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    Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale

    Dead Animal Helps Pan Book Decrying Animal Death

    And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning

    The Little Prick on Padma's Tongue

    Top Chef: Restaurant Wars (And Other People) Are Hell

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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    Love the Buffalo Springfield reference, Josh.

    Can you feel it getting down to the wire?
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    Next week, I really hope that Jen and Kevin are able to pull things off and get rid of one of the brothers. I'm sick of their storyline. I get it, they're brothers who are fiercely competitive. I'm over it. Both are arrogant and full of shit.

    On another note, what is up with Chef's Academy? Why did Bravo feel the need to put such a crappy show on after such a good one?
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    heywhat was starred heywhat was unstarred
    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/19/09

    @heywhat: Wow, so I agree with you on the brothers and would like to ask Bravo the same thing.

    ETA: How awesome was it that Kevin won after Michael called his cooking "the food that I cook on my day off?"
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    Edited by Conchie Birdie at 11/19/09 3:42 PM Conchie Birdie was starred Conchie Birdie was unstarred
    Image of heywhat heywhat
    11/19/09

    @Conchie Birdie: See, that is the very reason I cannot stand the brothers. They constantly have something nasty or mean spirited to say about everyone else. When Bryan was like "I could have made Gavin Keysen's Bocuse d'Or dish better than Gavin", I rolled my eyes and said "So, why didn't you?". If they were as good as they think they are then they would be judging the competition and not competing along side the other chefs.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    I am thrilled Eli's finally gone, although I was a little stunned that Blaise would be good friends with such a product-laced twerp.
     Reply
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    Image of La Mareada La Mareada
    11/19/09

    @Conchie Birdie: He was coasting along on "never the worst, never the best" like Hosea last season. Three good chefs totally breaking down in the finale would be more interesting than one skidding by with merely edible cooking.

    Also with more experience and maturity(not living at home anymore), he would have been a better contestant.
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    Conchie Birdie promoted this comment La Mareada was starred La Mareada was unstarred
    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/19/09

    @La Mareada: I considered Eli to be
    Hosea in a porcupine-like form.
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    Image of karion karion
    11/19/09

    @Conchie Birdie: Eli irked the hell out of me, and then I read this from Richard Blaise's blog.

    I now sort of love scrappy little Eli.
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    Image of Fuzzy Dunlop Fuzzy Dunlop
    11/19/09

    @karion: I read that too, and I completely agree. For all the shit people have given Eli, he's pretty damn accomplished for only being 25 years old. And based on Richard's blog, the reason he lives at home isn't because he's a loser, but because he's sacrificed money to work for a pittance and learn from the best. Add to that the fact that all of the accomplished (and older) chefs in the competition seemed very fond of him, and I'm officially an Eli fan.
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    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    Michael V acts like the trophy is his own
    Until a judge chokes on a fish bone
    Bryan just waits and sits
    But the judges say it tastes like shit

    Kevin plays the waiting game
    Keeps it simple and take the blame
    For playing it safe, but it works.
    He's at Bocuse d’Or, not those jerks

    Jen gets her Quickfire to click
    But her salmon gets cut too thick.
    So from five we cut it down to four.
    Eli's lamb is raw and is shown the door.
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    Image of SarieSarieQuiteContrary SarieSarieQuiteContrary
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    Your poem made my heart sing and my mouth water! J.D.S. doesn't have a commenting star?!? C'mon, Gawker!
     Reply
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/19/09

    @SarieSarieQuiteContrary: If you click on his name, his profile page has him with a star.
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    Image of SarieSarieQuiteContrary SarieSarieQuiteContrary
    11/19/09

    @momof3wildkids: Crisis averted.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/19/09

    In reply to Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale
    Mother of Christ, a recap in rondeau?
    Oh kindly please tell me it ain’t so!
    It sets the bar too high for those
    More comfortable commenting in prose.
    Alas, say I, behold and lo,

    I’ll humbly try to give it a go.
    This episode was tense and raw,
    Enticing as a blooming rose.

    Eli’s defeat was a harsh blow
    Out of which success will grow.
    From my own angle of repose,

    I think Thomas Keller must enclose
    A "French Laundromat" joint, to-go
    In his portfolio, for the poors!
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    Image of joshuadavidstein joshuadavidstein
    11/19/09

    @snugbug: *Snaps* appreciatively.
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    MisterHippity promoted this comment joshuadavidstein was starred joshuadavidstein was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/19/09

    @joshuadavidstein:

    I hope commenters
    Will step up to the plate and
    Respond in same coin.

    (I switched to haiku form.)
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    snugbug was starred snugbug was unstarred
    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/16/09

    In reply to Dead Animal Helps Pan Book Decrying Animal Death
    Animals. The other white meat. #newyorktimes
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/16/09

    In reply to Dead Animal Helps Pan Book Decrying Animal Death
    Oh, this is just awesome. It's like receiving advance notice that a spicy, wonderful present is in the mail. #newyorktimes
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    11/16/09

    In reply to Dead Animal Helps Pan Book Decrying Animal Death
    What, it's not like they killed the pig for that pic, right?

    If so, I blame Foer. #newyorktimes
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    11/16/09

    @resipsaloquacious: You can actually buy these at a good butcher shop.

    True story! #newyorktimes
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    badasscat was starred badasscat was unstarred
    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/16/09

    @badasscat: Yes, and for whatever reason, peeled sheep's heads are a tradition at Christmas in European butcher store windows. I saw some dude on acid totally freaking out in front of a butcher's one Christmas Eve. Ah, memories! #newyorktimes
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    Image of abettertomorrow abettertomorrow
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    I'm in the minority here, but this show is so bad! These 'chefs', while they can certainly cook better than me, are just short order cooks with their own restaurants. I mean, chicken wings? Steak and cheese? A rueben eggs benedict? A piece of meat with a stick in it?

