'Top Chef' launches Top Chef University online school

Has Top Chef inspired you to cook more? Now, Top Chef wants to help you cook more. On Wednesday, the hit Bravo show is launching Top Chef University, which aims to be the web’s “most comprehensive, user-friendly culinary academy.” Top Chef University offers more than 200 lessons across 12 courses in a curriculum that ranges from “Kitchen Basics and Technique” to “Entertaining, Molecular and Advanced Culinary Skills.” There are more than 60 hours of material. Users can purchase one course per month for $24.95, or for $199.95, students can gain immediate access to the entire curriculum for a year. – Ann Oldenburg