Tom says it was evident that there was no teamwork on this challenge and most of the plates confused him. Michelle said much of the presentation was decent, but some of the dishes made her angry. We are less than a minute into the judging and Michelle is upset and angry. Hope they get to Betty's puff pastry soon, so Judge Boobies can have a full on nervous breakdown and be done with it in under ninety seconds.
Tom wants them to name one good thing they tasted, and they all did him one better and named two. It was between Michael and Ilan's soft-shell crab paella and Sam and Cliff's scallop and seared fois. At this point, it comes down to one question. Who does Michelle want to hole up with in a hotel for a "work with me" weekend? Michael? Ew. Ilan? Gay. Cliff? Possibly, but let's face it. The chick's from South Beach and she's gonna choose the six foot foor sugar free beefcake she's been eye f***ing the whole episode. And....drumroll....I'm wrong! Michael and Ilan's dish takes the prize! And Ilan is going to South Beach!
And just like that, thirty-one years of cynicism is washed away. I instantly believe that it's what's inside that counts! A person's talent can matter in a culture that rewards beauty over brains! I believe it doesn't matter that I'm not six foot four and built! It doesn't matter that my stretch marks spell different words when I roll my tummy, or that I get sweaty from walking my dog around the block! I'm gonna be a super model! Thank you, Michelle!
PS - I'm sorry for suggesting you were a bitchy slut. It was my insecurity talking.
When the bottom three dishes were announced, the judges were not so sweet. First off, Betty and Mia. The duck was over cooked and the pastry was ridiculous. Mia said she was so proud of their dish that after it was presented she went into the walk-in and cried "Emily! I wish you were here to share this with me!" Betty's frowny face was so damned intense as her puff pastry was dissed I had to turn away.
Carlos gets a little defensive when the Judges bring up the sour pomegranite and basil shot, but Elia, admits that "it didn't work. The desserts never got married". She didn't seem too eager to defend herself against Judge Boobies. What's the point? This is the same American idiot who told her to use sauce on kidney. Elia just nods her head and takes it like a man. Make note of that, Carlos.
And then the Judges move on to Josie and Marisa. What the hell were they thinking? Josie does politic talk here, where she says a lot of words, but no one gets any answers. When Tom asks flat out who's idea the Pepto shot was, they say it was both of theirs. They will not give an inch or deviate from this answer, which really pisses Daddy Tom off. He wasn't happy with any of the bottom three dishes, but the fact that Josie and Marisa had three hours and didn't even cook anything sealed their fate. They were asked to pack their knives and go.
Both gave nice little speeches and held their heads up high. But as the cameras rolled on and on, Josie did what no reality show contestant should ever do. She started crying and defending herself. She brought up the fact that this was the first time she was on the chopping block at an Elimination Challenge, which is true, but she chose to omit the fact that it was the second time she was on the chopping block in one episode. Then, crying harder now, she tells us she's so talented. How can they get rid of someone with so much talent? She knows she is gonna be ok, because she has so much talent and she doesn't understand how they could just say "pack your knives and go" when she has so much (that's right) TALENT (Do you hear me, Ford Modeling Agency?!?) !!
Aw, sweetie. Buh-bye. Maybe you and Marisa can share an apple on the plane ride home.
"But I've got so much TALENT!!!"
On the coming next week clips, Frank threatens to beat Marcel so badly his mother won't recognize him and Elia goes all "Wild at Heart" on us. I'm there.
So what do you think, dear reader? Will Michael continue on the path of non-douchedom? Will Padma ever form a sentence based on her own thoughts? Will Frank break Marcel in two and become the most popular "Top Chef" contestant ever? Do you have the guts to find out?
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Comments (19)
Um... what?
1 of 19 | Posted by MalloryS
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Posted on November 20, 2006 1:41 PM
uhhh.. Flipit? Next time, you should just break the pill in half. Cause, see, this was under the Top Chef recap banner, and it was your notes for TAR. Sounds like it will be funny, though. 'Puters! who can figger 'em out? :-)
2 of 19 | Posted by WDWBelle
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Posted on November 20, 2006 1:44 PM
haha... looks like someone copied and pasted the wrong thing. it's like seeing behind the scenes at tvgasm with all those TAR notes.
3 of 19 | Posted by yaytv
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Posted on November 20, 2006 1:51 PM
Wow - doesn't it suck when you screw up on your first day at work?
Congrats on winning the contest, Flipit! We all look forward to reading your recaps.
But not your recap notes.
4 of 19 | Posted by dagnytaggart
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Posted on November 20, 2006 1:52 PM
ouch. Well it is monday, and your first day on the job....
5 of 19 | Posted by Laurie
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Posted on November 20, 2006 2:06 PM
I hate the single moms, especially the littler, nastier one. Couldn't they have informed the Chos at some point that they didn't want to feel obligated to team up anymore? The moms sure took advantage of the brothers up until they left them in the dust. That said, the Chos were total chumps and deserved to lose. Nice guys, but total chumps.
