I hope Kevin wins.




-------Original Message-------

From: j q
Date: 11/20/2009 8:50:04 AM
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!


I'm looking forward to them, too.  My preferred winners are:

1--Jennifer
2--Kevin
3--Bryan
4--Michael

--- On Fri, 11/20/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@...> wrote:

From: tomfodw <tomfodw@...>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:52 AM



I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this
is by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief)
history of Top Chef.

Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted
early on who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or
upsets. And, even with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring
or routine season. The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was
fascinating to watch them demonstrate just how far and above all the others
they truly were.

Should be a great final 2 episodes.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
>
> Spoiler space....... ..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
>
> 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
>
> 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
>
> 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
>
> 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody
time, too)
>
> ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4
points), Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75
points), Ron (-6 points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9
points), Robin (-14 points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
>
> Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire
and then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
>
> This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the
case of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated
brethren.
>
> This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.

============ ========= ========= =======

Tom Beck

Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them
almost perfectly.

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I'm right there with ya Jim!!!




________________________________
From: j q <jiminqueens2@...>
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 9:48:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!

 
I'm looking forward to them, too.  My preferred winners are:
 
1--Jennifer
2--Kevin
3--Bryan
4--Michael

--- On Fri, 11/20/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@gmail. com> wrote:

From: tomfodw <tomfodw@gmail. com>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!! !!!!!
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:52 AM

 

I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this is
by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief) history of
Top Chef.

Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted early on
who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or upsets. And, even
with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring or routine season.
The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was fascinating to watch them
demonstrate just how far and above all the others they truly were.

Should be a great final 2 episodes.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
>
> Spoiler space....... ..
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
>
> 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
>
> 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
>
> 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
>
> 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody time,
too)
>
> ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4 points),
Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75 points), Ron (-6
points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9 points), Robin (-14
points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
>  
> Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire and
then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
>  
> This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the case
of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated brethren.
>  
> This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.

============ ========= ========= =======

Tom Beck

Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them almost
perfectly.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]







[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

i was very impressed this season. for the first time we've seen the most
talented group of chefs (that includes all of them) all season the food has been
very creative, innovative and of course delicious. i applaud TC/Bravo for
putting together a great group of chefs. all of the final 4 deserve to win. my
pick is for Bryan- just to see the look on his brother's face. but it looks like
Kevin may take this, endless he screws up.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, Shirese Louie <kevinnashesgirl@...> wrote:
>
> I hope Kevin or Bryan wins.
>
> *Shirese Louie
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "It's not just that Bonham hit the drums hard. It's that he hit them
> properly."
> ~T. Bruce Wittet (writer for Modern Drummer Magazine)~John Bonham
>
> "Rock 'N' Roll died the day John Bonham died."
> ~Billy Joel
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 8:48 AM, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I'm looking forward to them, too.  My preferred winners are:
> >
> > 1--Jennifer
> > 2--Kevin
> > 3--Bryan
> > 4--Michael
> >
> > --- On Fri, 11/20/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@... <tomfodw%40gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > From: tomfodw <tomfodw@... <tomfodw%40gmail.com>>
> > Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!
> > To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com <Top_Chef%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:52 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this
> > is by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief)
> > history of Top Chef.
> >
> > Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted
> > early on who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or
> > upsets. And, even with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring
> > or routine season. The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was
> > fascinating to watch them demonstrate just how far and above all the others
> > they truly were.
> >
> > Should be a great final 2 episodes.
> >
> > --- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Spoiler space....... ..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
> > >
> > > 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
> > >
> > > 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
> > >
> > > 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
> > >
> > > 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody
> > time, too)
> > >
> > > ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4
> > points), Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75
> > points), Ron (-6 points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9
> > points), Robin (-14 points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
> > >
> > > Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire
> > and then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
> > points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
> > >
> > > This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the
> > case of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated
> > brethren.
> > >
> > > This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
> > elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.
> >
> > ============ ========= ========= =======
> >
> > Tom Beck
> >
> > Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?
> >
> > Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them
> > almost perfectly.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I hope Kevin or Bryan wins.

