Top Chef DC

[jtk1519]

I've noticed this during past seasons and probably made this comment before, but has anybody noticed how many of the chefs smoke? I smoke the occasional cigar and went through a 6 month cigarette phase and after I smoke anything, my taste buds are f'ed up for hours. For the life of me, I can't see how a professional chef can smoke and still have the sense of taste need to be a chef. Any of you big smokers feel different?

[kevwun]

I was disappointed tonight. I thought Padma's yellow dress should have won the elimination challenge.

[spystud13]

^^^ Jeez, are we the same poster?! My exact quotes were going to be:


Very uneventful episode tonight...

Padma's yellow dress at the picnic was insane!!

[Dr. Teeth]

Are they setting up Angelo banging Amanda?

[neonmoon44]

Are they setting up Angelo banging Amanda?

Only if she wears football pads and grows a penis

[At Ease]

I liked how Amanda referenced her cocaine/pills/anything-she-could-get-ahold-of problem back in her mid-20's... then they show she's like 26.

[idigTexas]

Well, Rosie O'Donnell is gone. Too bad. She wasn't much to look at, but she was amusing. I'm not real sure who the front runners are yet. Clearly Angelo and Kenny have talent, and the editing is obviously intended to convey some animosity there. I'm sure they will be kept around for awhile just for the drama. Outside of those two, Kelly is putting out some good food. Last season, there were 4 obvious favorites. This season seems wide open, with less disparity between the top and the middle.

[jtk1519]

This season seems wide open, with less disparity between the top and the middle.

That's because there is less top. This, IMO, is shaping up to be a VERY weak group. Making a dessert for your first elimination challenge, thinking tomatoes are veggies, peanut butter foam on celery, using sherry in a children's "budget" chicken recipe, asking how you turn the heat down on a charcoal grill and on and on. This is one dumbass group of chefs.

[BallamaticBevo]

That's because there is less top. This, IMO, is shaping up to be a VERY weak group. Making a dessert for your first elimination challenge, thinking tomatoes are veggies, peanut butter foam on celery, using sherry in a children's "budget" chicken recipe, asking how you turn the heat down on a charcoal grill and on and on. This is one dumbass group of chefs.

truth

I dare say that damn near anyone of the chef's from Vegas could cakewalk their way to the title if put with this year's group

[Traffic]

I liked how Amanda referenced her cocaine/pills/anything-she-could-get-ahold-of problem back in her mid-20's... then they show she's like 26.

noticed that. she seems like a disaster.

[smoky b]

I feel like theyre trying to get into the Real World mode with arguments and emotion and crap like that. What made last season awesome was just how good the chefs were. There really wasnt any bitching except about that old lady who wouldnt leave.

[jtk1519]

And that bitch from Beaumont who is the chef at Go Fish in Dallas needs to get kicked off ASAP. Aside from being an embarrassing moron, she's always screaming and she has a voice like nails on a chalkboard.

[tigolbiddies]

WTF is Padma wearing? Crock skin floppy t-shirt? Yuk.

[jtk1519]

Damn I'm glad that little dude went home. If he became the next Hung, I was going to put my head through a wall.

[MajorTexasFan]

Damn I'm glad that little dude went home. If he became the next Hung, I was going to put my head through a wall.

Not me. I may be alone here, but I thought the result was total bullshit. This is already a weak season, and Arnold was among the better chefs. The two losers had three pretty decent dishes. Meanwhile, the two "winners" had a practically inedible fish for the 2nd course and used canned beans yet get to go to Europe? The elimination round should have been judged on all three courses combined, and the two chicks who won should have gone home

[bevocious]

That was one of the most ridiculous elimination challenges Ive seen. They should have been judged on the merits of all 3 of their dishes (breakfast, lunch, dinner). I really dont like the double elimination stuff, seems overly fabricated. Also, as someone who worked in hotels for years there is no way anyone orders fucking squid ink pasta from a damned room service menu. So on that note alone the right person went home.

[bevocious]

the elimination round should have been judged on all three courses combined

Brilliant!!

[El Guapo]

Not me. I may be alone here, but I thought the result was total bullshit. This is already a weak season, and Arnold was among the better chefs. The two losers had three pretty decent dishes. Meanwhile, the two "winners" had a practically inedible fish for the 2nd course and used canned beans yet get to go to Europe? The elimination round should have been judged on all three courses combined, and the two chicks who won should have gone home

I agree. The wrong team went home.

