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She was the one who gushed about being a "spy" when they cooked for and at the CIA. She put sherry in the kids' food challenge. She skated by a lot because someone else screwed up more. She looks very different now though!

I generally watch it a) not for the travel sights b) not for the crew drama but c) watching rich jerks show how much of jerks they can be. The occasional nice guests are like a palate cleanser :)

I agree- the best part of the parties are her tablescapes, which, let's be honest are usually a matter of scattering some glass pebbles or flowers or string lights across a table.

The toilet paper thing may seem trivial, but it really isn't. I recall staying at a Motel 6 type place and came back at the end of a long day to find that I had a few scraps of TP left and no spare provided. I was irritated and I wasn't spending thousands of dollars a day. You should not have to request stuff like that.

loved the scene of "going to the Dominican, it's lying on cardboard, that's how I give back" as Kate is pouring the $$$ champagne.

is this 15 minute preview available online? It's not up on my OnDemand menu (FiOS)

catching up and watching this online-- Ben's tasting menu looked nice, but not perfect IMHO (I consider myself a decent *home* cook). The foie gras course looked good, but seemed like the foie was just put on top of a big honking piece of sliced french bread. It really should have been thinner, and toasted. And the lamb course with the brussel sprouts-- some of the sprouts were nicely browned, but others looked like they didn't have a trace of brown on them. Not top-notch IMHO. I mean, I'd be happy to put that stuff in front of my family-- but 4 star chef?

yeah, not nice.

LOL. I thought that thing looked like some kind of maternity outfit for a woman who's having quadruplets. Which I guess kind of harkens back to the piglet thing :)

I can't believe the judges didn't think this thing was awful.

Erin captured the (worst parts of the) 70s not only with the mismatched flounce, but the blue eye shadow.

So I have learned that "airline chicken" is a thing. I think it should be called a frenched breast if you are paying $$$$$$ for it.

Do you think they really don't remember the panel coming off the wall? I mean, you could see it didn't "pop off." There was glue and wallboard peeled off. And it's totally wrong to blame Kate for "mentioning it" to the captain. Covering it up would be far worse. Plus she had no clue who was responsible.

I don't recall the context, but likely "upper east side."

I think you may be correct :)

me too :)

I thought he had it in his mouth with only the description as "uni". Maybe he didn't know that was seafood. I think Ben said it was sea urchin after he had it in his mouth and asked "what is it?"

I think that was Whistler, Canada. There seems to be a new one in that genre coming up in December (Timber Creek Lodge)

Did Mah-Jing make that burlap sack of a dress? That was seriously ugly.

I think he used it for the deaf guy (I'm terrible with names). He went to the finals as I recall.

I can't help being aware of the high production values and what that really means. The hunter tiptoeing through the woods, whispering.... with at least one camera man, maybe two, clomping along side, and the occasional drone shot from above! As a tree is felled, a camera is attached at the top of the tree to watch it fall from that perspective. *That* took time to set up. But enjoyable never-the-less.

I cracked up at the person out on the street judging Dexter's open jacket-- "it would be hard to wear without tape." Well, you could add a camisole under it ya know.

so just found this show. Why are so many of the guys running around barefoot? Is that really the way our ancestors did? The guy in the bus is seriously cute. As is his girlfriend.

I remember seeing that sweetheart neckline and thinking "WTF"?

LOL