The TV Show That’s Better Than Ever After 23 Seasons

Todd Williamson/Bravo It was around the time the fifth glass in the wine pairing was poured with a sidecar pre-dessert treat of coffee with rum that I turned to Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, sitting to my right, and asked sheepishly, “When you guys are taping, do you drink this much at all your dinners?” She let out a loud laugh and an emphatic, “No!” just as it was time to raise a glass again, this time to Top Chef Season 23 winner Rhoda Magbitang, who just finished serving us a tasting menu of…