That was a damn brutal challenge.

Were any of the earlier groups even in the running for "best team"? Or did they have to pick from the last chefs standing?

[preznick555]

I was about to stop watching the season if they sent Kenny home.

Also--were they insinuating that Angelo is straight during that mid-commercial segment they always do?

Anyway, Angelo is probably going to turn out to be one of the better "villains" they've had in awhile. I seriously hate him.

[Stringer]

Angelo apparently has a kid. That doesn't assure him of being straight, but it's a good indication.

I hated how the two chicks won the prize. Shouldn't that have gone to one of the teams who were safe after breakfast? Aren't they in theory the winners?

[tigolbiddies]

Angelo apparently has a kid. That doesn't assure him of being straight, but it's a good indication.

I hated how the two chicks won the prize. Shouldn't that have gone to one of the teams who were safe after breakfast? Aren't they in theory the winners?

Angelo isn't straight. Gay dudes have kids. It isn't an accident that they didn't ask about the mother.

[spystud13]

Damn I'm glad that little dude went home. If he became the next Hung, I was going to put my head through a wall.

Agreed! His team needed to go for me.

Padma's 2-month old breast-feeding weapons were looking glorious!!

Amanda is starting to grow on me...


This mother fucker is annoying as hell:

[idigTexas]

I'm really disappointed in this season so far. I usually always have a favorite or two by now, but I'm not finding any of the chefs to be wowing me with skill or personality. It's a real shame. This is, or at least was, my favorite show.

[Sparky]

^^Completely agree, this is the first time I've clicked on this thread because I've had absolutely nothing to say. Last season spolied me I guess.

[idigTexas]

Last season was certainly the pinnacle, but even previous seasons were engaging. This season is just very bland...mirroring the food I suppose.

[Dr. Teeth]

There was no way they were kicking out Angelo's rival last night. Once it was between Kenny's team and another team, the other team was going home.

[msbesq]

This is by far my favorite reality show and I'm having trouble getting into this season after the incredibleness of last season. Angelo appears to be the best chef but he seems limited by his Asian influences. All the other chefs, including Kenny, lack originality and are inconsistent. My wife has always liked the show, but not as much as I, and she has completely tuned out right now. I had moderate hopes for Arnold and had picked him as a darkhorse but no meat-eating business man is ordering squid ink pasta at a Hilton restaurant.

[Pepper Brooks]

anyone notice how much that amanda chick looks like Leah from season 5 or 6, or whatever. the season that hosea somehow won.

If Kenny had gone home i would have had a really hard time staying with this season. it really does seem weak to me. The guy who own the Prime Steakhouse seems to be near the bottom in everything. I would expect more from him. The little dude who went home probably should have stayed longer as he seems a more talented chef than many of the remaining. I do not like elimination challenges where your fate is tied to another person. They need to have TC Houston next. We are the most eating out city in the country with incredible restaurants and chefs. give us our due!

[Sparky]

anyone notice how much that amanda chick looks like Leah from season 5 or 6, or whatever. the season that hosea somehow won.

Was thinking the same thing last night.

[neonmoon44]

Worst. Season. Ever

I can't find anyone to root for.

Angelo - Arrogant prick, but best chef. I still can't stand to hear him talk.
Kenny - I guess if i had to root for someone, I'd pick him, but he's kind of blah to me as a character.
Kelly- i'd bang her (more so, she'd bang me), but she seems like a cunt
Lynne - glad she went home. she sucked.
Arnold - he was the peak of entertainment of this show, and that is saying a lot.
Kevin - Seems like he could be a good character with his PR wife and he always has a good story behind his food, but his food sucks.
Ed - I like watching him fuck up. It seems like he does this a lot.
Alex - the hooker and 8 ball comment was nice. He might be leading in my root for category, but he's blah otherwise
Amanda - non-existent
Andrea - non-existent
Stephen - idiot and not in a likeable way
Tamesha - okay i guess
Tiffany - whatever

[dfwtexex]

The challenges were disappointing. Baby food? really? And then knocking the best teams out early so that they don't really have a chance to win the big prize (unlikely a breakfast dish wins over a thoughtful dinner dish). The comment about the girls with the canned beans is dead on in how absurd this was.

I am rooting for Tiffany because I eat at Go Fish fairly regularly (near work) and I like it. That is a profound and meaningful reason, I know. But, I can't think of anyone else.

