We told you a few weeks ago that the Frederick Keys would be giving away Bryan Voltaggio bobbleheads to the first 1,000 attendees at last night's game. This photo from friend of DCist Daniel Korn shows the autographed statuette in all its weeble-wobbly glory. The resemblance to the Top Chef contestant isn't exactly uncanny, but we dig the tattoo on the right arm. Did anyone make it to the game to sample the special menu? more ›

Make your comments about Marylandist, but we all know how much you value your Bryan Voltaggio eye candy. And now you can stare at his visage without attracting too much attention. The Frederick Keys minor league baseball team will be giving away Bryan Voltaggio bobbleheads to the first 1,000 fans at their July 27 game where they take on the Lynchburg Hillcats at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5-11. Unfortunately, there are no previews of the bobblehead, but we'll be sure to post some when we can get our hands on them. more ›

On the eve of last night's Top Chef season finale, Bryan Voltaggio told DCist to look out for plans for a collaborative project with his brother Michael. Just hours before the show's airing, which featured the brothers as two of the three finalists, Bryan told Washington Post food chatters that while no new restaurants are in the works, fans could check out a new web site, www.voltaggiobrothers.com, to see what was in the pipeline. more ›

The sixth winner of Bravo's popular reality series Top Chef will be crowned later tonight, and like last year, when Silver Spring-based caterer Carla Hall climbed her way into the final three, we've got a chef-testant with local ties representing in the final three: Volt's Bryan Voltaggio. more ›

We’re five episodes in to the sixth season of Top Chef, with episode six airing tonight on Bravo at 10 p.m. As we've written before, the cast is relatively packed with local talent. There’s Michael Isabella, executive chef of downtown crowd pleaser Zaytinya; Bryan Voltaggio, who opened VOLT up north in his hometown of Frederick, Md. after spending several years on the Hill at Charlie Palmer Steak; and his younger brother, Michael Voltaggio, who shares his culinary passion and Maryland roots, has a D.C. boss in José Andrés, even if he's based in Los Angeles. All three have firm footing in Top Chef’s Las Vegas kitchen. more ›

Last season, we were excited to see our hometown gal Carla Hall make it to the top three on Bravo's Top Chef. This year, we have three chefs with local ties to cheer for. First, we get some sibling rivalry between brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. Will they pair up to take down the others or fight it out from the very start? Bryan is the chef-owner of Volt in Frederick, and was formerly at Charlie Palmer Steak. Michael now serves at the chef de cuisine at Jose Andres' Bazaar in Los Angeles. Rounding out the three is Mike Isabella, who is the executive chef at Zaytinya. One thing is for sure with this season. We'll have a good bunch to root for, and Jose Andres is going to be raking in some big money with all the publicity. Season 6 premieres Wednesday, August 26. more ›