As the holidays (and my Mexico vacation) near, I thought I would REGAIL you, blog readers, with some of my favorite Top Chef bits from the web this week.
1) BRAVOTV.COM
The Top Chef page on Bravotv.com has an amazing amount of distracting crap to keep you procrastinating on those spreadsheets for your boss until well past your lunch hour. There’s the fantasy game (which I’ll comment more on below), the judge’s blogs (Gail this week) and the restaurant finder (great for New Yorkers with a little disposable income still available) with great suggestions by chef’s such as Wylie Dufrense, of WD-50 fame, and past Top Chef contestants.
2) Amuse-biatch.com
Amuse-biatch is mostly ok, but I’ll be DAMNED if I wasn’t blown away by the Top Chef contestant’s wives photos they’ve posted this week. Seriously, these men, Jeff, Hosea, Fabio, etc., have got some hot babe spouses. MILFs, if you will. Check it out. It will rock you.
So, the big show is tonight and, of course, on my mind right now is my fantasy team. If you’ll remember, I rocked it last week with Stefan, Jamie and Hosea (I said Leah, but the website didn’t change my pick, so it was actually Hosea). But, despite my success, I think I’m gonna make one change this week.
The person I’m swapping? Jamie. Bitch, I can’t STAND that bitch. I hate what a whiny sore loser she was last week. Honey, you’re not that surprised you haven’t been winning, you’re bitching about it because you know, deep down, that its no one’s fault but your own. Problem is: all you make is soup! Its pretty, yes, and tasty, probably, but honey, carrot puree isn’t gonna get you nowhere. Sorry.
Now, the know the argument has been made here on this blog’s comments that Jamie made the marinade for Ariane’s lamb last week and therefore should have won. Well, you know people, this isn’t TOP MARINADER, it’s TOP CHEF, and as we’ve learned many times, you have to COOK to win, and Jamie didn’t cook that lamb. Ariane did. Anyone with a tongue can put together a marinade that tastes good, but not just anybody can cook a piece of meat really nicely (yours truly included in that group, there). AND, Jamie didn’t even come up with the flavors in the marinade, RHADIKA DID! It was Indian food, Rhadi style! Jamie may have had the idea of saying, “oh, Indian food is NEW because its NEW to me,” but that doesn’t mean she created the flavors on the menu or cooked ANYTHING, which is why I’m trading her this week foooooooooooooooor…
Rhadika!
Yay! This girl has grown on me. Not only can she cook (she’s won a quickfire and an elimination challenge) but she’s got a quiet confidence about her which should not be overlooked. I think she’s gonna rock it this week. GO RHADI
Check back manana for some good ole fashion Top Chef post hashin.
Cheers!
-Allie
