For the third week straight, some cute girl has been kicked off Top Chef. It started with the annoyingly hippieish Micah. The following week the incredibly cute Camille was axed—and last night Lia packed her knives and went. Is newly-single Padma feeling particularly territorial of her role as Queen Kitchen Bee?

In the previous seasons the Top Chefs haven't been too hard on the eyes. Ilan is a little porcine tampon, admittedly, but he is technically cute, as is Marcel in a puckish Ducky way. Who can forget the Stephen Malkmus of the kitchen, Season One winner Harold Perilla Dieterle?

Who do we have this year? Fireplug Howie and oafish Joey. Then there's CJ, who is handsome but only half a man (in the testicle department). In the ladies department, Padma has already made quick work of the competition. Clearly the most pulchritudinous chef is Casey—but she's already been on the chopping block twice. Sara isn't too bad looking bur her job as executive chef at the horrible "restaurant" Boucarou certainly doesn't bode well for her future.

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