*shrug* who cares? Top Chef stopped being cool a few seasons ago. It's old and tired much like Project Runway has become and Flipping Out and Tabatha Takes Over is very quickly becoming.
I saw a bunch of obvious TV types at the Whole Foods in Redmond yesterday afternoon. I've never seen Top Chef before but none of these people looked famous.
padma would catch my eye from 10 blocks away
the glare off of tom's head would blind me from 10 blocks away
so they should be recognizable