Bravo's Top Chef New York
 

I saw where others are watching it too, and since the new season has just begun it's time to start a thread.

I was a little lost last week; too much going on at once. I think there will be some drama with the Europeans vs. the New Yorkers and Team Rainbow vs. whoever.

ETA: I almost felt as though Ariane should have gone home because of her answer that she experiences new cuisines "from books". Bad Answer and Wrong Answer.

Ariane should DEFINITELY have gone home. Why would you want someone that old around to make rookie mistakes? Not to mention Patrick was just too precious....

I was waiting for someone to start the Top Chef New York thread lol. I love this show.

Is anyone gonna ever tell Jaime to stop making every meal with scallops? Fabian is right, it's called Top Chef not Top Scallop.

I don't know if the judges have caught on yet though, or if they even care. I would have sent her home.

I liked Eugene and sad to see him go :(

I liked him, too.:(

eta - and Jaime lost me with "hooty-hoo". Is she a Chi Omega?

if I'm not mistaken...Carla said that whenever she goes out with her husband, if they loose each other one will yell "hooty" and the other "hoo" until they find each other.

I just got into this season a few weeks ago...Jaime really needs to make something other than scallops, or she's getting the boot

CARLA - that's who I meant. CARLA and the "hooty-hoo". Which sounds cute, but without the husband, eh.

I like Carla. Especially when she told the judges "I didn't try to wow you with pizzazz" and then did her little move. I want her to win.

OMG, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Carla, she trips me up

I am also on Team Carla.

I'm sorry, but Leah should have been booted last night. Ariane did what she could and the other two (gagging me that they are lovebirds) threw her under the bus.

I too am on Team Carla.

So, who do you think will make the finals?
Stefan, for sure.
At first, I thought Fabio, but he has floundered a bit.
The lovebirds (Leah and Hosea) will be out soon; neiter is that good and they are boring.
I don't think Jeff or Radhika are that talented.
Scallop Jamie is good, but I agree that she needs to move beyond the mollusk.

Sad to see Ariane go. I was pulling for her.

Like everyone else, I like Carla. I'd also like to see Radhika do well...I'm cheering for the hometown girl.

Dito on the Radhika too... HOWEVER, I don't see either them going far... esp. Carla... Radhika may sneak into the final 3 but she needs to step it up. I don't think the judges think Carla can do anything bold and innovative...

It looks like this season is going to head towards Jamie, Stefan, and Hosea... the wild cards go to Jeff and Fabio, with Carla, Radhika, and Leah as the underdogs. Of course, stranger season have happened as to who snuck in the finals, but usually the winners can be narrowed down easily by this time.

Leah should be the next to go. I think Hosea makes some bad decisions. Remember the Crab Salad made out of canned crab?

And the guest judge for the Season Finale is:

Emeril Lagasse

Carla needs to be the next to go. She's funny, but she has no business being in this competition. She's gone far on her homegrown skills, but she does NOT have what it takes to be Top Chef! Go Stefan! I think he's going to win!!! I love Fabio, but he's completely coasting on his charm.

Jamie needs to go...scallops are sooo over. Or Fabian. He (and Stefan) think they are the best chefs cause they are European, but Fabian hasn't really made anything memorable....or good.

Plus, green & yellow don't mix to make blue. Blue & yellow mix to make green, he can't even get something simple like that. Stooooopid.

I completely agree with everything. I thought that Leah should have gone home last week...and as much as I heart Carla, it's her time to leave.

I completely agree about Leah...
I love how she made such a big deal about kissing Hosea after she spent the whole season throwing herself at him. What an idiot! I'm glad Carla didn't go home last week even though her desserts were a mess.

Han anyone read Hosea's blog on BravoTV.com? He goes on and on about his mistake of kissing Leah. No one in the world seemed to care, except his girlfriend.

Like Hosea and Leah's significant others wouldn't have been offended by all of the unnecessary flirting anyway!

