|
spronk posted:All she needed was some sort of risotto involved in her dish to complete the Top Chef trifecta. Katie only hosed Keriann because Keriann's poo poo was totally unusable. Overall, I think the biggest difference was Katie trying to be clever with the tickets knowing there would be a finite number of guests while Doug just handled it like a normal restaurant would, which made everyone more comfortable.
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 05:16
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2024 18:17 |
|
|
sportsgenius86 posted:Overall, I think the biggest difference was Katie trying to be clever with the tickets knowing there would be a finite number of guests while Doug just handled it like a normal restaurant would, which made everyone more comfortable.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 08:20
|
|
|
Cavatica posted:This part I don't have any insight on. What was she doing that was clever? Obvious answer is nothing, but what was her process? She basically had a checklist for every table and all of them were taped down to the kitchen table in a long line that seemed to confuse everyone because it involved her remembering to cross off items. When she didn't remember or hadn't done it quick enough, people were getting multiple plates. I don't know that it was 100% stupid so much as it was unconventional and in that environment, consistency is everything. Keriann not educating the wait staff on the table numbers just exacerbated the situation.
|
|
#
?
Dec 6, 2014 14:02
|
|
|
I kind of can't imagine not having my own ticket to look at. We'd just tear stuff on the side as we got it done, and even then it's hard enough when you're staring down ten of them. Anyway, I'm so glad George is back in it. He was my favorite for the first ten minutes before he got the ouster, and I'm really excited to see what he can pull off. Sad to see Adam go, but this is an awesome consolation prize. 
|
|
#
?
Dec 11, 2014 10:50
|
|
|
Another great episode, although I did a spit take when one of the fans said his favorite episode was the Winter Olympics one. I thought universally everyone agreed that was the worst semi-finale, ever. LCK is up on http://bravotv.com/top-chef so don't go there unless you have seen the weekly episode already, since they tend to spoil the loser. LCK is a 2 parter this week, nearly 30 minutes. I don't know how she does it but Padma grows more stunning every season, is she bathing in the blood of the losers or something. Although her trashing a bunch of fish (Richard's cart) as a prank was a bit  I was hoping she would grab a Durian fruit to go along with the Jackfruit. I hate the taste of Jack fruit and Durian, pretty interesting to see so many people like it.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2014 05:09
|
|
|
spronk posted:Another great episode, although I did a spit take when one of the fans said his favorite episode was the Winter Olympics one. I thought universally everyone agreed that was the worst semi-finale, ever. When that guy said he liked that season with the Olympic challenge at the end, I thought he named one of the shittiest overall seasons as his favorite. Thank gently caress Paul won that season. Besides Paul kicking rear end and taking names, the rest of that season was filled with two insufferable fat bitches complaining nonstop about Beverly. And one of those two went all the way to the finals and then told Emeril to "gently caress off" when she lost. And it shows you why the producers go for stupid gimmick challenges that this thread generally seems to hate - the Top Chef SUPERFANS apparently think it makes for good TV.
|
|
#
?
Dec 12, 2014 14:06
|
|
|
Melissa is the current person I'll miss the least, but happy it wasn't Mei. Adam was fun and kind of reminded me of Spike with a more positive overall outlook. Happy to have George back as this year's DC representative. I wonder how many of the eliminated people told him how good Gregory was. That was pretty unlikely (essentially) random draw in the first quickfire.
|
|
#
?
Dec 13, 2014 15:54
|
|
|
Gregory, you had Poe! How could you not do something with Amontillado? such a missed opportunity for some twisted cheffing.
|
|
#
?
Dec 18, 2014 04:54
|
|
|
Vicodiva posted:Gregory, you had Poe! How could you not do something with Amontillado? such a missed opportunity for some twisted cheffing. Katsuji did some twisted cheffing and look where it got him. Also the beginning of the last episode was one of the more insufferable parts in this show's history. A bunch of stupid wink wink Padma eats sausage jokes and I EAT A LOT OF FOOD BECAUSE I GOT BIG MUSCLES *demonstrates muscles* Terrible. I'm glad George let him know he sucks.
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 21:01
|
|
|
I'm really over the giveaway editing here. You knew within the first few minutes that Katsuji was going home.
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 21:51
|
|
|
I'm having too much trouble with George's upright stack of vinyl LPs hairstyle to get mad at the nu-Bravo editing.
