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Still on Top Chef, I recently downloaded the entire Season 6 (Top Chef Las Vegas) and I was quite impressed at the number of very talented contestants around.

 

There is JEN, KEVIN, ELI and the VOLTAGGIO brothers MIKE and BRYAN. And after watching 8 episodes already, it seems that rarely do these contestants get sent to the bottom during elimination. if I'm not mistaken, BRYAN has yet to be at the chopping block. I think MIKE, JEN and KEVIN were in the chopping block once.

 

I was shocked at the meltdown of both KEVIN and JEN during their restaurants wars.

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alton brown's good eats was great.

 

sa asian food channel, there's this chinese girl, si coco, i think her show is cooking with coco, she's unbelievably hot! hehehe

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gusto ko yung Man vs Food sa discovery travel and living channel...

nakakapanglaway yung mga pagkain!!!

ang sarap ng buhay nung host...kumakain ka na ng masasarap, then getting paid to do it...

 

 

 

I collect this one.

 

Once tried watching this na gutom. Putik, na hilo ako.

 

 

Also love Anthony Bourdain. Mas daring pa sa Bizzare Food host si Kalbo.

 

 

Nigelle - sexy

[Wyld]

I think KELLY is one of the few that would and can stand up against the big egos of ANGELO and KENNY, plus I think she has the experience to run a restaurant.

 

I remember an older episode wherein she took charge of the team ....... they eventually won because she stood behind her decisions (amidst the grumblings of her teamates)

 

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egos aside ...... I think ANGELO is one of the more talented ones for this season. Though I got a good laugh when TIFFANY won the ethiopean quickfire challenge as well as the Elimination Challenge.

 

 

I went over that episode again and it did seem that ALEX still doesn't have a solid idea on what he plans to do prior to service ...... and all of a sudden, there he was mixing the pea puree in a saucepan. When ED was frantically looking for his pea puree, ALEX just kept silent and went about this work. Most of the other contestants were sure ALEX did not make a pea puree during prep time.

 

 

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Anyway, hope I'll be able to downlaod Season Seven's Restaurant Wars tonight.

 

 

i watched it and id have to say i was happy w/ the results. im glad the one who got eliminated left the show because even if he was talented (or so he claims), he has done nothing but whine and play the race card since the start of the season. i was getting sick and tired of hearing him and his cohort groan and mumble.

 

angelo was right when he said overconfidence can (and was) the downfall of teams during restaurant wars. the team that lost was cocky and overconfident. they were saying right off the bat that the opposing team was disorganized and chaotic. well, look who won.

 

alex needs to just evaporate - i so dislike him and his guts LOL. plus he is super messy in the kitchen which is a major pet peeve of mine.

 

amanda needs to go too - can we all spell clueless already?

 

on tiffany - discounting the fact that she is from tx, she is an expert at cooking seafood, which is probably one of the most difficult things to cook. during that challenge where she won both quickfire and elimination - she made tamales for the elimination challenge. that is one of the most difficult mexican dishes to get right - the balance between the masa and the meat and spices PLUS getting it cooked correctly requires great experience. that wasnt an easy thing to do and she nailed it - i think it helps that she is from tx because tamales is almost an indigenous food around here. she comes across as flaky and giggly but for sure she can cook better than amanda and alex.

 

[Wyld]

Still on Top Chef, I recently downloaded the entire Season 6 (Top Chef Las Vegas) and I was quite impressed at the number of very talented contestants around.

 

There is JEN, KEVIN, ELI and the VOLTAGGIO brothers MIKE and BRYAN. And after watching 8 episodes already, it seems that rarely do these contestants get sent to the bottom during elimination. if I'm not mistaken, BRYAN has yet to be at the chopping block. I think MIKE, JEN and KEVIN were in the chopping block once.

 

I was shocked at the meltdown of both KEVIN and JEN during their restaurants wars.

 

 

season 6 had the most number of talented chefs. my personal fave for that season was kevin gillespie mostly because he loves to cook pork and does it really well.

 

i also liked jen because she was no nonsense and uncompromising.

 

between the v brothers, i liked brian more than michael - just because his food was more thought out and precise.

 

restaurant wars is always a stressful challenge, in fact last night's restaurant wars was one of the better ones food-wise. thing though was they didnt need to set the restaurant up in terms of decor and ambiance because they took over an already existing place. that made last night's challenge easier, i think.

 

that was one of the best seasons of top chef!

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season 6 had the most number of talented chefs. my personal fave for that season was kevin gillespie mostly because he loves to cook pork and does it really well.

 

i also liked jen because she was no nonsense and uncompromising.

 

between the v brothers, i liked brian more than michael - just because his food was more thought out and precise.

