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Jag2000
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07-01-2009

Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jag2000 a private message Print Post    
I didn't see anyone say that Angelo won. I just
love him and his quiet manner and humbleness. I
think that he is wonderful. I have never seen him
be cocky like Fabio was last night. I wonder if
he ever got the money together to get a visa to
bring his girlfriend over from Russia.
GO ANGELO!
Why isn't there any spoiling in this show like
there is on Survivor and TAR? They are the only 2.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, December 03, 2010 - 6:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I think cooking shows like this one have a far smaller following than TAR and Survivor and therefore are not spoiled. I personally find the cooking shows to be very exciting, but other folks think foodies - like me - are nuts.

Marameko
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07-15-2002

Friday, December 03, 2010 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
Yes Fabio is cocky, mouthy; yet when he speaks I keep saying "he is is so cute".
I did notice that Richard was thinner which has to be hard for a Chef to lose weight.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, December 03, 2010 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Angelo was ALL Kinds of Cocky in his season - but I still like him. I'd rather see Jamie, Tiffany (from last season, not the first season) or Richard win, but other than Stephen and Marcel, I'd be pretty happy with any of them. Angelo wasn't cocky last night because he wasn't taking criticism and Fabio felt he was not only be criticized, but mocked on top of it. Angelo wouldn't have taken that quietly, either.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I was glad Angelo won, I was sort of pulling for him and Tiffany since they are the "newbies". Too bad red haired Kevin wasn't on (from vegas)

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 11:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
Tony Bourdain would have lost respect for Fabio had he not defended himself against the mockery. The kitchen is a harsh place and if you want to survive it, you need to be able to defend yourself.

I do think that Fabio seems to be a lot less easy going than he was. He comes from extreme poverty in Italy, and he's had to work very hard for everything he has.

I respect most of the chefs on the allstars. I still find Angelo Sosa to be creepy and arrogant, but I was glad to see him win this round after losing his season because of the flu.

I was glad to see Elia leave. I didn't care much for her in her season. There was a lot to dislike from Season 2. Marcel was the talk of the kitchen every day, that season because the Sous chef and one of the line chefs were in the CIA at the same time as he was, and he was utterly insufferable and obnoxious. There was a lot of rooting against Marcel in Yellow Springs Ohio! LOL!

When Elia and the others got together one night and tried to shave Marcel's head, we all laughed about it but we were also angry about it. Yes he's an ass, but he didn't deserve to be attacked in his sleep.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I still find Angelo Sosa to be creepy and arrogant

Oh, good, I thought I was the only one.

Sadiesmom
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03-13-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sadiesmom a private message Print Post    
I never found Fabio that sweet, but he seems very professional and friendly.

I disliked Marcel in season two after viewing one of the cut scenes on the Bravo site where he was talking about deliberately trying to get under the skin of the other contestants and then he said he was a rapper and did a pitiful rap that basically dissed ll his fellow contestants. No he did not deserve to be attacked, but I can see where you can only take so much of him in a small space.
I never thought that Richard Blaise chocked in his season, it seemed more like he was too involved in his own personal life with a new son, etc at the time of the finale. he did look better

Mike really packed on the pounds considering his season was not too long ago. I guess he is the victim of successful restaurants where he does not have to race around in the kitchen. The more hyper involved chefs seem thin. I think if you have your work more sourced out and you supervise more, you can gain weight.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Tony Bourdain fans -- his all-new holiday special airs this Monday at 10 E/P Travel Channel. I love his holiday specials!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Bonza!

Gemma - is that the same Yellow Springs with the Yellow Springs Dairy (not too far from Antioch College and Cedarville College near Xenia)?

Riviere
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09-09-2000

Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 11:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Riviere a private message Print Post    
Glad to see Carla again, always said she'd have won if Casey didn't talk her out of what she planned to serve. She won't make that mistake again!
Good luck, Carla

Sunrvrose
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08-13-2001

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunrvrose a private message Print Post    
I am missing tonight's show, satellite is out due to weather. I hope someone comes to report.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Teach, I'm almost positive that's the same Yellow Springs. Yellow Springs is just south of Springfield, east of Dayton, and north of Xenia. I'd see the signs to Yellow Springs on my way to Wright State when my daughter was a student there.
Gemma, Yellow Springs? Central Ohio, here. Hey, neighbor!

