While we're on the subject of "Top Chef," past and present, masters and ... non-masters:

Tune in to "At Martha's Table," Martha Stewart's radio show on Sirius, at 3 p.m. May 5. Rick Bayless is dropping by to make Mexican paella, a guacamole bar with help-yourself toppings and margaritas. We'd love to watch them making the latter -- maybe Bayless will pull a Mindy Segal and get Martha on the path to loopy with his margaritas.

And on May 6 and 7, the rolling "Top Chef: The Tour" stops in Chicago. Head over to 505 N. Michigan, outside the Intercontinental Hotel, to meet a few of the sixth-season cheftestants, taste some food, try your hand at a Top Chef-themed putting green and other stuff.