I have been waiting for months for this event and I got to within hours of the event and find myself at home, sick, in bed. Can you believe it? The Top Chef Tour 2009 is finally here in LA!

Luckily, I have one more day to get myself up to Los Angeles and try to get an interview with Top Chef winner, Hosea Rosenberg. If I’m doubly lucky, maybe get an interview with Fabio Viviani as well.

The Top Chef Tour has been touring across the US in a custom 18-wheeler outfitted with the best travelling kitchen around! Various cheftestants from Season 5 were on the 22 city tour.

If you are around the LA Farmers’ Market/The  Grove at Fairfax and 3rd, you might be able to catch one of the demos. Today’s demos are at 10:30, Noon, 1:30 and 3:00. Tomorrow may be the same schedule. Originally, there was no 3:00 show.

In my stead, friend and fellow foodie, Aaron T. Harvey took these shots as he was waiting for the 10:30 show to start. He got there around 8:30 this morning and there was no line. At around 9:30 a small line started to form. THere is a Top Chef merchandise booth where you can pick up your “I have a Culinary Boner” T-Shirt or even a “Team Rainbow” one!

Thank you Aaron for taking these initial shots for our readers here at FoodieInDisguise.com

More photos to come!