Great recap J-Mo!

Yay for the roach coach! ummm, I mean, the Taco Truck! Great name, too.

It was nice to see Tiffany has mellowed out. I remember her saying she wasn't too pleased with how she looked on the show when they had the reunion episode for that season.

TurkeYawn Snap 'N' Rats was just hilarious! I think I'll send you my Thanksgiving menu and see what kind of a colorful monniker you can come up with for it.

But, the jewel of this recap is the Caution sign for Cat Vomit!!! I have an old cat who pukes all the time, and that sign is just TOO FUCKING FUNNY!! I swear, I have to get one of them.

I was expecting more from this reunion show. I guess maybe I thought we'd see more great food - maybe something from each one of the priors. I think that would have been pretty cool. Maybe they will do one like that with the Top Chef Masters contestants someday?

Lots O' Love

Frame this one and hang it on the wall! BEST RECAP EVER!!!

I got bored with the reunion and quit watching it about 15 minutes in... did anyone else think this idea was just not very well thought out? It was like the producers wrote "Fabio is somewhat charismatic" and "some cheftestants are available for something" for ideas on a notepad, and then they just started filming...

Lisa is, if possible, more feminine and lovely than ever, though. Padma really ought to watch out, she may have competition.

i thought it was strange that fabio and stefan were still besties; last i talked to stefan he said fabio was a douchebag, asshole, and the real villain of the show. maybe they've cleared things up, this was in july that he said this.

J-MO--you're the best. You took a blah reunion and turned it into a hilarious recap. I swear, I didn't even feel like it was the same show...your version was so much more entertaining. Long dark hallways=bad things. I agree...

That reunion show was just a huge waste of time and money. I am not sure what the whole point of it was? I sort of think it undermines what little credibility the show has. Here let's highlight what the show is really about- douches being douches and watching these douches create drama and treat each other like shit.

Ilan needs to hook up with a) a stylist and b) a PR person before ever doing another one of these shows. His hair style was not a bit flattering. And when his excuse for being an angry, hostile jerk was that it was about playing a game. None of this is going to help his career out.

And I think that Turkeyhair should follow my advice as well. His ego and his hair just keep getting worse and worse every time he shows up on Top Chef. Poor Marcel someone, some where in his life just failed him probably his mom. She didn't love him enough or dropped him on his head a few times.

I just think that Top Chef should focus on the cooking. And speaking of cooking- J-Mo- I can't believe you know how to make pierogis. They are one of my most favorite of all my most favorite foods in the world. And I can't find them where I live and I sure as shit won't make them because they are so much work. I so wish I could be more than your internet stalker.

My jaw dropped when I saw Bunny Foo Foo was on this show. After talking s**t about Top Chef, I couldn't believe they would have her back. Carla was classy all the way.

Here's an idea that is way more interesting (to me) than a reunion like this. Spotlite the various chefs and their restaurants. Have some follow up on how Top Chef brought them more business. I'm curious to see if Harold's restaurant is successful, for instance. I know they touched on it here, but I would like to see more.

Does anybody have a link for the last couple of current season Las Vegas eps? I can't find them.

i just fixed the top chef link. they should all be showing properly now! sorry bout that and great recap jmo! it was amazing seeing all of these personality train wrecks again. they were messes before semi fame, and now they're just tragic. you dealt with them beautifully. xo

Could have been something if there was a different host. They needed someone the chefs wanted to impress. Fabio was Not it.

Did they just try to pick people they thought would make great drama? Fail.

Marcel is such a blah. Last year he judged some cooking thing here in Laguna Beach and then was arrested later for a DUI. Douche times 100.

You're a genius, J-Mo. Plain and simple.

I finally watched this POS because, and only because, I saw you had a recap up about it, and I wanted to know the scoop before I read your hilarious recap. Just to clarify: Your recap was the only redeeming thing about this episode, with the possible exception of Beaker Hootie Hoo gurl!

I didn't see seasons 1 and 2, so the whole Marcel thing was just a myth to me...until last night. What a noz. Seriously. Douche. Nozzle. I didn't like the whole shaving his head scene, but I can totally see what inspired it. And how un-self-reflective can one person be?

Anyway, LOVED your recap!

Wonderful recap J-Mo. It was sort of a mixed bag for me, I like seeing the ones that seem to have improved as overall human beings and Beaker is always a treat but I could have gone a really long time without seeing Ilan again.

And, oh my God, aren't pyrohy wonderful? We call them pedahey here but oh, boiled then fried with bacon and with onion butter and a little sour cream? I'm dying. Two of my brothers married Ukrainian girls so I managed to get on the secret Baba list of pedahey recipients. I can still sing the Sesame Street song about them. Mmmm, I know what's on the menu in this house tomorrow night because I've got some in the freezer. Thanks for the help!

Bet you never thought you'd see me here, did you [smile]. I've yet to get cable but I remembered some of the past members from the show when I watched it at a 'friend's' place [wink]. Great recap!

J-Mo i love you but reading and translating your FBO speak transliteration gave me an efing headache! Please please no mo J-Mo!

and Ewwww! Turkey & Lil Volt? Figures! Gah!