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Kellsma
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08-28-2002

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
Article about what shows are coming back and of course Top Chef is one plus all the other Project Runaway knock offs.....Yeah!

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-bravo08upfront12returnnewmondays,0,4199448.story

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
I think a butternut squash soup would have been very earthy and good and they could have put a piece of seasoned lobster on top of each dish for decadence and to show how they spent the $500.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Oooooh yes, Sea! A dish using truffles would have been a hands down winner for me -

There are so many wonderful root veggies to roast and then make into soup -

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
seems even Chef Tom doesn't like all the profanity that is being used this season

Too Much Heat in the TV Kitchen?


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/dining/16profane.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Gotta say I agree wholeheartedly.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Me too .... so much profanity & so not necessary!!

I was worried about Kiwi tonight. But he did gross me out with the whole bathtub thing and the messy bbq.

Glad to see Ryan leave. I hope Andrew is next.

I'm picking Stephanie to win! Girl power!!!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Stephanie was in the top three again tonight, although Dale won.

Bottom three were Nikki, Mark, and Ryan. Ryan went home. I had the feeling he really didn't understand why; I think he thought it was because he cooked a "high class" meal rather than food for the people, but they said it was not tailgate food, but also was not GOOD food.

Liked Richard tonight.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Just thinking...Stephanie was in BOTH top threes, both the quickfire and elimination challenges tonight. I am impressed with her consistency, and also her quiet positive demeanor. It's interesting, because in the very first show, she was so nervous, I thought she wouldn't make it through more than one show. But she seems to have gotten past the nerves.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 9:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I'd love to see a woman win this.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 1:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I hope Mark shapes up.. I enjoy him and his accent, but he certainly was a mess tonight.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I didn't think Ryan got it either.

mmmm Dale's and Stephanie's dished seemed yummy to me!

I just had to roll my eyes when Jen picked the shark something or other beer and her hair was like a shark fin...I was like-knock it off! haha

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i wondered about that too, Panda, but it was a blind test so how did she know she got the shark beer??

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I don't think she knew ahead of time...it was just a corny statement about her hair! I think she said maybe it was good luck for her!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I thought it was a cute way of associating the picture on the beer to her hair ... like the match was meant to be.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
that's what i thought too vacanick. LOL

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Richard and Stephanie are starting to be the stand-outs for me. They seem to be fairly consistent in their cooking (despite the fish scale and sous-vide salmon disaster), and they have pleasant attitudes.

The others, eh, not so much.

Nerovh
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06-12-2005

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nerovh a private message Print Post    
I'm glad Ryan is gone. He never did seem to get it anytime the panel criticized his food. His explanations were long-winded and made no sense at all. And at the end when he babbled something about "staying true" to himself or some such nonsense, all I could think was, "Dude, they said your food tasted bad. There's no way to twist that into a good thing, give it up."

Stephanie always seems to come through in a quiet, non-dramatic way. I really like her, and I hope they will take her solid performance into consideration if she ever has one really off week.

I'd still love to see Spike or Andrew go next week ).

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Interesting, Prisoner, because Richard and Stephanie are also MY favorites at this point. I am actually trying to think if there's anyone else I like...
maybe sometimes Andrew in his own quirky way, but I don't really see him as a "top chef".

I think the next to go should be Nikki; she seems to constantly be in the bottom (mushrooms et al) and really struggling to stay in the game.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Was it Kiwi last night who was 'double-dipping'??

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I thought Nikki was a goner for buying the sausage instead of making them. My family never bought premade sausage. Everytime I buy them I feel like I'm cheating somehow and there is a definite quality issue involved. A top chef should have made her own sausage. It's not that labor intensive.

Either way I think she'll have a hard time sticking around for too many more challenges.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
GO BEARS!! Loved seeing Gayle Sayers, Richard Dent and Fridge Perry - altho there appearance was kinda... awkward at best - why couldnt there be more BEARS??? OK fine...

ew the double dipping!! lol and I liked how he did the charcoal, but come on!! You go to ALL that work!!

and in Chicago RIBS are tops!! We have (or had! its been 20 years since I entered the contest!! roflol! oh and back then, it wasnt a real comp, no prizes, just braggin rights! just a prelim ribfest!) So of course you have to have ribs in a tailgate...

Now for the fancy froofoo food - they would have to do a picnic at Rivinia!! Those people pull out all the stops (champagne cavier) and some tickets are for the theatre (outdoor) seats, but mostly you get a lawn ticket, listen to the Chicago Symphony under the stairs on a blanket!! (of course now they pull in bigger names - and its a summer concert Top Chef was here in fall!)

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, April 18, 2008 - 4:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Stephanie is growing on me -

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 3:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
who went last night? I fell asleep in the middle of the show. Was it one of the polish sausage team? What's with every chef doing chilean sea bass. I have never heard of chilean sea bass but every season there are so many meals made with it. Is it good?

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Jen went. The judges went with the worse dish, even though it followed the rules. Lisa had a sourpuss face on throughout the judging.

Personally, the mark of a good chef to me is someone who can take something like polish sausage and do something interesting with it. Lot of people eat polish sausage. Not too many I know of eat Chilean sea bass.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Maris, Jennifer was sent packing. The judges based their decision on which group of 2's food they liked least, since both groups didn't complete the challenge the way they were supposed to. Jennifer and Stephanie were paired, but Jennifer was the one who made more of the decisions so she was canned. Richard won the quick fire and was on a team with Dale and they won the challenge.

I didn't understand why anyone was penalzed though when the idea of the challenge was to create the dish "improv" style (more or less). The team using chorizo instead of Polish Sausage (I thought) were really improvising, so I'm not so sure why they were one of the bottom 2 teams.

Gotta say that I'm sick of Lisa's holier than thou attitude! She is just so negative all the time! And her crossed arms whenever in front of the judges (before she is even judged!) is just so indicative of her close mindedness. Psych 101 stuff. In her defense (choking as I support her), the judges would have crucified them had they boiled Polish Sausage in beer! I think they were right to think outside of the box, then were put into the bottom 2 teams because of doing so. I don't know what the judges want anymore...!