*Shirese Louie
~~~~~~~~~~~~
"It's not just that Bonham hit the drums hard. It's that he hit them
properly."
~T. Bruce Wittet (writer for Modern Drummer Magazine)~John Bonham

"Rock 'N' Roll died the day John Bonham died."
~Billy Joel



On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 8:48 AM, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:

>
>
> I'm looking forward to them, too.  My preferred winners are:
>
> 1--Jennifer
> 2--Kevin
> 3--Bryan
> 4--Michael
>
> --- On Fri, 11/20/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@... <tomfodw%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> From: tomfodw <tomfodw@... <tomfodw%40gmail.com>>
> Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!
> To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com <Top_Chef%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:52 AM
>
>
>
>
> I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this
> is by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief)
> history of Top Chef.
>
> Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted
> early on who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or
> upsets. And, even with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring
> or routine season. The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was
> fascinating to watch them demonstrate just how far and above all the others
> they truly were.
>
> Should be a great final 2 episodes.
>
> --- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Spoiler space....... ..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
> >
> > 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
> >
> > 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
> >
> > 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
> >
> > 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody
> time, too)
> >
> > ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4
> points), Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75
> points), Ron (-6 points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9
> points), Robin (-14 points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
> >
> > Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire
> and then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
> points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
> >
> > This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the
> case of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated
> brethren.
> >
> > This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
> elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.
>
> ============ ========= ========= =======
>
> Tom Beck
>
> Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?
>
> Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them
> almost perfectly.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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I'm looking forward to them, too.  My preferred winners are:
 
1--Jennifer
2--Kevin
3--Bryan
4--Michael

--- On Fri, 11/20/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@...> wrote:


From: tomfodw <tomfodw@...>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:52 AM


 



I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this is
by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief) history of
Top Chef.

Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted early on
who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or upsets. And, even
with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring or routine season.
The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was fascinating to watch them
demonstrate just how far and above all the others they truly were.

Should be a great final 2 episodes.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
>
> Spoiler space....... ..
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
>
> 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
>
> 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
>
> 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
>
> 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody time,
too)
>
> ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4 points),
Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75 points), Ron (-6
points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9 points), Robin (-14
points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
>  
> Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire and
then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
>  
> This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the case
of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated brethren.
>  
> This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.

============ ========= ========= =======

Tom Beck

Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them almost
perfectly.











[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I think I can safely say, with little fear of being contradicted, that this is
by far the strongest group of 4 finalists in the (admittedly brief) history of
Top Chef.

Not only that, but I think it's the first time you could have predicted early on
who would make it to the final - and not have any surprises or upsets. And, even
with that predictability, it was not by any means a boring or routine season.
The high quality of the top 4 was SO high that it was fascinating to watch them
demonstrate just how far and above all the others they truly were.

Should be a great final 2 episodes.



--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
>
> Spoiler space.........
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)
>
> 2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)
>
> 3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)
>
> 4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)
>
