Wow. Looking at the girl-girl teams, J and I didn't have a chance.
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
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]
megan walker - Jan 26, 2009 9:05:53 am PST #7792 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Jessica - Jan 26, 2009 9:07:40 am PST #7793 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The bio for Mel & Mike is WAY confusing. I had to read it three times before I realized it was basically the plot of The Falsettoes.
Jessica - Jan 26, 2009 9:15:13 am PST #7794 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Based solely on the bios, I think I like the stuntmen best.
sumi - Jan 27, 2009 6:48:07 am PST #7795 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Lee Anne blogs the last two episodes of Top Chef.
sumi - Jan 27, 2009 7:04:12 am PST #7796 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
From Lee Anne's blog:
Obviously neither Leah nor Radhika are in control of their teams, which in my mind lands responsibility squarely on their shoulders. After four seasons of seeing how RW goes down, if you are the team leader, then you'd better f**king lead. While Radhika looks like a mauve-swathed deer in headlights, Leah's continual, abysmal "I'm-frustrated-so-I-don't-care-or-at-least-I-will-pretend-not-to-care" attitude provokes an inner rage because I go through the casting process and I find it personally offensive when a girl I gambled and relied on to be that badass female presence just gives up. It's not that she's not talented, but she let her personal shit get in the way. I know it's happened to most of us. Just not during Restaurant Wars.
Jesse - Jan 27, 2009 7:21:11 am PST #7797 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Did you guys know that the next Top Chef will be "Masters" edition? Could be fun. [link]
megan walker - Jan 27, 2009 7:23:26 am PST #7798 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That will be awesome.
Jessica - Jan 27, 2009 7:25:48 am PST #7799 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
None of the blogs will load for me - I get the title & comments, but no text. Boo, BravoTV.com
sumi - Jan 27, 2009 7:28:01 am PST #7800 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
More of Lee Anne's blog:
Each team was given sixty diners in parties of twos, threes, and fours the day they planned their menu. Each team was also given a reservation book and were responsible for booking and spacing out their dinner service, which was to be five hours long. Sunset Lounge wisely placed most of their reservations early, knowing that while dinner service may get backed up, at least their guests would be in the capable hands of Fabio and everyone would get fed. Radhika's team somehow booked several 11 p.m. tables for themselves, including a deuce for my best friend and her coworker. (You may see my Erin in the short purple dress caressing a cocktail while asking Radhika when their table would be ready). They were not sat until 11:40 p.m. because Team Sahana was so backed up in the kitchen and dining room because they couldn't turn tables, surely due to lack of communication between Radhika and the rest of her team. Not only did she seat my friends late, she very rudely told them they only had twenty minutes to eat and then had the nerve to complain to them about how hard it is being on the show. You can imagine my expression when my friends told me this afterwards (and we filmed on a weeknight, so I thanked them for being good sports about not getting out of there until after midnight). So from my perspective, Radhika automatically should've gone home because her behavior is the antithesis of what RW is all about. Even at Judges' Table she couldn't accept responsibility for her team or any of it's downfalls because I truly believe she had no idea what was going on. On a personal note, she's a sweet talented girl, maybe not cut out for high stakes competition but a young chef on the rise for sure. Best of luck to her.
sumi - Jan 27, 2009 7:30:06 am PST #7801 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
What Lee Anne said about the food at Sahana:
The carrot soup was good, if not basic. The chickpea cake with (*gasp!*) scallop was actually quite delicious and original; the soft/crunchy texture of the cake mixed well with the sweet tenderness of the scallop and overall was a very successful dish.
The snapper was really light and underseasoned, but maybe because of the swamp of tomato water it was sitting in. The lamb shank was practically perfect, I can imagine, as the cold food porn version I got to try was also amazing, even though it had been sitting for an hour.
Carla's desserts were poorly conceived and there are plenty of other options if the freezer isn't working (which it was, but they kept going in and out of it every five minutes, which is why it didn't work). She also could've spread her sorbet into a shallow layer in a hotel pan which would've assisted in it setting up faster. I wasn't sure why they would separate the components of the baklava dish, rather than make a composed dish which would've looked and probably tasted better. The spiced cake was just dry and could've been helped with some crème anglaise, whipped cream, or lots of sauce.