Top Chef All Stars

Ambulance Chaser · Feb 3, 2011

Originally Posted by LatinStyleLover

I have heard contestants plead their cases using that exact line of thought only to hear the judges tell them that it means nothing because they must judge each episode on its own merits without consideration to what they have done thus far.
Were these contestants serious threats to win? I can't imagine the judges cutting Blais or Angelo before the finals regardless of how badly they bomb.

StephenHero · Feb 3, 2011

The judges are definately giving some consideration to past performance. They have to say the past has no influence on each challenge, but that's just lip service. They're not going to send home the best chef of the bottom three unless that person's dish was so bad it would be hard to keep them with a straight face.

Xericx · Feb 3, 2011

Originally Posted by Thracozaag

As an aside, has anyone on here eaten at Rao's?

I was wondering about that too. Or the one in Vegas, if that's even comparable?

Thracozaag · Feb 3, 2011

Originally Posted by Ambulance Chaser

Were these contestants serious threats to win? I can't imagine the judges cutting Blais or Angelo before the finals regardless of how badly they bomb.

I would certainly say Jen Carroll and Tre were both very strong cooks.

aizan · Feb 3, 2011

part of the challenge was to let the ingredients speak for themselves, and that was probably the decisive factor.

countdemoney · Feb 3, 2011

Def thought trey got screwed. Seemed like Mike should have been the one to go based on the comments they showed. Sounded like Blais had a good dish but got passed over as well due to his immunity.

indesertum · Feb 3, 2011

terrible episode. that isaac mizrahi dude is

. dude just has no taste

Thracozaag · Feb 3, 2011

I think as repayment, Mizrahi should be forced to create edible underwear (of course modeled by Padma) for the cheftestants to sample.

Piobaire · Feb 3, 2011

Originally Posted by Thracozaag

I think as repayment, Mizrahi should be forced to create edible underwear (of course modeled by Padma) for the cheftestants to sample.

Or me to sample.

ChicagoRon · Feb 4, 2011

Originally Posted by indesertum

terrible episode. that isaac mizrahi dude is

. dude just has no taste
While I basically agree - he is what many would call a "taste-maker"

KJT · Feb 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Thracozaag

As an aside, has anyone on here eaten at Rao's?

I've eaten their jarred pasta sauce! It's honestly the best jarred sauce I've ever tasted. It's like $10 a jar though, ridiculous.

Philip1978 · Feb 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Parker

I'd rather eat stiff risotto with extra veggies than bland undercooked pasta with no sauce. I think Tre got screwed.

+1

Philip1978 · Feb 4, 2011

How does Rao's work? They alluded to owning the tables.

pseudonym · Feb 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Thracozaag

Tre seems to always get confused with the guy that shaved Marcel, but that was Cliff. And much like last time he was on the show, I thought Tre got screwed over, but as before, he was extremely gracious about it.

Exactly.

I think most of these chefs have come to the point where winning All Stars really isn't important.

Dale can't get eliminated; aside from Fabio, he makes some (rather) funny comments.

StephenHero · Feb 4, 2011

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