6 of 19 | Posted by Whore With No Name
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Posted on November 20, 2006 2:46 PM
OKay that was all MY FAULT!!! SORRY!!!
Haha, I don'ot know why it's so embarrassing to have my notes exposed to the world, but I feel like you all just saw me naked! How awkward!
7 of 19 | Posted by B-Side
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Posted on November 20, 2006 2:50 PM
Great recap, once it was really posted! It's okay B-Side, we'll pretend we didn't see.
8 of 19 | Posted by yaytv
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Posted on November 20, 2006 3:28 PM
Josie doesn't just have talent. She has PASSION!!
Glad to see Marisa go - she was total dead weight.
And I love that Elia wanted to bring out the flavor of the kidney. I'm not huge on human anatomy, but don't kidneys filter WASTE from the system. Yeah, please - bring out that flavor. Yum.
9 of 19 | Posted by Barfly
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Posted on November 20, 2006 3:32 PM
LOL
Bside, I think I have a crush on you. Thanks for your support on the first recap guys. Me love this site long time and I am proud to be a part of it.
Heart,
Flipit
10 of 19 | Posted by Flipit
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Posted on November 20, 2006 4:21 PM
I was going to individually point out all the comments that made me laugh, starting with "PimplePuss" (!) but by the time I got to the end the list was too long. Awesome recap.
11 of 19 | Posted by Strock9
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Posted on November 20, 2006 5:40 PM
Has anyone brought up the Marisa Churchill calendar yet? Yeah, because I love you all, I'll put the link right here.
http://marisachurchill.com/calendar.php
I particularly like the shot where she's holding the cupcake right in her crotch.
12 of 19 | Posted by sugarshane12
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Posted on November 20, 2006 5:54 PM
Marisa looks like Shelley Duvall's uglier baby sister. She should spend more time learning some recipes.
That picture of Josie is just...ugh. Too much sniveling about talent from her mediocre ass.
I thought the guest judge was a huge bitch. I think Sam is full of shit and is a bigger dick than Marcel who's supposed to be the villain. I can't wait for Mia to get the boot either.
13 of 19 | Posted by LaSexorcisto
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Posted on November 20, 2006 6:32 PM
Wow, maybe I should have voted on these. THIS is who you guys voted for. It reads like a crackhead's parody of a typical TvGasm recap. Why would you have a Top Chef recapper who knows barely anything about gourmet food and doesn't even seem to like it? At least with EdHill and Project Runway he can appreciate the clothes even if he admits to not knowing that much about them.
FoiE Gras is not that mysterious of an ingredient. It's used all the time in good cooking. Also, while I can understand being repulsed by the idea of offal, there is a very good reason that people pay through the nose for most of them: they are delicious. I admit to not being a very big fan of chicken feet, but everything else on there that I have tried has been amazing. I know I am being really pretentious, but I really cannot stand it when people make good food out to seem ridiculous because they think its gross. I guess this is why Top Chef has to include all those TGI Friday's challenges and the like.
14 of 19 | Posted by chasgoose
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Posted on November 20, 2006 11:18 PM
Great recap. I have to say that I laughed out loud many times. Congrats on winning the contest and I look forward to reading more of your recaps. This one was too funny.
I thought not knowing about foie gras (or so Flipit says) led up to the great line about choosing Sam and Cliff for the win. I don't expect our recappers to know about every single thing that happens in an episode and sometimes (as in this instance) it leads to a funny.
15 of 19 | Posted by g3
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Posted on November 21, 2006 3:43 AM
Oh, and the guest judge was ANGRY? Angry?
How about disappointed? Surprised? Annoyed? Irritated?
I'd hate to see her reaction to something that would actually make a reasonable person angry.
16 of 19 | Posted by g3
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Posted on November 21, 2006 3:49 AM
Flipit, I really liked the the recap. Don't listen to the haters.
BTW - Elia is Mexican. Sorry to nitpick, but an otherwise hilarious recap. Great start.
Oh, and since B-side said it was like seeing him naked, I'm sorry I missed the TAR notes being posted.
17 of 19 | Posted by tiffgasm
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Posted on November 21, 2006 7:43 AM
And I'm glad Marisa got sent home. For a pastry chef, she seems to have effed up most of her desserts so she spends her time trying to compensate by trashing the other chefs.
18 of 19 | Posted by tiffgasm
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Posted on November 21, 2006 7:50 AM
Love it Flipit.... CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB!! I am so fine with these two going home this week......as soon as they partnered up I expected two would go. Tom (whom I love on this show) did seem a little put out having to miss the party while he babysat in the kitchen, kinda like sitting at the kids table at Thanksgiving... speaking of Thanksgiving, I need a recipe for the pretzel, cream cheese, strawberry jello salad!
19 of 19 | Posted by GIFFORDSAZ
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Posted on November 26, 2006 6:22 PM