> 5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody time,
too)
>
> ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4 points),
Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75 points), Ron (-6
points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9 points), Robin (-14
points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
>  
> Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire and
then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
>  
> This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the case
of Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated brethren.
>  
> This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.



=====================================

Tom Beck


Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them almost
perfectly.

he should have gotten sent home for that slop he served last week. i think robin
would have done good in this challenge. but their all gone and lucky they made
it this far.  kevin & jen are favorites for the finally, i hope michael v goes
home next week, he's so arrogant.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, SUQKRT@... wrote:
>
> Does this mean you're glad he's gone? :o) (I'm being a smarta$$)  I'm glad
> too.
>
> Suz
>
> Whine:  So much email, so little time.
>
>
>
> |\__/|
> (=':'=)
> >>o<<
> (")_(")
>
>
> In a message dated 11/19/2009 9:53:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jiminqueens2@... writes:
>
>
> AND  ELI IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> "GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT, GIVE  JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER!
>
> THAT P.O.S., THAT P.O.S. IS OUTTA  HERE!
>
> GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER,
>
> JOY-OUS,  JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY-OUS SHOUT!!!!!!!!!  "
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi all,

Great Finale Viewing event in Chicago:

http://www.http://tinyurl.com/yfgh75f




________________________________
From: j q <jiminqueens2@...>
To: top_chef@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 8:54:45 AM
Subject: [Top_Chef] Standings After Week 12 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!

 
Spoiler space....... ..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)

2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)

3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)

4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)

5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody time,
too)

ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4 points),
Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75 points), Ron (-6
points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9 points), Robin (-14
points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
 
Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire and
then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
 
This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the case of
Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated brethren.
 
This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]







[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Does this mean you're glad he's gone? :o) (I'm being a smarta$$)  I'm glad
too.

Suz

Whine:  So much email, so little time.



|\__/|
(=':'=)
>>o<<
(")_(")


In a message dated 11/19/2009 9:53:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jiminqueens2@... writes:


AND  ELI IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!


"GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT, GIVE  JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER!

THAT P.O.S., THAT P.O.S. IS OUTTA  HERE!

GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER,

JOY-OUS,  JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY-OUS SHOUT!!!!!!!!!  "






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Spoiler space.........
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Kevin (34.25 points, last week #1)

2. Michael V (24 points, last week #2)

3. Bryan (20.5 points, last week #3)

4. Jennifer C (10.25 points, last week #4)

5. Eli (5 points, last week #5, eliminated this week, and about bloody time,
too)

ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points), Ashley (-4 points), Hector (-4 points),
Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75 points), Ron (-6
points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points), Eve (-9 points), Robin (-14
points, last week #6), Ash (-15 points)
 
Kevin has clinched Best Cheftestant Ever.  Even if he blows the quickfire and
then gets eliminated before the final, he'll finish with at least 29.25
points--higher than Richard and Stephanie's total of 28 each.
 
This is the first time that each of the four finalists (or three, in the case of
Season 1) has had a higher point total than all of their eliminated brethren.
 
This is also the first time only one person got positive points for the
elimination and the rest of the field received negative points.




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Spoiler space.........
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Someone needs to tell Bryan they upped the prize money this year--he keeps
saying it's $100K.

Eli, please don't flatter yourself into thinking you're one of the five
strongest. Much as I like to disparage him, the one time you cooked head-to-head
(-to-head-to-head) against Mike Isabella, he kicked your ass.

And here's how you stand against your mentor Blais: He's Batman. You ain't even
Batmite, much less Robin.

"My name is INDIGO Montoya????????"

Jennifer, stating the obvious, says that "some kind of crazy Quickfire" is
coming their way.

There's another kind?

But Jennifer definitely gets props for deciding to do a turducken.

Too bad John Madden isn't the guest judge.

