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I don't hate her at all. I do hate her voice.

So Grandma's restaurant was apparently running out of food at the end, but I think the judges weren't aware of it? I think the problem was that they didn't tell diners that each dish was intended for two people, so people were double ordering. And Shui just said "make it happen" or something like that. You can't make it happen if you don't have enough food in the kitchen.

I missed the name when she was being introduced and I honestly didn't recognize her! (It has been 12 years!) I think they just forgot that they had it. Or maybe they thought that they would get back to the kitchen first. I really felt for Shui (?) not having more time to clean his shrimp. That would be really frustrating. I was sure a judge was going to find an un-deveined shrimp, but apparently not. It was interesting how Bailey stuck up for Paula (to no avail). I imagine Bailey sensed she herself was safe; and it was clear that they liked Vinny's dish quite a lot, so intentional or not she was throwing Shui under the bus. ETA: Cesar, not Vinny, who was on the other team.

sure they do that on the GBBO. They call it "rough puff"

I believe they are the same. "Bake Off" was the name when it ran in Britain. But "Bake Off" is trademarked in the US by Pillsbury, so they call it "Baking Show."

Was Sara widowed in the books? I read them too long ago to remember. But now that I'm here, I'm remembering how different Will was in the books; so much less confident in himself.

I think that's probably true, but it must have been increasingly obvious that her describing the process was going in one ear and out the other. I mean, he eventually understood, but it took valuable time.

When Corey (I think) was making the roses for his cake, all I could think is that they looked exactly like the roses on a sheet cake at a grocery store :) But yeah, I think it is Corey's to lose.

I was kind of surprised the judges (or at least Nancy?) liked it. What the heck is the point of that? And it did look like a turkey.

Priya has generally annoyed me, but she was amazingly composed with Paul's total f-up of the puff pastry. Was he chilling the butter and the flour separately? But then again, at the very end, as they are about to announce the top two, she had on a sideways grin, like "is it me"? I mean, seriously, you know they hated your cake.

and the female detective is/was a star in the Mallorca files. God bless IMDB

Yeah, New Haven style pizza (which has the big, yes burnt, bubbles that I like) is a definite style, and one of the "famous" pizza places in NH is famous for its clam pizza (Pepe's)

Perfect timing https://news.popeyes.com/blog-posts/the-story-behind-it-popeyes-pickle-menu

The One That Got Away: Premieres April 28th. That's exciting! I was in Wales last June with my family so it makes it especially interesting. Maybe I'll even get my husband to indulge my British detective fandom with me.

well Niagara Falls is about 2 hours from Toronto. (I thought it was even farther). But I know what you mean. So many cool places in Canada. Are they going to the maritimes this season?