Is Real Housewife of New York & (recent) Playboy model Kelly Bensimon romantically intertwined with another BRAVO star, Top Chef contestant Sam Talbot?

Page Six seems to think so!

The New York Post reports:

"Real Housewives of New York City" star Kelly Bensimon and chef Sam Talbot are doing a poor job of hiding their romance. While they've denied being an item, the pair were spotted at no fewer than three parties Tuesday night: at a dinner at Butter celebrating Bensimon's upcoming Playboy pictorial, at the bash for "How To Make It in America" and at Interview magazine's 40th anniversary party at Good Units beneath the Hudson Hotel. "I don't know why they deny it," laughs a friend.

Of course, WE had Bensimon & Talbot together (Watch Video) almost a year ago, as Sam joined Kelly in the kitchen on Behind The Hedges to share some cooking knowledge...and, in retrospect, maybe more?

- Watch Full Episodes of Behind The Hedges with Kelly Bensimon