Season 20: Episode Live Chat

[Straycat80]

2 minutes ago, Emmeline said:

It was Sylvia, they had to make sandwiches for the quick fire.  I’m still not sure what she made in the main challenge.  You were very lucky to have been in the UK.  I love it there.

Thank you! It’s so cool watching the places they are driving by and recognizing them, ‘we saw that last week’. Loved London, I hope I get to go back one day. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

Ali's dish looks so attractive with the giant leaves on top.     I like so many of the ideas. 

However, Tom's frozen dish looks like Halloween, and had a lot of issues according to Gail.  

Edited April 21, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Bastet]

LOL at stealing fake plants from the stew room to plate the forest dish.

[Emmeline]

What is Ali making for the main challenge?  It looks a lot like his quick fire dish except larger with a large philodendron leaf on top.

[MerBearHou]

First two — so clever!

[ProudMary]

I'm good:  Ali and Amar are safe. 🙂

I'd like to eat Ali's dish.

[bosawks]

Sara’s dish made me want to go through my tv screen to try it.

[MerBearHou]

So much focus on Dale and Tom this episode — I’m predicting they’re in the bottom two.

[Bastet]

I am not ready to lose Victoire!

[Straycat80]

All these dishes are so beautiful, like works of art. Agree that Tom and Dale are in the bottom. 

[MerBearHou]

I don’t think anyone should be judged on the story.  Like it’s nice to hear the various interpretations of what a story needed to be, but the end result should **only** be about the food bites.  

[ProudMary]

Just now, Bastet said:

I am not ready to lose Victoire!

I know! Me either. It sounds like Dale and Victoire on the bottom.

Charbel's looks amazing.

[catrice2]

3 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

I know! Me either. It sounds like Dale and Victoire on the bottom.

Along with Tom or Nichole but I think her story saved her.  Dale, tom and victoire. She goes home

[MerBearHou]

Sweet Charbel’s call home to his brother — loved seeing it so much.  

[CrazyInAlabama]

I hated the look of Tom's dish, and think Tom and Dale should be on the bottom. 

Congratulations to Charbel, Ali, and Amar on being the top three.    Their dishes looked wonderful. 

Dale, Victoire and Tom, I know who I hope goes to LCK. 

I think Tom should go to LCK, because his dish wasn't anything like the challenge.    So, LCK will be interesting.   

 

Edited April 21, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[rhofmovalley]

Awkward BMW commercial featuring Dale right after he's called out on the bottom three. I guess that means he stays?

Don't want to lose Victoire. Wouldn't miss Tom. Big time stink face when he was called to the bottom three. 

[bosawks]

If I lose both Sylvia and Victoire to budget busting Tom I will be very depressed. 

Edited April 21, 2023 by bosawks

[MerBearHou]

It was SO obvious Padma wanted Dale gone.

[Straycat80]

Dale is gone. Victoire is safe. 

[ProudMary]

Whew, Victoire's safe!

[Bastet]

That's really nice for last week's guest judge to come back and have a beer with them.  (Not to mention invite them to drop by his kitchen.)

[DEL901]

Poutine is made with beef?   No Gabri.  It is French fries, gravy and cheese curds.   Confession:  I hate gravy so I’ve never tried it.  

[Bastet]

5 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Poutine is made with beef?   No Gabri.  It is French fries, gravy and cheese curds.

That confused me, too.

(Also, either my airing is behind or yours is ahead, as you saw that scene a good two minutes before I did.)

[bosawks]

I had poutine once and really enjoyed it.

Good thing since I’m still digesting some of it.

[CrazyInAlabama]

13 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Poutine is made with beef?   No Gabri.  It is French fries, gravy and cheese curds.   Confession:  I hate gravy so I’ve never tried it.  

I knew something was off when he was talking about poutine, and subbing chicken for beef, but everything was so wild in the kitchen that I didn't even realize it was wrong.   It is beef gravy, but I suspect that Padma and the guest judge won't be happy about Gabri's Poutine.  Wow! I was so wrong, and Padma and Judy Joo loved Gabri's poutine-esque dish. 

I loved last weeks' judge coming to hang out and encourage the cheftestants.   That was so heartwarming. 

I love the mies en place race!

Edited April 28, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Bastet]

Ugh, I hate when challenges are commercials for movies.  (Especially movies I wouldn't watch if you paid me.)

