Chef Antonia Lofaso: The New Resident Expert

[cooksdelight]

Thrilled to hear that Antonia Lofaso will be joining the show, hopefully replacing that woman who was so useless as an advisor.

[sunrisepink]

I didn't hear about this. I love Antonia! And yes, please let her replace that awful Waylynn.

[Bella]

The more I see of Antonia, the more I like her, so this is welcome news.

[cooksdelight]

I love Antonia's humor. When she was on the recent Top Chef Duels, she said "I guess by the time I win something, it will be Top Chef Seniors." She's a good judge and a beast in the kitchen, so she should be able to help some of these people who don't know what they are doing.

[anonymiss]

Yay Antonia! I already liked the show and didn't like or dislike Waylynn, but now they have an actual asset in Antonia.

[cooksdelight]

They are running commercials with her in them, should start airing in January.

[Kromm]

She also glammed herself up a little without compromising herself. She's doing a good job so far on this--her advice has seemed to be on the money each time, so far.

[cooksdelight]

Antonia is a vast improvement over the other woman that they had last season. She knows first-hand what it takes to operate a restaurant, while I don't think the other woman did.

[Katmai]

This is my first season watching RS. I really have liked Antonia from her appearances on TC, except when she and Mike I. way over-did the "my Cuz" thing. She seems to be wasted here. She shows up to taste the food, reiterate Joe's or Tim's directions, then disappears. I was hoping she had more input to share.

[Bella]

Antonia seems to do a number of "hit and run" appearances on foodie shows, which makes me think she's mostly doing two things: promoting her brand, and keeping her TV connections alive. The brief appearances probably allow her time to focus on her own restaurants. While I agree that she could be better used here, I'm glad she's not turning into one of those chefs who's famous for being famous.