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  <title>Those Inflammatory Scallops</title>
  <published_at>Thu May 29 13:49:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description>Soggy seafood dooms a Top Chef contender</short_description>
  <long_description>Episode 12: Soggy seafood dooms a Top Chef contender.</long_description>
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    <h1>Those Inflammatory Scallops</h1>
<h3>Soggy seafood dooms a <i>Top Chef</i> contender</h3>

    <p class="intro"><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef/season/4/bios/index.php?cat=chef&#38;p=spike">Spike Mendelsohn</a> didn't need help on <a href="http://www.chow.com/stories/10857">how to cook a steak</a>; he won the Quickfire Challenge handily with his mad butchering skills. But his winner's advantage was quickly squandered when he chose frozen scallops. (Were they planted in Rick Tramonto's kitchen? Bravo doesn't want us to have that conversation.) Other discussions that Bravo <i>does</i> allow on the table: the variety of Spike's hat collection; <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef/season/4/bios/index.php?cat=chef&#38;p=lisa">Lisa</a>'s work at Spike's restaurant, <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/3577">Mai House</a>; and Spike's post–<i>Top Chef</i> life.</p>
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