Padma Loves Brian’s Shanks

Published on Thursday, September 27, 2007, by The CHOW Editorial Team / Edit Post


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Brian Malarkey packed his knives and took them back to San Diego last night, after mistakenly offering Chef Eric Ripert a choice of blue cheese (Chef Ripert does not like to choose). So while Padma was loving those shanks, Chef Ripert had the final say.

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POST A COMMENT |3 Comments

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  • Where could I take a cooking class with Brian?

  • Brian is a talented chef and we are lucky to have him here in San Diego. I've been to his cooking class/demo and he is very accomplished in the making and taste of the final product. Delicious!

    Eric Ripert was an arrogant judge and didn't win any fans by his ridiculous feedback. Why they would pick a French chef to judge a "cowboy" style competition is still baffling!

  • Brian seemed two dimensional as a chef - but did what he did - very well. I still want to try the seafood sausage he made...

    When I saw he was offerring two cheeses, I first thought it was a brilliant stroke - but after a second thought I realized he wasn;t properly framing the pallet by allowing the taster to choose. I knew it was a mistake but I didn't think it would cost him the...+READ

    Brian seemed two dimensional as a chef - but did what he did - very well. I still want to try the seafood sausage he made...

    When I saw he was offerring two cheeses, I first thought it was a brilliant stroke - but after a second thought I realized he wasn;t properly framing the pallet by allowing the taster to choose. I knew it was a mistake but I didn't think it would cost him the competition.-COLLAPSE