Yes, she was following Leah's advice.
Leeanne has some very good points in her blog about why Melissa's dish was so bad: boiled down to this - if she didn't taste it - she should have; if she did taste it - then she has no palette.
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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]
sumi - Dec 04, 2008 7:11:58 am PST #7395 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
megan walker - Dec 04, 2008 7:14:04 am PST #7396 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Seriously. She really bugged me when she was saying over and over how much she wanted to be there. Who cares?! This isn't ANTM!
I hate sh*t like that. We just hired someone for an exec asst position and the higher-ups chose the new person instead of the temp we had (who was amazing) because "she seemed to want it more."
Kathy A - Dec 04, 2008 7:18:38 am PST #7397 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I got really pissed at Fabio for saying how he didn't like the Today Show women judging his dish because they had very unsophisticated palates. Excuse me, these are New York celebrities, I think they're familiar with varying cuisines and food of all sorts! It's part of the same attitude that the coasties had towards Chicagoans during the last season.
Grrrr.
lisah - Dec 04, 2008 7:20:18 am PST #7398 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Leeanne has some very good points in her blog about why Melissa's dish was so bad: boiled down to this - if she didn't taste it - she should have; if she did taste it - then she has no palette.
Yes! Even if she does like things really spicy she should know that that level of spice doesn't suit a lot of other people and adjust accordingly!
sumi - Dec 04, 2008 7:25:06 am PST #7399 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Well, plus - apparently all you could taste was heat; the dish wasn't balanced. (Despite what she said.)
lisah - Dec 04, 2008 7:27:13 am PST #7400 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
I got really pissed at Fabio for saying how he didn't like the Today Show women judging his dish because they had very unsophisticated palates.
That was Jeff! Not Fabio!
Fabio had talked about creating his dish with his mom in mind.
Loving Fabio!
Kathy A - Dec 04, 2008 7:29:07 am PST #7401 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
D'oh! Yes, I should have remembered that Middle Eastern food is apparently not appreciated by New Yorker women.
WTF?
Now I really want to go to the Tunisian restaurant in Chicago and get some ejja. Nom nom nom.
brenda m - Dec 04, 2008 7:30:47 am PST #7402 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
t ears perk up
lisah - Dec 04, 2008 7:34:33 am PST #7403 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Now I really want to go to the Tunisian restaurant in Chicago and get some ejja. Nom nom nom.
hmmmm wondering if I'm completely booked up while i'm out there for xmas?? I've never had Tunisian food!
megan walker - Dec 04, 2008 7:34:41 am PST #7404 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That sealed the redemption of Fabio for me. He clearly understood what was needed, but didn't look down on his audience.