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Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
Carlpsmom, that's pretty much what I thought too when hearing who would be on the show.

Carlpsmom
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01-03-2004

Friday, April 09, 2010 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carlpsmom a private message Print Post    
OK, good to know, I wasn't the only one. lol Last season was so much fun. I knew who the chefs were and loved the differences in personality and the fact that they seemed like they were having fun too.
The other night, it wasn't fun cuz it was pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Friday, April 09, 2010 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I still don't know who you are talking about. It seemed to me that the chefs who won had the best dishes, no?

Carlpsmom
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01-03-2004

Friday, April 09, 2010 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carlpsmom a private message Print Post    
The winner was Pres Obama's fav chef.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, April 09, 2010 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I love TC Masters. I think it might be my favorite reality show, and this week's episode didn't disappoint (I wonder how they will ever be able to top last year's finale, though. That was some incredible cooking!). Both chefs who moved on seemed exceptionally talented and they worked together so well! Congratulations to them, <99>

BTW, Chef Anita Lo from last season was on Iron Chef America last week maybe (don't recall exactly) and she beat Mr Batali in Battle Mushroom.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, April 09, 2010 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
No offense, but I don't think it was given any more than it was a given that Oprah's chef last season would win. (He didn't, BTW - although he did win the first round he was in IIRC.)

That's the cool thing about Top Chef - it doesn't matter who you know; it matters how good your food tastes!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
The only chef I'd heard of on tonight's show was Marcus. I didn't enjoy this episode as much as most.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 11:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I would think the judges are pretty confident in their own reputation that they would not be intimated by a famous person's chef.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Is it me or is this season trying to amp up the drama? Last night's show was more soap operay than I remember the entire last season being.

That said, I liked the episode. I didn't really get how that "reinvention" of Shepard's Pie was that reinventive or how that version of Fish and Chips was especially upscale, but whatever. I thought the French guy was hysterical, especially when he was complaining about British food and how the British are jealous of the French--how many times have I heard ordinary French people say the same thing? Too many to count. Also loved the winner--may the force be with him!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
The RHOC really didn't impress me this past season, and listening to their comments on the food during the quick fire didn't improve my opinion any. Apparently, their palates are very uneducated. I almost fell out of my chair when Lynne called one of the pork dishes "red meat." Uh, yeah, even *I* know pork is called "the other white meat."

And that said, I enjoyed this episode. I wouldn't ever have been able to eat anything these chefs prepared (pub food is a real problem for a vegetarian), but I did enjoy watching some of their interpretations of the dishes.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I agree about the housewives - yikes!

Pinkij
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05-02-2008

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pinkij a private message Print Post    
When they were picking what pub food to make and the French chef was mad he didn't get fish n chips. I said to my mom that they should of drawn knives to pick what dish to make. but guess they wanted drama. They probably would of gotten it anyway cause of the french chef being there. Glad he didn't win. and hope we don't see him next season.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Apparently, their palates are very uneducated.

Costa, that is putting it mildly. They have absolutely no business judging great chefs. I was shocked to see them as judges...so not fair to the contestants.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I was kind of shocked, too. Then I realized, it was all about the DRINKS. Which they DO seem to spend a lot of time involved with. But to judge food? (Tamra with the ginger... good gawd!)

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Who was the genius at Bravo who thought Alexis would be a good judge? This is the same woman who spit out food at Hubert Keller's restaurant in San Francisco.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Holy smokes, I totally forgot about that!!! And the same network so some muckity muck must've seen that lovely little episode where she exhibited so much class!!!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I didn't forget about the incident. I was absolutely mortified at Alexis's behavior at Keller's restaurant. Do you have any idea how much I would love to eat at Hubert Keller's restaurant?

And speaking of exhibiting class... remember how she kept chatting on the cell phone with her husband at the dinner table in Keller's restaurant? Rude... rude... rude!!!!

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I just realized today that Rick Bayless, last year's winner, is the brother of Skip Bayless who is a well known sportswriter. I kept thinking he looked like Skip and when I checked sure enough they are brothers.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Know what bugs me when I watch these shows? Sure it's great to see the "masters" at work, but how many are still actually cooking in their own kitchens?

Ok they plan a menu. But if I was to ever get back to having enough cash to enjoy fine restaurants, I'd like to go to a kitchen where the chef who is reknowned for cooking actually cooked my dinner.

I wish they would clearly list who works the kitchens and who just plans the menus/owns the places. IE if I was on the west coast I would check out LudoBites that moves around with the tempermental but hot French chef just cause they say he actually cooks said meals when he does it.

Here's in Boston I've been underwhelmed in not one but two of Todd English's restaurants. Then again I really should have known better, since it's been said he barely even shows up at his restaurants (let alone cooks there). In fairness, they had killer reviews when we went. I have no clue how. Sadly my friends, while nice people, are NOT foodies and to get them to go anywhere but a chain is a major effort. Sad but true. We did try to eat a Ming Tsai's restaurant Blue Ginger (where is often but not always actually cooks) but we couldn't get in. But I'm digressing.

I just wish chefs had to make the clarification when talking about their restaurants! At least on this show we get to see them really cooking and working (no wonder some seem out of practice at it lolol)

Pinkij
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05-02-2008

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pinkij a private message Print Post    
OMG! I was watching tonights show and before they showed the judgeig, during the commerical for next week's championship round and they showed who are the winners from tonights show. I said hey thats not fair!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Glad I was using my TIVO; since I FF commercials, I never even noticed. :-)

I still like that the Masters are less snarky with each other - although some of their egos certainly come through. Kelly hasn't grown on me like Padma did, though, so I'm happier when they have the guest judges for the quickfire like they did tonight. Those judges were MUCH more legit than the "real" housewives a couple weeks ago.

Kellsma
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08-27-2002

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
I caught that too Pinkij. I was like, wow, guess he won tonight.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 5:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
LOL... when I saw that commercial I wondered how Bravo could have made a slip-up like that.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
OK, first: that bride. I thought for sure her boobs were going to pop out of her dress. My lord. That thing barely covered enough to keep her from being pixilated on TV.

Then I was confused about the food for the groom. He says to the chefs, well, I'm Jewish, so it'd be better if you didn't serve pork. Fine. But then the chefs go ahead and make shrimp, crab, and lobster, all of which are as forbidden as pork is. Besides, it's not like they were serving kosher beef or anything. Seems to me it was just a silly rule so people who aren't particularly observant can feel like they aren't breaking a big prohibition. Meanwhile, they break every other prohibition.

I really like Sosur a lot. I don't like Marcus very much at all and he's one of the chefs I knew of going into this, but he seems a little too confident for someone so young.

I also loved that quickfire challenge. It was one of my favorites last season on TC regular edition and it was good again tonight, but strangely (to me at least) somehow less successful. I mean, they both ended up making the same thing with slight variations.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Tish, I didn't get the pork thing either. While many Jewish people don't adhere to the dietary restrictions (esp with improved sanitary conditions of those products in modern society), odds are if you eat shellfish, you eat pork. So it confused me as well.

I'd just like to say, that while I'm a good, self taught cook, I've made a friend's wedding cake for an intimate dinner they had celebrating it. Mine looked like the Mona Lisa of cakes compared to that scary thing the pro's put out. I had 4 tiers, I piped draping wisteria, had birds covered with edible glitter, and it was not only lovely to look at, but was a delicious black forest cake on the inside. Couldn't they come up w/anything better than that hot mess???