(we'll pause for a moment while I let you contemplate THAT image for a
while.....)

Kevin, believe me, you're worth 200 of Eli. Maybe even 300.

Jennifer, I thought you were doing a turducken???? Where's the seafood coming
in??????

Jennifer presents her dish--and Padma's feedback is, "Welcome back."

Maybe we'll call this episode, "How Jennifer Got Her Groove Back."

The guest judge gives the individual feedback, and then names the winner....

JENNIFER!!!!!!

Welcome back, indeed.

Michael, for all that you say you like Jennifer, if you genuinely liked her,
you'd be happy for her success, regardless of whether or not it was a
competition.

Eli, if you shut up and listen, Padma will tell you what she's talking about.

Watching just snippets of the DVD, I think cooking fans are almost as crazy as
soccer fans.

Note to Hung--see how Bryan is helping Kevin with technique?

This is why most of your competitors in Season Three thought you were an ass.

Michael, you made the "day off" crack before. Hopefully, your food won't be as
repetitive as your wit.

Tom drops the twist--you know, if you won enough high-stakes challenges, you
wouldn't even need to win the friggin' competition.

As soon as Kevin says that he's going to ignore part of the challenge, I'm
thinking he's done.

YAY!!!!!!! We have Gail instead of Toby!!!!!!! (looking more elegant than I've
ever seen her--and for Gail, that's a high bar to begin with)

I guess they use Toby for the more pedestrian challenges, and save Gail for the
challenges where sound bites aren't going to cut it as criticism.

The judges are, for the most part, pleased with Kevin's work--but Thomas Keller
points out how minimal his presentation is, in a challenge where presentation is
expected to be over the top.

On the other hand, they totally rip apart Michael's dish--surprisingly so, given
that he's the only one who's done anything like this before.

What's surprising is that this is the first time he's ever misjudged flavors so
badly--when he's been on the bottom before, it was more a technical or a team
issue than anything else.

Bryan's lamb is undercooked--at this point, I'm less thinking Kevin is gone and
one of the Brothers Voltaggio is gone.

But then again, Eli's lamb is even more undercooked--and badly cut as well. So
maybe we're going to be rid of him, too.

Jennifer is a very generous woman--helping Bryan, helping Kevin, calling Eli a
great chef....

Jennifer gets a couple of hits from the judges, but she might slide by given how
badly the Voltaggios and Eli faltered, and the strength of her presentation.

How many friggin' extras are they going to give the winner of this one? It's
starting to make the final look like an anticlimax.

This is a difficult Judges' Table to score--none of the chefs seem to be
favorites.

Eli's definitely in the bottom if he's the worst lamb of the three. Kevin's
probably in the top.

Bryan's on the bottom, too, despite being the most technically proficient. Hard
to tell with Jennifer and Michael.

We're back at Judges' Table.......they bring the chefs back in......

AND KEVIN WINS!!!!!!!

This is a first.....four out of five on the chopping block. All four lost
points; Kevin was the only one who gained points for the elimination.

AND ELI IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
"GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT, GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER!

THAT P.O.S., THAT P.O.S. IS OUTTA HERE!

GIVE JOY-OUS SHOUT AND RING-ING CHEER,

JOY-OUS, JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY-OUS SHOUT!!!!!!!!! "




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Hi all, the chef had to reschedule to a later time today (Thurs.), so now the
Fancast chat with Eli will be at 3:45 pm ET/12:45 pm PT.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/top-chef/top-chef-live-chat-with-latest-eliminated-\
chef-9/

(This might be a little better for the west coasters instead of one of those
very early chats the chefs usually have). Hope you can stop by today and chat
all things Top Chef with Eli.

Hi all, the weekly live Fancast chat with Top Chef’s latest eliminated chef is
Thursday Nov. 19 at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/top-chef/top-chef-live-chat-with-latest-eliminated-\
chef-9/

With only a handful of chefs remaining, the knives are out, so I hope you can
stop by with your questions and comments about all things Top Chef.

Jim (for Fancast)

Watch the finale like you wouldn't believe!

Check out the below link to learn more:

http://www.uncorked.com/promo/top-chef-viewing-party.html

I thought when Brian had to do MASH, they had to make tv dinners, so he made
mashed potatoes, meatloaf, etc to pay homage to that era in American history
- that's what's usually associated w/ the 1st tv dinners.



Nicole
Darwin loves you.


-----Original Message-----
From: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of rock_in_jersey
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:40 AM
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Thoughts on Week 11 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

technically, Circus-Circus was influenced into Eli's dish. that was probably
the only good thing about it. the chefs aren't really good at letting
something influence their food. a few weeks back Bryan had to make a dish
inspired by the TV show M*A*S*H, and made 'mash' potatoes rather then
something Korean.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
>
> It may be backtracking, but Tom in his blog says that he "kinda liked"
Eli's dish, which is probably what saved the little twerp's ass.  Not only
did Robin's dish have nothing going for it, but she presented an incomplete
dish and then went out of her way to wave that fact in the judges' faces. 
Also, I have a feeling this was a split decision.  Nigella probably voted