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Sunrvrose-the quick fire was to create a brown-bag midnight snack for kids attending the annual "Night at the Museum". Joe Jonas was the quick fire judge. Spike and Tiffany (season 1) tied, so they split into two groups, with Spike & Tiffany as leaders, and the tie-breaker was that night at the museum-the kids voted for the winner. Tiffany's team won, and Tiffany won immunity.
The elimination challenge began immediately after this-again teams, making breakfast.
Tiffany's team won, again, and the team with Jen on it lost.
Jen really got into it with the judges, this is where the clip "you're judges, you should be smart enough" or something like that, comes from.
Didn't catch what everyone made, sry.
***spoiler***spoiler***spoiler***spoiler***spoiler


Jen went home.

Smokey
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smokey a private message Print Post    
I am shocked. I really like Jen. Tonight, she was rather full of herself. I think the stress just really had her.

Florin
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08-27-2006

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Florin a private message Print Post    
Tiffany's team won the quick-fire but lost the elimination challenge. Jen went home.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 10:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Oops-thanks for the correction, Florin. Watching the replay now. Forgot that Tiffany went "wow" when Jen was going off on the judges.
And Jamie was Jen's partner for the breakfast challenge, but cut her finger, and went to get 2 stitches in it. Most, if not all, of the other chefs were surprised that she didn't just tape it up and keep going.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 12:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Well, I said last week that I was happy to see Jennifer again because she was a favorite. Hmmmm. She still is, but this was not a good night for her. I think everyone on the show recognizes that she is a very good chef--hence their shock at her elimination--but her dish obviously wasn't as good as she thought it was. And her behavior was unattractive, but I'll give her a pass and say it was because of lack of sleep.

Jamie is much more attractive now than she was on her original season. And we've gone through two challenges and she still hasn't made scallops. I'm shocked.

Sad to see Chef Bourdain wasn't there. I was under the impression he'd be there every week.

I really didn't much like the challenges this week.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 2:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Thanks to whoever put up the header! Makes it a lot easier for us with less than perfect memories!

Since I fell asleep during "Hell's Kitchen" I surely missed this one as well! Does anyone have a time and a date for a rerun?

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 5:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Tish, I also thought they said Anthony Bourdain was going to be judging every week.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 5:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Jen seemed so pissed off. Did anyone catch what she said as she was walking out the door?

It was sad to hear her speak about her father and his harsh comments about her losing....it was heart breaking.

She came across as a sore loser but I guess if you have to hear from your family that you are a loser, well I guess that can screw with your mind.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 6:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I have to say that none of the dishes appealed to me at all! Too bad I feel asleep when Jen went off on the judges but I did see she was the one to go. These super size eps do me in! LOL

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
I thought it was unfair that Jamie got a 'bye' on that challenge. I thought that one of the frittata ladies should have gone home - if you serve undercooked eggs, you are risking salmonella. Jen's food may have been bland, but at least it was safe. And since the main seasonings that they had (no herbs) were salt and pepper, I wonder what seasoning they thought she was short of? I mean, you would not put salt on eggs that were on top of *bacon*, right?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I seem to recall reading that Tony B wouldn't be there all the time. I almost thought he'd trade off with Gail but I can't remember where I got that from. At any rate, I didn't expect to see him every week.

I was a bit surprised that Jamie left when she did. She could've taped the thing, bandaged and gloved it, and gone to get stitches once she'd finished her task at hand (like when everyone was wandering the museum and/or trying to snatch a nap).

I think Jen left because the food was bland AND had zero texture. She basically made a log of soggy bacon and topped it with a few crumbles of hardboiled egg. Even if I ate bacon, that dish did NOT look appetizing to me. There were seasonings they could use, because there was a rub on the salmon. I think that some of the frittatas were cooked properly, so there wasn't a total failure on their part (other than a pretty unimaginative dish).

I thought, though, that this was mostly a boring challenge. I was surprised at how Jen went off on the judges. I mean, stand by your dish, but don't disrespect people along the way.

So next week two chefs go home. Should be an interesting week next week.

Sadiesmom
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03-13-2002

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sadiesmom a private message Print Post    
Jen acted odd on the first show as well. She just seemed very off. When she went through the door she was saying something about second to last and I thought I heard her sob a bit. She was very unhappy to be offed that way, but her dish did not sound appealing and her teammates who might have tasted her dish did her no favors by not telling her, although they may have thought it was a good tactic.

Soggy bacon could have washed off some of that salt.

Ok, off to read Tom's blog
Sad to see Eric Ripert's take. First he had to condemn her behavior to defend his restaurant, then say the judges should have sent home the raw eggs chef.