Top Chef Las Vegas: Ron Duprat Packs His Knives

Lovable former Haitian boat person, Ron Duprat, was told to pack his knives and go, on this week's Top Chef Las Vegas.

Prior to the Quickfire Challenge we heard a lot of the chefs complaining about Robin not deserving to be there. That and her non-stop talking drove them nuts. So, of course, Robin won the Quickfire and Immunity from elimination.

For the Quickfire they had to cook something that represented the devil side and the angel side of their personality. The older brother's dessert was one of the least favorites. That was amusing. Earlier we'd heard him bragging about winning Elimination Challenges, but no Quickfire wins. Of course, Bryan's brother, Michael, was one of the favorites. Robin won with something sweet and something healthy and something to do with her being a cancer survivor.

Then Penn & Teller showed up, did a magic act, then deconstructed the magic act. I could not follow either the initial act or its deconstruction.

For the Elimination Challenge the chefs drew knives that had well known dishes written on them, like Meat Lasagna, Fish & Chips, Reuben Sandwich, Roast beef, that type stuff. They were told they had to deconstruct the dish and present the flavor profile in a new way.

Ron drew Paella. I think that's how it's spelled. It is some sort of Latin fish dish. I think. Ron did not understand the deconstruction concept.

In the end the judges did not like Ron's, Laurine's or Ash's deconstructions.

They liked Ashley's. That is 2 weeks in a row Ashley has been on top. They also like Michael Voltaggio's, Kevin's and Jennifer's lasagna reconstruction. It was amusing that they liked Jennifer's because she seemed to have a lot of trouble with this one and seemed to have no confidence in what she had deconstructed.

In the end, guest judge, a really likable one named Michelle Bernstein, picked Kevin as the winner. Kevin got a lot of cool cookware, in addition to winning.

Ron was very charming in the end, thanking everyone profusely and saying how much he enjoyed the experience and that he was living the American dream.