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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 5:42 pm
I kind of remember them discussing the "body of work" that had been presented last night as they were trying to figure things out.
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2010 - 1:52 am
Eric learned so much from this experience. I think that understanding the difference between being a production baker and being a pastry chef was quite a revelation. I know that out of all of the people on the show, his being acknowledged as a gifted chef meant more to him than perhaps any of the other cheftestants can know. Now I want him to go to school and learn how to do what he is good at because staying at his current level of knowledge and expertise is simply not going to be enough for him now. Ygit went into the dining room looking like a mess, and he should know better than that. He is kitchen trained, but it's one of the basic things everyone who wears it should know. For anyone who plans on wearing a chef jacket to cook in and then to wear for presentation, let me explain the mechanics of the chef jacket. If you notice, there are button holes along both edges of the jacket front, and there are buttons along the front sides of each side of the jacket. This is a true double-breasted jacket and it is designed so that you can cook like a crazy person, unbutton the jacket and overlap the fronts the opposite way and present a clean jacket front to the public. The sleeves have very deep french cuffs so that if you need to remove something from the oven or the top of the stove and it's too hot to handle, you can roll down your cuffs over your hands and you have built-in pot holders. Not for long-term holding, but for quick handling. As far as who is nice and who is mean in the kitchen, Eric left, so the only truly nice person has gone. Now all of the "professionally trained" chefs are left, and nice isn't really one of the personality traits attributed to most chefs. Let the bas***d who cooks the best win. Sorry, I'm having a chefly moment. We occasionally tend to be abrasive even when we no longer work in the profession. I've got a big sale to nail today in order to make my monthly sales quota and continue the "legend in my own mind" thing I've got going on! LOL!
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2010 - 3:04 am
From Johnny Iuzzini's blog this week: That is the hardest thing about Top Chef -- you are only judged by the latest dish. Anything that you have done prior is washed away and each challenge is a clean slate. So no, they don't judge on a body of work. Elsewhere in the blog he says Eric lost because he "had more problems with his desserts then Yigit, not only technically with execution but general lackluster flavor." There was no tie or almost tie; Yigit just did a little better.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:47 pm
does it bother anyone else in this and all of these cake challenges on tv that no one ever TASTES the work? Not saying it's not hard to design, create and build all of these things- of course it is, BUT it IS a little easier if you don't have to worry about the chocolate being tasty and adding the right amount of sugar, etc. no? After all, it's not a design competition using cooking materials, it's a top CHEF competition. Drives me insane!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 1:03 pm
For cake competitions (like the competitions on FN), the cakes are standard layer cakes. Some competitions allow the competitors to bring their own cakes, some provide them. I've seen wedding cake competitions where the clients tasted samples of the cakes before deciding who the winner was. For showpieces, they aren't intended to be eaten. They are intended to wow us. So LOL... I guess the answer is, nope, it doesn't bother me! 
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 7:11 am
And Zach is gone. That cake of his was just....bad. Didn't stop him from trying to get the judges to eliminate Morgan, apparently because Morgan isn't emotional enough when he wins....
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:25 am
I thought Zac deserved to be eliminated after his little outburst at judges' table. His cake was a hot mess and he knew it. He also knows that they are judged only on what the judges saw for THAT elimination challenge. I was not sorry to see the door close behind him! I know Morgan has had some attitude problems, but I think I want him to win. He's been the most consistent.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:28 am
I agree Costa. I like Morgan the best out of all of them. Personally, I hated that chefs that were not on Team Go Diva were ostracized for not being in their clique.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:34 am
Saying Morgan has some attitude problems is like saying Kate Gosselin had some dancing problems. They both define the genre. Honestly, at some point Morgan is going to have to realize it's not everyone else with the problem...it's him. Bless his little heart; he'll probably win. And I won't care that much. This show isn't even half as good as the worse season of Top Chef, regular edition anyhow. It's a shame cuz I like Gail and that head judge seems nice enough. But when you have to bring out Sylvia Weinstock twice in one season--yes, she's a legend and blah blah--it's indicative of a problem. OTOH, I liked seeing Nancy Silverton from La Brea Bakery on the show a couple weeks ago. Good bread is hard to come by in LA and hers is some of the best.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:45 am
Tish, I'm not denying that Morgan may have a little bit of a 'tude, but I hate cliques. But then again, I have to give him props because he is always finished before the allotted time for the challenge is up (which I think may make everyone else a little more overly-sensitive).
