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Cheerwyn

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  1. The chef really showed her a** this episode. - when the guest found the hair in her food, Jess was more obsessed with whose hair it was that she was about correcting it - her correction of just dumping more cheese on the dish. OK, while I'm not shocked that plates are sometimes sent back, she could have at least replated and reheated it. - her snark over cutting up the Norwegian cheese called gjetost. She positively turned her nose up at it. It's an unusual chese, a combination of savory and sweet, but it's a big part of Norwegian cuisine and could have been a chance to feature local food items. Believe it or not, I first had it at the Norway pavillion at Disney Epcot, and now my husband and I love it as part of a cheese platter with sliced apples or graham crackers. She just seemed so narrow minded to pooh-pooh such a Norwegian staple https://www.wine4food.com/food/gjetost-norwegian-cheese/
  2. Two scenes really showed Camille's lack of respect for authority. First, she saunters onto the bridge eating chips and asking Sandy if she can hang out there and take a rest. What member of a boat crew acts that entitled towards the captain like that? I think she genuinetly suprised the Captain with her attitude. If you want to get ahead on a ship's crew, don't be the squeaky wheel but Camille is doing everything she can to get Sandy's attention. It's not gonna end well. And then when she was on the bridge late at night she took a seat in the Captain's chair. So much entitlement and lack of understanding. Finally at the end of the episode where Camille was crying and carrying on at Alyssa, I think Camille was mad because she wanted to cry in front of the camera and have one of her "I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Demille" moments. Also, has anyone seen any genuine tears when Camille cries?
  3. The one nice thing I will take from this episode is when Captain Lee was talking to the chef. She asked him how he was feeling and gave him a little hug around his back. Rachel can be a complete profane mess but that little gesture showed how much she cares for Lee.
  4. The guests were pretty high on the creep-o-meter with the women appearing to just barely put up with the BDSM and photography. Just the fact that they avoided dinner and went to bed early....dudes, they are NOT interested. Dave really seems to be hitting his stride (that salt-crusted fish looked amazing) and the guests were just too drunk or sleepy to appreciate the meals. But at least the guests were fairly low maintenance and appreciative of the Interior and Deck Crew. Put them in the nice but strange category. I can totally relate to the new Deckhand, Reid, digging himself a bigger and bigger hole with Courtney. It is odd that she wouldn't at least know what a narcissist is and laugh off his first response. But he just kept going and didn't read the room. He did seem apologetic. Natasha seems determined to keep the interior drama going. Kyle and Natalya worked things out, and Natasha was immediately in Kyle's ear stirring things up. I love that Sandy caught them snarking on Natalya and told them to not say things behind other people's backs. Mzi continues to be the most decent person and best member of the team. It stung that he wasn't named lead deckhand, but this episode he acknowledged that Courtney was well-qualified, and they continue to work as a great team.
  5. It was great to see the deck crew function so well under Storm's direction. Mzi and Courtney are so likeable because they do their jobs well without an attitude. Mzi is already looking at ways to improve things. Brian really does seem the odd man out. Part of it is probably editing, but he seemed so distant and quiet when interacting with his shipmates at work and on the town. He looks unhappy and the preview indicates he loses his cool with Storm in the next episode. ETA: Maybe he's upset that Captain Sandy didn't pick him to be the provisional bosun. Gee, Natalya, why do you think your relationships don't work out? Poor Storm must have had whiplash after they flirted and went out on a date and then she gave him the silent treatment. She clearly was mad that he wanted to talk about work instead of doing shots. Dave is still mopey but continues to knock out creative dishes that please the guests. (What a difference from past seasons when some chefs served basic foods like nachos and sad cheese plates) He seems to be starting to see that Natasha is a little crazy in the head to be pursuing her ex-boyfriend. Captain Sandy IMHO is trying to do a better job of being more positive with her crew. I thought it was funny that she was right down there in the engine room looking at the stabilizer gauge over the engineer's shoulder. In that case it wasn't micromanaging because she really needed to figure out why the stabilizers weren't coming on. And at least the guests weren't assholes on this charter.
