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'Top Chef' comes to Churchill's Infield Club Churchill Downs will welcome one of cable television's most-watched shows, Bravo's Emmy Award-winning "Top Chef," to the Infield Club on Kentucky Oaks and Derby Days. Top Chef: The Tour will be part of Churchill's new Infield Club hospitality area, which allows Derby and Oaks guests to enjoy the exuberant party atmosphere of the traditional infield with an upgraded twist. The Top Chef Tour will be included in Bravo's special one-hour telecast, "Ladies First: Bravo at the Kentucky Derby," on May 1 from 5-6 p.m. (EDT). The program will feature the food, fashion and celebrity experience associated with the 135th running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1); live coverage of the Derby's sister race, the Kentucky Oaks; and highlights of special on-track events related to Churchill Downs' new partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which leads the global movement for breast cancer research, education, advocacy and community support. Top Chef: The Tour will also be featured as part of NBC's May 2 coverage of the 135th Kentucky Derby (G1), beginning with celebrity Red Carpet arrivals at 4 p.m. "We are excited to host Bravo's popular 'Top Chef' program as a part of the Infield Club experience during Kentucky Derby weekend," said Churchill Downs Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Dave Tompkins. "The show is highly entertaining and enjoys a tremendous fan following. We believe the inclusion of the Top Chef Tour in our newest hospitality area will give customers yet another reason to want to check out the Infield Club in 2009." The Top Chef Tour stop at the Kentucky Oaks and Derby will feature some of the show's "chef'testants" hosting eight interactive shows -- four each day -- in the Infield Club, with limited reserved seating available. Cooking demonstrations, gourmet tips, show secrets and food tastings will be highlighted from the Top Chef Tour unit, a state-of-the-art customized traveling kitchen with expansive space to accommodate cooks and fans alike. Top Chef: The Tour will also include trivia contests, information kiosks, and an opportunity for Infield Club guests to interact with the "chef'testants." The Top Chef interactive cooking demonstrations will take place on Oaks and Derby Days in the Infield Club at 11:15 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. (times subject to change). Fans of the show can reserve a seat in the audience for one of that day's demonstrations by completing a brief survey, while supplies last, at the Infield Club stage. A limited number of surveys will be offered, based on the number of reserved seats available which will be assigned beginning with the earliest shows. Infield Club guests who do not receive a reserved seating pass will be able to view demonstrations from outside of the reserved seating area or from a 50" plasma television in the Top Chef Tour activity area. Churchill Downs has also released a rendering of the Infield Club and the Top Chef Tour location, available online at www.kentuckyderby.com/infieldclub.
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