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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 04, 2009 - 3:43 am
I didn't understand that comment from Mike either.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 04, 2009 - 2:38 pm
A quick sidebar on quinoa - this grain was grown for many generations in the Andes. When the Spaniards arrived with their horses, they forced the natives to quit growing quinoa - which was so small it fell out of the horses' mouths between their teeth - and grow corn for the horses. This is a folk tale from Peru that I am translating from the Spanish, but it sure makes sense to me!
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, September 04, 2009 - 7:49 pm
Interesting about the quinoa. It makes sense it would fall out of the horses mouths because it is so small. It's more nutritious than corn, however. Costa We ate at Vegeteranean, Chrissie Hynde's restaurant, this evening. I wasn't terribly impressed. The menu is awesome with what they offer, but they don't deliver with flavor. At least that's how it went for us tonight. The best part was desert. It was really good. I was bummed out. The food was rather bland, unfortunately. I am a good cook (not to brag, I just love to cook and appreciate good food) and so this was just too bad that it wasn't a little better. Our service was very slow, too. In fact, so slow that they gave us our deserts for free. We waited 45 minutes for desert! It was the least they could do. They were not crowded, either.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 9:25 am
Oh crumb, Smokey! I'm sorry to hear that. How disappointing to have such expectations and not have 'em lived up to. And gah! 45 minutes to wait for dessert? Yeah, you should've gotten 'em for free!
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Maryg
Member
07-20-2009
| Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 7:17 pm
I saw the episode at the air base today. WOW. Very moving. I have to agree that with these chefs the bar has certainly been raised. Kudos to all of the chefs for accepting the exec chef, and working with her!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 6:31 pm
O.M.G. Robin doesn't stop with her yammering. I would go crazy if I had that constant chatting when I was trying to work. ... and I think this is Kevin's competition to lose.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 3:49 am
I missed something. What did the winner receive last night. I heard "something" about a week with Joel Roubichon, but I couldn't quite catch what that "something" was. Does the winner receive a week of training with Joel?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 4:17 am
Lexie, I believe they said he gets a week of working with Joel in his kitchen, but I'm not positive. That part was a little garbled.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 4:21 am
i think that's what it was too.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 4:36 am
Garbled to say the least. I was like "huh... what did he win?"
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Spoton
Member
09-16-2005
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 4:42 am
Finally!! A reality show with a Seems like they really did their due diligence to vet these chefs. For the most part they are talented, professional, mature, and a joy to watch. There are so many very good ones, I don't envy the judges as the try to narrow the field. Right now there are still several who don't seem to be rising to the top, but even the weakest of the bunch aren't that bad. I felt bad for the woman who was eliminated at the quick-fire. She is afraid she will now be perceived as an inferior chef, but I suspect she is quite good, just didn't shine on the show. The brothers are amazing.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 5:15 am
I think it's Jenn's to lose. But she does have some stiff competition.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 5:34 am
I can't help but think of the animated movie 'santa claus is coming to town' when i see kevin!

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Daydreamer
Member
05-30-2008
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 5:54 am
Lexie, Twinkle, Tex: The winner of the elimination challenege won a one-week "stage" (pronounced "stah-zhhh" in French), at Joel Robuchon's restaurant in the MGM Grand. A stage is an unpaid internship in a restaurant; at the end of culinary school most students try to get a stage somewhere. It's not that this chef needed an internship -- clearly, he knows what he's doing -- but this particular restaurant of Joel Robuchon's won a two-star Michelin rating, which is a huge, huge accomplishment in the restaurant world. So it is a very prestigious prize, to win a stage there.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 6:08 am
How strange is it that a prize is actually working somewhere for free?!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 6:12 am
I think it's a prize because it's such a rare opportunity.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 6:19 am
I know it is a good prize, but strange in that you'd actually be working for free--and consider it a good thing.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 6:41 am
If Tom is intimidated even eating with this chef, then I think any of these chefs would probably be thrilled to work for free with Robuchon. They said he was voted "Chef of the Century" or something like that, so I would think a week's training with him would be priceless. It really isn't unusual for internships like this in lots of fields to be unpaid. The training and prestige is enough. I enjoyed this episode, I was so, so very happy that Mike (the jerky one) didn't win. I thought he didn't really give Bryan enough credit for telling him how to make that sauce lol. I also thought Mattin was kind of a jerk when the judges asked why he didn't use the asparagus in the sauce and he denied that Ashley had suggested doing that. She clearly brought it up in the store and he shot it right down. I'm glad Hector is gone because he seemed to have some problems with the basics of cooking meat. I really like Ron, but I'm afraid that he may have been getting by because there was always somebody worse, not because he is Top Chef material. His time is coming soon, I fear.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 7:58 am
LOL Texannnie! I can see the resemblance! This season has more great chefs than any other season. It is going to be a very tough competition. There are some that I think would have won in other seasons that will have to battle against each other in this one. Right now my favorites are Kevin, Jen, and the brothers Brian and Michael.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 8:21 am
Hey thanks Daydreamer. No wonder I thought it was garbled - it was French!!! I have to agree that I think it is a fabulous prize for the winner to work with Roubochon. Kevin looked like he was almost too nervous to eat dinner with the chefs last night. LOL
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 9:52 am
Anyone know when a rerun will be on? I fell asleep - again!!
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 10:20 am
I think the final four will be your favorites Smokey, Jen, Kevin and the brothers
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 10:39 am
Tnt - Rerun Friday 2:30am EDT, Saturday 2:00pm, Sunday 1:00am and 5:00pm.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 12:47 pm
TY - Bombaycat! There CANNOT possibly be another board where members are as helpful to one another as here at TVCH!!
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 7:52 pm
One of my husband's airmen (someone he supervises or is on his crew) got to eat at the Thunderbird hanger. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember when (earlier this year) and he didn't want to watch the episode to see if his airman was shown on the screen (darn him).

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