Top Chef Season Six

[Nauf]

I am floored that you all can remember everyone's name already! I'm genuinely impressed! Pretty much agree with everything that's been said already except one thing. Brace yourself for controversy. I don't like Tom Colicoluccacaculo. Whatever the hell his name is. Never did. I could never put my finger on any single thing that made me dislike but then someone who knows someone (who knows someone who knows someone etc... lol) told me that he is not a very nice person at all.

 

[maleficent's goon]

And Ashley. OMG! No one is a bigger marriage proponent than I am. (Hello! Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding!) But c'mon. I understand that it was a great place to make a point about marriage equality, but really. Did she have to take is SO personally that other people get to be happy? So brava to her for speaking up on the issue. But there are better ways to bring the issue up and not appear to be bitter and anti-straight people. I thought Preeti was much more realistic about it.

I'm glad you guys brought this up---was wondering what everybody's take would be on her rather over the top reaction---guess it makes good "drama" though.

I don't like Tom Colicoluccacaculo. Whatever the hell his name is. Never did. I could never put my finger on any single thing that made me dislike but then someone who knows someone (who knows someone who knows someone etc... lol) told me that he is not a very nice person at all.

yeah he kinda exudes that jerk vibe---but he is hot to look at....did anybody else notice his crooked sunglasses thru the whole party??...did Padma sock him in the limo on the way over??

 

[rpmdfw]

It's ok, you can have him. I'm still holding out for Dale.

Can't I have BOTH?

 

[I<3EvilQueen]

Yeah. Dale and Fabio were my Kitchen fantasies.

 

[dfchelbay]

I already can't STAND Michael Isabella either. You pegged him right as a total Tool. The gay guy I think is adorable. Quite a lot of talent on this years show it looks like.

All I have to say to Michael Isabella is..."Get a room with yourself"...geez

 

[PghLybrt]

And Ashley. OMG! No one is a bigger marriage proponent than I am. (Hello! Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding!) But c'mon. I understand that it was a great place to make a point about marriage equality, but really. Did she have to take is SO personally that other people get to be happy? So brava to her for speaking up on the issue. But there are better ways to bring the issue up and not appear to be bitter and anti-straight people. I thought Preeti was much more realistic about it. And funny that Ash wasn't shown discussing it at all. He was to busy having been delegated the flowers because he was the gay guy.

I actually wished she would have pressed the issue more! This was her platform to use and she should have really went for it. I was hoping she stepped up and spoke about it at the judges table.

I don't like Tom Colicoluccacaculo. Whatever the hell his name is. Never did. I could never put my finger on any single thing that made me dislike but then someone who knows someone (who knows someone who knows someone etc... lol) told me that he is not a very nice person at all.

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My GF loves him. She has had the opportunity to speak to him on several occasions (not just meet and greets) and she really like him. However I can see why people do not like him, in the same way they do not like her. They both are very sure of themselves and really do not care about other opinions.

 

[rpmdfw]

Okay, so I was surprised. After Ashley's rant last week about how offended she was by the wedding/bachelor & bachelorette party challenge; I was fully expecting her to go off on having to cook for military personnel when gays and lesbians aren't allowed to serve openly (which is just as important an issue!) and not a peep from her. I'm very glad that all the chefs were so respectful of our brave men and women in uniform, despite a few of them mentioning their thoughts on the war.

Now on to the actual competition: Can I just say how much I LOVED watching Michael Isabella squirm? I knew that Preeti was going to be the one going home and I'll get to that in a moment. But he was so ticked off that his teammate won and he was up for elimination. But the judges were right. They didn't tell them to form teams. That was HIS idea. And where's the teamwork in "he did his own dish, and I did mine"?

And Preeti and Laurine. Hello! Have they never seen this show before? Every time that someone makes a pasta salad in a large group catering challenge they end up on the chopping block because they made "just another pasta salad". I'm sorry. If you decided to make that dish on Top Chef, you're asking to go home. So as much as I wanted that tool Michael I. to go, there's no way I can disagree with their decision to cut Preeti who's been in the bottom group before, and made the dreaded pasta salad.

