No, Nikki made the mushrooms - and Dale and the 3rd guy really hated the way that they looked. . . and nobody tasted them.

Nikki thought that if she didn't put any food out at all she was a shoo-in for the chop. Which is why they made the stupid cheese garnish move.

TC: I love the Hobbit but he was rude to the farmer's market people. But I still love him.

I'm glad the blini lady was gone. That dish just sounded (and not just the super irritating mis-pronounciation) so completely wrong from get go.

ANTM: So sad Marvita's gone! She was hilarious. And not in the "can that girl really be that dumb??!!" way that most of the models are.

Top Chef: But Nikki made all that noise earlier about how she was making two out of the four dishes. So didn't she still have something in? I think she just screwed up by serving the dish. They made the right call to pull it from the patrons, but then she still served it to the judges? Insane.

And seriously, pecorino?

Molecular gastronomy evidently gets on my last nerve. If it's about using science to make food better, then why is it always just making things smell weird or have funky textures? Clearly I am not sophisticated enough to get it.

Antonia really is just gorgeous. I kinda like her, and I like a couple of the others. But they mostly haven't really differentiated themselves to me yet. It's still early enough I only really remember the disasters of food. And again this episode, I don't remember thinking, man I really want to eat that. For all the judges' "This is the best crop of cheftestants evah!" I don't know that I see that yet.

MMaSM: Cannot wait for tonight's episode with special guest star!

And again this episode, I don't remember thinking, man I really want to eat that.

I wanted the irritating guy's squid dish and the Hobbit's anchovy on quinoa cake thing. I love a tiny fish!

Oh! My favorite part from last night's ep was the Hobbit's "I replaced the lettuce with butter." Perfect!

MMaSM: Cannot wait for tonight's episode with special guest star!

FIERCE. TRANNY. MESS!!!

I'm sorry, megan! I should have white-fonted.

No, I just need to remember that, while I'm still at work, other people are watching my favorite reality shows!

Nikki thought that if she didn't put any food out at all she was a shoo-in for the chop. Which is why they made the stupid cheese garnish move.

Nikki also made the honeycomb thing. That is why I don't get that decision at all. They pull them from the guests, but serve them to the judges? I didn't think she was in real danger, because they liked her other dish, and Dale was also to blame for the mushrooms.

I definitely agree with the decision to let Valerie go. I didn't even think the combo she came up with sounded good. Of course, she wasn't helped by the fact that the whole menu wasn't very cohesive or based on the gorilla diet at all.

I thought this was a great challenge. Everyone had a pretty good list to choose from and the chefs (for the most part) seemed to get into it.

Gawker reminded me of the funniest part of last night's Top Chef: Like Colicchio wasn't going to get labeled a bear by the voters? [link]

Jesse, I know! That cracked me up.

I cannot believe how many different TC associated blogs Bravo has. I'm afraid it's a bit too much.

Like Colicchio wasn't going to get labeled a bear by the voters?

Hah! I know! My friend and I were yelling BEAR BEAR BEAR at the screen when the poll came up.

MMaSM: Argh! Such bullshit. Predictable bullshit, but still bullshit.