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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Vaca, I know if a person does not want to be spoiled, they shouldn't check TVCH, but sometimes people forget... SO thanks!

(I do think the peacock is the winner. I am just afraid once I buy it, I will find one I like even better!! Though that one is gonna be hard to top!)

I think they made the total right choice tonight! Sara never seemed that "top" to me...

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
The next ones to go are probably Sara and then Howie...

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Yes ... Julie, I think your probably right. Wink, wink. :o)

And I don't think you could get much cuter than your adorable little girl in the peacock costume. Just my opinion.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Hey you have a really great opinion!!!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
WHY on earth would ANYONE put CAULIFLOWER in ICE CREAM????

That is just plain WRONG! (especially since the guest judge said "Keep It Simple!"

Loved the Coldstone challenge, though -- one of my coworkers owns a Coldstone w/a partner, and he provided two delicious cakes for a retirement party tonight. They have the BEST ice cream (even better than Marbleslab).

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Agree, Teach ~ and not only did Hung put cauliflower into his ice cream but the very people he called "monkeys" for using berries, etc., were the top two.

It seems like the cooks that I was defending in the beginning just keep making it harder and harder to hang in there for them. I am so over Hung at this point. Tell me onion rings and chicken wings AREN'T simple!!

Howie needs to remember that it's not much use winning this competition if you lose all your potential customers before it's over.

And I agreed with Tom that Sara was in a bad place long before she even began cooking.

Tre looked good in the beginning and seems to be getting his second wind back ~ good to see! And I love the fact that Dale won immunity ~ he's such a sweetheart.

Meggieprice
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07-09-2001

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 12:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meggieprice a private message Print Post    
Howie must go!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Every week I keep hoping that Howie will get the axe and he's still there! ACK! I'm so over his abrasive attitude!

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 5:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Funny, I don't find Howie abrasive at all. He's a good cook, based on the number of challenges he's won (and his are the recipes i want to try the most). Don't care about his personality. I don't have to work with him, and I don't eat personality.

Marameko
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07-15-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
I forgot to watch last night and came here to find out............Help a sista out here.....
Info please.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Lets see....

Quickfire was Coldstone Creamery. Guest judge was Govind Armstrong. Each chef had to come up with mixings for sweet cream ice cream (originality was mentioned). They only showed what a few of them made. Casey did some gross concoction that included some type of chile sauce. Hung did something with cauliflower, white chocolate and foam. Dale did a peach cobbler thing. Howie did something with berries and balsamic. Casey & Hung were the worst, Dale & Howie were the best. Dale won the challenge and immunity.

They were told that they were getting a break from the Elimination for the time being and would be able to go out and enjoy the Miami night life. They got all dressed up for clubbing and talked about how happy they were to mix with other people. When they got to the club, however, there were Padma and Govind waiting to spring a challenge on them.

They were divided into 2 teams via knife draw. Black team was Brian, Hung, Sara M. and Tre. Orange team was CJ, Howie, Casey and Sara N. Dale was given an exemption from the challenge, getting to go to Govind's restaurant for dinner (with Govind). Challenge was to cook foods for the clubbers. They each got a catering truck and set up outside the club. Things went really smoothly for the black team. Tre made cheesy grits w/ bacon -wrapped shrimp. Don't remember what anyone else made. Brian was a ball of energy and they really had a fun party atmosphere going on.

Things weren't so smooth with the Orange team. No teamwork, really. CJ was the front man, and the food was coming out really slowly. From the looks of it, Collichio had to wait forever to get his food...and you never want to do that to the judges.

Black team won, Tre was the individual winner. Orange Team lost. Sara said she was demoralized by the whole its-not-really-a-night-of-clubbing thing. And she and Casey whined about having to do the challenge in their clubbing clothes (and heels). Sara also said Howie doesn't work well with others. Howie called Sara a baby. Sara started to cry.

Judges deliberated. They said Howie & Sara were to blame for the loss and each had issues, but one had shown they didn't belong in this competition. And Sara N. was eliminated.

Marameko
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07-15-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
Thank you so much. Too bad Howie is still there.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Sara did need to go but I wish Howie had been gone first. It was clear that no one wants to team with him, so what appears to be a problem, IS a problem.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Sara really did need to go, but Howie's attitude is really starting to bug me. He started out the season as a jerk, and then he kinda seemed to mellow out a bit. But the last two eps we've seen a nasty side of him, and I'm less than impressed.

