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Simon has long been one of my favorite people on FN so I was horrified when I read that he has a glioblastoma.  The odds are against him but I'm fervently hoping he can beat them.

Bastet
Bastet

Nancy Silverton is an acquaintance (we have a mutual friend) and, while our interaction is limited to chatting at a few parties over the years, I've always found her genuine; all that quirk feels natu

Ancaster
Ancaster

What I don't understand is how Dawn had the discipline to be an Olympic athlete, but not the discipline to get a plate of food out on time.  My timeline with her is: Liked her Was frust

lgandkihei

lgandkihei

I loathe Carlos SO MUCH!!! 

I know he trained at the knee of Brian Malarkey, and Malarkey is mighty damned obnoxious himself, but I feel it's kind of like he (Brian) is playing a character and the over-the-top behavior is just his schtick.  In my opinion, he's sort of laughing at himself even as he does it, and underneath it, I guess I think he's basically harmless.

Carlos, on the other hand, is deadly serious and truly believes that he's God's gift to cheffery.  His egotism is completely out of control, and he gets worse all the time.  I want him off my TV forever!  Please stop carting him out to all these shows, because he's repulsive.

I like Amanda, and I'd probably be rooting for her regardless, but I was crushed when that smug little asshat won over her!  I was actually yelling at my TV, and I woke up my poor dogs!  Luckily, they both hate Carlos too, so when I explained all the noise, they forgave me and went happily back to snoozeville.

On a side note, they can keep Nancy Silverton off my TV forever, too.  To me, she's always trying way too hard to be so cool and edgy, and I'm not impressed by her at all.

 

 

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cameron

cameron

48 minutes ago, lgandkihei said:

I loathe Carlos SO MUCH!!! 

I know he trained at the knee of Brian Malarkey, and Malarkey is mighty damned obnoxious himself, but I feel it's kind of like he (Brian) is playing a character and the over-the-top behavior is just his schtick.  In my opinion, he's sort of laughing at himself even as he does it, and underneath it, I guess I think he's basically harmless.

Carlos, on the other hand, is deadly serious and truly believes that he's God's gift to cheffery.  His egotism is completely out of control, and he gets worse all the time.  I want him off my TV forever!  Please stop carting him out to all these shows, because he's repulsive.

I like Amanda, and I'd probably be rooting for her regardless, but I was crushed when that smug little asshat won over her!  I was actually yelling at my TV, and I woke up my poor dogs!  Luckily, they both hate Carlos too, so when I explained all the noise, they forgave me and went happily back to snoozeville.

On a side note, they can keep Nancy Silverton off my TV forever, too.  To me, she's always trying way too hard to be so cool and edgy, and I'm not impressed by her at all.

 

 

Totally agree about Nancy Silverton.

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Kitchen Cutie

Kitchen Cutie

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER I FEEL THIS IS RIGGED. I am a chef, and avid fan and lover of all food network competition shows. I love Guy & TOC, but man…. Yeah it’s cute the Randomizer “lands” on certain things they ask it not too occasionally 😉… but Britt/Chris… got all Italian? Amanda/Carlos get all Latin…? It is apparent that all the newbies have taken over the brackets this year, except fan favorites or Guy’s closest friends ( JET & ANTONIA). And by my count damn well deserve it by now! 

dleighg

dleighg

Just watched; my thoughts. The guy who made the "turnip taco" against Sarah (can't remember his name, in any case he lost). How on earth do you make a "taco" out of a piece of turnip less than two inches wide?

Charlie Palmer is *really* tall (esp standing next to Nancy)

So Guy spins the wheels, starting at the left (protein). But the wild card ingredient (far right) always stops first (he even mentioned that in the last battle) and the protein is always last. I guess it makes sense dramatically to have the "star of the show" come up last. But they must futz with the wheels to make the last one spun come up first.

Tiffany has to get a new catch phrase. I'm pretty sure I've heard her say "When you've got a plan I've got a pen" every freakin' week.

 

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Mondrianyone

Mondrianyone

5 hours ago, dleighg said:

So Guy spins the wheels, starting at the left (protein). But the wild card ingredient (far right) always stops first. . . .

Tiffany has to get a new catch phrase. I'm pretty sure I've heard her say "When you've got a plan I've got a pen" every freakin' week.

I've also noticed the weirdness with the wheel. Why can't they just switch the protein to the last spot if they want it to come up last?

And Tiffani needs to stop with that catchphrase. I'm liking her otherwise.

But overall this season certainly isn't generating the level of excitement and conversation we've had in the past, at least so far. Could be the changes they've made haven't worked to the show's advantage.

