'Top Chef Masters' Season 5 Premiere Party 10 photos Next GalleryBattle of the Sous Chefs Ep 1: Behind the Scenes 9990051 We've never seen our critics' legs before -- they're always behind a table! Nice stems, Gail, James, Lesley, Curtis, and Ruth! 9990056 "Why won't we stand in height order? Guys? Guys?" 9990061 It's a Gail Simmons sandwich! 9990066 David Burke's shirt provides a little pop of color as he poses with Lynn Crawford and Ruth Reichl. 9990071 What a powerful crew! It's Bravo's President, Frances Berwick, with Gail, Sang, and 'Food & Wine's' Dana Cowin. 9990076 Curtis and David Burke are all smiles. 9990081 Nice specs, James and Jenn! 9990086 New critic Lesley Suter grabs some food from Sue Zemanick's station. 9990091 Neal Fraser and new critic Lesley Sutertake a break from noshing. 9990096 Sue Zemanick shows off her culinary creation! 9990101 Franklin Becker and his sous chef, Vinson Petrillo, team up for their halibut dish. 9990106 Don't mind if we do, Jennifer Jasinski! 9990111 Those are some long tweezers you have there, Sang Yoon! #thatswhatshesaid 9990116 Gail and Curtis address the crowd. 9990121 Team Crawford -- Lynn Crawford and sous chef Lora Kirk -- hugs it out with Curtis! 9990126 How many Canadians does it take...? Lora Kirk, Gail Simmons, and Lynn Crawford shows us. 9990131 Ruth Reichl shows a little skin with the very dapper Herbert Wilson. 9990136 Curtis hits Richard Sandoval up for some Latin cuisine. 9990141 Awww -- Douglas Keane and Sang Yoon bring a little friendliness to the competition! 9990146 Sang Yoon , Curtis Stone, Neal Fraser, and Jenn Louis pose at the party. 9990151 Our very attractive critics: James Oseland, Gail Simmons, Curtis Stone, and Lesley Suter (sans Ruth Reichl) 9990156 Neal Fraser trades in his chef's coat for a fashionable navy sports coat. 9990161 Franklin Becker and David Burke take time away from cooking to take a photo together. 9990166 Gail and James go head-to-head. Previous Pause Next 1 of 24
