Top Chef Chicago: The Last Word
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 2 Comments
Last night, I live blogged the finale of Top Chef Chicago. I know, I know — should have told you all that I was going to do that! But, it was sort of on a whim.
Once thing I did find with live blogging was that there wasn’t a whole lot of time to insert opinion [...]
Live Blogging The Top Chef Chicago Finale
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 3 Comments
Here we go, folks. I decided that in honor of the final episode, I would try something I have never done before: live blogging . . . Warning, if you haven’t seen the episode, this will be a spoiler.
Read More..>>Top Chef Chicago: Week 13 Reflections
Posted on June 5, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 8 Comments
I am so disappointed.
This elimination was a nail biter. Antonia undercooked those beans (couldn’t you just read the subtext of “how long did you soak these beans for?”). Lisa has been a bottom two dweller since . . . well for the whole run. Could Lisa actually make it through another week?
Yes. Yes, she could. [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Twelve Reflections
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 6 Comments
To quote Dirty Dancing, when I am wrong, I say I am wrong. Last week I indicated that I didn’t think Lisa could find her way around a steak but Richard could . . . um, what a shock that was. Richard’s was undercooked and improperly butchered . . . and Lisa’s wasn’t.
So, Spike and [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Eleven Reflections
Posted on May 24, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 3 Comments
Alright, alright. I am really late on this. I did watch on Wednesday, but a combination of factors (laptop at service center, really busy, needing to - gasp - sleep) prevented me from finishing in a timely manner.
Regardless, here’s what I thought. As always, I cannot wait to hear what you all thought too. We [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Ten Reflections
Posted on May 15, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 3 Comments
**Spoiler Alert**
If you didn’t watch the show, back away from the computer quickly. Come back when you have.
**End**
Just when I decided that maybe Andrew wasn’t that bad . . . just when I decided that maybe I could tolerate him, this happens. The guy did bring a healthy dose of comic relief to the show [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Nine Reflections
Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 3 Comments
“I have a culinary boner right now.” - Andrew
“I’m like Pop-eye’s wet f*$%^@#% dream right now.” - Andrew
Let’s get the very worst of it over with: Dale’s outburst at the end of the (surprisingly fun to watch) Quick Fire could quite possibly be the most pathetic moment of this Top Chef season. That’s saying [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Eight Reflections
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | Leave a Comment
It was the best of times . . . It was the worst of times. Actually, in this episode there was more that I loved than hated. For the first time this season, the Quick Fire Challenge lasted more than 10 minutes and the contestants came off as human beings. For the most part, that [...]
Read More..>>Top Chef Chicago: Week Seven Reflections
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 4 Comments
Alright, we’ve been watching for seven weeks. And for what? To see fluffed egos, hear foul mouthed cooks cuss like it’ll inflect magic on the food and discover that it’s hard to like these people. But, that’s just my take. I really hope that the producers take more care in choosing chefs next season.
My favorites [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Six Reflections
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | Leave a Comment
Quote of the night: “I made Ryan Scott tailgate food and I am proud of it.”
Come. On. Poached pears are not tailgate food. EVER. Seriously? What was he thinking? But, as this season has demonstrated, Bravo found a group of chefs who are more about themselves than the food.
I digress. Shall we begin at the [...]