 

restaurant wars is always a stressful challenge, in fact last night's restaurant wars was one of the better ones food-wise. thing though was they didnt need to set the restaurant up in terms of decor and ambiance because they took over an already existing place. that made last night's challenge easier, i think.

 

that was one of the best seasons of top chef!

 

Yes, based on what I've seen so far, Season 6 is one of the better seasons ...... I too like JEN because she is a tough one. There was one episode wherein she was nursing the flu (or something) and yet she was able to produce a great dish. (goodness, I hope no one caught anything from her. hahahahaha)

 

KEVIN is definitly very good with the pork dishes ...... kinda reminds me of Season 3s HOWIE who was also good with Pork Dishes. MIKE VOLTAGGIO is very cocky, sometimes up to the point of being arrogant. But at least he gets the job done. His elder brother in BRYAN is the more quiet one ..... but he also puts out very good dishes.

 

For their Restaurant Wars, though they don't have to worry about the decors, it would seem that their prep time was reduced from 5 hours to just 3 hours.

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And there is also this chinese lady who cooks with a lot of oil on a very dark pan which I believe she never cleans. And talks a lot that you'd think she uses saliva as the secret ingredient.

 

 

 

channel 9, babaeng matandang intsik.

basta pag ganung time, mga chinese pinapalabas sa lahat ng channel tuwing linggo.

 

Whats the name of her intro tune?

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Just finished watching Restaurant Wars for Top Chef Season 7 .......

 

So KENNY go the boot and was sent home ...... I think it was because he was the executive chef for their restaurant and he was responsible for two bad dishes. AMANDA on the other hand was responsible for one bad dish. I find it childish that they would do the blame game on ALEX since he was not part of the losing team. (but personally, I too would like to see him go)

 

KENNY's team was just way too overconfident. And saying bad things against the other team (which was initially struggling) might be bad karma.

 

 

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So with KENNY out of the picture, who's left to fight it out with ANGELO ???? TIFFANY? KEVIN? ED ??

[Wyld]

I think Ed is the dark horse this season. Hes a pretty accomplished chef based on his bio.

 

I hope the ff chefs leave soon - Alex, Amanda, Kevin (he is just like Kenny).

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I think Ed is the dark horse this season. Hes a pretty accomplished chef based on his bio.

 

I hope the ff chefs leave soon - Alex, Amanda, Kevin (he is just like Kenny).

 

that would leave ANGELO, TIFFANY, ED and KELLY to battle it out in the FINALE ....... (that is if your wishlist becomes true)

 

and if TIFFANY pulls it off. The first African american top chef ????? (this should make it interesting)

 

[Wyld]

that would leave ANGELO, TIFFANY, ED and KELLY to battle it out in the FINALE ....... (that is if your wishlist becomes true)

 

and if TIFFANY pulls it off. The first African american top chef ????? (this should make it interesting)

 

 

 

i used to dislike angelo - i mean a chef who admits he had crabs on cable tv is kinda gross. but i prefer his weirdness over the whining and moaning and groaning of kenny and kevin.

 

srsly tho - i think kevin will make it to at least top 4. he might even outcook kelly. kelly needs to work on consistency and confidence.

 

i mean id love for tiffany to win bec shes my homegirl but ... iono. not too sure bout that. she is like the carla of this season - underdawg-ish with surprise cooking skillz.

Edited August 13, 2010 by Wyld

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i used to dislike angelo - i mean a chef who admits he had crabs on cable tv is kinda gross. but i prefer his weirdness over the whining and moaning and groaning of kenny and kevin.

 

 

Hmmmmm I didn't hear that part about the crabs ..... but yeah. eeeeew

 

neverthless, ANGELO has got what it takes to win Top Chef. All he has to do is stay focused.

 

srsly tho - i think kevin will make it to at least top 4. he might even outcook kelly. kelly needs to work on consistency and confidence.

 

 

KEVIN did fine in Restaurant Wars, unfortunately his teamates just weren't up to par. So I think his confidence level should be right up there.

 

As for KELLY, She was a disappointment and I thought she could have handled herself better by being Front of the House.... well, she had better get her act together.

 

i mean id love for tiffany to win bec shes my homegirl but ... iono. not too sure bout that. she is like the carla of this season - underdawg-ish with surprise cooking skillz.

 

Is there a CARLA in Season 7 ????? The One I remember is the CARLA from Season 5.

 

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i love man vs food and anthony bourdain no rservations/

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i love man vs food and anthony bourdain no rservations/

 

what can you say about the episode wherein he visited our very own country ?????

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Is there a CARLA in Season 7 ????? The One I remember is the CARLA from Season 5.

 

 

 

I said she is LIKE the Carla of this season ... meaning Tiffany is similar to Carla from the previous season.