Most of the rest of the dishes looked really good, though. I'd have loved to eat off of that buffet!

 

[turkygurl]

Okay, so I've been so busy the last week or so, I haven't had a chance to post my thoughts on the last 2 eps. So here they are:

Last week. Eve-glas you're gone. 2 weeks in a row of messing up the seasoning will get you booted.

Mike I. HATE. Douche-tool. Vomit.

Ashley: In your restaurant business, do you refuse to serve married couples, or refuse to cater their wedding receptions? No? Then shut it. I agree with the principle, but not the execution. Bravo, who had a gay wedding in the first season, is not out to get you. Au contraire, the simple fact that they showed your ridiculous rant in the first place instead of throwing it on the editing room floor is more than you deserve. Because it's Bravo you got a pass for your behavior. On any other network, your antics would be termed "mugging for the camera" dearest. I much prefered Preeti's stance. This is not the 1st wedding challenge that's been done. You signed up for a reality show knowing full well what you were getting into. It's like the people who go on Survivor not knowing how to make fire.

Whew. On to this week.

Mike I. HATE. AGAIN.

Laurine/Preeti - Pasta salad does not win. Period. You'd think cheftestants would know that after all this time. Loving brother Bryan, not loving brother Michael. Brother Michael has much more of the Mike I douchiness about him.

My fav so far: Jen (I think she rocks) and I'm pulling for her.

 

[rpmdfw]

MMMMMMMMMMMMM! Escargot!

Wow. Quickfire elimination, huh? I love the new twists they're throwing at the cheftastants this season. I feel bad for Jessie. I get the impression that she's a good chef, but not suited for reality television competition. I would have LOVED to have tried several of those escargot dishes, though.

I'm ready for Michael Isabella to do something where he's not paired with one of the Voltagio brothers. They're clearly carrying him. I could see either of them winning the Elimination Challenge thise week, and fully expect to see both brothers in the finale. They're really good.

I was surpised to see Hector go. Mattin and Ashley seemed to be getting the loser edit. And the fact that Mattin LIED about the asparagus idea to the judges really ticked me off. Kudos to Ashley for not throwing him under the bus. But he's a weasel and I'd have been glad to see him go.

 

[turkygurl]

Love the escargot challenge. REALLY loved the bacon jam. MMMM, bacon.

Moving on.

As soon as I saw Mike I. pull a sauce, I knew he was going to attach himself to one of the V brothers. I think the judges can see that he's done that in 2 back to back challenges, and then copped to not preparing the part of the dish that the judges liked. (See Tom C.'s blog for a little more about Bryan's fish dish and how complicated it was to make.) And was it just me, or did Mike V. and Jen seem to be making eyes at each other? Love her.

Moving on, again.

I think Ashley probably stayed because their error wasn't quite as bad as messing up a steak. This is the second time Hector has messed up BEEF. It's not frog legs, or rabbit, or anything hard. It's a cow. (And also because they probably don't want to get rid of ALL the women right in a row).

As far as Ron and the Frog Legs are concerned, during the shopping, Robin talks about how "Awesome" chickpea flour is, and how "Crunchy" the result is. She asks Ron about using it, but I can't tell if his answer was "No, I don't mind using it." (As in, "Sure, we can try it if you like it that much.") or "No, I don't want to use it." But if they used it, it might explain why it was so "over breaded."

 

[I<3EvilQueen]

And was it just me, or did Mike V. and Jen seem to be making eyes at each other?

I would definitely make eyes at Mike V, and his brother. mmmmmmmm

 

[rpmdfw]

Love the escargot challenge. REALLY loved the bacon jam. MMMM, bacon.

Moving on.

As soon as I saw Mike I. pull a sauce, I knew he was going to attach himself to one of the V brothers. I think the judges can see that he's done that in 2 back to back challenges, and then copped to not preparing the part of the dish that the judges liked. (See Tom C.'s blog for a little more about Bryan's fish dish and how complicated it was to make.) And was it just me, or did Mike V. and Jen seem to be making eyes at each other? Love her.

Moving on, again.

