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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:26 am
that's always been the complaint/conflict with the show. do you judge the one meal or the body of work?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:28 am
Vegas, I just don't think Tom had other option to say but that they made the right choice. Cuz I think that is what he'd say even if he felt they made the wrong choice.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:30 am
It will be interesting to see if they change the process for judging the final three next season. I have never seen on the Bravo blogs such disdain for the judging process of the final three as I have for this season. People are really pissed off.
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Vegaschris
Member
10-13-2008
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:33 am
Yikes. I just read Casey's interview thing. There are too many negative adjectives that come to my mind when I consider what to write about her. . . .Mean and snarky are just the beginning.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:33 am
As far as the Casey article. She does sound bitter. But seeing as she never seemed bitter before, it makes me think she was mad/angry that everyone was blaming her when maybe the things she said about Carla did happen. Based on what I have seen of Carla, I could see those things happening. As good as I think Carla's food would taste (and I bet I would love her food 100x more than any other of the other competing chefs), I never felt that Carla had it to be Top Chef in her. Too bad Casey was not more tactful. (But I bet she is getting roasted for Carla's loss. I bet that had a lot to do with her bitterness.) I would LOVE to see what Carla has to say about Casey's article!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:39 am
After my rant about last week's show, I was back to thinking Stefan deserved it once I knew Carla had blown it. Poor Carla. She really flubbed it. She has said before she needs to have more confidence in her decisions and she proved it again last night. She let Casey have far too much influence. Stefan is a more brilliant chef than Hosea. I agree that the judging for the finale should be based on the whole season, at least when the final meal is that close between two contenders. If Stefan had completely screwed up his last chance, I would have been okay with Hosea winning, but to have it that close and for it to go to the more mediocre chef was a shame. Hosea was very grateful and I am happy for him, but I think Stefan was more worthy of the title. I guess it is kind of like boxing or the Super Bowl, though. Records don't count. Only that final bout or that final game counts. If I look at it from that perspective, it's less vexing.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:59 am
If they are just going to have a "one meal is all that counts," they need to do away with the rest of the season and have a 4 hour cook off. It seems to me it makes the rest of the season extraneous...tune in for the finale and get it over with.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 8:05 am
I don't think I agree with that... they still have to make it to that point and that takes hard work and good, consistent cooking. It really does remind me of last year's Super Bowl. Hosea = New York Giants, Stefan = New England Patriots.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 8:21 am
Sorry, I was only expressing my disgust in that post, Hermi. I don't really think they should do away with the season, but I do think they have to figure out a way to make it more cumulative while still weighing the final meal heavily. I'm very disappointed in Hosea's win.
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 9:10 am
My wish is that Carla has the opportunity on the upcoming reunion show to comment publicly on Casey's opinion. But then Carla may have too much class for that.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 9:13 am
She can comment on it and still maintain class. I would truly like to hear what Carla says about it. Because I just don't think Carla would lie. I am curious to find out whether or not Casey had some valid points or not. (Now even if she did, she was way more bitter than she needed to be.)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 11:09 am
I don't think anyone I saw blamed Casey. I think the criticism always was put square on Carla's shoulders. She chose to listen to her sous chef. She chose to prepare foods a way she wasn't familiar with. She chose to not cook the foods that got her there. I also did not hear Carla blaming Casey. And Carla did say she was having trouble managing her time. As to the judges, Toby said in his blog that he disagreed with Tom and though Stefan should have won...that they were rather heated in their disagreement so I don't think Tom is doing spin control after the fact.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 11:44 am
Wow. I just read that comment of Casey's and I have to say... bitter some, hon? I still haven't watched but... were the sous chefs brought in to help the chefs win? If so, it doesn't sound like Casey really wanted to be there. And IIRC, Casey didn't do all that great in her own finale, so WTH? I don't think they should judge the entire season. I think they should judge the meal that they were served. Time softens rough edges and what may have been a mediocre meal could be remembered as really good or really bad (mis-remembered, actually). I think the only time the entire season should be taken into account is if the final results are neck and neck... every single thing that was served by the chefs is equally good. From Stefan's comments, it sounded as if he failed to impress on the dessert? And yeah, I know, I need to watch this finale. I will, this weekend! 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 12:00 pm
According to the judges, Stefan also had the single best dish of the night with his squab. Hosea also got some criticism for not choosing to close with a dessert. The judges argued about whether he should have or not, with no complete agreement being reached. Sounded to me like they were pretty neck and neck.
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Vegaschris
Member
10-13-2008
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 12:33 pm
The irritating thing to me about the dessert debate was that the contestants were told they did NOT have to make a dessert. The judges should not have used Hosea's decision not to make dessert against him. That would have been completely unfair.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 12:38 pm
Well, peopel are roasting Casey big time at the place that poasted her comments. And her friends are there defending her and saying she knows she said too much. But still, it was pointed outthat some of what Casey said was not true. We heard Carla say she wanted to make a cheese tart, not that she had no idea what to make. Editing can do a lot of things, but it cannot add scenes that did not happen. And Casey complained that XCarla was self taught when Carla said she went to school and was classically trained. Carla also said she made the sauce taht Casey claimed was hers. I think Casey did not like getting blamed and voice off. I think that not everything happened that she remembered, but Carla is distinctly trying to accept the blame, When people are working for you, you have to accept the responsibility.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 12:40 pm
Actually, I think it is fair. Chefs have to make decisions and they get judged by them. Hosea made a decision not to do the dessert and a discussion of whether or not he should have ended with one is more than fair, IMHO. It's all part of planning meals and being a professional. It's kind of a moot argument anyway, since he won, but I didn't see anything unfair in the judges' dessert discussion.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 3:08 pm
I truly can't understand Casey's reaction. Even if people were blaming her, she could have said truthfully, "I was only the sous chef. The decisons were all Carla's" and go from there with her head held high.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 3:14 pm
Costa, yes.. the three sous chefs were brought in. Carla actually had won the quickfire and got to draw the first knife, but of course it was a blind draw and she got knife three. So she chose third and was stuck with Casey. (Not that she said that, but she had no choice in the matter). Hosea got to choose from the three surprise ingredients and he chose the easiest and he also got to assign the other ingredients, so he stuck Stefan with the alligator, which apparently Stefan handled just fine, though he was flummoxed.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 4:44 pm
Thanks Sea! I promise, I'll watch (and be able to chat more intelliently) this weekend! 
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 4:48 pm
Carla is going to be on WGN-AM tomorrow night at 9:00. You can listen online here: http://www.wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 9:00pm Nick Digilio: Nick talks with Top Chef: Season 5 runner-up Carla Hall. http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 5:48 pm
That was not the first time that Casey has tried to take credit for the work/food of someone else. Just sayin'
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 8:18 pm
Well, it seems like now Casey is claiming she didn't give that interview. She claims it was an e-mail to an "acquaintance" who took advantage of her. Somebody should tell her that just like editing, an e-mail that you admit to writing cannot make you out to say something you didn't say. I don't blame Casey for Carla's loss, but I do blame her for the personal attack on Carla and for her inability to take any responsibility for her own words and actions.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2009 - 9:44 pm
Now if someone did that interview based on an email that she did not know was going to get sent on, then I would be FURIOUS!!! If that is the case, then I feel very bad for Casey.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 12:57 am
Well, the e-mail was supposedly to someone she casually knew on facebook - so are we back to - why would you say that to a stranger? A poster, I think the website, claims that she was told the person was a reporter and that they would print it.
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