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:58 am
Meh I don't like cliques either and, honestly, I think Zac was uber-tacky and should have been gone a while ago (I don't think the talent is especially great, which might not be surprising since this is the first season). The only contestant on the show I really like is Yigit, but I think he's too young in the industry and doesn't have all the skills he needs. But whatever. I probably shouldn't watch this show, but I like the Top Chef franchise overall....I haven't really enjoyed this show as much as I wanted to. I shouldn't poop on the thread just because the series hasn't lived up to my expectations and gave me people like Morgan to complain about.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:35 am
Tish, I'm counting the days until Top Chef All-Stars is on!!!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:02 pm
I have just not been as interested in this show as in others in the past. I have always known that I was more oriented to savory than to sweet, but I guess I just didn't realize how hard-wired that preference was. I am soooo thankful I am not a judge - as doubtlessly the cheftestants are as well! - bacause by the third sweet tasting I would gag! Not because it was bad, but because it was SWEET!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 1:04 pm
I think you hit the nail on the head TNT. I much prefer savory over sweet!!! I never get tired of looking at delicious food being prepared and plated. I'm talking food so good I want to lick my TV screen. A cookie is a cookie. It is what it is.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 1:32 pm
What I'm not sure of is how much the clique ostracized those that were not in it. From what I saw, it was a two-way street. Granted, what I saw was what the producers wanted me to see, but I saw Team Diva pulling crap on others (didn't Yigit take all the butter one time?) as well as Morgan pulling crap, too. I like Morgan better than any of the clique members because I think he's better than all of them put together. And yeah, Lex, hon. I like how he does finish early. Although that may have bit him in the butt this challenge since his shells were "messy".
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 9:35 pm
Zack's cake was such an obvious mess, I wonder how anyone else can take any criticism seriously. You could see shadows between morgan's shells> this is a problem or is it shading? I think the only thing that could be criticized about Danielle's cake was the color, everything else was perfect, who knew she could so pull it out at the end. Thank you Gemma for the explanation of the coat, I never knew that.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 11:49 am
Cake Wrecks tweeted about Zack's wreck today. Cracked me up. ;)
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-18-2004
| Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 1:43 pm
This show never grabbed me like I thought it would with the sweet tooth I have. The other night I had it on while I did stuff around the house, showered, etc...I made it back to see who was eliminated lol
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 3:18 pm
Angelic - This show is just too much of a muchness as regards sweet!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 4:20 pm
I watched the last episode simply because Cake Wrecks was referenced (and in turn CW tweeted about the show). With regular Top Chef and TC Masters, I sit in front of the TV and watch every second. With Just Desserts, I have it on, but the only times I watch are the final judges table and maybe the 5 min. before that to see their "final" product.
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 7:11 pm
I am totally team Morgan- and I was actually appalled at Danielle's snotty remarks during this last show. Jealous much? Many of the things he has said and done have been in total reaction to that which has been lobbed at him. Ok, he is also hot I admit it. Ygit is falling apart, and in any case I do not want someone from the Divas to win. I am worried since Project Runway ended so badly that I am doomed to be upset
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 4:33 am
My big complaint about this show is that I look at all those yummy desserts and then raid the refrigerator. I didn't think I would like this as much because I am a savory person too, but I still get drawn in. I love to cook. I am so impressed that the one woman makes her own jam that she uses in these desserts. That would never even occur to me.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:16 pm
And I have to agree with Meggie on Morgan having the hot. Plus he gets extra hot points for being able to make luscious desserts. I think that is my new fantasy, a hot guy who makes desserts!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 2:02 pm
and then does the dishes afterward -- oh, wait, Morgan doesn't do that, but MY perfect guy would! 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 2:30 pm
Teach, I don't know about that. Last week it showed Morgan cleaning up his work station while everyone else was still working on their desserts. Morgan may actually "clean."
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