YAY CARLA :D :D :D

haha I knew someone was going to post that :D

Is it bad that I am now loving Fabio? He had me at "bunky bed".

Awww you beat me too it. I was gonna post it right when they announced that she had won that challenge, but I didn't wanna have to start up my computer, log on and all that jazz. lol

GOOOOO CARLA!!!!!


Yes!! lol. Fabio is a douchebag. Seriously, he and Stefan think they are the Kings of cooking, that they know everything. I thought Fabio was going home for sure after arguing with the guest judge. He's done that with Colicchio too.

I'm on Team Carla, but I am realistic... she's skating on thin ice. Top Chef is not about being comfortable.

I agree that Jeff needed to go, even though Fabio probably had the worst dish of the night. Why? He doesn't follow the rules too often. Instead of creating something that reflected the flavors of his region, he went over the top, as always. It reminds me of the chef last season who did gourmet that needed utensils for a tailgate.

I agree. Jeff always made his dishes waaay too complicated and tried to make several things at once. I mean his defense wasn't even good, "but i made 5 more things than she did" Ummm..its quality over quantity. Then he tried to pull the "but my dish is more authentic than hers" yeeeah no...glad Colicchio called him on that.

I'm glad he's gone. Everytime they interviewed him, they'd put the name of his restaurant down, and I always thought it was The Dildo, and I kept thinking, who would name their restaurant that?

I'm glad I wasn't the only one, eppie!

Did anyone else think that Jeff appeared like Debbie Downer during his interviews?

Yes, because he does not understand what he did, and thus, he is the victim, etc...

I am so on team Carla, but unless she wins ever challenge from here on out, then I don't see her making it to the final three, which is usually rather predictable with this show... my bet is still on Stefan, Hosea and Jamie...

I will put a dollar down that Leah or Carla goes next week...

I'll bet on Stefan and Jamie. I think the wild card will be between Carla and Hosea.

She doesn't necessarily need to win every challenge, she just has to stop being in the bottom 2/3. The judges base their decision on the current elimination challenge, they aren't suppose to look at all the previous challenges

I think Leah or Fabio are gonna go home next week.

I am seriously so sick of Stefan.

I was cheering when he got beat. I was like "sucker".

I LOVE Stefan! He's a great chef and has a great sense of humor!!! He cracks me up.

P.S. I can NOT believe Carla won for "gumbo" over grits! Gumbo is NEVER NEVER NEVER eaten over grits! I guess I can't expect three New Yorkers and an Englishman to know that.

Gumbo??
 

PLUS - how the HELL do you make gumbo in 20 minutes? My LA ancestors are rolling in their graves - you can make a seafood stew, but it won't be gumbo. Did she even make a roux? No, Carla should be ASHAMED of herself and gone.

Thank you! When I make a roux, it takes over an hour! Also, Gumbo is not gumbo if you don't have okra or file in it!

Stupid yankees and limeys. :rolleyes:

eta - and now I really, really, want a bowl of my Uncle Jess' gumbo.

So I'm watching "Kitchen Nightmares" with Gordon Ramsey - and it seems to me Stefan is the Gordon Ramsey of Top Chef. So as much as I think he is lacking in the charm department - I'm Team Stefan.

Fabioisms
 

Even though Fabio isn't the best chef, I think they keep him on for pure entertainment. In honor of this, I present, "Fabioisms". Here are those that I can remember:

"There's no-a freaking blue food"

"Honor the Wisconsin Green Bay".

“I am 30 years old and I have to sleep in a Bunky Bed”

"OH NOOOO!!!!!" when Spike said he wasn't using any cheese.

“If they give me monkey ass to fill with fry banana, I come up with zumthing anyway. Iz not a problem.”

“Iz Top Chef! Not top scallop!”

“I’m not going home because it rain in my tiramisu, no friggin’ way.”

“I’m in the front of the house. We could serve monkey ass in an empty clam shell, and we still win because I’m in the front of the house.”


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