Top Chef All Stars starts 12/1/10! No ADVANCE Spoilers!

[ppony]

It ain't so.

(Actually it is true, but you asked me to tell you otherwise... I'm in a snarky mood tonight.)

I'm hip to yer gig. Sarcasm rules!~

 

[jen0610]

Make me puke and gag!! I have never in my life want a show to tank so badly, but this needs to be a big, huge, bust.

If it's even mildly sucessful, his ego will be worse then ever.

http://www.syfy.com/marcelsquantumkitchen/

Where's the puking smilie when I need it.

 

[Octoberbride03]

I don't think his ego is any worse than most of the chefs left. But the show's on Syfy. Who's gonna watch it anyway

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

Well, I don't know but....I am not sure if you are his "type."

He had a fiancee (albeit a foreign one who wasn't in the country) last season. He hasn't mentioned her thus far.

 

[Imzadi]

I don't think his ego is any worse than most of the chefs left. But the show's on Syfy. Who's gonna watch it anyway

It wasn't just his ego that took Marcel down. It was his attitude to the other chefs. I want to point out how when Mike Isabella, was explaining their little tussle, and Marcel just couldn't let it go. Mike actually said something like, "Do you really want to go there? You want to drag out all the cards? WE ALL KEPT QUIET ABOUT THIS. Do you want to go there?"

I'm not a particular fan of Mike's. I couldn't stand him on his season. Thought he was an overblown windbag. But, I give him credit on this. He was right. All the other chefs had kept quiet up to that point. Tom, earlier, had even specifically asked what happened. But, all chefs kept quiet even if it meant one of them would take the hit. Mike even warned Marcel that.

Marcel was the one who couldn't let things go, had to have the last word, had to point out every one else's faults. Went after Tifffany about the asparagus. Went after Antonia, who is normally mild mannered, and as someone else pointed out, doesn't like to throw the other chefs under a bus, so that she had to defend herself and went after him.

Even Angelo gave Tom a look indicating, Yeah, this is what went on."

When everyone else had the class to keep their mouths shut, Marcel couldn't.

Dale was quite smart in picking a team leader who no one else got along with.


One of my teachers always used to say, "Attitude monitors talent." A person can have tremendous talent, but if they have a sucky attitude toward others, or in regards to themselves, it monitors how far they will actually go with that talent. They can absolutely waste or destroy their talent and their chances in life.

Examples: Roseanne Barr - had a top sitcom on the air, treated everyone like crap and then self destructed by sabotaging her own success to a level that NO ONE in the business would give her work again once her show ended.

John Belushi, brilliantly talented, killed by his own drug use.

Lindsay Lohan & Charlie Sheen are headed down the same paths because of their attitudes.

Robert Downey, Jr. and John Travolta, both had their careers disappear for quite a while, (for different reasons,) but now that they've had come backs, they are humbly grateful and appreciative. People WANT to work with them because of their attitudes.

 

[TwingleMum]

I hope its a new TC this week. I miss the guy drama.

 

[ppony]

I hope its a new TC this week. I miss the guy drama.

It is! All the commercials are saying it's new this Wednesday. WOOT!

He had a fiancee (albeit a foreign one who wasn't in the country) last season. He hasn't mentioned her thus far.

Oh yeah, she was in Russia I believe.

 

[ppony]

One of my teachers always used to say, "Attitude monitors talent." A person can have tremendous talent, but if they have a sucky attitude toward others, or in regards to themselves, it monitors how far they will actually go with that talent. They can absolutely waste or destroy their talent and their chances in life.

I LOVE that!!! Can I quote that on my FB page? It's really good!

 

[can84]

It wasn't just his ego that took Marcel down. It was his attitude to the other chefs. I want to point out how when Mike Isabella, was explaining their little tussle, and Marcel just couldn't let it go. Mike actually said something like, "Do you really want to go there? You want to drag out all the cards? WE ALL KEPT QUIET ABOUT THIS. Do you want to go there?"

I'm not a particular fan of Mike's. I couldn't stand him on his season. Thought he was an overblown windbag. But, I give him credit on this. He was right. All the other chefs had kept quiet up to that point. Tom, earlier, had even specifically asked what happened. But, all chefs kept quiet even if it meant one of them would take the hit. Mike even warned Marcel that.

Marcel was the one who couldn't let things go, had to have the last word, had to point out every one else's faults. Went after Tifffany about the asparagus. Went after Antonia, who is normally mild mannered, and as someone else pointed out, doesn't like to throw the other chefs under a bus, so that she had to defend herself and went after him.

