I watched Top Chef for the first time tonight, and imagine my surprise when they were cooking and eating in the dorm I lived in for two years.
I was wondering about that! Hah.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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]
Jesse - Jun 11, 2009 2:54:55 am PDT #9414 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 4:39:50 am PDT #9415 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In the shower, y'all. A college dorm shower!
I had a moment of horror when he was describing doing this and saying something along the lines of "so it was clean."
Dude, have you ever seen a dorm shower before? Not big with the hygeine.
sumi - Jun 11, 2009 5:03:44 am PDT #9416 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
So true about the shower.
TC:Masters = excellent.
I loved the chefs watching the girl scouts criticize their food.
Vortex - Jun 11, 2009 5:05:15 am PDT #9417 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I suspect that the college cleaned the hell out of it for the show.
Jesse - Jun 11, 2009 5:35:24 am PDT #9418 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, my office building polished everything in our floor bathroom when someone fancy was having a press conference in our office, and they were definitely not filming the bathroom! So I can imagine.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 5:42:13 am PDT #9419 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I loved the chefs watching the girl scouts criticize their food.
It was hilarious. I liked what Michael Schlow said about keeping big-time chefs humble.
I suspect that the college cleaned the hell out of it for the show.
Oh, I'm sure. It's just when he made that comment I reminisced on some of the dorm showers I'd used back in the day. I'm not even sure "clean" describes the water.
**shudders**
Amy - Jun 11, 2009 5:44:20 am PDT #9420 of 23273
Because books.
I really loved how much fun they seemed to have. Especially watching the Girl Scout critics!
And yet, they all took it seriously, too. Listening to critics like that, face to face, has to be a very new experience for some of them, especially when you're established.
Liese S. - Jun 11, 2009 8:27:55 am PDT #9421 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
TC:M - I know! They really did seem to be having a blast (except at the end when they were abruptly competitive, hee) and I liked how they interacted with each other. It must be fun for them to get a chance to work side by side.
And I love that they listened carefully to the critiques. Definitely a new experience, and I think it's one they'll benefit from. I especially liked seeing them quail in fear when they saw Gael.
Amy - Jun 11, 2009 8:28:39 am PDT #9422 of 23273
Because books.
And then decide to go have another drink when all was said and done!
Kathy A - Jun 11, 2009 9:01:24 am PDT #9423 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm reading the TWOP thread for TC:M, and I have to quote this about Hubert Keller:
About 15 years ago when I was in my early twenties I traveled to San Francisco for business. I had a $30 per diem for all of my meals but saved it to go out to dinner by myself (plus added my own money - so I think I had about $60 for dinner). I was in the early stages of my food obsession and after studying the SF Zagat's I decided to go to Fleur de Lys for dinner. It was delicious and special, but what was even more fun was when I explained to the waiter that I was totally splurging on this amazing dinner he went back and told Chef Keller who invited me into the back. I was given a tour of the kitchen, multiple tastes of different dishes, dessert, etc... He parked me in the kitchen and let me watch them cook, showing me stuff and lettng me taste, taste taste!!! His wife was running the front of the house and she came back and spent time chatting with me, poured all three of us glasses of champagne, and sent me home with some pastries for breakfast. Unbelievable. I was a complete nobody and they were seriously the most gracious hosts I have ever met. He is genuine and a total gentleman.
Wow!