I've now watched the first 2 episodes of Bravo's Top Chef: New York. So far, all the elements that make this one of my favorite Reality TV Shows are in play. Great hosts, great cast of chefs, great challenges, great editing, great cooking.This time there are 2 Europeans in the mix. One from Finland, named Stephan, one from Italy, named Fabio. Stephan is a bit grating. Fabio is funny.
Like in the second episode when Fabio was called, along with 5 others, to the Judge's Table after the Elimination Challenge. Fabio had not watched enough Top Chef to know that the 6 called were the top 3 and bottom 3. When Padma directed her attention at Fabio he went into a long-winded verbalization of being perplexed as to why they didn't like his dish. Padma then told him to hold on, we liked your dish. Then Fabio was very Gilda Radner with basically an "Oh, well, never mind. Thank you, then." That's Fabio on the right.
Back in the Stew Room, after his win, Fabio, gloated that it was 2 in a row for the Europeans. Stephan, the Finlander, had won both the Quickfire and Elimination Challenges in the first episode.
Regarding the first episode's Quickfire. It was a Top Chef twist. The loser of the first Quickfire got sent home. Before that happened we saw the chef Lauren all excited to see that a fellow CIA (Culinary Institute of America) student, Patrick, was among the chefs.
Lauren and Patrick ended up being in the bottom two of the Quickfire, neither peeling, dicing or cooking their apples better than the other 15. Lauren got sent home.
Then 21 year old balding Patrick's bad Chinese food got him sent home in the Elimination Round of the first episode.
Before Patrick was told to pack his knives and leave we saw him and Richard form an alliance with Jamie they called, I think, "The Rainbow Group." That would make Jamie this season's lesbian. So far she doesn't seem to be a stereotypical angry lesbian. Last season we had 3 very angry lesbians who sparked a lot of debate as to whether or not all lesbians are angry. That debate has started up again in Survivor Sucks.
On the second episode the charming Radhika won the Quickfire. For the Elimination Round the chefs had to cook appetizers, entrees and desserts for 50 NYC Top Chef application rejects. And do the cooking in Tom Colicchio's restaurant, "Craft".
The rejects were tough critics. Arianne made something she called a Lemon Martini Meringue that caused Padma to spit it out. Arianne was sure she'd be asked to pack her knives and leaves. Instead it was Jill, due to her bizarre, gummy Ostrich Egg Omelet.
So far I'm liking the Italian and Carla, particularly Carla. She is very funny. She was in the top 3 in the 2nd episode due to the judges liking her apple pie pastry. She must be from the West Coast what with her talking to the food spirits and other such stuff. I'll go find out....
Well, as usual, I'm wrong. Carla is from Nashville and is currently cooking in Washington, D.C. on the opposite side of the country from the West Coast Washington. That's Carla standing on the right.
On the second episode the charming Radhika won the Quickfire. For the Elimination Round the chefs had to cook appetizers, entrees and desserts for 50 NYC Top Chef application rejects. And do the cooking in Tom Colicchio's restaurant, "Craft".
The rejects were tough critics. Arianne made something she called a Lemon Martini Meringue that caused Padma to spit it out. Arianne was sure she'd be asked to pack her knives and leaves. Instead it was Jill, due to her bizarre, gummy Ostrich Egg Omelet.
So far I'm liking the Italian and Carla, particularly Carla. She is very funny. She was in the top 3 in the 2nd episode due to the judges liking her apple pie pastry. She must be from the West Coast what with her talking to the food spirits and other such stuff. I'll go find out....
Well, as usual, I'm wrong. Carla is from Nashville and is currently cooking in Washington, D.C. on the opposite side of the country from the West Coast Washington. That's Carla standing on the right.
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