Even Angelo gave Tom a look indicating, Yeah, this is what went on."

When everyone else had the class to keep their mouths shut, Marcel couldn't.

Dale was quite smart in picking a team leader who no one else got along with.


One of my teachers always used to say, "Attitude monitors talent." A person can have tremendous talent, but if they have a sucky attitude toward others, or in regards to themselves, it monitors how far they will actually go with that talent. They can absolutely waste or destroy their talent and their chances in life.

Examples: Roseanne Barr - had a top sitcom on the air, treated everyone like crap and then self destructed by sabotaging her own success to a level that NO ONE in the business would give her work again once her show ended.

John Belushi, brilliantly talented, killed by his own drug use.

Lindsay Lohan & Charlie Sheen are headed down the same paths because of their attitudes.

Robert Downey, Jr. and John Travolta, both had their careers disappear for quite a while, (for different reasons,) but now that they've had come backs, they are humbly grateful and appreciative. People WANT to work with them because of their attitudes.

Well, his ego, his attitude, and the foam

 

[ppony]

Well, his ego, his attitude, and the foam

Dare I say, latent tendencies? He embraces the foam. There has to be something w/ that. It never looks like anything but... you know.

To quote Seinfeld. "not that there's anything wrong w/ that."

 

[can84]

Dare I say, latent tendencies? He embraces the foam. There has to be something w/ that. It never looks like anything but... you know.

 

[Imzadi]

I LOVE that!!! Can I quote that on my FB page? It's really good!

Sure!

Dare I say, latent tendencies? He embraces the foam. There has to be something w/ that. It never looks like anything but... you know.

Modifying what my teacher said:

Attitude monitors talent - but foam will take you right down.

 

[chell]

He had a fiancee (albeit a foreign one who wasn't in the country) last season. He hasn't mentioned her thus far.

That is interesting.

I'm ready for my Fabio fix this week.

 

[robinb]

I have a bad feeling about this challenge ... I think one of the Italian boys is going home.

 

[ppony]

I have a bad feeling about this challenge ... I think one of the Italian boys is going home.

Same here.

 

[4greatboys]

I really like most of the chef's left. It's getting hard to watch them getting kicked off.
I did not like the quickfire guest judge, Isaac Mizrahi. I didn't really think what Angelo did was all that bad.

 

[robinb]

Whew. I was afraid that Fabio was getting the Loser Editing. I'm not too sad about Tre going home. It sounded like his risotto was universally panned but I thought they were going to send Dale home instead.

What about the way they reacted to Antoinia winning? What a bunch of poor losers! I was a little shocked that Carla was up there in the top 4 because it didn't seem like the soup was a huge hit. Fabio makes me want to make a nice cacciatore this week! With polenta .

 

[Jennasis]

I've never been a Trey fan. He always seemed so cocky, but without the food to back it up.

 

[Minnie]

I thought Fabio got robbed

 

[Imzadi]

Finally a restaurant I've been to! RAO'S is fabulous food. It's strange, it's a very fine dining, but a very down to earth, family-style, Italian restaurant. Something straight out of Goodfellas.

Tre going home. It sounded like his risotto was universally panned but I thought they were going to send Dale home instead.

What about the way they reacted to Antoinia winning? What a bunch of poor losers! I was a little shocked that Carla was up there in the top 4 because it didn't seem like the soup was a huge hit. Fabio makes me want to make a nice cacciatore this week! With polenta .

I thought Dale was going to go, too. He didn't properly cook and mix his ingredients enough.

I'm wondering if the fact that they said Fabio was real Old World cooking actually worked against him. They KNOW he's from the home country. So, it wouldn't be rocket science for him to pull out an old, traditional, classic dish. Maybe he didn't put enough if his personal stamp on the dish.


As for them reacting that way to Antonia, I think they were still holding their breaths at that team that went in possibly might be the losers. When Antonia walked in and said she won, she was so low key about it, I don't think they comprehended whether she said if she won or that she lost. I saw Richard squinting at her like he didn't understand what she said. When they finally figured it out, it kind of burst their hopes. Other than that time Marcel was pissy to Carla when she won, I've never seen them react that way before. Not even when Jamie squeaked by. It was like they were in slow motion. "You mean, I might be the one to go home after all?"

As for Carla and her soups, that's her specialty. She's won or has come close to it each time she's made a soup. For someone who makes such seemingly simple, comfort foods, she must have a really incredible palate to know how to blend the perfect ingredients together into a great soup.