When Daddy Tom arrives at Hung's Camping Corner, it's time for a little Soul Glow. Hung is serving his fish raw with a caramelized tamarind sauce SOUL, ocean scented rice SPIRIT, and cleanly prepared duck drizzled with butter GLOW. Tom gets struck speechless on "ocean scented rice" and Dung can barely contain himself from jumping up and giggling like a little boy girl. He's gonna win this thing!! Not so fast, sucka. Daddy Tom wants all three Chefs outside stat. It's time for the twist!
An hour left til service, and they have to cook a fourth course which can be served at any time during the meal. Baldhawk's all "oh no he didn't" snap headroll ball change spin pop gum. Hung says he's not nervous at all. It's a competition! Bring on the stress! He's been doing his best the past couple of episodes to show the world what a sweet goodnatured sweetie he is, but the minute CJ, Sara M, and Howie were brought out, Hung's face involuntarily squished into Dung's.
No need to be rude!
As long as he doesn't get sloppy sweaty Howie or good ole CJ, who for some unfathomable reason "hates" Dung, he's good. The gods are smiling down on him, because he picks Sara's knife. Baldhawk gets CJ and Foo gets Howie. Ah well, maybe a woman will win next year.
Hung decides on a chocolate cake with berries to prove that he can bake, and he grabs Sara by the shoulders and makes sure she understands how to count out 8 oz of chocolate. Sara likes Hung, even though he can sometimes...well...
Tune in to next week's Reunion Special to see Sara awarded Most Priceless Understatement of the Year Award.
Foo Foo and Howie decide on seared strip steak, which could prove tricky after Foo was called out on her severely undercooked elk last challenge and she's having trouble getting a decent sear on now with the current altitude drama. Baldhawk goes for a scallop dish to put towards the front of his meal as a little fuck you I'M NOT SCARED back to the Judges, and as an added fuck you, he's not even gonna deal with that dish! CJ is! Dude, CJ's final dish was singled out (unfairly) as the worst in Top Chef history. You sure about that one? No turning back, because before you know it, time's up!
There is a beautiful mountaintop dining setup, and the guest sous chefs from yesterday and today are all there, plus Troll(aw). He chuckles nervously and growls "This is my hundred thousand dollar meal I'm about to eat, here!" No, this is one of their hundred thousand dollar meals you're about to eat. Not to split hairs, but you lost, sucka. Accept it.
The waiters bring out the first course, and Hung's "fish and chips" made with raw hamachi and a tomato vinaigrette is first. It looks really beautiful.
Believe it or not, I have nothing evil to say about this. I know, I hate myself.
Baldhawk's first course is a fois gras mousse with a ras el hanout gastrique and some arugula thrown on top to diminish the dish's melted Barbie look.
You cheated on Ken one too many times. May you rest in peace under this arugula.
Foo Foo's third with a cinnamon scented scallop (? ew) and fois gras with baked apple. Tell me this dish doesn't look like a huge ham and eggs breakfast at Denny's with jelly beans on top. And is that a huge pat of butter under the ham? Oh, Foo.
Sorry, I ordered the Western Omelette. I'm gonna have to send this back.
The Judges are impressed with Hung's take on fish and chips, but he repeated a mistake from the camping challenge and left citrus off his fish. Baldhawk's fois gras is deemed way too rich and heavy, but the components of his dish went well together. Foo Foo's scallop, fois and roe went over well also, but Daddy Tom found the taste of roe (or jelly beans) offensive.
Hung's shrimp second course would have gone really well had CJ not taken the ultimate waiter's revenge as the dishes were plated.
That little shrimp must have really pissed someone off.
Dale is next with his "Surprise Dish" (best title ever). CJ put the seared scallop under a bed of sweet corn and over grapes that were chopped in half. Dude. We get it. You have one nut. It's ok.
Aw, hon. These grapes are not lesser men just because they are chopped in half. Let's hug.
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Comments (13)
How unsurprised would you be to know that I looooove Rocco? I'd totaly lay down & put my ankles to my ears for him. Five dolla, two dollar, no dolla - don't care!
Glad you didn't commit hari kari when the Hung Train of Awesomeness rolled over the rest of the competition!! The knowledge that you had to write this recap made the victory that much sweeter!!
