tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post7909655992229166646..comments2023-11-03T04:37:47.903-05:00Comments on Dead Spot on the Web: Coulda Been A Contendah...deadspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269304319838438877noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-16320678630954447092007-08-29T10:35:00.000-05:002007-08-29T10:35:00.000-05:00"Oh, I forgot to say that Season One would destroy..."Oh, I forgot to say that Season One would destroy these guys. They did so much more with so much less. It's weird, I heard they did a pretty exhaustive search for these contestants, and they were all highly recommended."<BR/><BR/>By who, their cousins?<BR/><BR/>Granted, maybe they can cook <I>when</I> they are using someone else's recipes, but outside of the Latino and the Med. pasta dishes, none of their cooking realy seems that appealing.Writeprocrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930301518671850256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-13680406184915079802007-08-29T10:29:00.000-05:002007-08-29T10:29:00.000-05:00Bluez,"OMG WP, You're so right. Just thinking abou...Bluez,<BR/><BR/>"OMG WP, You're so right. Just thinking about Marcel's foam dishes makes me laugh! He was such a little prick."<BR/><BR/>But he could actually cook, when he wasn't "foaming"...or at least the judges thought so.<BR/><BR/>"I thought Hung would be the "bad guy" but he's turned out to be the ADDH kid coupled with hyperactivity, and not that great a cook. Though he could probably murder chickens in his sleep. There's not too much going on in the personality department on this show this year."<BR/><BR/>Absolutely!Writeprocrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930301518671850256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-73224878999252301612007-08-29T09:25:00.000-05:002007-08-29T09:25:00.000-05:00Oh, I forgot to say that Season One would destroy ...Oh, I forgot to say that Season One would destroy these guys. They did so much more with so much less. It's weird, I heard they did a pretty exhaustive search for these contestants, and they were all highly recommended.deadspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269304319838438877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-32954103003322640802007-08-29T09:24:00.000-05:002007-08-29T09:24:00.000-05:00Holy crap. It's almost time for Top Chef again... ...Holy crap. It's almost time for Top Chef again... this week has flown by.<BR/><BR/>I also thought Tre would be in the final. He seemed like he was consistently good, the other chefs respected him, and everybody wanted to work with him. I don't think he listened closely enough to to the critique of the food in the last episode, and he had a couple of bad days at just the wrong time. I think a huge part of the problem was that he didn't delegate. They only made 7 dishes, and I think he was responsible for 4 of them (scallops, salmon, beef n butts, and the bread pudding). No wonder he got into trouble. He was doing more than half the cooking for his team.<BR/><BR/>Hung was hilarious. I thought he was going to grab the knife and cut Casey's onions himself.<BR/><BR/>Everybody has played together so well for the last two episodes that I don't think it can last. I think everybody was a little freaked out over how acrimonious things got in the episode where Sara left, and then they got thrown into a couple of episodes where they knew teamwork was critical. We've got 7 chefs now, and there's no way to make even teams, so I think we'll be back to an individual challenge tonight. I bet things get ugly again.<BR/><BR/>I think Hung is more bluster than talent at this point. He's been in the bottom so often, it's hard to see how he can keep dodging the bullet.<BR/><BR/>You're right, Vikki, I know that they edit out most of the deliberation, but it seems like they take way too much for granted. For example, Ted said that Sara's dishes were a disaster in the epsiode where she left, but he also said that he liked his burger and said he hadn't tasted her milkshakes because they were sold out by the time he got there. It's hard to see how he got from "good burger, didn't try the milkshake" to "all your dishes sucked".<BR/><BR/>You haven't read all my recaps? Why haven... Padma... mmmm... Padma.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, Becks, what did you ask again?deadspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269304319838438877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-15371817415889310622007-08-27T20:12:00.000-05:002007-08-27T20:12:00.000-05:00Yeah, I can't believe they got rid of Tre. Casey c...Yeah, I can't believe they got rid of Tre. Casey can't cut a damn onion. She will never be a Top Chef...unless all of her meals are cooked without onions. <BR/><BR/>I haven't read all of your recaps, but have you mentioned anything about that hostess, whatsername, Pashmina or something? Does she always seem like she's drunk off her ass or is it just me? She's a slurring mofo. She should get together with Paula Abdul and start their own show, "America's Top Alcoholic Reality Show Host."BeckEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119780316809151433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-45923938070861369332007-08-27T15:28:00.000-05:002007-08-27T15:28:00.000-05:001. Hung, your MONKEY could make raw tuna.2. Defini...1. Hung, your MONKEY could make raw tuna.<BR/><BR/>2. Definitely, Radicchio needs to be in the kitchen for these kind of challenges from now on. I'm tired of the judges speculating about "leadership."<BR/><BR/>3. Tre, I like you, but you didn't PEEL THE APPLES?! You made bread pudding with apples and you didn't PEEL THE APPLES!? Dude. Hung's monkey knows you peel the apples. Christ.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-63833044279401813372007-08-26T08:08:00.000-05:002007-08-26T08:08:00.000-05:00OMG WP, You're so right. Just thinking about Marc...OMG WP, You're so right. Just thinking about Marcel's foam dishes makes me laugh! He was such a little prick. I thought Hung would be the "bad guy" but he's turned out to be the ADDH kid coupled with hyperactivity, and not that great a cook. Though he could probably murder chickens in his sleep. There's not too much going on in the personality department on this show this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-12343886314878514302007-08-26T02:54:00.000-05:002007-08-26T02:54:00.000-05:00I wondered why Tre got drummed out (I keep popping...I wondered why Tre got drummed out (I keep popping into this episode during the final eight minutes) and now I know why.<BR/><BR/>As much as I hate to say this, they should bring back Tiffani or Marcel. The show is not going to have worthwhile villain for the finale and this season's cast is somehow even less talented than last season's.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you know that everyone from Season One believes that they would destroy these kid's best effort with the scraps that they throw away for breakfast.<BR/><BR/>If they would just stay away from the nouvelle and fusion, and just cook what tastes right with a balance of flavors, you know? I really get the impression that contrary to what they say, they don't even taste the food before they send it out.Writeprocrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930301518671850256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-78496615614719959672007-08-25T07:38:00.000-05:002007-08-25T07:38:00.000-05:00I must admit I was shocked to see Tre go. He was t...I must admit I was shocked to see Tre go. He was the most talented and experienced chef on his team, and I honestly thought he would have made it much, much further in the competition. The judges held him responsible not only because he was the executive chef, but because of his poor execution on a couple of dishes. <BR/><BR/>How funny was it that Hung, who was on the opposing team, found it so frustrating to watch Casey labor over those onions? And as for Brian . . . I don't even recall really seeing him do much of anything. Is that less of a crime than taking the initiative and failing ? <BR/><BR/>You gotta wonder if this were "Hell's Kitchen" would they have let Tre go? I think not...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com