Top Chef New York

[Martin]

I like Stefan and his Finnish arrogance.  Tom sure put a whammy on him, though, by saying the winner of the first elimination almost always wins Top Chef.

I believe they said he was born in Finland, raised in Germany, and worked in Switzerland. I see all three in him.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

ive never met a Leah i liked.

[Sarah]

True enough, Martin.  But "Finnish-German-Swiss arrogance" was too cumbersome.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

True enough, Martin.  But "Finnish-German-Swiss arrogance" was too cumbersome.

try FinGerSwiss on for size.

[Sarah]

Very nice.

[samir]

"The vinaigrette is not an emulsion".

I'm going to struggle with the fact that Daniel looks and talks exactly like an old roommate.

[erika]

it's totally an emulsion. FinGerSwiss is dead wrong.

[Sarah]

it's totally an emulsion.

And an unstable one, to boot.

[Kim Kelly]

That's what makes FinGerSwiss so irritating. He's so sure he's right! He's cocky about it! But he's so wrong.

Also, he ruined the illusion that all Finnish people are as wonderful as the Moomin family. 

[Sarah]

Collaborators during WWII.

[Martin]

To be fair, they had it rough from all sides.

[Sarah]

Ignore me:  I'm grumpy today.

[joanna]

stefan is a boring asshole. i hope someone else comes up and really grabs the asshole ring because so far, stefan doesn't hold a candle to lisa. he doesn't even hold a candle to stephen the sommelier, and everyone ended up loving him!

[samir]

long live eugene from hawaii, the chance gardiner of top chef!

[Kim Kelly]

stefan is a boring asshole. i hope someone else comes up and really grabs the asshole ring because so far, stefan doesn't hold a candle to lisa. he doesn't even hold a candle to stephen the sommelier, and everyone ended up loving him!

I wound up loving Stephen the Sommelier when he got all drunk during the reunion. He's an amusing drunk.