[Bastet]

Mise en place relay race is always my favorite QF, but I'm not sure about turning it into an EC.

[Lamb18]

I'm behind the rest of you, but i am laughing at all the pans of failed crepes on his stove.

[Bastet]

Love Sara blowing everyone away with the avocados!

[DEL901]

Gabri was pissed his team was ignoring him.  He tried to tell them he didn’t know how to do the lamb.  

[Bastet]

Just now, DEL901 said:

Gabri was pissed his team was ignoring him.  He tried to tell them he didn’t know how to do the lamb.  

Wow, you're way ahead.  What are you watching this on?

[Straycat80]

Impressed by Gabri filleting those fish. 

[DEL901]

Just now, Bastet said:

Wow, you're way ahead.  What are you watching this on?

I’m in Toronto and watching on the Food Network.  

Show started at 9

[CrazyInAlabama]

18 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Gabri was pissed his team was ignoring him.  He tried to tell them he didn’t know how to do the lamb.  

I don't blame Gabri for that.  Lack of communication has doomed contestants before, and ignoring him is so wrong.  

Gabri peeling and chopping the prickly pears reminds me of Huang in his Mise en place race.   I love seeing the different cheftestants excell in this. 

Gabri and Ali's team (and Tom?) are in such trouble, but if they had listened to Gabri about the lamb, maybe they wouldn't be. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Bastet]

Buddha with his head down at counter level watching Victoire with the peas was a hilarious shot.

[Lamb18]

I like how Padma called the first group, "Hey avocadoes!"

[Thumper]

I really like Gabri and feel bad for him. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

It was good of Buddha to make a dessert when he had immunity, and leaving the better dishes for his teammates.    I'm really worried about Ali and Gabri, maybe this will be the way to get rid of Tom? 

Good for Gabri, Ali, and Tom.  They really pulled out a victory from a tough situation.  

Edited April 28, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Bastet]

It's commercial break before the green team presents, and I can't decide whether their strategy to all use lamb, with two of them having to make dishes that highlight another ingredient, is good or bad.

[Straycat80]

Oh good, Garbri is safe, yellow team wins. 

[Bastet]

7 minutes ago, Bastet said:

It's commercial break before the green team presents, and I can't decide whether their strategy to all use lamb, with two of them having to make dishes that highlight another ingredient, is good or bad.

And ... as soon as I saw the judges eat the dishes, I knew it was bad.

I knew Sara would not be up for elimination.  Whew!  (I like the others, too, mind you.)

[Straycat80]

Oh no, I liked Charbel.  Hope he can come back. 

[catrice2]

Did anyone catch the teams for restaurant wars?

[FormerMod-a1]

I wish I could wear Padma's top.  It's rockin'!

[Straycat80]

Tom and Victoire’s countries didn’t do restaurant wars. Two teams. I’m glad they are focusing on the menu instead of setting up the restaurant and all that other stuff.

[Bastet]

I'm so glad they just have to cook, none of the stupid decorating and stuff.

[MerBearHou]

3 minutes ago, aquarian1 said:

I wish I could wear Padma's top.  It's rockin'!

She looks incredible tonight.

[CrazyInAlabama]

I think they haven't picked them yet, but I'm not sure. I love they call Charbel Onion Boy.     I love seeing Clare Smyth, and will love seeing Core restaurant.  I'm so glad they're using an existing restaurant, and a professional restaurant director. 

Teams are:

team 1 : Roots - Victoire, Tom, Nicole, Gabri 

Team 2 - United Kitchen - Buddha, Amar, Ali, Sara.   Sara's right, they're forgetting that she's worked in a lot of Michelin star kitchens, and Buddha certainly has.  My money is bet on Team 2, Buddha.   I don't like Team 2's concept and emphasis on British food.   It's elegant dining, so they should do a theme that matches Core's usual menu better.  

Padma is absolute perfection tonight.  

 

Edited May 5, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[ProudMary]

I'm worried for United Kitchen. I think it's a mistake for them to let Buddha push them to British cuisine, which none of the others seem comfortable with. 

[MerBearHou]

Interesting themes — I understand taking advantage of the 4 continents with the Roots team, but that has great potential for a super disjointed menu.  We shall see.  My money is on team Buddha.  I loved when Buddha said that Ali and Amar are a “bundle”.  Flo would smile if she heard that.