I think Ashley probably stayed because their error wasn't quite as bad as messing up a steak. This is the second time Hector has messed up BEEF. It's not frog legs, or rabbit, or anything hard. It's a cow. (And also because they probably don't want to get rid of ALL the women right in a row).

As far as Ron and the Frog Legs are concerned, during the shopping, Robin talks about how "Awesome" chickpea flour is, and how "Crunchy" the result is. She asks Ron about using it, but I can't tell if his answer was "No, I don't mind using it." (As in, "Sure, we can try it if you like it that much.") or "No, I don't want to use it." But if they used it, it might explain why it was so "over breaded."

And from reading his blog, it does seem like Tom kinda sees that the Volt Brothers are carrying him. He also very vaguely mentions the controversy that Michael Isabella's sexist comments have stirred up.

He really needs to be thrown off the show. Like two weeks ago.

 

[rpmdfw]

And can I just say. BACON JAM! That's a recipe I want!

 

[turkygurl]

And from reading his blog, it does seem like Tom kinda sees that the Volt Brothers are carrying him. He also very vaguely mentions the controversy that Michael Isabella's sexist comments have stirred up.

He really needs to be thrown off the show. Like two weeks ago.

I'm just waiting on Jen to eviscerate him. I absolutely cannot stand the guy. He just BLEEDS insecurity and overcompensation. I'll bet women THROW themselves at him because he's so awesome. NOT.

What I can't understand though, is that he seems to be at least somewhat capable (as seen in the QF challenges where he has to compete alone), which puts him at least a step or two ahead of Ashley, Robin, and Laurine who haven't done much so far that can be called "winning." As far as a F4, I'm seeing Kevin, The Brothers V, and Jen.

 

[rpmdfw]

I'm just waiting on Jen to eviscerate him. I absolutely cannot stand the guy. He just BLEEDS insecurity and overcompensation. I'll bet women THROW themselves at him because he's so awesome. NOT.

What I can't understand though, is that he seems to be at least somewhat capable (as seen in the QF challenges where he has to compete alone), which puts him at least a step or two ahead of Ashley, Robin, and Laurine who haven't done much so far that can be called "winning." As far as a F4, I'm seeing Kevin, The Brothers V, and Jen.

Your guess for the final four would be the same as mine.

And how funny that while the other cheftestants were cooking for Joel Rubechon the production team had to take Kevin shopping to buy a new suit to wear to dinner!

 

[turkygurl]

Your guess for the final four would be the same as mine.

And how funny that while the other cheftestants were cooking for Joel Rubechon the production team had to take Kevin shopping to buy a new suit to wear to dinner!

Yes, but Kevin's suit looked FABOO! He looked quite nice.

 

[Nauf]

I hate being late to the party like this! All I can say (again) is that I agree with everyone's top 4 ... and the way kevin looked in the suit. Very nice!

 

[chell]

Isn't Kevin gay too? He's my favorite. Hopefully next trip we take to Atlanta we can go to his restaurant.

I don't know the brother's names yet but the one who doesn't move his mouth when he talks annoys the piss out of me. MOVE YOUR LIPS!!!

We noticed the flirting between the brother and Jen. She isn't one of my favs.

 

[rpmdfw]

Isn't Kevin gay too? He's my favorite. Hopefully next trip we take to Atlanta we can go to his restaurant.

I don't know the brother's names yet but the one who doesn't move his mouth when he talks annoys the piss out of me. MOVE YOUR LIPS!!!

We noticed the flirting between the brother and Jen. She isn't one of my favs.

The only "out" gay guy is Ash. So, if Kevin is gay, he's in the closet. But I don't think he is. Not registering on my gaydar at all!

 

[chell]

The only "out" gay guy is Ash. So, if Kevin is gay, he's in the closet. But I don't think he is. Not registering on my gaydar at all!

On the first episode I thought he said he was so I was shocked when Ash said he was the only "out" gay guy. Maybe I was dreaming about it. Really he doesn't register at all on your gaydar? He does on mine for some reason. I think he is an awesome chef and he looks like a really cool guy to hang out with.

Edited to add that I just read he was married. Oh well...