  6. Chef Dave is wound way too tight. The second half of the episode he was in full mope mode. He was such a sad sack serving the courses and dessert to the guests. And even when Sandy complimented him in the tip meeting he was a gloomy gus. The food and tablescapes looked wonderful, although i was surprised that most of the meals were family style rather than individually plated. The Moroccan meal and dessert served on seated cushions was just lovely. Natasha is concerned over her shipmates thinking she is a cheater, which I can kind of understand, but damn, she closed that cabinet on Dave's fingers and kept on going, giving him the silent treatment. IMHO way too much time was spent on this storyline. The guests were medium-level douche. What was the deal with the mid-30's primary and her dopey late-teen boy toy who seemed to strut around shirtless the whole trip? Best line of the episode was captain obvious announcing that the ship hit the buoy. No kidding. It probably didn't help that you were shouting and distracting the crew. But the friends of the primary seemed pretty decent, and one of them in particular seemed to enjoy trying new foods. And they adapted pretty well to taking a tour of Malta in the tender (what a beautiful country) once they had to come back to port due to bad weather. Oh Raygan, it's no cliffhanger, you are so done. You have a team of experienced deck hands but you are completely incapable of managing them and using their talents. Kyle and Natalya's banter adds a light touch. Sometimes Kyle pushes things with the guests and crew a little too far, but he really seems to be a great stew who can connect with guests. And as he said, making the guests happy leads to a bigger tip.
  7. My husband noticed this and I didn't see it posted anywhere yet. Both the little girl who Davos speaks with in Ep. 2 and the boy that runs into Winterfell to watch the troops marching at the beginning of Ep. 1 are carrying a leather satchel and wearing a brown cloak. Could they be little sparrows or Faceless men? The leather bag looks like the one that Arya carries. There is some sort of insignia on the bag that can be seen as the little girl walks away, but it's hard to make out.
  8. According to this article, she has lived in the United States since 2016. It seems like she comprehends a good bit of things being spoken, but I can also understand her wanting to use an interpreter. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/marie-kondo-tidying-up-netflix-interview-spark-joy-america-1202036441/
  9. I may have missed it on this site, but what channel/streaming service will be showing this? I'm very curious to watch this show. The book is a bit over the top, but really makes you think about your things and letting objects go.
  10. Yes! My husband graduated from Berea. I really hope they feature it.
  11. Tom Colicchio tweeted right before they sat down to eat " If you’re watching, some damn good food is about to happen." It was amazing how well the chefs were able to pull off their dishes in those conditions. Although I do have to wonder whether there wasn't a lot of production help behind the scenes. When they first pull up to the campsite, it was completely covered by snow. After a few shots of the chefs trying to clear away so much snow, the cooking area looks much more cleared out than could possibly have been done with just a few shovels. That was even more apparent when the next day there were walking trails carved out between the cooking area and the judges' table. And it made for good TV to have them struggle with the tents, but did we ever see the chefs actually sleeping in them? It would have been completely miserable to sleep on the ground in below freezing temps. I'm wondering if there were some cabins or campers that they actually slept in. And a huge side-eye to a camping store that wouldn't have dutch ovens. And no Lodge cast iron products? But all in all an enjoyable episode with minimal drama and creative food.
  12. Dear Lord, Shirley. Yes, Katsuji is a Spanish-speaker, but he has so much potential to throw a wrench in the works.
  13. Joe is on Stephen Colbert tonight. This should be good.
  14. I think I finally put my finger on why this season is so "meh" to me. There's a fine balance between adding twists and games to the competition, and just throwing a challenge at the cheftestants and saying "have at it." The Brunch mash-up challenge seemed to be so rushed, with no clear parameter beyond "Oh look, it's the Cronut guy." While it can be gimmicky, this episode would have been so much better if the chefs had to spin the wheel or draw knives to combine ingredients or themes. They just seemed to flounder with the concept.
  15. In addition to the stink-eye from the dishwashers in the Blue kitchen, the server's comments to the judges about how diverse the menu was and had all kinds of elements was spot-on. Tom's expression was priceless. Their menu lacked a theme at all, and certainly not the theme of Southern Belle at all.
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