In her presentation she says “Girl on Grill” a few times which is getting a little old. Although Judge Susie seems to like the “Girl on Grill” comment. Bob thinks she did great, but that she’s too risqué. Susie thinks it was a little unnatural. But Nikki’s food scored big with the Judges.
Rock N Roll is making a loose meatball, which in Denmark is called the Frikadeller, which he will combine with his Asian background. Seriously dude, the whole Danish/Asian thing is NOT working for you. As they say in Danish/Asian: Hey, gå hjem. Sayōnara.
Bobble Head is trying to spin the fact that Rock N Roll has been on the bottom twice before as a good thing, because he knows what to expect.

If I promise that he will not be such a tool next time, can he stay?
But his presentation video is a fustercluck. Bobble Head tries to spin it, but she’s done so much spinning with this guy, she is dizzy. The judges think his food is ambitious, but bad.
Martie is making a marinade for tuna, that she hopes will magically work in 15 minutes. When time is up, Martie feels like she has a pretty solid plate, but is sure she’s too old to win. She has just one take to nail it, but she is nervous. In her video, Martie gets the pan stuck on her bracelet- but there is something endearing about it and Susie thinks Martie is adorable. The judges were disappointed in the lack of actual food information that was given, and the food isn’t that great. The tuna didn’t pick up enough of the marinade.

My tuna tastes like… tuna
The judges deem Nikki to be safe, so it comes down to Martie and Rock N Roll. The judges think Rock N Roll’s food is “interesting” which is code for : awful. Also, his performance is too awkward. They think that Martie is a great personality, and could be a Paula Deen in the rough, but they are unsure of her cooking chops. If she can cook she is worth saving.
And…. Rock N Roll is OUT.

