You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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]


Frankenbuddha - Feb 26, 2009 4:13:26 am PST #8219 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I think the souffle was in Carla's range, but she screwed that one up herself. I suspect if that had come out as intended, she might have won it. I'm pissed that Casey didn't just leave her to do her thing, but we also got an edited version of how those decisions came down.

That said, I groaned out loud when Carla went along with the beef when she was saying it was a technique she didn't know.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 26, 2009 4:22:45 am PST #8220 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

That said, I groaned out loud when Carla went along with the beef when she was saying it was a technique she didn't know.

I knew it was over when that whole conversation went down. Though I held out hope it was a retread of last week's oyster shucking "crisis" and it would all work out awesome in the end!


Jesse - Feb 26, 2009 4:23:23 am PST #8221 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Why oh why would you EVER say, "I've never done that before, but it sounds good," and then DO IT in the FINALE of TOP CHEF??

I mean, seriously.


Amy - Feb 26, 2009 4:32:54 am PST #8222 of 23273
Because books.

Why oh why would you EVER say, "I've never done that before, but it sounds good," and then DO IT in the FINALE of TOP CHEF??

And the look on Tom's face when she *admitted* to it? Sigh.


sumi - Feb 26, 2009 4:42:39 am PST #8223 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

I know!

I'm so disappointed - she was doing so well but it's true her lack of confidence got her in the end.


Jesse - Feb 26, 2009 4:49:58 am PST #8224 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Huh. Toby says in his blog that it was Colicchio arguing for Hosea to win.

Tom countered that Hosea’s margin of victory in the third course was so much greater than Stefan’s margin of victory in the second that there was no need to bring in past performances — Hosea was the clear winner.


Vortex - Feb 26, 2009 5:36:47 am PST #8225 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I'm very disappointed in Carla. To be swayed into a new technique in the finale WITH THE PROTEIN? Even a well seared filet would have been fine.


Toddson - Feb 26, 2009 6:02:02 am PST #8226 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

You know, they advise home cooks not to decide that a dinner party is the time to try out a brand-new recipe ... and someone on a cooking competition did it? (I don't watch TC, but just commenting on ... um, general dumbness.)


sumi - Feb 26, 2009 6:31:14 am PST #8227 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Yeah. It's such a shame.


Lee - Feb 26, 2009 6:56:03 am PST #8228 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Yeah, I can't be that mad at Casey, even though she did overstep the bounds. Carla was way too passive for someone in her position, and she was the one who made the mistake with the oven temp for the souffles.

Given how easily she went along with Casey, I can't help but wonder how much worse it would have been if she had been paired with Marcel. I think only Richard could have saved her, of the three sous chefs.