to eliminate Jen, and Robin probably got Tom and one other judge voting
against her.
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> yeah i agree, Eli had the worse dish and should have gone packing! i would
have liked to see Robin outlast her bashers. the judging is inconsistant yet
again. they have to be judged on that challenge only. Mike's cheese
doodle-snickers from season 2 was better then that popcorn/peanut shit. but
Robin's demised was that she should have stayed in her comfort zone. she
tried too hard to impress the judges with cooking she's not familiar with.
now there's 5.... at this point the judging is gonna be very inconsistant.
my prediction for the final 3 is Eli, Kevin & Michael V.
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technically, Circus-Circus was influenced into Eli's dish. that was probably the
only good thing about it. the chefs aren't really good at letting something
influence their food. a few weeks back Bryan had to make a dish inspired by the
TV show M*A*S*H, and made 'mash' potatoes rather then something Korean.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
>
> It may be backtracking, but Tom in his blog says that he "kinda liked" Eli's
dish, which is probably what saved the little twerp's ass.  Not only did
Robin's dish have nothing going for it, but she presented an incomplete dish and
then went out of her way to wave that fact in the judges' faces.  Also, I have
a feeling this was a split decision.  Nigella probably voted to eliminate Jen,
and Robin probably got Tom and one other judge voting against her.
>
> --- On Fri, 11/13/09, rock_in_jersey <bcm124@...> wrote:
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> yeah i agree, Eli had the worse dish and should have gone packing! i would
have liked to see Robin outlast her bashers. the judging is inconsistant yet
again. they have to be judged on that challenge only. Mike's cheese
doodle-snickers from season 2 was better then that popcorn/peanut shit. but
Robin's demised was that she should have stayed in her comfort zone. she tried
too hard to impress the judges with cooking she's not familiar with. now there's
5.... at this point the judging is gonna be very inconsistant. my prediction for
the final 3 is Eli, Kevin & Michael V.
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It may be backtracking, but Tom in his blog says that he "kinda liked" Eli's
dish, which is probably what saved the little twerp's ass.  Not only did
Robin's dish have nothing going for it, but she presented an incomplete dish and
then went out of her way to wave that fact in the judges' faces.  Also, I have
a feeling this was a split decision.  Nigella probably voted to eliminate Jen,
and Robin probably got Tom and one other judge voting against her.

--- On Fri, 11/13/09, rock_in_jersey <bcm124@...> wrote:







yeah i agree, Eli had the worse dish and should have gone packing! i would have
liked to see Robin outlast her bashers. the judging is inconsistant yet again.
they have to be judged on that challenge only. Mike's cheese doodle-snickers
from season 2 was better then that popcorn/peanut shit. but Robin's demised was
that she should have stayed in her comfort zone. she tried too hard to impress
the judges with cooking she's not familiar with. now there's 5.... at this point
the judging is gonna be very inconsistant. my prediction for the final 3 is Eli,
Kevin & Michael V.











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She's not a bad cook, she's just not Top Chef.  And she has to learn to STOP
TALKING!!! God, she got on my nerves.  It was like a dripping faucet when
you're trying to sleep.




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From: c70 <candyg70@...>
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 1:57:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Top_Chef] Robin

 
I will have to watch it when it replays. I watched the CMA awards forgot all
about TC.. rats!

--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Leftygirl <curlytude@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Leftygirl <curlytude@yahoo. com>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Robin
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:46 PM

 

Robin you can only fault yourself for being eliminated.  You try to cook
something that your not good at.  But I really did like you're attitude towards
your fellow cooks.  Even though they didn't respect you.  And to be truthful
about I would have just wave good-bye. 

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I will have to watch it when it replays. I watched the CMA awards forgot all
about TC.. rats!

--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Leftygirl <curlytude@...> wrote:


From: Leftygirl <curlytude@...>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Robin
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:46 PM


 



Robin you can only fault yourself for being eliminated.  You try to cook
something that your not good at.  But I really did like you're attitude towards
your fellow cooks.  Even though they didn't respect you.  And to be truthful
about I would have just wave good-bye. 

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there's no way Eli can beat Kevin. but if he does win season 6, it would be a
joke.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
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> If Eli does pull a Hosea, that'll probably be it for me and Top Chef. 
>
> --- On Fri, 11/13/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@...> wrote:
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> From: tomfodw <tomfodw@...>
> Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Thoughts on Week 11 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
> To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:16 AM
