Top Chef Chicago

[Sarah]

I've always used fresh crumbs made with my own bread.  As far as I can tell, the only difference between them and panko is that they are made by chopping, while  panko are made by grating.  So, to make them all I needed to do was use the grating attachment on my ancient Cuisinart instead of the blade.  They do seem much airier.

[Andy]

andrew. andrew. andrew. andrew.

I knew you guys would come around.

[Laurie]

Hmmmm. He was 200 lbs. Now he's a skinny, twitchy dude. I'm still assuming he's a total meth head!

I liked Mark and wanted him to stay. I'm sorry, but a dish that has good flavors trumps a dish that's bland and flavorless. Also, the more I see her sour face, the more I want to reach through the television screen and yank out that stupid little eyebrow. HAAAAAATE. And I suspect the editors hate her, too, because why else would they open the show with her looking awful and sucking on a cigarette? High five, editors!

[erika]

Andrew said "Culinary boner"

[Martin]

Hmmmm. He was 200 lbs. Now he's a skinny, twitchy dude. I'm still assuming he's a total meth head!

He's on a meth diet!

[Martin]

Thrilling episode! Right contestant to go! (Finally!)

I got a big laugh out of Andrew when he said he could stay up all night, no problem. Yeah, no shit no problem for you, mister 24/7-coke-meth dude!

[Omar]

Thrilling episode! Right contestant to go! (Finally!)

I got a big laugh out of Andrew when he said he could stay up all night, no problem. Yeah, no shit no problem for you, mister 24/7-coke-meth dude!

He said "culinary boner" again!

Richard is about 4 million times better than anyone else on the show at this point.  If Stephanie can regain her earlier form, she is a legit contender, but I think he'll have to set himself ablaise with his smoker to lose. 

[Martin]

He's also the most professional of the bunch, and a solid team player (even if he tends to dominate). He never loses his cool and is seemingly very organized and open to most challenges. I think stuff like that matters in the long run. His fancy-pants behaviour in the first couple of episodes is also much more toned down now.

He will have to accidentally brutally cut off his own head while combing his faux-hawk to lose at this point.

[Laurie]

I got a big laugh out of Andrew when he said he could stay up all night, no problem. Yeah, no shit no problem for you, mister 24/7-coke-meth dude!

I KNOW! I thought the same thing! Meth-heads can stay up for weeks on end.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I'm liking Richard more, partly, I think, because he's a little more humble these days.  I also choose to believe that giving his win to Stephanie was at least halfway sincere (and I think it was quite proper of her to accept but offer to share).

Chance--if chance it truly was--certainly skewed the teams, didn't it?  The four strongest against the four weakest (although Dale is arguably better than or at least as good as Andrew).

I'm hoping Spike is the next to go.  Lisa is annoying, but he's worse, particularly because he thinks he's so charming.

Did anyone notice the absolutely enormous bite of cake Colicchio wolfed down?

[Martin]

Did anyone notice the absolutely enormous bite of cake Colicchio wolfed down?

[Omar]

Did anyone notice the absolutely enormous bite of cake Colicchio wolfed down?

I thought Gale Gand was going to have to administer abdominal thrusts.

[Omar]

Lisa thinks the personalities of some of her competitors "suck ass." 

[erika]

No more culinary boners!

Stephanie Dale and Richard will be in the finale.

[Laurie]

Lisa thinks the personalities of some of her competitors "suck ass." 

I KNOW. Projecting much, Lisa?