New Top Chef episode NOW!!! *spoilers within*

[bicentennial_baby]

:bounce:

First challenge: Upscale Taco! :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

1. Does. Not. Compute.

:nuke:

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Yay! I was hoping you'd show up!! w00t!

Squash taco?! Wtf?

:D

[GOPisEvil]

2. OK - the shaved jicama was a good idea.

Don't know how it TASTED, but it was a nice idea.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Agreed! Very innovative...

Me like. :)

Oh, judge likes it!! :D

[GOPisEvil]

7. Oh fuck!! It's on the menu at Tobolobampo!

That doesn't suck.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Oh, and Erik CANNOT make an attractive plate to save his ass.

His plates have consistently looked AWFUL.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Plate O' Crap!

Well, that's what it looks like... :P

Jicama wins! :woohoo:

[Ekirh]

8. UPSCALE TACO FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!

god I thought last week's animal theme elimination challange idea would give me a headache.

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Hehe...

:D

:hi:

[Ekirh]

11. Hey there. .

Slowly I'm back to posting on D.U a little bit more.

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Yay!!

Missed you! :pals:

[GOPisEvil]

10. Am I the only one who thinks ads for Olive Garden are funny during this show?

;)

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Ayup...and now, Block Party challenge!!

:rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

14. Oh stop...going door to door?

Fucking please...

[bicentennial_baby]

15. oui!

:D

[GOPisEvil]

17. You KNOW these people are going to get reimbursed.

You KNOW it!

[bicentennial_baby]

19. I would hope so, as their pantries just got emptied!!

Dayum! :o

[Ekirh]

16. Oh come on . .

There has to be at least one household that has to be stubborn and crabby about all this.

This situation demands someone end up being difficult!!!

[GOPisEvil]

18. Hell no you can't have my cheese whiz!!!

And stay off my lawn!

[Ekirh]

20. Woah no difficult neighbors. .

I am sad :(

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Me too! I wanted them to get turned away somewhere!!

But, someone is working with Velveeta. :D

[Ekirh]

23. Delete

WRONG PLACE!! FAIL!!!

[GOPisEvil]

22. Goddamned elitists! Velveeta is the shiznit for melty cheese!

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Damn right!

represent. :toast:

[tammywammy]

That's what I was thinking

She didn't know if Velveeta would work? Um, hello! Velveeta Shells & Cheese, they sell it in the grocery store. :rofl:

[Ekirh]

24. TACO SALAD!!!

Of course it's healthy... it's a salad!!!

[GOPisEvil]

26. What makes it sexy?

The lavender?

Lavender is sexy now?

:rofl:

[Ekirh]

27. Hey you learn something new every day . .

I'm pretty sure it turns somebody on.

[bicentennial_baby]

28. Remember Emily's Lavender and Chocolate Ice cream from a few seasons back?

She would be pissed! :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

29. The look on Tom's face was priceless!

[GOPisEvil]

30. The chefs chose some dishes poorly.

Some things do not travel well.

Mac and cheese needs a re-heat. And fried foods? No shit they get soggy.

[LynneSin]

89. I don't understand - I think Mac & Cheese taste better reheated

but then again, I use Campbell's Chedder Cheese soup with Kraft Extra-sharp White Chedder to make mine.

None of that Velveeta shit.

That girl should be damn lucky her team won

[TommyO]

94. This post is worthless without the recipe!

Please! Pretty please?

[LynneSin]

98. here you go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7597467&mesg_id=7598329

[tammywammy]

31. I just saw this show for the first time the other day

It was a repeat of the Zoo show.

I think I'm hooked. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

35. It's addictive...trust me

:pals:

[tammywammy]

37. I'm hooked!

I watched Project Runway religiously. I'll even admit....I'm slightly hooked on the Supermodel show (though I missed a like 3 episodes).

I'm not sure about this dancing show they got coming up...ahh shit, I know I'll end up watching it every week. LOL.

[bicentennial_baby]

38. Project Runway is da BOMB!!!

One of my fellow Econ majors (male) admitted to me that he adores that show... :rofl:

[tammywammy]

39. A woman at work told me to watch Top Chef, that I'd like it

Boy, she was right. This is right up my alley.

