I read used to work with Ariane and said she was a good chef but kind of mean and a screamer. not "shy" at all.

As my housemate said first episode, "A shy person would not use a lame pun on their name for their restaurant name."

So far I like Jamie and Hosea, despite his total misstep last night. Oh, and Eugene! That might be because I want to rub his little peach fuzz head, though.

I was just surprised at how many dishes went wrong last night. Maybe especially Hosea's, since that was also a dish he'd made before.

So far I like Jamie and Hosea, despite his total misstep last night. Oh, and Eugene! That might be because I want to rub his little peach fuzz head, though.

That's about who I like. And hope they totally trounce both Fabio and Stefan, who are already grating on me.

Fabio is sort of charming still (for me) but Stefan is the sort of arrogant that rubs me the wrong way immediately.

I'm kind of confused as to how she screwed it up.

From what I've gathered watching Iron Chef and TAR, ostrich eggs just don't taste very good. They also have a completely different texture than a chicken egg, so if you treat one ostrich egg like a dozen chicken eggs without making any other adjustments, you're going to wind up with something tough and gluey.

Given the options available to her, she'd have been much better off buying some chicken eggs and some duck/goose/quail or other exotics to round out the flavors.

I really like Fabio! He's funny to me not obnoxious like Stefan. I liked Hosea until he made that crab mistake.

Here's an interview with Jill:

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I really wanted to try Jamie's sweet corn soup. That sounded delicious.

I would totally eat that winning meal (if you put together the top three) every day. Well, once a week, anyways.

Stefan is the sort of arrogant that rubs me the wrong way immediately.

Especially that "There's nothing wrong with my hot dog!" bitch he made. Oh well, they seem to need a talented asshole every year - it's probably him.

The Fabio/Stefan show is good reality TV, but I think I would have tossed both of them off the balcony by now if I had to live in that house.

I was really disappointed in Hosea for going with the canned crab. Dude, "rethink your whole dish"?? I've been to that Whole Foods - their fish/seafood department is bigger than my ENTIRE APARTMENT. Don't even try to tell me canned crab was your only option. It's a freaking SALAD. Make it with shrimp. Or tuna. Or chilean sea bass. Or scallops.

Don't even try to tell me canned crab was your only option. It's a freaking SALAD. Make it with shrimp. Or tuna. Or chilean sea bass. Or scallops.

EXACTLY!!!! See what's fresh and use that!