It's funny how often the judges have said it, and how hard it is for certain chefs to believe it -- they like simple food that tastes really good.

And even if the judges hadn't made this explicit over several seasons, it *should* be blazingly obvious to anyone with even a passing familiarity with the Craft restaurants.

tagliatelle

no...looking it up...Pappardelle!

See also, Carla in her season.

See Carla this season too.

Bourdain's blog is so priceless. From last night's episode:

"I wasn't around for the Quickfire, so maybe I missed why Padma was dressed like a Superfriend."

See Carla this season too.

Oh, absolutely. I just remember all the bogglement when she kept winning rounds with delicious food.

I wanted to slap Mike I last night when Antonia came into the stew room and said she won, he was such an ass especially since he was on the bottom for service crappy pasta. I had to laugh when Carla said how much she liked cooking with Antonia and Tiffany 'cause they kept their areas clean!

That huuuuuge pause after Antonia's announcement in the stew room was funny, in a really uncomfortable way.

Mike was an asshat about that and what about Fabio saying that her dish wasn't Italian? Annoying.

read Collichio and Bourdain's blog this morning and Collichio's is a lot longer than usual. He discusses the history of Italian cooking in this country - in a discussion I found interesting.

Since I found out to read the blogs using Safari "reader" functionality, it has made the whole experience much more pleasant.

what about Fabio saying that her dish wasn't Italian? Annoying.

That really annoyed me. That dish is such a classic Italian dish; some version of it is on any good Italian menu. It may come down to the fact that Italian food is so very regional, and that is obviously a dish you would mostly find in coastal Italian towns where the seafood is fresh.