[Ekirh]

32. Well . .

That Mac and Cheese has fail written all over it...

[GOPisEvil]

33. That would be two screw-ups in a row for Nikki.

:scared: for her.

[bicentennial_baby]

36. ....

[GOPisEvil]

34. Hehehe...I think the red team is doing well.

Blue team...er...not so much.

[Rabrrrrrr]

47. Methinks thou spokest too soon...

:7

[GOPisEvil]

40. The "lovely" mac and cheese.

Wasn't. :D

[Ekirh]

41. Hmmm it's close?

Could this be the mandatory.. "No one wins episode?"

Hell no... they have to wait for the restaurant challenge to throw that out...

THERE MUST BE A WINNER!!!

Edit: Nevermind.. the Sexy drink leads them to victory!!!

[bicentennial_baby]

42. Oooh, panel laying the smackdown!!

"I felt like you didn't know how to use the Velveeta"

:rofl:

OUCH!

[GOPisEvil]

43. WHAT?! The blue team won?

We got set up by the editors!!! x(

[Ekirh]

44. WHAT A TWIST! N/T

[tammywammy]

45. Totally

Damn them and the their fancy editing tools!

[bicentennial_baby]

46. As always...I just hope Redbeard goes down!

:D

[Ekirh]

48. I think we kicked their ass to be honest. . .

Padme: You didn't!

Well that explains that :).

[GOPisEvil]

49. Uh oh...the corn dogs were their undoing

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THE TRAVEL!!!!! DUH!!!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

52. Yep - they chose, overall, a fairly dumb menu and didn't do even that well.

But considering they had to cook and then travel, a salad and deep fried stuff is just fucking dumb.

[bicentennial_baby]

50. "I thought we kicked their ass"... Padma: "You didn't"

:rofl:

"Your corndog was really soggy..."

Ooof!

[Ekirh]

51. You guys collectively have poor pallets- Tom

Ouch . .

[GOPisEvil]

53. Hahahaha!!! Redbeard is a trip!

This is my house. :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

55. Down with Redbeard!!

Soggy mess for all of them! :P

[Ekirh]

57. Clearly they needed a sexy drink!!!!

I predict more Lavander in future Top Chef episodes!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

54. On the good side, Spike is on the losing side. And was an ass.

Maybe he'll go home!

Id' love to see security hit him with a entire pallet of tasers and drag his ass out.

[Ekirh]

56. Was that Spike?

I thought that was Andrew?

I keep getting them fucking confused.. so your probably right.

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. It seemed like Spike -

but you're right, it could be Andrew. I forgot we have two who look alike on that one.

[Ekirh]

60. Well if one goes home . .

It'll be a lot easy for me :).

[GOPisEvil]

58. I think Erik is in trouble. His plating has been weak, and his food hasn't impressed.

If I were him, I'd start packing.

[Fox Mulder]

61. That was Tweek, not Spike.

I mean Andrew.

[Rabrrrrrr]

62. Oh. Crud. Well, it doesn't seem like he's in any danger of going home anyway,

so it might as well be Andrew.

I sure as hell want Spike off this show, though.

What a fucking asshole.

[Fox Mulder]

63. He is an asshole.

I can't stand him.

Oh, and bye bye Erik.

[TommyO]

96. Andrew definitely gives off that Tweek vibe

I truly hope it's only caffeine-related!

[GOPisEvil]

64. CALLED IT!!!!!

:D

[Ekirh]

66. You now get to do the I called it dance!!!! N/T

[Rabrrrrrr]

68. Yes, you did! It's too bad - Eric turned me off at first because of his fake look,

his kind of "Look at me - I'm this type of guy!!!!" fakeness... but he came across as a friendly guy who really knows what he's doing.

I liked him.

Too bad he's off. He made a really dumb mistake, yes, but not dumb enough to be booted this time in comparison to others.

[GOPisEvil]

69. Dude's plating looked awful from day one. His food didn't impress either.

I had a feeling he was going.

He does seem like a nice guy though.

