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DoesTop Chef: Wisconsinfeel desperate?
(No shade toward corny suburban dads; we share a love forThe Departed.)
Aside, of course, aside from letting the judges power trip a little more blatantly.
This week, they finally made good on their threats and sent two contestants toLast Chance Kitchen.
Were nine weeks in.
Give it a rest!
Also needing rest: The chefs, after Restaurant Week.
(Have we not been watching this season for 1,000 years?
Are we stuck in a wrinkle, Madeleine LEngle style?)
For this Quickfire, theyll need to use fresh cranberries, which Wisconsin produces more than any other state.
Does this challenge ring any bells for you?
It did for me because this whole episode is almost a beat-for-beat recreation of aTop Chef: Bostonepisode.
A little weird, no?
Can we get aTop Chefproducer on the record to answer for their crimes of repetition?
Rochelle leaves, and its time for Kristen, Gail, and Tom to explain the Elimination challenge.
A lot of the dishes suffer from too many ingredients that dont really go together, the judges say.
I do not see an issue!
(Somewhere in the world, Marcel Vigneron bristles.)
Savannah gets the win and an accompanying (untold) advantage in next weeks Elimination.
Get ready for a lot more of Tom and Gail in the coming weeks!
Assorted amuse-bouche
Tom hat watch: What if Tom never wears a hat ever again?
In his life???
Everyone say hello to Tyler!
Ive included some excerpts from his account below.
I had a ton of fun working the event!
I found the setup of tables, chairs, linens, etc., more stressful than the service itself.
There was a hard three or four-hour limit on service that both teams needed to be done by.
Our team finished with thirty minutes to spare, while the other team went fifteen minutes over.
Meanwhile, Michelles catfish seemed to be by far the most popular dish on the menu.
And you definitely want to use the most tart pomegranate molasses you’re free to find.
I did not understand Danny saying that they dont use Chilean sea bass in New York?
Leavemy favorite food crazeinspired byJurassic Parkalone!
Quote of the week is from Michelle: I dont smoke a lot of things … foodwise.
But his random dinnertime interjection about physical discipline in Korean schools probably wasnt the best icebreaker?
Amandas win ends Part 1.
Amanda also serves a citrus cake with bruleed citrus and a thin cheddar frico.
Poor Kevin; I was really rooting for him to reunite with fellow Power Bottom Manny.
But Amanda and Laura are left, and next week is the finale ofLast Chance Kitchen.
