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Thanks for that @wonderwoman! Hard to picture him as a corn-rowed gang banger!

Yeah, to me at least, all of that "cutthroat backstabbing" was totally in friendly good fun.

I watched that show and don't remember feeling that way at all. I thought all the competition among them was more in the "good fun" category.

it sounds like they may even be staying in separate hotel rooms: (or maybe that's what you meant)

from that article: There was something sort of like that on a recent Food Network show I watched (Last Bite Hotel). They brought stuff from home, and when someone left there the others got their stuff one way or another.

it sounded like it lasted just two days :)

I like her too, partly because she reminds me of my son's fiancee (who is of Korean heritage), and they are getting married this weekend! My son's gal also is a fan of cute things, so that doesn't bother me. I tried to look up her age but she keeps it pretty locked down, apparently. I did find that she graduated from college "during the great recession" so I guess that would make her close to 40. I think the producers did them a favor by saying it was a "lumberjack breakfast" so a bunch of them chose to include a big old hunk of meat.

Kristen's YA HOO scared my cat right off the couch. My family visited Alberta back in the aughts and in addition to Jasper and Banff we went to the Calgary Stampede. Lots of fun, and the closing "show" with fireworks did showcase Native American culture. There was also a parade highlighted by the two Canadian skaters that there was some kind of controversy about in a recent Olympics. I watched the recap of last week and for the life of me couldn't remember what the actual challenge was. Had to look it up. Oh, yeah, four seasons. Totally forgettable. It became very obvious that not showcasing the individual berry was going to be the downfall of whomever lost. The Native American guest (sorry, terrible with names) was particularly upset about that. Amazed that Baily pulled off those crepes-- all I could think was that they were going to be really labor-intensive to cook.

I didn't watch the first season, so this is all new to me. It reminds me a bit of the highly enjoyable Culinary Class Wars (netflix) which took place in Korea (subtitles). Each round was something different (and they axed half of the 100 chefs in the first round LOL), unlike the somewhat predictable format of Top Chef (which I love) where one chef goes home each week, basically.

good point.

I totlally agree. Atlanta is hot as hell at least half the year!

Did she actually make it, or was it some kind of "product"? I wasn't paying attention at that point.

I noticed that Lisa said something like "we've been here for 10 weeks." I think we all know that's not really true. Any idea how many episodes they do per week? And they must coach the bakers to speak in those terms. So they conveniently had pictures of Ravena at Versailles. Wonder what all they ask them to dig up before coming. Ravena definitely got the dud for a prompt. A boat???

my knowledge begins and ends with poutine and maple syrup (and I've never even had poutine). But I agree that a lot of the show seems like it could have been filmed in New York, for example, minus the New York vibe LOL.

What about Episode 2? Not authentic enough? Quickfire Challenge: The chefs were given 30 minutes to put their own spin on poutine. They were allowed to take their dish in any direction, as long as it included a starchy vegetable base, a cheese, and a sauce.