Previews: After Tackling Gay Marriage Last Week, Top Chef Tackles the Issue of Gays (Including Seemingly Angry Lesbians) in the Military

Next week’s episode, entitled “Nature vs. Nurture,” will take on the issue of gay adoptions by allowing certain cheftestants to “adopt” another cheftestant’s Elimination Challenge dish, with the judges determining whether the results are “confused” or whether the seasoning is “well-adjusted.” Rosie O’Donnell will be the guest judge.

The following week’s episode, entitled “Three’s a Crowd-Pleaser,” takes up gay monogamy. Cheftestants will cook in teams of two, with some having the option of “opening” up their team to another cheftestant from a past season. Watch the fun as a past season cheftestant bonds with a current season cheftestant and the two put the remaining original teammate up for elimination. Eric “McSteamy” Dane and Rebecca Gayheart will be the special guest judges.  (Our onset spy related that Padma and Rebecca would constantly sneak away during filming, and when they returned to film the tasting scenes, they consumed all the food on the table, as well as the camera plates.)

Previews: Self-Regarding Asshole Alert (Todd English Is Back); Cheftestants Go Topless

Finale Previews: It Is *On*! Hootie Love vs. the Red Baron vs. the Stolid Mennonite Farmer from the Far Side Cartoon

Previews: Denial, Gimmicks, Creative Monkeys (Borrowed from Hung?), Leah Sows Her Wild Quaker Oats, and How the Hell Is Nikki Cascone an “All-Star”?

Previews: Trash, Pigs, Condescension and Multiple Missed Product-Placement Opportunities--E, I, E, I, O

Preview: Padma Lakshmi Extends, Ahem, a “One-Pot” Challenge

Previews: Padma Plays Gail’s Friend, Danny Gagnon Allegedly Smarter Than He Looks, and Stefan Richter More Evil Than Satan

And yes, possums, the caption for the first video does say that a "palette" rather than a "palate" is "the most crucial tool a chef can possess." Should we just give up?

Preview: European Stefan Richter Doesn’t Know the Meaning of the Word “Lesbian” (Hint: “Lesbierin” in German, “Lesbo” or “Lepakko” in Finnish)

Let Us Give Thanks: Previews, Foo Fighters

More Previews: Of Ruthless Castoffs and Low Self-Esteem in Women of a Certain Age

Preview: Who Will Go Down on the Hot Dog Challenge?