Rob Balon, restaurant critic for Austin, Texas' KXAN news, thinks Top Chef needs new judges: "The game has changed. The so-called icons like Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Cat Cora and of course Lagasse and Colicchio are simply too rich, too old, too bored or perhaps all of the above to sit in judgement on young chefs who have more talent than they do." He also calls them "old farts." [Dining Out With Rob Balon]
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