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ALittleShelfish

ALittleShelfish

IIRC, Justin answered the wheel question on his Instagram recently - he mentioned they're weighted differently to spin in a shorter amount of time. The first one isn't weighted as much as the wildcard, I believe.  Mostly because the first season they didn't have the wheels weighted in any form, so they spun forever and ever and it made for a long boring wait.  

I could be misremembering or misinterpreting what he said.  

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Stardancer Supreme

Stardancer Supreme

On 3/23/2025 at 6:11 PM, DEL901 said:

Plus they really, really, really want a male winner this year.  And as much as I like Jet and Shota, I want Antonia (who I do love) to win and show them that even removing the previous 4 (female) winners isn’t enough to get a male winner. 

That is what I want! Most of the male chefs, barring Jet, Shota, and Tobias Durzon, are so arrogant and smarmy. I love seeing the rest of them get knocked down a few pegs. 

604:

The judges: Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Charlie Palmer.

I went 1 for 4 this episode. Most of these chefs are new to me and I gained a new appreciation for one of them.

Amanda Frietag vs. Carlos Anthony: Carlos wins.  I know it must frustrate Chef AF to no end to always lose by miniscule margins. I think the judges were more impressed by Carlitos doing a Mole in 30 minutes. I'm still not a fan of him, though.

Sara Bradley vs. Dale Tarde: Sara wins. How ridiculous that kimchi sauce took the "Boogeyman" out! 

Nini Nguyen vs. Claudette Zepeta: Nini wins! I was recently introduced to Claudette by way of Wild Card Kitchen, so I knew she had some chops in the kitchen. I was rooting for Nini and I wasn't disappointed. Randa does these contestants dirty and Claudette overcooked the protein; that is usually the kiss of death in cooking competitions.

Tobias Durzon vs. David Viana: David wins. I was really pulling for Tobias but I really wanted to eat David's dish through the screen.  A whole lot of upsets in this episode!

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Ancaster

Ancaster

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I really didn't like Carlos initially, but he's grown on me.  I even quite liked him on that show when they cooked for 24 hours straight.  Yes, he's brash and loud, but I'd take him over a few other chefs, including the young Bobby Flay.  At least we haven't seen Carlos jump on top of a cutting board.

Interesting that he beat Dawn Burrell in the qualifier - I wonder if she failed to get her food out on time 😄

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CrazyInAlabama

CrazyInAlabama

On 3/28/2025 at 9:32 PM, Ancaster said:

I really didn't like Carlos initially, but he's grown on me.  I even quite liked him on that show when they cooked for 24 hours straight.  Yes, he's brash and loud, but I'd take him over a few other chefs, including the young Bobby Flay.  At least we haven't seen Carlos jump on top of a cutting board.

Interesting that he beat Dawn Burrell in the qualifier - I wonder if she failed to get her food out on time 😄

Unfortunately, Dawn ran out of time, and left a mandatory ingredient sitting on the plate, instead of in the finished dish. 

DEL901

DEL901

2 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Unfortunately, Dawn ran out of time, and left a mandatory ingredient sitting on the plate, instead of in the finished dish. 

The timer is not her friend.   Ever.   After all these years, although she seems to be very talented in the kitchen, she can’t handle the clock.   She couldn’t even make it to the second round on Beat Bobby Flay.  

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CrazyInAlabama

CrazyInAlabama

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2 hours ago, MerBearHou said:

TV connectivity went out halfway through Jonathon and Lee Anne.  Will you tell me in a spoiler tag who won?  

Spoiler

Jonathan Sawyer and Lee Anne Wong get Meat Slicer, Grouper, Parsnips, and High End Lunch. Scored 83 and 84, winner is Lee Anne.

Next up Britt Rescigno and Michael Reed. They get Sunday Supper, English Peas, Rock Paper Scissors Re-spin, Whole Lobster, Vacuum Sealer. They do Rock Paper Scissors, respin vegetable, and nothing changes, English Peas to English Peas, not kidding. Winner is Britt.

Kaleena Bliss vs. Shota Nakajima. They get: weeknight dinner, (delicata squash) now flowering cauliflower, Cornish game hen, salamander. Winner is Kaleena Bliss

Jet Tila vs. Joe Sasto. They get: Go-to Take Out, New York Strip, French Fry Press, Chanterelle Mushrooms.I'm surprised, Joe is grinding the steak into a burger. Guy, Tiffani, and Lee Anne all say the grinding to a burger is a huge mistake. Jet is making a stir fry, where the NY Strip is still recognizable. Winner is: Joe  

 

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Salacious Kitty

Salacious Kitty

3 minutes ago, Ancaster said:

I watched about 5 minutes but it was so obvious from Shota's voiceover that he was losing/going to lose/lost that I couldn't even watch.

It just made me sad because he has always been so bright and enthusiastic and full of life.  What happened?

I don't think it can all be put on editing. 

It wasn't even close. 86-79. Shota 😭

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