That huuuuuge pause after Antonia's announcement in the stew room was funny, in a really uncomfortable way.
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Kathy A - Feb 03, 2011 8:02:22 am PST #16102 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sumi - Feb 03, 2011 9:33:08 am PST #16103 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Mike was an asshat about that and what about Fabio saying that her dish wasn't Italian? Annoying.
le nubian - Feb 03, 2011 1:22:50 pm PST #16104 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
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.
sj - Feb 03, 2011 4:03:32 pm PST #16105 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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.
sumi - Feb 03, 2011 4:59:42 pm PST #16106 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, Collichio's blog was particularly interesting this week.
megan walker - Feb 03, 2011 6:05:34 pm PST #16107 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, the classic mussels dish is moules marinières, which is French, but it obviously exists in various forms and I didn't think it was odd for her to make it.
Mostly, I just think there have been a lot of sour grapes toward the winners of late.
le nubian - Feb 04, 2011 1:56:26 am PST #16108 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
...and a strong discounting of the abilities of the women chefs
sumi - Feb 04, 2011 3:26:44 am PST #16109 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
What le nubian said.
Ha! They had the best course of the night.
kat perez - Feb 04, 2011 10:02:31 am PST #16110 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I was sad to see Tre go last night. Must've been particularly galling given that he won with his risotto on his season. I thougth it was ass-y to hate on Antonia's win. The crowd from Rao's and Lorraine Bracco and Tom all seemed to think that the dish was plenty Italian enough so Fabio and his sour grapes can bite me. I'm with Antonia that Mike I. tops my "Who needs to go next" list. It would rock if it were an all girl finale. I'm not sure all of them, especially Tiffany, have the stuff to make it that far. I think it must be wearing on Tiff that she's doing this competition right after her season ended. That's got to be a lot.
AI: So bad last night. So, so bad. I think that might've been the worst audition episode I've ever seen from any season of any reality show ever. And it's so disappointing because they had been doing relatively well this year.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2011 10:20:18 am PST #16111 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The crowd from Rao's and Lorraine Bracco and Tom all seemed to think that the dish was plenty Italian enough
Seriously. Also, no one had a problem with the antipasto all being warm appetiazers, and not a charcuterie (sp?) plate (per that discussion between Mike I. and Tiffany).