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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 9:26 am
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
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Webchiq
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 10:28 am
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.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 2:13 pm
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 -
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 5:44 pm
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
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 7:06 pm
Gotta say I agree wholeheartedly.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:15 pm
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!!! 
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:17 pm
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.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:20 pm
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.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 9:36 pm
I'd love to see a woman win this.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 1:05 am
I hope Mark shapes up.. I enjoy him and his accent, but he certainly was a mess tonight.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:08 am
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
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:33 am
i wondered about that too, Panda, but it was a blind test so how did she know she got the shark beer??
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:40 am
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!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:44 am
I thought it was a cute way of associating the picture on the beer to her hair ... like the match was meant to be. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:46 am
that's what i thought too vacanick. LOL
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:06 am
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.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:11 am
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 ).
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:14 am
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.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 11:39 am
Was it Kiwi last night who was 'double-dipping'?? 
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 11:57 am
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.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 6:08 pm
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!)
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 4:24 am
Stephanie is growing on me -
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 3:32 am
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?
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:11 am
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.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:13 am
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...!
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