Top Chef Chicago

[Laurie]

More pics:

http://www.ourblogoflove.com/index.cfm?postID=143

HE MADE A BLAISY!!

(Ew.)

[Sarah]

I'm mildly perturbed that you found the Blais baby pictures, Omar, but even more bothered at the thought of Richard engaging in sex (you remember that scene in Nathan Barley when he's composing a sexy rap as he's working on Claire?) and, worse, being a father.  Unless his off-screen self is massively different from his TV persona, he's going to be one awkward daddy.

And Lisa apparently really is a turd; it's not just the editing that makes her come off that way.  What do you know.

[Laurie]

Grub Street blog re this NYD interview:

"The Daily News’ Rachel Wharton dared the fates and sat down with Lisa “The Gorgon” Fernandes for an interview in today’s paper — and the results are predictably frightening. Wharton’s questioning starts off with a few softballs about fellow cheftestants Stephanie and Dale (the former is “an amazing person”; the latter is not a friend, but “we get along”). Then she gets to the heart of the matter: why everyone despises her with a white-hot passion. (Of the 40 comments on our Top Chef chat, the vast majority are screeds against her.) The Gorgon shrugs off all blog hostility: “Oh, no, I don't read the blogs — you couldn't pay me to read the blogs. I don't want to know what people who can't even afford to eat in my restaurant, let alone know how to cook, have to say about me,” she says, feeding the fires of loathing. Lisa's gift for inflaming the dislike of blog readers is almost preternatural; only she would think to claim that no one who reads blogs can afford to eat at Mai House, a not especially expensive Asian restaurant well within the range of people who use computers. The result was predictable: The outrage on the Daily News comments board is even more vitriolic than on ours (and, in some cases, simply hateful). But then, our readers only experience the Gorgon's hostility when it's directed at other chefs."

Oh, honey. I can afford to buy "your" middling little restaurant. Go fuck yourself, Lisa.

[Sarah]

If this is its menu, then even I could afford to eat there occasionally, and I'm quite poor.

I like that one of the offerings is "nem sausage."

[Laurie]

Don't worry, guys. She put her peanut butter mashed potatoes on the menu. I'm not buying a restaurant that has that on the menu, although it is tempting -- I mean, I'd love to buy it and fire her. And then hire, I don't know, Dale or something.

[Sarah]

No, no, in this fantasy you're wealthy enough to give it to Dale.  Okay?

[Martin]

Fantasy?

[jbissell]

If this is its menu, then even I could afford to eat there occasionally, and I'm quite poor.

I like that one of the offerings is "nem sausage."

So do Spike and Lisa work at the same place? Because I see him listed as Chef de Cuisine.

[Sarah]

Excuse me, "fontasy."  Or, if your question was other, I was trying not to play the Laurie-the-rich-kid card.  Which was silly, really, since Laurie was playing it herself. 

Never mind.

jbissel, I just came across this.  Riveting stuff, no?

[jbissell]

jbissell, I just came across this.  Riveting stuff, no?

Hahahahhahahahaha, oh man. I'm confused as to how anyone could watch her on the show and think "I really need to hire this person. She is universally hated by everyone on the show and is consistently in the bottom 2, but I just hate Spike's hats so fucking much."

[iAmBaronVonTito]

im surprised no one has brought up Lisa's snide remark at the end, "you guys could have said congratulations"...or along those lines.


the television almost lost its life to my rage

[Sarah]

It was very telling indeed that this courtesy slipped the minds of those two very well-mannered people, so shocked were they by Antonia's dismissal.  Listening to Lisa get all petulant about it was quite funny.

[jbissell]

im surprised no one has brought up Lisa's snide remark at the end, "you guys could have said congratulations"...or along those lines.


the television almost lost its life to my rage

Well, that is what Richard's bronze medal quote was referencing so it was indirectly mentioned.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

im surprised no one has brought up Lisa's snide remark at the end, "you guys could have said congratulations"...or along those lines.


the television almost lost its life to my rage

Well, that is what Richard's bronze medal quote was referencing so it was indirectly mentioned.

i thought it was brilliant he said that...i just wish it would have been to her face and not during the interview.

[senorcorazon]

select one total jerk, one lovable guy, someone who is having a "personal crisis and trying to reconnect with the soul of cooking", a token woman (who is kind of steely and vaguely unlikable), and a technician and you've got your final five. My guess, following this: Andrew, Mark,  maybe Jennifer, Stephanie, and Richard. Prove me wrong, sweet Padma.

Crap - I'm down another!

PS - Why oh why has someone not done a March Madness style bracket for this show?!

Two out of three! Does that mean I get a congratulations for the Silver?
 "The outcome may be influenced by the producers blah blah blah". Lisa fills the spot for Dread Queen ("Congratulations not in order for Lisa" says angry fiancee)

How much Glad does it take to make that Corolla?

And finally, please please please Eric Ripert.