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>
>  
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> --- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
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I wish Eli had gone down before she did.
>
> What surprises me about Robin is not how she stuck around so long but how she
got on the show in the first place. Given her obvious limitations as the season
progressed, she must have submitted one hell of an audition tape.
>
> I agree with you - I was hoping Eli would get the chop before her (just to
punish him for his whiny, inexcusable rudeness toward her). And he deserved to
go packing for that bizarre circus shit.
>
> However, this year they have been more willing than in previous seasons to
give a pass to very strong cheftestants who just had a bad week (although not
always: witness what happened to Ashley, who got pykag'ed when it should have
been Ash).
>
> I won't miss Robin. She never endeared herself to me but neither did she grate
on me the way, say, Eli does. I hope he's next. Probably not. He'll probably
pull a Hosea and win the whole damn thing. Grrr.
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> Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?
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perfectly.
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comments below....

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, "tomfodw" <tomfodw@...> wrote:
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> --- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@> wrote:
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> > And in the end, we're done with Robin.  Can't really say I'll miss her, but
I wish Eli had gone down before she did.
>
>
> What surprises me about Robin is not how she stuck around so long but how she
got on the show in the first place. Given her obvious limitations as the season
progressed, she must have submitted one hell of an audition tape.
>
> I agree with you - I was hoping Eli would get the chop before her (just to
punish him for his whiny, inexcusable rudeness toward her). And he deserved to
go packing for that bizarre circus shit.
>
> However, this year they have been more willing than in previous seasons to
give a pass to very strong cheftestants who just had a bad week (although not
always: witness what happened to Ashley, who got pykag'ed when it should have
been Ash).
>
> I won't miss Robin. She never endeared herself to me but neither did she grate
on me the way, say, Eli does. I hope he's next. Probably not. He'll probably
pull a Hosea and win the whole damn thing. Grrr.
>
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>

yeah i agree, Eli had the worse dish and should have gone packing! i would have
liked to see Robin outlast her bashers. the judging is inconsistant yet again.
they have to be judged on that challenge only. Mike's cheese doodle-snickers
from season 2 was better then that popcorn/peanut shit. but Robin's demised was
that she should have stayed in her comfort zone. she tried too hard to impress
the judges with cooking she's not familiar with. now there's 5.... at this point
the judging is gonna be very inconsistant. my prediction for the final 3 is Eli,
Kevin & Michael V.

Robin you can only fault yourself for being eliminated.  You try to cook
something that your not good at.  But I really did like you're attitude towards
your fellow cooks.  Even though they didn't respect you.  And to be truthful
about I would have just wave good-bye. 




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If Eli does pull a Hosea, that'll probably be it for me and Top Chef. 

--- On Fri, 11/13/09, tomfodw <tomfodw@...> wrote:


From: tomfodw <tomfodw@...>
Subject: [Top_Chef] Re: Thoughts on Week 11 - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:16 AM


 





--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroup s.com, j q <jiminqueens2@ ...> wrote:
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> And in the end, we're done with Robin. Can't really say I'll miss her, but I
wish Eli had gone down before she did.

What surprises me about Robin is not how she stuck around so long but how she
got on the show in the first place. Given her obvious limitations as the season
progressed, she must have submitted one hell of an audition tape.

I agree with you - I was hoping Eli would get the chop before her (just to
punish him for his whiny, inexcusable rudeness toward her). And he deserved to
go packing for that bizarre circus shit.

However, this year they have been more willing than in previous seasons to give
a pass to very strong cheftestants who just had a bad week (although not always:
witness what happened to Ashley, who got pykag'ed when it should have been Ash).

I won't miss Robin. She never endeared herself to me but neither did she grate
on me the way, say, Eli does. I hope he's next. Probably not. He'll probably
pull a Hosea and win the whole damn thing. Grrr.

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Tom Beck

Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them almost
perfectly.











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--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, j q <jiminqueens2@...> wrote:
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wish Eli had gone down before she did.


What surprises me about Robin is not how she stuck around so long but how she
got on the show in the first place. Given her obvious limitations as the season
progressed, she must have submitted one hell of an audition tape.

I agree with you - I was hoping Eli would get the chop before her (just to
punish him for his whiny, inexcusable rudeness toward her). And he deserved to
go packing for that bizarre circus shit.