    Check out Next Iron Chef for some people that can really cook with imagination, knowledge, and skill.

    And I guess Padma L was pretty hot in those Carl Jr. commercials, but neither she nor any of the judges seem that engaged by the food. #topchef
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/12/09

    @abettertomorrow: Have you watched the show more than once? #topchef
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    Image of BaconForTheSoul BaconForTheSoul
    11/12/09

    @abettertomorrow: In full disclosure, I am an unabashed fan of this show. And though I risk the banhammer falling upon me for this statement, you are horribly, horribly misinformed about the quality of the chefs chosen for these two programs, my starred friend.

    Top Chef literally cherry picks the best chefs from around the country (i.e. my future girlfriend, Ms. Carroll, sous chef at Le Benardin, aka, Mr. Eric Ripert's restaurant, also known far and wide as one of the best seafood restaurants in the world.) It's okay to dislike the show, but do it for the format not the quality.

    The Next Iron Chef is interesting, but mostly as hey, the remote is too far away, I can settle, kind of way. #topchef
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    MisterHippity promoted this comment BaconForTheSoul was starred BaconForTheSoul was unstarred
    Image of abettertomorrow abettertomorrow
    11/14/09

    @lionel-mandrake: I've watched the last 4-5 episodes of both shows. Top Chef is a better classic reality show in terms of personalities, conflicts, and so on. It seems to me that the chefs on Next Iron Chef have a much broader skill set. Top Chef - 30 minutes to cook an american-style breakfast. vs. Next Iron Chef - go to some random hole-in-the wall asian restuarant, eat their signature dish, then go into the kitchen and recreate it with no recipe or guidance.

    And their ability to come up with inventive dishes is great.

    And you've got to love a contestant that confidently admits to lying to the judges faces. #topchef
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/14/09

    @abettertomorrow: I guess my problem with Next Iron Chef is that, they might as well call it Next Bobby Flay or Next Guy Fiore, as the Food Network's primary goal these days is to seek out and market middle-of-the-road populist food "personalities". I suspect the winner of that show was picked before they even started the cameras rolling.

    Top Chef, as much as it's scripted out, like most reality programming, does seem to be more of a genuine competition. Once the winner is selected, they are not a property to be further marketed by Bravo. They're just someone who won a game show. #topchef
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    So. In last night's live blog post, I wished for the completion of the awesome food porn hinted at by the "breakfast in bed" scene. And Josh, I thought you had seen my plea and were about to answer it here.

    But you glossed over the actual "sex" part. It's like watching the movie "Personal Best," but then finding out you're watching it on USA Network and all sex scenes have been edited out.
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    Edited by MisterHippity at 11/12/09 3:40 PM MisterHippity was starred MisterHippity was unstarred
    Image of Helio Helio
    11/12/09

    @MisterHippity: in sadness and workiness, i had to miss the liveblog last night. In any case, I thought that recap was pretty hot. #topchef
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    Are there really people in this country who think "chicken wings" when they hear New York? #topchef
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/12/09

    @Lymed: not at all, i thought he was going to make chili or spaghetti and meatballs. Those are what I think of when I hear "nyfd." But chicken wings? #topchef
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    Helio was starred Helio was unstarred
    Image of smartastic smartastic
    11/13/09

    @Lymed: they are called Buffalo wings for a reason. #topchef
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    Lymed promoted this comment smartastic was starred smartastic was unstarred
    Image of Lymed Lymed
    11/13/09

    @smartastic: The New York, New York casino is about New York City, not Buffalo. #topchef
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    Lymed was starred Lymed was unstarred
    Image of smartastic smartastic
    11/14/09

    @Lymed: true. that's what i get for commenting without reading the article. #topchef
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    Still need to know what caused Nigella's horrocious hangover and when she snuck in that medicinal half-bot of champers. No way was she keeping down Eli's popcorn souvlaki soup without that. #topchef
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    Ah, Bruce and Padma. If I could dry hump myself, I would right now.
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    Edited by Richard Petty Bourgeoisie at 11/12/09 1:30 PM Richard Petty Bourgeoisie was starred Richard Petty Bourgeoisie was unstarred
    Image of Sir Winston Thriller Sir Winston Thriller
    11/12/09

    In reply to And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning
    I thought from the comments at Judges Table that Nose-Picker Eli was going to get the boot. At least Robin's dish was edible. When they tasted Eli's shit soup surprise, the judges looks like they wanted the cameras off so they could hurl. #topchef
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    Sir Winston Thriller was starred Sir Winston Thriller was unstarred
    Image of pumpkinsoup pumpkinsoup
    11/12/09

    @Sir Winston Thriller: Who wouldn't? Peanut butter and candied apple soup topped with crushed popcorn and raspberry froth. Yech. #topchef
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    pumpkinsoup was starred pumpkinsoup was unstarred
    Image of Helio Helio
    11/12/09

    @pumpkinsoup: that desert was the yickiest thing I've ever heard described was food, and I've been tempted to buy that mcdonald's home maker kit. He must have taken a hit off Tommy C's bong too to come up with such a monstrosity and think it was a good idea. #topchef
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    Helio was starred Helio was unstarred
    Image of pumpkinsoup pumpkinsoup
    11/12/09

    @Helio: He could have made corn dogs! Seriously, Mike V. won for making buffalo wings.

    Or if he wanted to go the dessert route: gourmet candied apples or a fancy-dancy funnel cake. Mmmm... funnel cake. #topchef
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    pumpkinsoup was starred pumpkinsoup was unstarred
    Image of Helio Helio
    11/12/09

    @pumpkinsoup: not only is your name delicious but yes, funnel cake. Where is mine?! #topchef
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