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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 9:23 pm
I'm heading over to read the blogs- hopefully one of them will clear up the mystery.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:30 am
Teach - how do I access the blogs to read them?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:40 am
Teach I want to know too, mighty suspicious if you ask me!!
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 8:08 am
Wow, Tom's comments on the situation didn't clear up anything. They have to know one way or another whether Alex stole the puree, there has to be some proof somewhere, but the producers aren't clearing anything up.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 11:54 am
Nerovh - you're absolutely right - Tom's blog did nothing to clear up the situation. Before reading that, I thought maybe they would address it in a later episode, but he makes it sound like they're done with it. I don't believe Tom when he says he thinks this "proves" they don't know what goes on behind the scenes. So it was a complete coincidence that Ed and Alex, who have never been in the top three together, suddenly are when a controversy is involved? Tom said: But the problem here is that we’ll never know which of the three possibilities actually transpired" We will never know. Make no mistake: I care deeply about the integrity of this competition and consider it imperative that cheating be dealt with decisively If they truly cared that deeply, why not just go back and view the footage from that day?
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1jetsfan
Member
07-21-2010
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:25 pm
I agree that they should view the footage; or let us know they have no intention of changing anything. There is no way that a cameraman did not see what happened.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:56 pm
ITA... I never understood why when there have been controversies they didn't go back and check the footage. And who took the footage??? A cameraman!!! Someone had to see it!!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:20 pm
From a show way back when (I'm thinking first or second season) I remember one of the blogs saying that when there are still quite a few cheftestants left they can't film every single minute of every single cook - they'd be in the way too much. Chef Tom did indicate that he was in the kitchen but not for long while they were prepping (probably just his usual walk-through until the service started) - and it looked significantly smaller than the Top Chef kitchen. It may have been a logistical thing that the cameras really couldn't see it all. Clearly the other chefs are suspicious about Alex, but if even they aren't sure, I doubt we ever will get a definitive answer. Sucks! BUT - I wasn't sad to see Andrea go. I'm still hoping for Kenny or Tiffany in the final 3. 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:33 pm
I think Kelly may be an under the radar sleeper!
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:34 pm
They sure made it seem like Alex stole the pea puree, and even had the fans vote. But do you really think Alex would just brazenly steal and think he could get away with it? I can see someone get away with stealing someone's raw ingredient, but not a finished product. All this misdirection is confusing. Either he took it or he didn't. If as Tom says, they deal with cheating decisively, they sure aren't acting decisive about this. Maybe a later episode will reveal the truth, whether he really took it or not.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:56 pm
So if Alex didn't steal the puree, where was Ed's puree? It should have been easy enough for somebody to check to see if he left it in one of the fridges back at their kitchen, and if it wasn't in the fridge, somebody had to have found some stink-nasty puree sitting out somewhere the next day.
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Daydreamer
Member
05-30-2008
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:45 pm
If they weren't able to film the entire day (thus may have missed filming Alex taking puree), why don't they check Alex's cash register receipt from Whole Foods? If he didn't buy spring peas, he likely didn't make the pea puree. I think the producers should clear this up, not only for the "integrity" of the reality show (an oxymoron if ever I heard one), but also because Alex deserves to have his reputation cleared, if he actually did make that puree. As things stand now, the editing last night all but screamed that he cheated.
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Friday, July 30, 2010 - 3:44 am
I don't think we have heard the last of "peagate". Checking the videotapes and the cash register receipts will help in solving this mystery.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, July 30, 2010 - 4:18 am
Alex did buy peas. When he was in the kitchen the night before talking to whoever (can't remember the two that were in there), he said he bought peas but's wasn't sure what he was going to do with them. I'm not sure, but I think someone told him that Ed bought peas and was going to make a pea puree.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 11:02 am
And then later when he was talking about people thinking he had stolen the puree, he said he did not even know he had made puree. And we know people discussed Ed making puree in his presence because we saw it on tape. Did he lie about not knowing or did he just not hear the remark? I agree that they must solve the question, if only for Alex's reputation. That could follow him from the show and be a real detriment to his career in the future. I still feel that if he did not steal it, the puree must have been left at their preparation kitchen. That might be revealed next time and that may be why they have said nothing, just to perserve the suspense.
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1jetsfan
Member
07-21-2010
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 7:07 am
Still no answers on the pea puree! This is frustrating and has me wishing Alex would disappear! I'm really beginning to appreciate Tiffany.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 8:51 am
I'm liking Tiffany more and more. I wish they had clearly shown whether Alex took the puree or not, because now I just can't stand him. Somebody should have found Ed's puree somewhere by now, why aren't they showing that?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 9:20 am
Nerovh, according to Tom's blog this week - they have double-checked all footage and there is no evidence that Alex took Ed's puree. He was also quick to point out that they were wrong that it takes one day to make a good pea puree. Tom said a good pea puree could be made in 20 minutes. Tom said his most likely guess is that it accidentally got thrown away - which is very possible in a kitchen as chaotic as TC's.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 1:51 pm
No one watched it last night? I can't remember but Ed or Stephen went home and I was thinking it should have been Alex, based on the judges comments.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 3:04 pm
I think it was Stephen - a really short guy?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 3:17 pm
LOL, tntitanfan, yeah it was a short guy, but both of them were short! they put the tall guy in the middle and I remember thinking, darn those guys are short. LMAO.
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Yacky
Member
07-06-2005
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 7:41 pm
It was Stephen
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, August 05, 2010 - 9:17 pm
I love Tiffany. She is just so good matured. I was so happy she won the ten thousand dollars this week. She said that now her wedding is paid for and they can start their married life without debt. Good for her. The thing with Alex is very unfortunate. If he took the puree, then he is getting away with it and getting rewarded. If he did not take it, then he is being bashed for something he did not do and I can't think of anything worse than that.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Friday, August 06, 2010 - 2:45 am
The more experienced contestants seem to agree: Alex is the least competition. The judges seem to echo that so why is Alex still around? Yay for Tiffany! 2 wins on same episode and her wedding is going to be great...
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1jetsfan
Member
07-21-2010
| Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 4:49 am
Riviere, I think Alex is still around because the producers edit the show in a way to still keep us in suspense about that %&*# pea puree! Perhaps there was an explanation and more positive comments by the judges about Alex's dish(s) that we have not yet seen, but it sure makes for better ratings if we all think Alex is a crook and a bad chef! LOL
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