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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 7:24 pm
LOL, I frequently accidentally tape something, the fun part is trying to figure what I thought I was taping instead.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 7:32 pm
That's not the first or only time I've seen Alex with that expression or attitude. I quit watching it after the third or fourth time I saw her being Queen Witch, for no real reason.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 8:50 pm
I think Alex has embraced the role of "devil's advocate" too closely! Yes indeed, the panel is there to critique the chefs' offerings - but perhaps EVERYTHING from EVERYBODY is a little over the top? I really liked how the other judges had positive comments to make about different elements of the dishes. Since I obviously can't taste them myself, I like to hear about what worked well and what fell short -
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 5:00 pm
I have the VCR all ready to record - or at least, I THINK I do - tonight's epi in case I fall asleep! I have wracked my (tiny little) brain to think of a naturally salty veggie. One of the highest naturally occuring sodium levels is in celery which is by no stretch of the imgaination "salty." Bring on the Thai chili in any guise!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 8:14 pm
TWO sanitation violations, and they sent her out for flavor! Because I am a regular volunteer in a kitchen with an ever-changing roster of other voluteers, I am MANIC about sanitation issues! We spend the majority of our time monitoring those folks!
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 12:30 pm
For the next month or so I need to watch most of my TV shows online. This is one that I can not seem to find anywhere and I really miss it. Anyone have any help or suggestions? Thanks!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 6:43 pm
I've looked on hulu, joost, itunes AND foodtv.com and can't find it either. Even youtube seems to only have the promo. Sorry. 
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 7:50 pm
Thanks Teach, I thought maybe I was missing something. Most things I can find, but this one is a bust. I really love this show too. Somehow I am gonna have to get the family hooked as I am!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 8:31 pm
If that doesn't work, let me know. I tivo them - and I can put the next three or four on a DVD to send to you. 
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 9:02 pm
Thank you sooooo much. I am going to try the episode this week with them, they will let me watch anything I want. BUT, it depends on how much they talk through it if they really like it or not!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 2:17 pm
I'll keep the episodes until you find out how chatty they are - just in case!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 5:52 am
I ducked in here to see who won last night! Guess I'll have to watch my tape and see for myself -
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 7:14 am
Chef Marc Spooner won.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 8:59 am
Last night one woman, 3 men. The first dish was beef shoulder (or pork - I'm sorry I do get interrupted, that's why I like it reruns!!) which seems an odd appetizer imho - the woman's was tough, and she had a butcher background, so she got dinged for that, but made it thru. The 2nd dish was flounder they had to fillet it - she took the plantain and criss crossed them rolled the fish around it started to bake, realized not enough time then thru them on the stove to finish cooking, down to the last 20 seconds to plate, the fish was undercooked and she went home. She stated she hated watermelon and made a puree and really added a HUGE amount of spice - she served it in a bowl type thing, the woman judge said the fish was raw and the sauce too spicey to be edible! (or something like that!) One guy fried his in flour with spice - his was not spicey enough - and he fried too early and put it on a paper towel in the oven to keep warm, the fish stuck to the paper towel and was a mess! but he had good flavor in his pickled watermellon rind - I think they also had baby bok choy here... The dessert was a cake donut, jam, and something else... oh tomitillos!! The one winning judge sliced his hand horrifically - had to sanitize his station, but his glove on, and you could see he was still bleeding! YIKES - he made a fritter out of his donut, and I'm not sure how he did the tomitillos but left the jam plain - because he tasted it, and thought it was wonderful the way it was... (one judge commented he liked that approach!) the other chef sliced the donut and dipped it to make french toast - he chopped his tomitillo with apples and laid the toast on top of that, he made a sauce with the jam (not sure what else got added) and the judges all commented on how "heavy" the dessert was!! (done from memory, so mistakes were surely made!)
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 9:02 am
On a whole I think none of them wow'd the judges and I think there were more miss-steps along the way than not. Not the best competitors this time around.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 2:32 pm
Nobody wowed me, that's for sure. That being said, I do think the best two were in the last round together, adn I would have been fine with either one winning.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 3:13 pm
Yes, Me too...I would have been happy with either of the f2. I thought the butcher woman was slightly full of excuses.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 5:45 pm
I just felt like she was totally unprepared for the time element she encountered. You can "butcher" and "personal chef" at your own chosen speed - so she could have cooked the beef shoulder for however long it took and the flounder rolls likewise. Like the wise old folks said: "It is a poor workman that blames his tools."
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 5:56 pm
I really think they could give them a bit more time - imho - better food? it depends on the protein, but that's just me! the rerun of the gummy bear dessert - cracks me up! WTH can you do with a gummy bear? I mean really! it is meant to be gummy!!
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 6:21 pm
She wasn't nearly as adept at butchering the fish as her competitors.....is butchering the right term for fish...is it filleting?
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 6:34 pm
I was glad it was somewhat of a low key show by ingredient standards (unlike the gummy bear!) I was able to slowly hook the family in because of it!
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 6:03 am
Lilfair, I was very surprised and her problems both with the beef shoulder (because of her butcher background) and her inability to fillet the fish in a timely manner. They sort of liked her rolling the fillets around the bok choy and something else (I forget what) but I figured she was gone when she served tough beef in the first round and raw fish in the second. When we watch the show, I always try to predict who is going to win before they start and then who will go home each round. It's usually fairly easy and this week was simple. I was sure that Marc would win but the fact that HE was so sure kind of bugged me. I was very glad to see that he was gracious at the end. About the desserts - my DH and I both agreed that the "French toast" donuts were not going to go over well. HEAVY! They also looked like they suffered quite a bit from the time they were first plated to the time they were consumed. We love this show!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 11:02 pm
Was the one on tonight new (dessert had purple sweet potatoes, one chef did not finish TWO times in a ROW!)? At least they didn't let the guy who couldn't meet the deadlines win. If he'd won without following the rules, I'd have been really ticked! Off topic - WHY are there so many nutri-system commercials on the food network? Do they not realize that after watching people make wonderful food, that prepackaged stuff looks AWFUL?!?!

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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 4:46 am
Is it just me or do the ingredients seem to be less "out there?" Also there were only three for each challenge last night if I recall correctly. Haven't there been more for the entree course in the past?
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 7:39 am
I thought they all faltered with the duck (one of my favorite things to eat). I HATE rare duck. I would have made some sort of duck paste. Dice the duck add bacon herbs, butter, egg, crumbs or crackers anything else from the pantry and roll into a ball and cover with a puffed pastry or dough. Or even duck meatballs over noodles? My whole point is I would not have made the breast. I would not have been able to do justice to the duck breast in 20 mins.
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