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Food Network Star, Week 2 (SPOILER)
In years past this post. would have had loads more responses. Perhaps people are losing interest in this 'half baked' premise of a 'contest' . I include myself in that category used to watch the show. (It was a good fix of bad TV.) This year how ever just can't be bothered.
Does anyone actually like Sandra Lee?
She clearly doesn't like food given what she does to it.
Does anyone actually like Sandra Lee?
The perks of a rich husband to bank roll things.
Paula Deen Sponsors the 0.5K walk for Diabetes-The Onion
I love the map of the course that they included.
Food Network Does It Again
The best part of these recipes are the comments. The sarcastic ones are funny but the best are the ones who take these overly simplistic recipes and provide serous editorial content.
"Next Food Network Star".....some of these contestants look familiar.....
That sounds like Giada.
If some knows about not learning proper cooking skills it's her.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Very interesting piece. Says even more about what a classy guy he is. Never mentioned any of it even when Sarah was going on and on with her sob story and why she should win because of it.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
I missed that part. But can't say I surprised. If true it does play into to her role of entitled victim.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Interesting website seems to have been doing a great deal of not much.
Interested how there is not a word about Top Chef. Just sayin...
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Ah too bad...would have been a cool location. But who knows what tricks the tourist board can pull off.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
I saw a shot of her eating at the final dinner.
Perhaps getting to the final tree you are excluded from having to be a sous chef.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
I think Philly would be a great choice! Rediscovered it last year whilst attending a Flyers game. Great food town. Like Boston historic, with a roughness around the edges,
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
I thought both stories were touching. Nothing wrong with wanting you parents approval. Is that even something that ever really goes away?
This is not a Sarah bash: I was struck how much Sarah's mom looked like her right down to the hair cut.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Ironic isn't it...
No she had to take charge of someone with questionable skills, yet extremely arrogant/narcissistic. It was her night. She had to run her kitchen and staff in her style as she saw fit. In fact she made sure to include him and compliment him.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
It was clear what she meant but there were a couple of visuals I could have done with out.
Although I loved the expression.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Agree about Grayson. Chris wasn't even all that interesting. And if he hasn't met the woman who has been voting for him there's is a good chance he will soon when he wakes up and finds her in his living room at 2am.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
You might be the only one who believes Tom was anti-Sarah. Everyone else is still astounded about how he fought for her and excused her PYKAG worthy error.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Have to agree can't blame her for trying to get a chef she knows and trusts.
But what I am curious about is how the dish taste? Did she even care and chose it purely of the assumption that it was Heathers?
Paul on the other hand seemed to go purely on the dishes that he liked.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
She had to. Perhaps you don't recall but he was thrown out of the kitchen by Tom on the very first episode after only a few minutes due to his horrific knife skills and bad attitude. Can't blame her for wanting to keep him in check before he did something stupid again.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Credit where credit it do dept;
I was very impressed to see Sarah in the role of executive chef. She handled herself very well and acted like an exemplary leader.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
And very glad to be so LW!
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
She had a reason to play the heavy and keep him in line
Did you happen to see how much of an a** he was on the first episode?
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Perhaps I'm reading too much into it but...
Just saw a live add for Andy Choens little show. Perhaps I'm reading to much into it but Sarah seemed much more up beat and positive. Paul's body language was much more subdued. And when and mention that one of them had won Paul gave her a pat on the knee.
To me none of this bodes well for Paul.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 2 - Ep. #17 - 02/29/12 (Spoilers)
Have to feel for Sarah getting stuck with that idiot Tyler.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 1 - Ep. #16 - 02/22/12 (Spoilers)
Don't think your reasoning is off. I whole hearty agree. It would never occur to me to do a background check on a chef before visiting their restaurant. So no one is calling you a grumpy old fuddy duddy for that,
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 1 - Ep. #16 - 02/22/12 (Spoilers)
Have to agree especially on the clueless part. Never though of her as mean just simply lost in her own head, bit of a spaz. And building on the is the fact that after she does 'dumb' things (EG: Using the blender in Sarah's space for no apparent reason.) she is clueless about her actions and the effect that they have on others. This makes her act and appear to be the 'innocent victim' which antagonizes people more.
Top Chef Texas Finale Part 1 - Ep. #16 - 02/22/12 (Spoilers)
Re-watched the ending again. Hadn't really been watching the first time. (Just remember Tom repeatedly saying 'arugula'). It gave me a chance to actually see as opposed to read about what was said. Have to say I am even more stunned by flummoxed getting through. To hear the excuses that Tom keep giving her was, to say the least, odd. He lets her off the hook for the frozen item saying it wasn't her fault she was simply following the dictates of the challenge. Or his praising her for working outside her comfort zone when she made past yet again. True we can't taste the food for ourselves but in this case it seems certain that Sarah served a dish that in a restaurant wold have been sent back.
One slight bit of conspiracy.
One thing I did get from Gail's blog which leads me to believe that Sarah's dish was given a second chance was the praise she heaped on the 'sauce'. a first Gail couldn't even cut because it was frozen. She then talks about how great the flavors were of the sauce. The only way she could have known this was to wait for the sauce to melt and to warm up. This would appear to mean that they allowed Sarah that consideration/2nd chance.
What ever is really going on I am surprised the show was edited so badly as to make it seem that Sarah is blatantly being given special consideration and treatment.
