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Glad that Adrienne was cut.  She was the one all season that talked s*** about everyone else. Completely unlikeable.

52 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Disagree. 

Then we will agree to disagree.

It would be more interesting, however, if you would actually support your position.  

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Ha, just saw your edit. Let’s just say our definitions of talking shit must be vastly different. 

This is a 6-page thread, my opinion of Adrienne has been pretty clear. 

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Damn, that was rough when Padma asked Michelle if she noticed the empty seat. Of course everyone watching assumed that meant her father. 

And Padma in purple, whoa. 

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That guest judge was cool, he needs to become permanent. 

13 hours ago, spystud13 said:

That guest judge was cool, he needs to become permanent. 

Agreed, I'm guessing friends with Graham Elliot since they are both Chicago guys 

And sorry I am not a chef and have never made (or had) matzo ball soup and I even knew you can put soda water in any batter to lighten it up. 

But kudos to Sara for having the balls to make a common dish good enough to make it to the finals. 

 

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I don't think he's douchey enough to be friends with Graham Elliott. 

2 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I don't think he's douchey enough to be friends with Graham Elliott. 

 

Ha, fair enough. Full disclosure I have a soft spot for Graham. One of the best meals I have had in my life was his tasting menu at his now closed restaurant in Chicago about 7 or 8 years ago.  

 

It's good to know that he's got talent at least.

34 minutes ago, kevwun said:

It's good to know that he's got talent at least.

Yeah, he's a great chef but he does have a touch of that Rocco DiSpirito vibe of letting the celebrity status take over.

55 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said:

Agreed, I'm guessing friends with Graham Elliot since they are both Chicago guys 

And sorry I am not a chef and have never made (or had) matzo ball soup and I even knew you can put soda water in any batter to lighten it up. 

But kudos to Sara for having the balls to make a common dish good enough to make it to the finals. 

 

no shit. ballsy move.  must have been some phenomenal matzo ball soup.  for tom, who said he makes it every weekend for his wife, to heap that kind of praise on it, it had to be excellent.  and her mom said she needs to make that same soup every passover.  must have been impressive.  she's hitting her stride at the right time. 

10 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said:

Yeah, he's a great chef but he does have a touch of that Rocco DiSpirito vibe of letting the celebrity status take over.

And leaving closed restaurants in his wake

Just now, AustinMT said:

And leaving closed restaurants in his wake

yep, not all talented chefs are good at the business end of things. 

I really thought it was gonna be Eric, but glad he made it through.  I definitely think they use past performance at this stage in the game, regardless of what they claim.  Anyone's game at this point and I'm happy with all 3 finalists.  Really cool to see the past two seasons where there hasn't been a "villain".

On 3/7/2019 at 7:08 PM, spystud13 said:

Has anyone here ever actually tried durian? 

Yeah, I've had it.  It was kind of creamy but I didn't really like the taste.  It only starts to smell bad when it rots though.  It's weird the contestants were playing that up so much.  Those ripe ones that they were cutting open shouldn't have smelled bad.

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9 hours ago, WBT said:

Yeah, I've had it.  It was kind of creamy but I didn't really like the taste.  It only starts to smell bad when it rots though.  It's weird the contestants were playing that up so much.  Those ripe ones that they were cutting open shouldn't have smelled bad.

Interesting.  Andrew Zimmern says it's the only food he can't eat because of the smell.  

12 hours ago, WBT said:

Yeah, I've had it.  It was kind of creamy but I didn't really like the taste.  It only starts to smell bad when it rots though.  It's weird the contestants were playing that up so much.  Those ripe ones that they were cutting open shouldn't have smelled bad.

I have had it fresh in Singapore and it does smell bad.

Hmm, reading up on it, it seems that depending on the variety the smell can vary quite a bit.  So I guess my one time experience doesn't really make me an expert.

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Not a fan of kicking one out after only the first course. At least give them two each. 

That was kinda shocking. I still wanted to see what all three could make. 

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Wonder what that Aji meal would cost Joe Public? 

 

Also not a big fan of them cooking & serving separately. Is Graham’s kitchen too small? 

Have you ever tried a Szechuan peppercorn? Lots of chefs using them now.     

I think you can’t overdo it if cooking with them bc you’ll make everyone’s tongue/mouth go numb. 

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So now Kelsey just chills in the back for 3 hours? That sounds dumb. 

Really hope those crabs don’t fuck her. 

Tom is trying to convince the other 3 for Kelsey but Sara is gonna take it 

I’m glad Kelsey took it but Sara really won me over in these last few episodes. She seems like a good person and genuinely happy for Kelsey.

 

And if Twitter is any indication, Eric wins fan favorite.

Yay! Happy with the ending. I honestly thought it was Sara after the 4th course. But Sara’s storyline wasn’t as cohesive which is what I guess they were ultimately looking for is stay to true to yourself/ show progression. 

I'm glad that Kelsey won but I would have been happy with Eric too and I would have liked to see his other dishes.  Kelsey's cornbread and buttermilk brought back memories of my grandfather crumbling up cornbread in a glass of milk (regular milk not buttermilk).  I hadn't thought about that in a long time.

11 hours ago, spystud13 said:

Damn, the lotus root chips fucked him. 

That and probably too much jerk on the beef - Tom couldn’t taste the protein. Wish Eric could have served his other courses

10 hours ago, spystud13 said:

They sure fooled us. 

 

I don't know if we were watching the same episode. Aside from the Crab course Kelsey knocked it out of the park on the other 3 based on the table discussion. The judges all had problems (yes minor ones) with Sara's dishes aside from the Beef dish.

I thought it was pretty obvious that Kelsey was going to win based on what they showed. 

Happy for her she seems to really know her shit and puts out great food. I'm guessing her per plate catering rates are going to have a slight increase now.....

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10 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

And if Twitter is any indication, Eric wins fan favorite.

Pretty sure you don’t know how Twitter works. 

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Hoffa, I’m not gonna quote your essay, but I’m pretty fucking sure we watched the same episode. 

4 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Hoffa, I’m not gonna quote your essay, but I’m pretty fucking sure we watched the same episode. 

LOL. 

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Very happy with the result.   From the beginning, at just about every challenge Kelsey put out the dish I would most like to eat.  And, slowly I recognized that not only was it good, soulful cooking, it was pretty damn sophisticated too.  Plus, she seemed like a good person who knew how to throw a good party.  I'd do a tasting menu at her restaurant tomorrow.

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