However, this year they have been more willing than in previous seasons to give
a pass to very strong cheftestants who just had a bad week (although not always:
witness what happened to Ashley, who got pykag'ed when it should have been Ash).

I won't miss Robin. She never endeared herself to me but neither did she grate
on me the way, say, Eli does. I hope he's next. Probably not. He'll probably
pull a Hosea and win the whole damn thing. Grrr.



--------------------------------------------

Tom Beck


Dudley Moore: Do you feel you've learnt by your mistakes here?

Peter Cook: I think I have, yes, and I think I can probably repeat them almost
perfectly.

Hey all, a quick reminder - Robin will be online chatting live today (Thursday,
11/12) at 11:30 am Eastern/8:30 am Pacific in the weekly Top Chef: Las Vegas
chat on Fancast with the eliminated chef.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/top-chef/top-chef-live-chat-with-latest-eliminated-\
chef-8/

Stop by with your questions & comments for Robin and discuss all things Top Chef
with her.

Spoiler space:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SEASON 6 STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK ELEVEN
1. Kevin (31.25 points, last week #1)

2. Michael V (28 points, last week #2)

3. Bryan (22.5 points, last week #3)

4. Jennifer C (11.25 points, last week #4)

5. Eli (8 points, last week #5)

ELIMINATED: Michael I (4.25 points, last week #6), Ashley (-4 points), Hector
(-4 points), Jennifer Z (-4 points), Mattin (-5.5 points), Laurine (-5.75
points, last week #8), Ron (-6 points), Preeti (-8 points), Jesse (-9 points),
Eve (-9 points)

6. Robin (-14 points, last week #7, eliminated this week)

ELIMINATED: Ash (-15 points, last week #9)
 
Kevin and Michael have clinched top-five-of-all-time status--even if they
totally shit the bed the rest of the way, they can't lose enough points to put
them below Hung's total of 21 and Harold's total of 17.




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Spoiler space.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Full disclosure:  I read a rumor a couple of days ago that tonight's PYKAG'd
chef would be one of the Fantastic Four.  My first guess was Kevin, and I
wasn't liking the idea.

Thousand Island hollandaise sounds like the most disgusting thing I've ever
heard of, Eli.  More disgusting than the thought of you and Robin having sex.

Robin showed her limitations in the quickfire.  She's just not versatile or
particularly good at improvising.

She's also not really good at figuring out when she's in the wrong.  Michael's
finishing his damn dish and she's plodding along trying to get her knives?  And
then she's pissed off because he snaps at her?

Maybe Padma's developing more of a taste for steak & eggs.  You can thank Hung
for blazing that particular trail, Kevin.

Jen gets points for the most ballsy breakfast.  Chipped beef?  Seriously?

Bryan and Robin are on the bottom, Eli and Kevin are on the top.  I'm pulling
for Kevin…..

And of course, Eli wins.  I'm throwing up in my mouth a little.

I'm not even remotely impressed by the Elimination Challenge.  It's a
celebration of tackiness.

Bryan keeps talking about his family.  I'm starting to think Thatcher is going
to get his shark earlier than planned.

Eli, trust me, you don't need more sweets.

You don't even remotely need more sweets.

The chefs go through their prep, Eli gets more crap from the cool kids, Robin
keeps talking and talking and talking and talking….

And service begins-and the first thing I know is that Kevin is safe, which was
worrying me.

And the second thing I know is that Jennifer is dead meat.  Even more so than
her dish.

Michael's got a very pedestrian dish, the hot sauce not withstanding, but the
judges rave over it.

Robin, if you're not going to put something on the plate, why in the name of Sam
Nunn are you talking about it????

Bryan's going to be in the top group, because he took the judges by surprise,
which they always like.

Eli's dish sounds even more disgusting than it looks.

Dude, you're serving Pepto Bismol in a cup.

Tom:  "Eli's dish could have used some of Robin's gelatin." 

When Eli watches that, he's going to sh!t.  Right there, right then.

Toby:  "Like most who come to Vegas, he has gambled and lost."

The little twerp must have been up all night thinking up that line.

Kevin, Michael, and Bryan are the top three-so if any of the Fantastic Four goes
down, it's going to be Jennifer.

I really hope it's not Jennifer.

The judges announce the winner-and of course, the losing Voltaggio brother can't
bring himself to crack a smile.

That's just wrong, guys.  It just is.

And the other cheftestants head to the firing line.

And speaking of lines, "It was more Spamalot than Camelot."

That means absolutely nothing, Toby.  Nothing at all.

I can't really tell who's going home this time.  Eli's defense was terrible,
but Robin's was worse.

Looking at Jennifer just before the end of Judges' Table, she looks like she
aged about 10 years over the course of the show.

And in the end, we're done with Robin.  Can't really say I'll miss her, but I
wish Eli had gone down before she did.




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The latest chef told to pack their knives will be chatting on Fancast Thursday,
11/12 at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/top-chef/top-chef-live-chat-with-latest-eliminated-\
chef-8/

Stop by with your questions/comments on all things Top Chef.

Emeril is taking his show on the road to Napa too.
maybe the two will meet- both their shows are
sponcered by Whole Foods.

--- In Top_Chef@yahoogroups.com, "sirlinksalotnet" <sirlinksalotnet@...> wrote:
>
> Top Chef: Las Vegas Moves to Napa Wednesday, December 2
> http://tinyurl.com/yav6ku2
>

Top Chef: Las Vegas Moves to Napa Wednesday, December 2
http://tinyurl.com/yav6ku2