Season 20: Episode Live Chat

[Bastet]

I understand Gabri's frustration, but just shouting "coriander" louder isn't going to magically make her know what it is.

Okay, but his "Just add whatever you want" legit cracked me up.  He knows this is an epic fail.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Bastet

[Straycat80]

I don’t like these quirky challenges so late in the season. Poor Gabri got the shaft. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

So, now the sous chefs are picked.   I really like the guest judge, and that's before he opened his mouth.       The guest judge has an impressive resume, but all of the guests have been this season.   I'm glad Padma explained the wall challenge, I sort of forgot what it was.   

I really hoped the partners would be family or friends, but the athletes seem like a fun group.   How nice to see Suni Lee again.    I love the descriptions the novices are coming up with, and the chefs telling them how to identify items. Gabri and Suni are so funny together, she's a good sport about this.  

It shold be interesting to see Padma and the guest judge taste some of these dishes.    You couldn't pay me to taste Suni's dish, it looks charcoaled. 

Edited June 2, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Pandora]

I like the change of using the athletes instead of family members. 

[Bastet]

1 minute ago, Pandora said:

I like the change of using the athletes instead of family members. 

Same, but I do miss entertaining myself with the people who take forever to recognize a loved one's voice.

[susannot]

I think this is a very unfair Quickfire at this point in the competition.  Woman assigned to Gabri cannot cook at all.

[Bastet]

Aw, Gabri need not be embarrassed; he wasn't mean to her.

[rhofmovalley]

Just now, Bastet said:

Aw, Gabri need not be embarrassed; he wasn't mean to her.

I would have been supremely frustrated. WHY did they pick athletes who don't cook?

[Bastet]

"Minnesotans are a bit more generous in our servings" was great.

[CrazyInAlabama]

No, but she is a gold medal winning gymnist, and competes for Auburn University. How cute Sara and Sydney are together.   Suni's isn't roasted, it's burned.  Gabri was so cute.    Ali's came out very nicely.   Sara and Sydney's dishes look amazing. 

Not all of the family and friends in previous seasons cooked very much either.  

Edited June 2, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Bastet]

Oh, good - the rain means I no longer wish I was there.

[blixie]

This is definitely the way we want a chef to go out at final 4. I'm exhausted watching this.

[susannot]

Ali won!  Yay.

[Bastet]

I like that the prize for this is not any sort of advantage in the EC; that wouldn't be appropriate for this type of challenge at this stage.

[Straycat80]

Oh good Ali and Mallory won. The weather looks horrible, I’m glad it wasn’t like that when I was there in April, it was beautiful. Guess I was lucky for once.

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[susannot]

Champignons!  Love this.

[Bastet]

3 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Not all of the family and friends in previous seasons cooked very much either.  

Yeah, it's always been lopsided in terms of some cheftestants having someone talented in cooking on the other side of the wall and some not.

"It's like the beginning of a horror movie" -- ha!

[Straycat80]

They should have translator’s with them in the grocery store.
 

I love how excited Gabri is to be in Paris. 

Edited June 2, 2023 by Straycat80

[Bastet]

4 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

I love how excited Gabri is to be in Paris. 

There are cities I like more, but I've never more frequently thought "I can't believe where I am" than in Paris.  It's a great experience.

[Thumper]

Awww, Gabri talking to his family and then his talking head made me tear up.  What a thrill. ❤️

[ProudMary]

5 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

They should have translator’s with them in the grocery store.

Exactly. Ridiculous not to have an interpreter available to the chefs.

As a mushroom lover, I'm enjoying this challenge!

[Bastet]

I would be nauseated cooking on that boat; bobbing on even the slightest current triggers my motion sickness, especially being down below!

[susannot]

Aww, that was such a sweet conversation between Gabri and his family.

[Straycat80]

3 minutes ago, Bastet said:

There are cities I like more, but I've never more frequently thought "I can't believe where I am" than in Paris.  It's a great experience.

Yes, I liked London better, but when I was in Paris it was my first time and it really was a great experience. 

[susannot]

4 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Exactly. Ridiculous not to have an interpreter available to the chefs.

As a mushroom lover, I'm enjoying this challenge!

Can't wait to see what these great chefs make with mushrooms.

[Straycat80]

I’m drooling over these mushroom steaks! 

[Bastet]

Sara warning Gabri to be careful, and then alerting him, is very sporting.  I'd expect nothing else, it's just always nice to see.

[Thumper]

Oh no — I am worried for Gabri now, especially after that heartfelt and emotional call to his family.  

[MerBearHou]

I loooove mushrooms.  This is just heavenly.

This surprise is fabulous!!!  Alain is there!

[ProudMary]

I think having Alain Ducasse visit with them individually as they are cooking is even better than having him be at the dining table. What a moment for each chef! I teared up watching. 

[susannot]

All the mushroom dishes are making my mouth water.  OMG.

[Bastet]

"If it grows together, it goes together" is my philosophy when shopping at the farmers' market.

[ProudMary]

Buddha is just in another league. I'm pulling for Ali, but I don't see anyone beating Buddha for the title.

[VintageJ]

So nervous for Ali.

[Bastet]

I love how much the judges are loving Sara's dish!

[Mellowyellow]

3 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Sara warning Gabri to be careful, and then alerting him, is very sporting.  I'd expect nothing else, it's just always nice to see.

Sara's a good egg. In her season when Kelsey won, she was an excellent sport. I can't remember the details but it stood out to me in all the seasons because despite her disappointment she really was celebrating Kelsey.

[Bastet]

Holy shit, Gabri left off half his dish!

[susannot]

Agree.  Nothing against Buddha (who is actually Australian) or Sara, but I want Ali or Gabri to win.  The reason is that brown people from other countries are great contributors to the beauty of the world.

[Straycat80]

Oh no, they weren’t crazy about Ali’s dish and now Gabri didn’t get to finish his.  Looks like Buddha and Sara will be in F3. 

[ProudMary]

Even with Gabri's missing components, I'm still very worried for Ali. The judges didn't like his flavors.

[MerBearHou]

I think Gabri is safe.  This is going to be a heartbreaking elimination.  Such good folks.

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[ProudMary]

I think Ali's going home. 😢

[Bastet]

What Gabri actually got on the plate seems better than what Ali did.  I'm bummed.  I don't dislike Gabri by any stretch, mind you, but he's just survived so many times I hate to see Ali leave at this point rather than Gabri.  I know, I know, it's how the game works.

THRILLED for Sara!

[bosawks]

As someone who adores soup I fully embrace that result.

[ProudMary]

I wish I had some mushrooms in the house. I'd be cooking them as soon as the show's over! 

Edited June 2, 2023 by ProudMary
Added an apostrophe

[Souris]

I made mushroom soup on Monday. It was excellent but I’m sure Sara’s was miles better.

[Bastet]

3 minutes ago, bosawks said:

As someone who adores soup I fully embrace that result.

Yep.  It's dismissed sometimes, but she showed how soup can have a place on a Michelin starred table.  I think to make that dish the winner is harder than making Buddha's dish the winner, so I love that she indeed won.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Bastet

[susannot]

I want Sara's recipe for mushroom soup.

[MerBearHou]

Awwww man.  Tears.

[Straycat80]

Pear and mushroom wins! Yay! Sara! Her and Amar are in the fan favorite on the Bravo website. I voted for her.

I’m so sad for Ali, I have been rooting for him since the beginning. 
I can’t help to be happy for Gabri tho, he’s so grateful and happy. 

Edited June 2, 2023 by Straycat80