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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5:49 am
It looks like Robin has no friends in her co contestants. These people seem to not be happy with the judges decisions and are vocal about it, unless of course they themselves win. I see a lot of bad sportsmanship with these people. I think this season has, on a whole the most talented contestants and also the least likable....go figure. I couldn't tell if Robin is aware of how much her co contestants don't like her? For anyone that has had cancer they will know diet is a major part of your life and it's natural to incorporate cooking/food into your life style. The challenge was the devil and angel...to me it made complete sense for Robin to show us a healthy dish and one not as healthful that she enjoyed pre cancer days.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5:53 am
this season seems to have the most serious contestants. I would have liked to try the meat lasagna dish! I missed the quickfire so I can't say!
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 6:45 am
I think Robin is a very weak contestant, and I also think the way she acts in the kitchen is rubbing a lot of the other contestants the wrong way. She NEVER shuts up. It looked like last night that some of the contestants were struggling with the challenge and trying to concentrate, but Robin just kept on and on with her chattering and weird noises. I think she is out of her element and tries to compensate for her nerves with incessant noise. She has been in the bottom again and again, so I can see how it would seem bad for her to still be there compared to some of the people who have gone home. They probably cut out a lot of her explanation to the judges on the quick-fire, so I really don't know whether she was using the cancer or not. I'm glad Ron left last night. I really liked him as a person, but he seemed to be in over his head everytime. He didn't understand the challenge last night, and I felt so bad for him, but what he cooked was poorly cooked, so I agree he should have gone.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 6:46 am
WRT Eli, I don't care if he thought he should win or Michael V should win, I still think he should not question the judges' decision no matter what. It only looks like sour grapes.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 6:46 am
Oh, thanks for that article Annie.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:12 am
Julie, it is an ordeal for me to stay up until 10:00 to watch the end of the show, much less getting off the sofa to go to bed after the show. Getting online after the show to post ain't gonna happen. ... and Robin is waaaaaaaaaay too annoying.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:26 am
I used to know someone like Robin--and she drove me crazy. I always said she demonstrated that the life not constantly narrated is not worth living. Glad Ron is gone. He didn't seem to have it at all. Kevin continues to impress with nearly everything he does. And he and Jen are terribly terribly smart as chefs.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:48 am
Nevroh, ITA. I don't think that Robin is on the same calaber as the other chefs. and I do think that Ron was out of his element. He is nice and passionate about food and life, but didn't seem to understand all the different competitions. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what the judges are judging on and I don't get why deconstructing food to get the same taste is even a talent, doesn't really make sense to me. If you want Shephards pie, just make shepards pie, LOL.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:51 am
Have we had a challenge in past seasons where they had to "deconstruct" a dish?
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Peeper
Member
06-14-2004
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:22 am
Can someone explain to me how to deconstruct fish and chips. I did not understand this one b/c there are only two main components to the dish. The other chefs were saying the piella would be hard but it is one dish with many components that could be separated.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:29 am
Brian Boitano did a great deconstruction of paella a couple weeks ago on What Would Brian Boitano Make? It seems to me that a deconstruction of fish and chips would use the chips differently--julienne a potato and give it some treatment other than frying it. I also thought it would have to have a deconstructed tartar sauce (maybe a garlic aioli and, as a separate element, some sweet relish) and it would have been nice if she had made a pretty little cup out of paper and placed the fish and chips in it to mimic the way fish and chips are served in newspaper.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:51 am
I wish we had a banner. I'm still learning their names. Is Kevin the one with the beard? If so, I think either he or the brothers are gonna win the show. They seem to be the best chefs.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 11:31 am
Don't forget fish are breaded usually, before being fried, so you've got the bread crumbs and eggs that you can use.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 11:33 am
P.S. The thing about deconstructing a dish is that it has to have a lingering taste of what the dish was like before being deconstructed. So for fish and chips, if you do something like Tish suggested with the tartar sauce and potato, once eaten together the fish could taste like fish and chips. I'd probably add vinegar in there somewhere, though. Much as *I* hate it on my "chips" I know it's the "propah" way to eat chips.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:00 pm
I do think Robin is outclassed by most of the remaining chefs, but I still didn't like how ugly they are about her. I don't know. It just seemed uncalled for. It seems like it has snowballed. And the comment was made that this particular chef likes clean, simple flavors and that is what she did in the Quickfire. Eli needs to shut it. I really like the brothers. I don't think I have seen them be mean about anyone (except each other!) either. Jen is very talented and I like Kevin a lot, too. Twinkie, yes, Kevin has a big beard. I was okay with Ron leaving. He was a sweetheart and wow, has he come a long way, but he was out of his league, also. Ashley seems to be blossoming! Mike Isabella still cannot take criticism without looking like some just cut a smelly one under his nose.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:09 pm
I was really disappointed in the comments after Robin won the quickfire. I think she had to explain the cancer thing in order to make the angel/devil dishes make sense. And I don't agree that they weren't related... I think wasn't apple a common element in both? I love that Jen was in the top again. I do like the fact that she did keep it simple. The same with Ashley, who seems to have finally hit her stride. I wouldn't mind seeing those two women with the two brothers in F4. Add Kevin to top 5 and I'd be happy. Eli's 'tude really disappointed me. I don't think Robin is anywhere near the caliber of the others, but she was selected to be on the show for a reason. If you don't like her personality, that's fine. But don't get personal about it. This show is more about cooking than anything else, and while she's been inconsistent, she's not been all that bad. LOL at the visual of Mike I, Hermi! He truly cannot stand it when anyone else does better than he does, too. He gets that same look. I really do not like him and hope he leaves soon. I think Ron is a sweetheart, but when he started to fret about deconstructing, I knew he was gonna lose. And FWIW, Brian Boitano's deconstructions wouldn't have worked in this challenge, as each element WITHIN the paella was a separate dish. THIS challenge the elements were to be on one dish so that you would get the constructed dish in one bite.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:15 pm
I think that if he had combined the elements as micro-dishes on the same plate, with some small differences, Boitano's version of paella would have worked as a deconstruction in this contest. YMMV
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Penguin
Member
09-08-2005
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 6:24 pm
The way I make fish and chips is I take the batter for the fish drizzle it in hot oil to make crispies. I then baked my fish and serve it on top of the crispies. I used sweet potatoes sliced and fried for my chips. I never realized that what I was doing was deconstruction.
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Peeper
Member
06-14-2004
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 12:46 pm
Thanks for explaining the fish and chips thing to me. It makes more sense now. On the show several people mentioned that Robin would not be quiet and kept talking while they were trying to concentrate. That could be part of the reason they give her a hard time
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 4:13 pm
Why a repeat tonight? I'm disappointed.
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 4:24 pm
I was wondering the same thing Nerovh.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 4:56 pm
They usually do that partway through the season, and we're getting down to those "final" numbers. Not thrilled with it (but I might actually get my papers done now. )
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 6:16 pm
I am way disappointed that it's a rerun tonight; didn't have a clue til I tuned in :-(
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Idolworship
Member
05-07-2003
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 9:33 pm
Whyyyyyy? Whyyyyyy? Such a bummer. I hate when they repeat the last week's show 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 5:27 am
Especially when they showed the "on the next..." clips!!! That is misleading. They should really have said, "In TWO WEEKS, on the next...."
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