Yaaaay Hung!!!!
1 of 13 | Posted by Pegster | Posted on October 7, 2007 8:05 AM
flipti! i love reading your recaps. great job. I'm a little sad you missed it when Scar said, "well, hung...." I laughed so hard when I heard her say that. with that said, I'm thrilled that Hung won! I'd love to eat at his restaurant. btw, asian seafood isn't known to have citrus in it. so don't see what they were yammering bout.
2 of 13 | Posted by lolafan | Posted on October 7, 2007 10:54 AM
Flipit you sick son of a bitch you!
MONKEY PORN!!!!
OMG I laughed so hard I gave myself a freakin headache!
I love you, you crazy man!
Can I come live with you? I cook and I can tell people how to clean!
3 of 13 | Posted by CheriesTake | Posted on October 7, 2007 12:34 PM
Baldhawk's self portrait was priceless! Thanks for all the Top Chef fun,
Flipit. YOU made the show so much better!
4 of 13 | Posted by Jellybean49 | Posted on October 7, 2007 3:43 PM
Oh, man -- love you, Flip it? Where to start? Do I chastise you for the beef curtains reference/visual? LOL at you for the requirements for a proper fag hag? Or confess that I didn't immediately get "scalpy watcher", 14 across? (LOL & Duhhhhh.)
Let's just say, great recap, great season, and I don't have any problem with Hung winning -- because, well, he's not Ilan.
5 of 13 | Posted by Lime23 | Posted on October 7, 2007 6:08 PM
Actually Baldhawk called Todd English his "prep bitch", but I doubt anybody cares at this stage.
HUNG ROOLS!
6 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on October 8, 2007 2:35 PM
Oh, and I had to look up 'french gnocchi'
It is not made with flour and potatoes, but with a choux pastry dough (flour, butter and egg) that is piped into tiny pieces then boiled, and then usually baked in sauce.
So it is an especially light version of this Italian classic.
7 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on October 8, 2007 2:57 PM
Thanks again my favorite flipit man!!!! Don't you think we should all go over Donna Martin's for some home cooked meals!!! OR maybe DM, you should apply for next season . . . I'm very impressed with yours and Flipit's culinary knowledge!
Loved the pig in the wood chipper, and that's some serious disdain posting some monkey love . . . liked the sound track though--hopefully Amy Wino will pull it together and give us more music!
HEART and Can't wait for Project Runnway!!!!
8 of 13 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on October 8, 2007 5:58 PM
Thanks for making TP entertaing yet again, flipit. Was it just me or the live feed results kind of. . .sucked. Sure it was cool to see Marcel there, but I would have rather him been a picture-in-picture where he found teh results the results out the first time. In any case it sucks Hung one, I was going for Foo but she fumbled her pork belly right on the goal line. Now ung can get the full prcedure with $100 grand, and maybe have enough leftover to buy Marcel a spit foam machine for his Cpt. Crunch in the morning.
9 of 13 | Posted by mattypopo | Posted on October 9, 2007 11:37 AM
Hey, juddfan, thanks very much for the vote of confidence.
But some of those challenges really put the chefs behind the eightball, you know what I mean? They were so difficult they were almost impossible.
Too stressful!
10 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on October 9, 2007 11:52 AM
Well . . . we wouldn't pressure you! and with us in attendance, crushed fritos could go a long way!!!! I do see what you mean about the challenges . . . the worst part is how little time they give them, but as a contestant, I would do cue cards to myself for as many things I could do with "pork belly" for example . . . speaking of pork belly, that sounds like a challenge ingredient, not one someone would choose . . . ah well Foo, just not meant to be!
Mr. Flip . . . will we be getting a recap of the reunion? HEART
11 of 13 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on October 9, 2007 2:13 PM
Thanks Flipit.. you are a joy and I am better having known you....
I am really happy Hung won..... he deserved it.
12 of 13 | Posted by giffordsaz | Posted on October 9, 2007 10:57 PM
you guys thanx so much. of course i will be recapping the reunion!! i want to see if they will drag sam back out to be all hot for ratings, even though he's so last season. i trust they'll find a way.
thanks for all your funnies throughout the season. love
13 of 13 | Posted by flipit | Posted on October 10, 2007 1:54 AM