I stayed home tonight just to watch the new episode of Top Chef. I didn't read through all the replies but I've been watching TC since season one and have never missed an episode.


This season I think Dale is the best chef. There's no question one or two others are very - very - close but I think he's the best overall chef. Some could say he only cooks Asian food but that's not correct. The person I dislike the most is Lisa and I hope she goes soon.


Anyway, 10 minutes until the next show!

May 21st Show:


I had a feeling Dale's team was going to lose halfway through the show. His team was horrible and you can't work with people you simply don't get along with. Seeing Dale go home was upsetting, I think Lisa should have gone considering her cooking is what made two of the dishes poor. I also don't agree with the Judge's statement that as Exe. Chef you have to have complete control over your kitchen. Sorry...but if the chefs working IN the kitchen don't listen to you you CAN'T have control. Lisa has been in waaay tooo many elimination teams and she always to make someone else go home.


Also, Bourdain is correct in his statement about creating a restaurant with simple food is better than creating a restaurant with a difficult cuisine such as Asian food. I think if Dale's team wanted to go Asian they should have gone with something simple and not dishes that were very difficult.


Now I hope Richard wins...and maybe Stephanie. Still very sad to see Dale go as he was probably one of the top two-three chefs on the show. I mean, how many shows has he won? 5 or 6? More than anyone else!

I can't say I'm sad to see Dale go. He's a complete asshat, but when he's on his own, he seems to put out some excellent dishes. It seems like he simply can't work with other people. Spike was damn smart. He knew Dale and Lisa would bicker like mad, so he stayed out in the front of the house and makes it through another week.


The winning team (Richard, Stephanie, and Antonia) should all make it through next week, too. One of those three will win the whole thing.


If Lisa doesn't go home next week, I'll be very surprised.

 

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I think Lisa is horrible, and she seems to make everyone else around her worse. Look at how many losing finals she's been in? I don't care for Spike, he's an okay cook but he doesn't excel at anything. To me he seems very average and I hate that he doesn't step up at all. He's playing the game, but in the end you still have to be able to cook very well and he'll lose soon enough. I think best chef on there now is probably Richard.

Lisa is impossible to work with AND she sucks as a chef. No idea how Dale went before her. Of course, has he NOT chosen to put butterscotch sauce on scallops, he would still be there.


I HATE Lisa.

 

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I'm rooting for Antonia, Richard or Stephanie. I TOO CANNOT STAND LISA! She screwed up RICE 2 weeks in a row!!! I hope to goodness she does NOT make the final 4. UGH

 

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Yeah....how do you manage to screw up rice for god's sake?!?!

 

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SHE WAS SABOTAGED!!!!!!

 

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May 28 Show.


I'm sooo hoping Lisa goes, or even Spike. I really dislike both of them and am really surprised they are still there. Though, Spike has been playing the game very well trying to screw other people over. Lisa has been getting lucky.


Honestly, I hope Richard wins because he seems to be the best overall chef in the show this season.

Well, it's interesting because after seeing the show I've really changed my mind about certain chefs. I think Stephanie is a much better chef overall than I gave her credit for. I feel Stephanie and Richard are on par with each other. I was happy to see Spike go because though he is a good chef, he seems to make very bad choices and decisions...the few times he's tried screw other chefs over it bit him back.


Lisa seems to have a good palette but her cooking technique is off. Also, something interesting the judges said...Lisa has been on the bottom five times and Spike seven times...Dale won five times and he got kicked off!!! How wrong is that?


Honestly, I think this show was one of my favorite ones so far because each chef was on their own. I think most of the show should be this way, one reason why I HATE restaurant wars. Too often it's the "team" or "ingredient" that plays in who wins and loses, it should be fair and equal across the board to see who the real Top Chef is.


I'm rooting for Richard and Stephanie, but I would like to see Stephanie win. She seems very down to earth, has excellent overall cooking skills, and a good person. I wouldn't mind seeing either of them win. I hope Lisa loses and I think she will, she was the very bottom choice of the judges and you know the judges were thinking..."how in the world did someone who's been on the bottom five times get into the finals???


Looking forward to next week!