Author and photographer Melanie Dunea appeared on this week’s’s episode of Top Chef: All-Stars on the judging panel for a “last supper”-themed challenge. During the meal, Dunea rated food offered by the show’s contestants.
Other special guests included chefs Masharu Morimoto, Wolfgang Puck, and Michelle Bernstein. Bernstein was one of the fifty chefs featured in her book, The Last Supper.
In the Google Talk video embedded above, Dunea explains how she conceived of the idea for The Last Supper. Her photography has appeared in Anthony Bourdain‘s Medium Raw and fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo‘s Dressed to Perfection.