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 21:58
|
|
|
NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Katsuji did some twisted cheffing and look where it got him. That was some pretty terrible dialog.
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 22:01
|
|
|
Football dude: "Huurrrr, yeah, I'm a real foodie" *tasting* Football dude: "I love this combo, it's so new to me!" Chef: "It's, well, mustard and onions with a sausage" Football dude: "Oh wow, what an innovation!" Jesus Christ, get rid of this nonsense.
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 22:28
|
|
|
sportsgenius86 posted:I'm really over the giveaway editing here. You knew within the first few minutes that Katsuji was going home. Gail: I think something like onion soil is usually kind of a gimmick *Scary failure music* Gail: But in this case I think it really works *Happy winning music*
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 22:36
|
|
|
NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Gail: I think something like onion soil is usually kind of a gimmick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpzJAzdpTU
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 22:46
|
|
|
What the gently caress are you doing, Mike Isabella?! http://foodspin.deadspin.com/dumb-as-hell-hip-hop-themed-restaurant-menu-wasnt-the-h-1673150292/all
|
|
#
?
Dec 19, 2014 23:59
|
|
|
CLAMS
|
|
#
?
Dec 20, 2014 00:07
|
|
|
Poque posted:What the gently caress are you doing, Mike Isabella?! Oh dear... Come on Mike.  I have to say, this year's Last Chance Kitchen setup is especially good. I like that it's 3 competitors each time and only one gets dumped. I also forgot that the challenges are tailored to the competitor. Slimy and Dry + "use 20+ ingredients" were both great
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2014 20:07
|
|
|
Nooooooooo Dougie!!!!!! Though now that he's out he can come be my concubine...
|
|
#
?
Jan 8, 2015 04:59
|
|
|
poolside toaster posted:Nooooooooo Dougie!!!!!! Welp.
|
|
#
?
Jan 8, 2015 23:48
|
|
|
lol grow up
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 00:02
|
|
|
I generally don't eat foie gras since it crosses a little bit over the line of animal cruelty for me (same with veal) but I remember a TED talk and NPR show about a spanish farmer who raises free range geese that produces apparently stellar foie gras without the force feeding done elsewhere. Dunno if he's fooling everyone but its pretty interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/06/the-spanish-farm-on-a-mission-to-make-humane-foie-gras/276487/
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 07:15
|
|
|
spronk posted:I generally don't eat foie gras since it crosses a little bit over the line of animal cruelty for me (same with veal) but I remember a TED talk and NPR show about a spanish farmer who raises free range geese that produces apparently stellar foie gras without the force feeding done elsewhere. Dunno if he's fooling everyone but its pretty interesting. I think these guys were on Ramsay's The F Word. Janet Street Porter visited a traditional French fois gras farm, the Spanish ethical farm, and then Ramsay did a taste test; he said he would serve the ethical fois if he couldn't tell the difference. The ethical fois farm visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5c4TXfDHZY The taste test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLsoQBmM1c F-Word had a some stuff about veal, too. Is the cruelty issue that you mention the age of slaughter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzdzuof-99M
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2015 14:39
|
|
|
Sweet, 6:00 west coast start that completely bamboozled my dumbass DVR.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 03:37
|
|
|
Mine didn't record it, either, and I'm on the east coast. I wonder if they failed to tag it as new? It set itself to record at 11:30, rather than at 9. Fortunately it was one of the shows that let me watch from the beginning in the guide, but then it won't let you fast forward through commercials.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 05:17
|
|
|
It is hard to understand what the most important criterion is in determining the winner and the loser in these types of challenges? Is it really pushing yourself and taking risks? In that case the wrong guy was sent packing. Or is it the flawless execution of a dish? Really surprised that Melissa won. Not that her dish was bad in any way or lacked innovation, but Mei's dish was just so out there and so well done that I didn't see any possibility of her NOT winning the challenge.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 20:05
|
|
|
spronk posted:I generally don't eat foie gras since it crosses a little bit over the line of animal cruelty for me (same with veal) but I remember a TED talk and NPR show about a spanish farmer who raises free range geese that produces apparently stellar foie gras without the force feeding done elsewhere. Dunno if he's fooling everyone but its pretty interesting. I don't feel that foie is any more cruel than how we treat cows, chickens, etc but it's certainly jarring to think about. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2015 19:24
