What I Did Today … Craftbar and Starbucks Via
Posted on September 30, 2009 - Filed Under Restaurants, This Week, Thoughts, Top Chef | 1 Comment
Let’s take a break from cooking for just one day. I really want to tell you about what I did today, but I will forewarn you — I was invited to this event, a product launch. It’s not something that I generally talk about on this blog, but it was a great event at a [...]
Read More..>>Top Chef New York: Week Four
Posted on November 27, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 2 Comments
I need to get this off my chest: Ariane’s reaction to criticism during the Quick Fire challenge was pitiful. The flicked head and rolled eyes really got under my skin. Fast. She needs to step up or get out.
If last season was the season of gratuitous cursing, this season is the season of bad attitudes. [...]
Top Chef New York: Week 2
Posted on November 22, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 2 Comments
Wow, where to begin?
A lot of the dishes served this episode seemed to fail. And in some of the cases, the chefs knew the dishes weren’t that good before they served them. Why send a not-so-good dish out? And what’s with all the dated plating and presentation? I would think that as Top Chef competitors, [...]
Top Chef Chicago: The Last Word
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 4 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 [...]