[Rabrrrrrr]

71. Yes, he needs to spend more time learning how to BE a good chef, instead of LOOKING like one

"Oooh, look, I'm gonna rock your world - you can tell, because of my piercings and rad beard style! Seriously - look at me! I'm a SERIOUS fucking RAD NEW-WAVE chef! My hairstyle proves it!!"

yeah, well, learn to cook.

[johnnie]

77. Actually....

I had the premonition of it last week, but no one noticed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7582819&mesg_id=7582986

[bicentennial_baby]

65. And it is...Eric!!

Pack your knives and go!

x(

He didn't suck as bad as Redbeard. I'm pissed.

[GOPisEvil]

67. Nah, he was consistently at the bottom of things.

And his plates look like ass.

[Richardo]

82. I want you to be guest judge, David

If you promise to work in 'looks like ass' at Judges Table :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

85. Seconded!!

He's the new Anthony Bourdain :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

93. Even his souffle looked like ass.

Who puts stuff on TOP of a souffle? :shakes head:

Too bad I'd be too much of a wimp to actually USE that in public. On TV. With my MOM watching.

[bullwinkle428]

88. Kind of sad, because his restaurant (Circa in S.F.) seems to

focus on "finger foods", salads, and grilled items!

http://www.circasf.com/

[Ekirh]

70. Next Week!!

The High Scale HOT DOG and the remaining contestants will have to break into a closesd grocery store and they have thirty minutes to steal products only from their assigned aisle!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

72. While Tom randomly tasers them and Padme masturbates distractingly.

[graywarrior]

73. I would have shitcanned the red bearded asshole.

[bicentennial_baby]

74. I'd shitcan him just on general principle

:patriot:

[graywarrior]

75. Just because he's asking for it.

How many people do we know just like him? Idiot fuck.

[bicentennial_baby]

76. He could be a MAsshole, most def...the bad kind

:D

[graywarrior]

78. Right out of Revere

[MonkeyFunk]

91. alas, he makes for good TV

so he'll probably last awhile.

[TommyO]

97. He's this year's Hung, but he doesn't appear to have Hung's skills.

[Richardo]

79. Thanks for this thread, bi_baby.

The love of my life picked the most suspenseful parts of the show tonight to initiate discussions. :eyes: During the commercials: nothing.

I'm better now, plus they reshow it at least six times in the next week.

[bicentennial_baby]

80. Hehe, I feel your pain! My man does that as well!

:rofl:

No problem homie. :)

[graywarrior]

81. Ha ha ha. Mr. Gray wanted to discuss a piece of mail we got today.

Like I gave a shit about an ad. Now he's mad at me.

[Richardo]

83. Oh yes, I got the mad too.

:pals:

I was properly contrite. After the show. ;-)

[graywarrior]

84. I got the turn over with the back staring at me. The silent treatment.

Shut off. *snort*

[bicentennial_baby]

86. Ok I missed the Oreo reverse cookie on the first pass...

Wtf?

[graywarrior]

87. I couldn't understand that at all.

[LynneSin]

90. First - I need my computer and TV in the same room - I missed this thread

second

I am sorely disappointed they didn't call security in and drag out that one bearded guy (was it Spike? Was it Andrew? I can't tell them apart). Stupidity says corndogs need to be fried on the spot to stay crispy but even more stupidity was that rant that "This is my house you'll need to drag me out with security". It would be the first top chef where Padme would say 'Put your hands in the air while security pats you down and cuffs you'

[Duer 157099]

92. Oh, I'm too late too

Just finished watching it. Andrew is a little bit, oh what's the word, HYPER? Yeah, I was hoping security would have dragged his butt out of there tonight.

That whole neighborhood-raiding-the-pantry thing was a little odd -- I wish they'd show us the backstory on that, like did the producers prep the people first, or what? How does that work? Someone like that knocks on my door and no way they're coming in. Same with those other shows like Doorknock Dinner (or whatever the hell it was called) or the Take Home Chef -- I really wonder how much is completely impromptu. If it is, then too many people are just too willing to let strangers (and all of America) into their homes :wtf:

[GOPisEvil]

95. Read Lee Anne Wong's blog on Bravo's site.

Bottom line: yes, the homeowners were prepped for the pantry raid.