hopefully all of you have fully recovered from your Halloween candy-hangovers by now (we're still working on ours). Either way, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the holiday for just a moment longer, in order to recognize the very creative trick-or-treater pictured below.

Picture from @ElvioG Tweeted at @MVoltaggio

A magnificent Michael Voltaggio Halloween costume if ever we saw one! Why didn’t we think of that? Nicely done.

Hmm…it appears as though Bravotv.com recently sent a spy, ahem, we mean Senior Editor Monica Reyhani (pictured with Bryan below) to check out Bryan’s restaurant VOLT. Read her shining review HERE.

The Gourmet Pigs blog currently features a fabulous review of Michael's work at a recent dinner event at Sashi in Manhattan Beach—where Michael prepared a Thai inspired Wagyu Beef dish. Check out the photos below and read more about this tasty meal HERE.

According to Grub Street LA, The Langham, aka Micheal Votlaggio's old stomping ground, is set to welcome a new restaurant, The Royce, on Friday, November 12. Rumor has it the Pasadena restaurant will have a farm-to-table menu that mixes California cuisine with technique-heavy American (dare we say, Voltaggio-esque) dishes. For more information, click HERE.

Well friends, that’s it for this week’s Voltaggio update. Join us again next week, same time, same place. And as always, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section below. Enjoy!

Hey Everyone,

Great news! Bryan has been named Chef/Restaurateur of the Year by Share Our Strength’s Conference of Leaders. Bryan is receiving this award for his extraordinary contributions to SOS’s success and the fight to end hunger in his community. To learn more about this prestigious award, click HERE.

Meanwhile, at Food & Wine's annual Best New Chefs event in New York, Michael’s crispy chicken thigh with ”Buffalo sauce,” celery puree, and nitro blue cheese went over BIG. You can read about this event and Michael’s creative spin on the ol' buffalo wing HERE.

Photo: Jessica Torossian and BizBash.com

Have you heard about L.A.'s Test Kitchen? It’s a temporary restaurant on Pico Boulevard south of Beverly Hills, where the chef, along with the menu, bar staff, and even the style and music of the restaurant changes nearly every day! It's so hot right now, but our boy Michael managed to turn up the heat one notch higher when he recently took the reigns.

Thanks to a YouTuber by the name of rydka, you can experience the Test Kitchen yourself by watching the three videos below. Check them out!

In case the videos were'nt enough, here's a photo uploaded by Yelper Lisa F. from that night as well…

Also, you'll want to read this fantastic interview with Bryan by Thomas Rozwadowski for the Green Bay Press Gazette, during which, Bryan mentions a possible return to Top Chef:

 “Now, if they want to bring me on ‘Top Chef Masters’ so I can kick the old guys’ butts, because I know I can do it, if that invitation comes my way, then I’ll jump on it."

You can read this entire article by clicking HERE.

Last but not least, don’t miss Michael at the Philadelphia Food and Wine Festival, October 29 through October 31, at the Valley Forge Convention Center. The festival will include book signings, wine and beer seminars and Michael! Tickets start at $30, but you could win a pair of tickets from The Latest Dish blog by clicking HERE.

Well folks, that's it for this week's Voltaggio update. As always, we encourage you to let us know your thoughts and comments below and check back next Friday for your V-Bro fix. Enjoy!

Hey V-Fans!

It seems like everyone's been talking about the Voltaggio Brothers this week...

In regards to the V-Bros' recent appearance at the Star Chefs International Chefs Congress, Lamb Before Thyme blogger Andy Floyd, had these kind words to say:

"They actually surprised the hell out of me by creating dishes that were both classic and innovative. They are both very talented chefs. Bryan took a more classic approach while Michael took a more innovative direction. They had both just come back from Germany where they were consulting with a company that was designing ready made food texture enhancers (similar to El Bulli Texturas) where you can add them directly to a mixture to get the desired texture that previously would have taken multiple combination of Hydrocolloids. Sort of training wheels for Molecular Gastronomist." 

You can read the rest of this great review HERE.

Spanish Chef Jose Andres, of The Bazaar at the Beverly Hills SLS Hotel, recently had this say about "our boy" Michael via a video by NBC LA: "[I'm] Looking forward to whatever 'my boy Voltaggio' has up his sleeve in the coming months."

Well, we happen to know he's definitely got some tattoos up there...but beyond that, we agree with Chef Andres that you never know what Michael will do next!

In fact, check out this fascinating video the L.A. Times put together of Michael preparing some of Bazaar's signature menu items…it's pretty entertaining stuff!

Looking for a good book to snuggle up with for Fall? Check out Chronicle Book's "How to Cook Like a Top Chef," featuring Michael's recipe for Nitro Gazpacho. Yum!

And if that's not enough to quell your hunger for all things Top Chef, get this:

It seems Bryan has taken a vested (or shall we say, invested) interest in Season 6 contestant Mike Isabella, who is opening a new restaurant called Graffiato (meaning "scratched" in Italian). Not only is Bryan one of the investors in the restaurant, but we also hear DMS/Perla, the design team behind Bryan's restaurant Volt, will also be re-doing Graffiato's Penn Quarter location. So, keep an eye out for this one; it sounds like a winner!

Well, that's it for this week's V-Bro Update! Check back next week for more exciting Voltaggio news. And as always, let us know your thoughts in the Comments section below.

Enjoy!

Hey Guys!

When Michael has the floor, it's silly to do too many introductions. Let's all watch the younger Voltaggio brother make Kelly and Andrea's Braised Short Ribs from Top Chef.

Watch here!

I don't know about you, but I'm off to recreate THAT recreation! Later, V fans!

-Audie