Game over
Josh has left the building and has returned to his home planet. Martie will live to ramble on.
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“This comment is a joke. It was not intended to disparage persons of Italian descent or to, in any way, imply they are violent or anything other than lovely, peaceful people who make delicious food, glorious wines, and amazing leather goods.”
I knew an Italian guy in high school, whose parents had moved him here from Italy when he was younger, who was arrested in the act of stealing hubcaps. Now I’m in trouble, not you.
“Wanna motorboat?” LOL! Great recap. I knew Rock-N-Roll was going. There was no way they were going to let Alton or Bobby go down to 3 on their team and leave Bobble Head with 5. No Way! Even tho Martie and her tuna-tasting tuna was the worst dish.
I have a soft spot for Alton so I’m rooting for his team.
I don’t care for the new format. I was so bored I FF’d to the end to see who got the boot. And still didn’t care. Your recaps are much more entertaining than the real thing so I think I’ll just read those instead of watching.
I do love Alton Brown, though, and thought it was hilarious when he told her to shut it and cook.
Something must be done about the hand crafted guy. Unfortunately he seems to be the best cook, so we are going to have to deal with him for a while. It’s early, but to me this seems like it is Justin’s competition to lose. He is quirky and can cook.
I think bobble head has a big crush on Michelle, hence all the staring. I love Alton Brown too, he’s got such a dry way of speaking that people think he’s a douche. I used to hate Bobby Flay but after watching him on Worst Cooks I’ve changed my opinion of him. Thank God Josh was cut, he was cute to look at and that was all.
I think handcrafted guy would be great on a PBS show-he can actually cook! I knew train wreck sushi guy was done. Justin will probably win, but the cherry chapstick does not work with his neon yellow teeth. Especially when they show Judson who has the whitest teeth on the planet!
Buh bye, Rock n Roll… he was all over the map and that map was the map of Mordor.
Alton rocked! I loved him telling Marnie Menopause to stop with the age apologizing and the rambling.
I thought Nikki was going to spoon bobby flay for a minute there. “Cooking with my coochie” is not a show that is going to work on Food Network, Nikki, simmah down…
I am liking Justin and Ippy so far.
I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle Justin’s free-form rap poetry presentation style for much longer.
Excellent recap. There is something about Nikki’s personality/eyebrows/hairline that I cannot stand. I don’t know what it is, I just know I don’t care about girls or grills. And I am one! And I love my bbq! I hope she’s off stat but I can see they’re going to keep her around for awhile.
I totally agree they weren’t gonna let one team get down to three so soon. I AM glad it was rock n roll guy that got the boot, though. That was the right move.
Go team Alton!
Oh, and MisRed, just a gentle correction (which I would do with anyone who erred about a beloved show of mine)…they do indeed yell to hurry up and plate on Chopped, quite often. Especially Alex, although they’ve all done it. However, you are not required to have watched every damn Chopped episode so keep doing your thing!
“Wanna motorboat?”
Tee hee hee bwhahahahaha! Nice one!
@AmyOops- They do tell them to plate on Chopped? I never noticed that before- however I am not a religious water- but thanks for the correction. I know I like to talk smack, but I do like for the smack to be accurate.
On Chopped they talk out loud about people having to plate soon and being nervous – but it’s not like they are coaching them to start plating like they did on this show. It seemed more natural on this show though because everyone was already being coached by their leader and the judges were having a dialog with the contestants throughout the challenge, which also doesn’t happen on Chopped (Ted handles that).
Also, the contestants on Chopped need less coaching because they understand the concept better than these nincompoops.
I don’t remember ever having seen a judge or Ted tell chefs that they need to start plating. The judges talk all the time just among themselves about how worried they are that contestants won’t have enough time left to get food on their plates.
MisRed, thanks for another hilarious recap. That gigantor picture makes me laugh so hard!
I’m enjoying the new format this season. Seems like the contestants are being called out more on their stuff. I loved Alton breaking bad on the old grey mare about her timing issues and her insecurity over her age.
And yay that rock and roll is gone. He did seem to be improving (calming down) in this episode, but his “POV” didn’t interest me.
Now I’m hoping grill girl gets the boot next, but I won’t hold my breath.
MisRed: Thank you. Keep up the foodie snark…we likey.
The rest of you guys: I have seen every episode of Chopped. All of them. Even the ones with the “who the hell is THAT?” judges. I can PROMISE you, on my dog’s life (that’s a biggie for me), that the judges on more than one or two or three occasions will yell out to the contestants (cheftestants?) to “Get the food on the plate!!” or “Hurry up and plate!”. There is even (much more rare) dialogue between the judges (not Ted) and the contestants, usually (but not always) initiated by the contestant overhearing the judges talking.
Whew! Sorry about that, but this is one of the shows I know inside and out and am passionate about. Yet I don’t cook. For real. What the hell is wrong with me?
I just realized that Justin may just be a GENIUS. I think the whole thing he did with Hershey ‘s kisses – not unwrapping them, burning them and whatever else he burnt – was all just a deversion (like a magician does -because 1. He did Not even use the kisses, he used chocolate chips (Nestle if I am not mistaken) and he didn’t even COOK anything – “no bake cookies “. And that all went unnoticed by the Judges. Genius I say!!
AmyOops. You win, as I have not seen close to EVERY episode, but maybe around twenty, so I defer to your greater experience. I got tired of watching how some of the judges, especially Scott Conant, would act like they were gonna take somebody outside for an ass whipping because a contestant dared to serve a dish that was unworthy.
“I do love Alton Brown, though, and thought it was hilarious when he told her to shut it and cook.”
It kinda turned me on. Who knew he had it in him to be so macho?
Robin
Wasn’t Michelle and her ex gf on a episode of 24hr Restaurant Battle and wouldn’t Scott Conant recognize that?
@crankyguy: Why, thank you, kind sir. LOL. I actually love it when Conant acts likes that. He’s such a pasta snob I find it hysterical that when someone DARES make pasta for him it had damn well better be (his version) of PERFECTION (giggle).
@featherhead: I hadn’t even thought of that! You’re so right…did he really transform the ingredients or even use the mystery basket shit? Love the freak but no, he didn’t. He IS an evil genius!
Michele was on Chopped also.
“Cooking with my coochie”
LMAO
Thank you Amy and Mer! I knew I had seen Michelle somewhere before!