|
|
|
An almost Shyamalan-grade twist in this recent episode when nobody picks Aaron for sous chef.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 04:35
|
|
|
I was very surprised when Gregory picked Katie, but I guess it all worked out ok. Excellent semi-final, the producers have really, really knocked it out of the park with the challenges this season - no stupid gimmick crap, just thoughtful and extremely well designed and interesting to watch challenges. I really thought Mei was going to get knocked out with her post cooking comments, but yeah all the dishes looked stellar and that was probably the strongest final four we've seen in a long, long time. So I guess the finale is a 3-person round and not 1v1? I think that happened last year too, and its much better imo.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 04:50
|
|
|
I hope that the challenge they referenced in the preview, cooking with ants, is just part of a quickfire and not the finale. I much prefer an open-ended finale challenge.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 13:51
|
|
|
lifts cats over head posted:I hope that the challenge they referenced in the preview, cooking with ants, is just part of a quickfire and not the finale. I much prefer an open-ended finale challenge. Same here. The ant thing seems like an early season gimmick challenge, not something that should be in the finale.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 17:25
|
|
|
In the upcoming finale, contestants will have to chisel ants out of foil-wrapped blocks of ice and use them to cook a meal for 5,000 of Chase Bank's snootiest card-holders.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 18:21
|
|
|
That Cutthroat Kitchen show on Food Network is basically that. You bid prize money to make competitors deal with obstacles like having to use tin foil instead of utensils. It's on NetFlix if you've never seen it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2015 20:17
|
|
|
NoEyedSquareGuy posted:In the upcoming finale, contestants will have to chisel ants out of foil-wrapped blocks of ice and use them to cook a meal for 5,000 of Chase Bank's snootiest card-holders for a chance to win $10,000 sponsored by the Glad Family of Products
|
|
#
?
Feb 4, 2015 17:36
|
|
|
I haven't watched since the season with Kristen Kish, is it worth catching up?
|
|
#
?
Feb 5, 2015 02:38
|
|
|
teraflame posted:I haven't watched since the season with Kristen Kish, is it worth catching up? Kristen's roommate/totally not her girlfriend was on the following season and she turned out to be very likable. Nothing else really stood out for that season. This season has been pretty good, however.
|
|
#
?
Feb 5, 2015 03:46
|
|
|
drat I thought this week was the finale with 3 chefs, instead its just the semi-final and the final will be heads up 1v1. This episode totally felt like filler and quite boring, the ingredients were pretty boring, Judges table was bland and Doug got screwed by having ant eggs dumped on him (sorta his fault though I agree). Am I remembering things wrong or hasn't Top Chef done 3 chef finales for a few seasons now? I much prefer that to heads up. Oh well, only real bad episode of this season. While it is interesting to host the last few episodes in a new city I think I'd prefer it if they stay in the host city and only move for the very last episode, or not at all.
|
|
#
?
Feb 7, 2015 00:50
|
|
|
A 3 chef finale hasn't been done for a few seasons now. Season 7 (Kevin/Angelo/Ed) was the last one. I think I like the 3 chef finale better, but I don't really mind the one on one too much, but I really didn't like that live finale, first to win 3 of 5 total courses wins format they did in the season with Kristen versus Brooke.
|
|
#
?
Feb 7, 2015 13:07
|
|
|
spronk posted:Doug got screwed by having ant eggs dumped on him (sorta his fault though I agree). I disagree about it being his fault. It wasn't a challenge where they said race across a bog to get cranberries first, or fastest to meat counter at whole foods, etc. They talked (perhaps on the command of the directors) about creating a cohesive meal together, so they seemed civil, but civil people should pull straws for it, rock-paper-scissors, etc. Not just "well you have to speak up!"
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2015 00:38
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2024 18:17 |
|
|
JD Bucks 7 posted:I disagree about it being his fault. It wasn't a challenge where they said race across a bog to get cranberries first, or fastest to meat counter at whole foods, etc. They talked (perhaps on the command of the directors) about creating a cohesive meal together, so they seemed civil, but civil people should pull straws for it, rock-paper-scissors, etc. Not just "well you have to speak up!" This. Why didn't they just pick the ingredients in turns?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2015 15:52
|
|