Should you want to become one of these cheftestants and indentured servants yourself, get thee on down to the Astor Center on Sunday and line up for the open call for Top Chef 's fifth season. Fill in the application, and you'll meet briefly with the producers. Then just cross your fingers. You might not necessarily end up on a cruise ship: You could be like Ilan and Hung, cooking for charity events like the one they put together the other night.

Charity Events Imitating Art/Top Chef [Eater]
Bravo Goes Multimedia [Broadcasting and Cable]