Richard seems like a genuinely good guy, in addition to being a talented and interesting cook.

Yes, I'm surprised. He seemed like a douchebag in the beginning with the two pans thing. Now, I feel like Andrew just bitched and didn't say "hey, who grabbed an extra pan, there's only one each" There was a huge pile, Richard may not have known that there was only one per person.

Spike's "I'll make one thing really really well! Muahahahaha!" attitude in the group challenges is beyond asshatery - it completely screws everyone else when you don't do your share of the prep work, and hello, even in your OWN restaurant kitchen, you will not be given the luxury of taking 20 hours to make a fucking PUTTANESCA SAUCE. Dale was being a whiny little bitch about the amount of work he was doing, but he wasn't wrong.

Amen. I mean, people may have liked the dish, but I make almost the exact same thing in the summer under the heading of "quick, easy dinner". Chop up some onions, fennel, tomatoes, olives. Sweat onions and fennel, add tomatoes until they release their liquid. Throw in olives and capers to warm through, then add fish, cover and put in the oven. THAT'S ALL HE DID.

I mean, Andrew was clearly the weak link in that team but it didn't matter.

definition of a team right there. And I think Andrew's a decent cook, he just had very strong competitors.

If it comes down to those two (which I suspect it will), I'll be just thrilled.

me too. It will be nice to be rooting for the person I like most (Stephanie, by a hair, could be the name), instead of saying "Marcel must die!")

definition of a team right there. And I think Andrew's a decent cook, he just had very strong competitors.

Exactly. And Crazy Andy, on some days, works well in a team situation. Other days, he spends the entire competition being a walrus. You really never know with him.

THAT'S ALL HE DID.

Not to mention Chilean Sea Bass is reeeeeeeeeeeeally hard to screw up. It's a nice rich fatty fish that you can pretty much cook to death and it'll come out juicy and delicious.

I think they sent the right person home. I'm giving Dale the benefit of the doubt for his hissy fit, because they're all tired, and he does have a temper. I also think, this challenge aside, he's a much more accomplished chef than Nikki.

Yeah, exactly. I had the same thoughts as everybody else basically. Nikki really pissed me off with not taking charge. I mean, come on!

I'm still pissed at Antonia about the sausage thing from a couple of weeks ago but she's kind of growing on me. She was particularly funny last night.

Yeah, that was great. Richard seems like a genuinely good guy, in addition to being a talented and interesting cook.

Yeah, like Vortex said, I was worried about him being an asshole in the beginning, but he has turned out to be great. Also, kudos for taking on the bride--I thought that was an insane risk.

I think Dale's problem is that he's decided he's better than everyone else (except maybe Richard) and somehow that means he can't work with them.

I definitely think Nikki should have gone home, but I'm glad Dale got raked over the coals for his attitude and efforts.

I'm still pissed at Antonia about the sausage thing from a couple of weeks ago but she's kind of growing on me. She was particularly funny last night.

I can't get excited about Antonia. Her food always just looks kid of blah.

my friend Jesse and I just kept shrieking hot tranny fierce mess! mess of a hot tranny! hot mess! and on and on...

Hah! You read the fourfour, right, Meara? Ever since this post

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Whenever, Dominique came on the screen my ANTM group has yelled "TOOTHLESS? FUCK FUCK TOOTHLESS!" Also, "shut up, toothless old man!"

I'm just so glad she didn't make the Top 3. My verrrrrrrrrry pregnant friend I watch with was threatening to bust something up good if Dominique wasn't finally eliminated last night. And I was sitting next to her. Of course we joked that maybe what she would break is her water! I think the baby might think that Tyra lives with us, though, and is maybe afraid to come out.

Hee!

Back to Top Chef, how much did I love the Quickfire? A LOT. I love that kind of demonstration of skill, and loved Collicchio's o_O face at the crappy filets.

I think Dale's problem is that he's decided he's better than everyone else (except maybe Richard) and somehow that means he can't work with them.

You may be right about that. I think that he was also annoyed that he couldn't be the leader, because it wasn't his kind of cooking. I think that if Dale had been the leader, it would have been a different team. They still wouldn't have liked each other, but it would have worked better.