[jtk1519]

I'm looking forward to a Bourdain episode and watching him verbally disembowel this mediocre collection of cooks. Outside of that, I see little entertainment value in the near future.

[BallamaticBevo]

what an absolute abortion of a season.

the city
the guest judges
the contestants
the challenges

fuck me

[Pepper Brooks]

yes. so far this season is just not good, and that guest judge dude from last night was one creepy little man.

[spystud13]

3 fucking hours to make a lettuce salad, & you still can't even get that right?! Stephen fucking sucks.

Kelly will be this year's underdog that finishes top 3...

And no more cold challenges that keep Padma covered up!

[ajax]

I can't understand what Amanda is saying. When she said that she used to use cocaine and pills, I couldn't figure out even though I rewound it about 5 times. I had to go to twop.com to read their summary before I figured it out. She has a diction problem. Must have been all the cocaine pills.

anyone notice how much that amanda chick looks like Leah from season 5 or 6

Leah was way better looking.

[jtk1519]

Kelly will be this year's underdog that finishes top 3...

I don't think she's an underdog at all. I think she's the best chef there. The only way I don't see her making the finals is if she's tripped up by some bullshit challenge or they have to do another team challenge and she is paired with one of the many retards left. She reminds me a lot of Stephanie from season 4 (Chicago). She's consistently near the top but doesn't get all the attention and then all of a sudden she's won the whole thing.

[spystud13]

She's consistently near the top but doesn't get all the attention and then all of a sudden she's won the whole thing.

Yeah, you phrased it a lot better than I did. I think Kenny is the best overall chef, but Kelly could definitely pull a Stephanie like you described...

[dfwtexex]

That guest judge was creepy, but Inn at Little Washington has won just about everything so he has some skin on the wall. They need a simple challenge that lets these guys cook because, yeah, this year is getting old.

So, the bottem three made a bad vegetable soup with undercooked carrots (how is that possible at that level?), an overdressed salad with some brown lettuce (how is that possible at that level?), and unseasoned breakfast fries for an elegant dinner for chefs (how is that possible at that level?).

[kevwun]

She's been on Iron Chef, definitely not an underdog. She's got good shot at getting to the final 3 and from there anything can happen.

[spystud13]

^^^ Thanks, I knew I'd seen her somewhere before...

[msbesq]

There are significant spoilers at twop.com if anyone is interested.

[idigTexas]

I haven't watched last night's episode yet, but I agree that Kelly being in the final 3 would not be as an underdog. She has been consitently good so far. I find myself starting to root for her, so needing to find a favorite may have sorted itself out for me. I still like Kenny, but he needs to stop being so overconfident and trying to do too much, and just fucking cook.

[Trumpette09]

Angelo has been creepier and creepier...talking about his attraction to Tamesha...

Stephen's salad did not look great and he had 3 fucking hours. God, they shoulda just sent home all 3 of them...

[406W30th]

That dude Stephen is a fucking joke. I think it was two episodes ago where he was talking about his bacon-wrapped sea bass and how it was going to win him the challenge. Then he's in the bottom three and they rail him for how shitty it was, in every way possible. He goes back to the other contestants and was like "they said it just wasn't for a BBQ". Um, no, they said it sucked shit through a straw.

All he does is talk shit about other chefs but he's fucking terrible. I think they're keeping him around because they know what a spectacle his dumb ass is. His salad last night looked awful. Three hours and you fuck up a salad? Yikes.

[ajax]

Okay just watching On TiVo now. Angelo is being really creepy toward Tamesha. Like he's gonna molest her.

Did he just say he has crabs? WTF?

[TxArch]

yes. so far this season is just not good, and that guest judge dude from last night was one creepy little man.

too much botox

[El Guapo]

Did he just say he has crabs? WTF?

Yes he did. Or that he "had crabs once" or something like that. I found it weird also.

Anybody else getting to where they can predict the outcome based on the talking head segments? For example, when somebody says "my dish is great, ain't no way I'm going home", he goes home. Or if they say "I've been on the bottom of all the quickfires and I'm starting to doubt myself", he'll win the next challenge.

[HenryJames]

too much botox

He looks like a black dude in white face.

[406W30th]

Angelo is totally creepy. I assumed the whole "I had crabs" thing was a joke, but it wasn't funny.

I agree that there aren't many likable contestants this season, but I do like Kenny. Seems like a solid dude who cooks good food. Angelo's food is incredibly pretentious but he always does really well, so it must be good. Or at least better than the other slouches this season.