I love Andrew and think he's a good cook. I'd be just as happy if Spike fell into a meat grinder.

Yes, Spike, Nikki, Antonia. . .

Then Lisa because she annoys me.

After that eliminations will hurt. (Well, we'll be down to five at that point?) I'm guessing that Mark has to step things up to stay longer. . . I will miss that hobbit.

I was actually pleased that Andrew and Spike did so well with soup. I thought that it was great that the simplest and most inventive dishes wound up on top.

I didn't think it could happen, but my Crazy Andy love has returned. The look of glee on his face when he realized what had happened to the kitchen gizmos was priceless.

Honestly, I really think disregarding a challenge blatantly SHOULD be the killer, taste be damned. Not wanting to do Polish sausage is like not wanting to do tailgating, or condescending to the block party.

Especially since both of them did this in the movie challenge too (Top Secret!/Talk to Her). I get that good food has priority, but, if you're not going to hold them to the basic parameters of the challenge, don't bother giving them one.

Also, I made red cabbage and garlic/artichoke sausage this week and it was f*cking awesome. Granted, it was because I had nothing else in my fridge, but still. And the sausage totally tasted like kielbasa. All that was missing was beer.

And, they were shopping in Whole Foods. If the one in Annapolis has a good selection of upscale kielbasa or at least kielbasa-like sausage (chorizo? please!), then I'm betting the one in Chicago does too. @@

AI: I can't believe Jason is still there. That is a travesty.

If the one in Annapolis has a good selection of upscale kielbasa or at least kielbasa-like sausage (chorizo? please!), then I'm betting the one in Chicago does too. @@

I mean, you could probably get gourmet/homemade keilbasa in Chicago. There was no excuse.

Yes, plus - they could have made their own sausage. I suppose, though, that this would require knowing more about Polish Sausage than these people do.

I suppose, though, that this would require knowing more about Polish Sausage than these people do.

And they could have just quickly asked at the butcher counter. God, I hate how they dealt with that so much. so condescending!

OK, anyone (else) watch ANTM last night? (meara, I know you couldn't)

OK, anyone (else) watch ANTM last night?

I did! Man, I'm so tired of being able to tell exactly who the bottom two will be and who will be cut.

I like Lauren (she reminds me SO much of a friend of mine who is a derby girl here) but MY GOD you can't even try not to be the awkwardest awkward in all of awkwardelphia???

So I was not sad to see her go. But Dominique has to go next week. for real. I mean TOOTHLESS FUCK FUCK TOOTHLESS! come on!

Especially since both of them did this in the movie challenge too (Top Secret!/Talk to Her). I get that good food has priority, but, if you're not going to hold them to the basic parameters of the challenge, don't bother giving them one.

And I don't think it's a coincidence that the challenge winners or the top circle at least have consistently brought it on both the food and the creative/challenge-related side in these things. Richard didn't kvetch about not being a pastry chef and then make a fucking molten chocolate cake. The penguin team at the zoo didn't decide that, sure, gorillas love olives and lamb.

Ignoring the challenge may not kill you (even if it should), but it ain't gonna get you out of the middle either.