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Discussion of where to store all those Modern Family Emmy statues can get tense.

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USA has ordered additional seasons of White Collar, Covert Affairs and Royal Pains. Pains got an order for two seasons and 26 episodes while White Collar and Covert Affairs will both be back for 16 episodes. News of 16 more episodes of Matt Bomer is always very welcome around here.

NBC has also asked for two more seasons of The Voice, which would include a run next spring and another one in the fall.

Greg Berlanti has already sold two projects to NBC, including Napa, a modern take on Wuthering Heights.

New Jersey is considering a law allowing its cities to regulate reality shows like any other business. The law is inspired by Jersey Shore and includes letting cities charge a reality show for the increased police force required for crowd control.

Bernadette Peters will be returning to Smash.

After her team learned they'd be cooking Indian cuisine with ingredients they already purchased, chef Sue Torres had a lot of improvising to do. She was ultimately sent packing on the premiere of Top Chef Masters season 4 when her dessert didn't live up to the judges' standards.

We caught up with Sue to talk more about her elimination. Check it out below!

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How did it feel being the first chef to leave?

Shocking. No one wants to be the first one to leave. I'm confident in my skills as a chef and I didn't have enough time to showcase them on the show.

Did you go into the show with any sort of strategy?

Yes, to win the most money for my charity, Cystic Fibrosis.

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Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer and dynamic television personality. Since the show's inception, she has lent her expertise as a permanent judge on Bravo's 2010 Emmy-winning hit series "Top Chef," and is host of "Top Chef: Just Desserts," its pastry- focused spin-off, which just completed its second successful season.

Gail joined Food & Wine in 2004 and directs special projects for the epicurean magazine. Prior to Food & Wine, Gail was the special events manager for Chef Daniel Boulud's restaurant empire. She was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to New York City to attend culinary school. She then trained in the kitchens of legendary Le Cirque 2000 and groundbreaking Vong restaurants,...