I was also less than impressed with the really lousy communication in the orange team's catering truck. Casey didn't know that things weren't coming out on time? Yet she called herself "the expeditor?" I was surprised the judges didn't call her out on that one. And CJ, much as I love him, had no business being the front man. As sexist as it sounds, Casey should've been out front. Also... milkshakes???? MILKSHAKES???? Sliders, yeah, OK, but MILKSHAKES????

I was also less than impressed with Brian's ceviche. He has done almost all seafood on every challenge. Yeah, OK, so he's chef at a seafood restaurant here. But dude. Can you cook anything else for a change? And ceviche? Goodness that's one of the easiest things in the world to make. I'd have been more impressed if he'd done something like campechana, an Ensenada style seafood cocktail. It's different, tasty, and yeah, it's still seafood. How many ceviches have we seen this season?

Loved that Tre won. I have to admit that I disagree with the judges about bacon, but I may be a bit biased on that front.

Also wish these folks would start thinking more vegetarian. I can't recall, but I think the only thing I could've eaten was Casey's quesadilla?

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
You are welcome, Marameko!

ITA about the ceviche Costa. And did CJ & Brian both do ceviche tacos? Has Brian done anything yet that hasn't involved seafood?

Also agree about Casey. And seriously, they were working in this really small space and she's trying to claim she had no idea anything was going on? Sara was standing right behind her doing the sliders.

Collichio looked he'd just gotten out of bed when he showed up for his "kitchen" walkthrough.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
The problem with Howie is that if he is going to lead a successful kitchen/restaurant, he does need to lose some of the abrasiveness or people will hate working with or for him, and oftentimes an unhappy employee is not a good employee. In such a case, the customer will ultimately pay.

I like Tre more with every passing episode. I have a little bit of a crush on Dale. And I still like Hung!

I wish the women were not so weak. Were they this weak in other seasons? The men have just been a stronger bunch.

In regards to the challenge, I have to admit I thought it was very mean. Very mean. But it was done and they did need to bounce back and perform. Sarah was not able to do that. They have all been given fabulous opportunities here and they need to embrace the experience. There are a lot of chefs in the world who would be glad to be in their place.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    

quote:

Were they this weak in other seasons?




Not even close. The first season had Tiffany (who I found to be much more abrasive than Howie) and Lee Ann, who now works for BravoTV on Top Chef. In Season 2, Ilia made it to the final three, and there were several other women who at least made an impression (Betty, Josie, Mia). I didn't even realize there were two Saras until last night.

And technically, as executive chef, Howie already is a successful chef.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
That's a good point. You're right.

Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
I didn't like that challenge either, that was dirty birdy to make them think they were going out and they drop the bomb on them. Casey was so mad there were daggers coming from her eyes, but she bucked up and did well. I think she wasn't watching what was going on at the other stations because she was trying to get focused.

I did feel really bad for CJ, he was trying to herd ducks, all of them dropping out of line.

Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
Nice to see familiar nicks here. This has to be my favorite "reality" show.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh, yeah... that was pretty sneaky to tell them they were gonna have a night out but then... there's Padma and what's his name. All dressed up and no where to go. And I do get why some of the women were a bit tweaked... the low cut, not so much. But heels? If you're not used to rushing around a kitchen in 'em, they can be a bear. Of course, they didn't have much room to actually rush around in, now did they! :-)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i think the thing with the women wasn't so much how comfortable the clothes were, but how the clothes represented them in the work place. a 'professional' doesn't dress in low cut clothes unless they are trying to impart a much different messasge! LOL

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    

quote:

That's a good point. You're right.




Of course I am, 'bout damn time you learned that.

Found an article about Howie and his time at the Gotham Bar and Grill, his reward for one of his Quickfire challenge wins.

http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/07/top_chefs_howie_visits_the_big.html

Alfred Portale, the guest judge that week and with whom Howie worked at the Gotham Bar and Grill, says he's quite likable.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I taped this show Wednesday night and watched it last night. I had the DVR set for an hour and five minutes, and it looked like another episode was starting when my machine shut off. Was this just previews? Or did I actually miss a second epi after the one where they were in the "food wagons" feeding the late night crew?

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
There was only one new episode. They ran it, then repeated it right after.