Comments on: Liveblogging Top Chef: Episode 11 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/ where good food comes to get ate. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:09:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen @ Mignardise http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5403 Karen @ Mignardise Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:06:15 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5403 Yes I know I'm a little late to the party, but I just watched last week's show on Tivo and I can'tread your post til I see the episode. I had to fast forward through the eel part, it was so bad. Wish I had also FF'ed through Leah moving on. Maybe Jamie is disrespectful, but she can cook Leah under the table. I'm in the handsome camp for Ripert - he and Fabio should have a Top Foreign Accent show. No losers! Yes I know I’m a little late to the party, but I just watched last week’s show on Tivo and I can’tread your post til I see the episode. I had to fast forward through the eel part, it was so bad. Wish I had also FF’ed through Leah moving on. Maybe Jamie is disrespectful, but she can cook Leah under the table.
I’m in the handsome camp for Ripert – he and Fabio should have a Top Foreign Accent show. No losers!

]]> By: Jennifer http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5383 Jennifer Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:56:33 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5383 Well, ok... they did both deserve it. But Leah deserved it more. I think Jamies elimination had more to do with her "being so over" EP's food than her salty celery. Well, ok… they did both deserve it. But Leah deserved it more. I think Jamies elimination had more to do with her “being so over” EP’s food than her salty celery.

]]> By: kate http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5372 kate Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:17:46 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5372 thank you for the freaking hilarious re-cap of this week's show. i had such a crappy day! and this totally cracked me up. and just to throw my 2 cents in....i think jamie should have stayed even though she can be condescending. and YES. LORD, why is leah still. freaking. in. it? it's not right. thank you for the freaking hilarious re-cap of this week’s show. i had such a crappy day! and this totally cracked me up.

and just to throw my 2 cents in….i think jamie should have stayed even though she can be condescending. and YES. LORD, why is leah still. freaking. in. it?

it’s not right.

]]> By: michelle http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5369 michelle Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:21:37 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5369 <strong>jennifer</strong>, she did deserve to go. they BOTH deserved to go, that's the problem. <strong>julianne</strong>, we all know how i feel about FABIO!! but even though i think eric ripert seems really nice as a person, he still looks kinda like a zombie to me. <strong>lisa</strong>, because god hates us, that's why. she's got no mob connections. her last name is COHEN for god's sake. maybe that's why she can't get booted: she's descended from the most holy of the jewish priestly classes. <strong>lauren</strong>, i feel that everyone should have a strong working knowledge of the calvin and hobbes oeuvre. also, i once took a summer class in college on 20th century popular culture and wrote a research paper on them. <strong>emily</strong>, high praise. and no problem. if only i could keep it from crashing during the liveblogging! that never used to happen when i only had 4 readers. jennifer, she did deserve to go. they BOTH deserved to go, that’s the problem.

julianne, we all know how i feel about FABIO!! but even though i think eric ripert seems really nice as a person, he still looks kinda like a zombie to me.

lisa, because god hates us, that’s why. she’s got no mob connections. her last name is COHEN for god’s sake.

maybe that’s why she can’t get booted: she’s descended from the most holy of the jewish priestly classes.

lauren, i feel that everyone should have a strong working knowledge of the calvin and hobbes oeuvre. also, i once took a summer class in college on 20th century popular culture and wrote a research paper on them.

emily, high praise. and no problem. if only i could keep it from crashing during the liveblogging! that never used to happen when i only had 4 readers.

]]> By: Emily http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5352 Emily Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:26:17 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5352 I love your blog as much as I loathe Hoseleah. Thanks for doing it. I love your blog as much as I loathe Hoseleah.
Thanks for doing it.

]]> By: Lauren T. http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5348 Lauren T. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:54:25 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5348 Your knowledge of and use of the word "transmogrified" made me love this blog even more. I actually grinned at my computer screen when I read that! :D Your knowledge of and use of the word “transmogrified” made me love this blog even more. I actually grinned at my computer screen when I read that! :D

]]> By: lisaiscooking http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5321 lisaiscooking Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:36:12 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5321 How did Leah not get sent home? What kind of mob connections does this one have? How did Leah not get sent home? What kind of mob connections does this one have?

]]> By: Julianne http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5320 Julianne Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:14:58 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5320 I thought I didn't care enough about the episode to comment but it turns out that Eric Ripert and Fabio in the same episode is enough to make anyone who isn't dead inside care at least little. They're both just so.... yummy. I was so disappointed that they sent Jamie home not because I like Jamie but because I can't stand Leah! I'm totally rooting for Carla, bug eyes, spirit xanax and all but I don't know how realistic that is. I'm a little concerned that our boy Fabio (or FABIO!) loses a limb next episode. That much blood in the kitchen can't be good. I'm starting to like Stephan more because of how much I dislike Leah. Stephan might be arrogant but at least he pretty consistently cooks good food. And can skin an eel like nobody's business. Thanks for all your blogging. It brightens my day. I thought I didn’t care enough about the episode to comment but it turns out that Eric Ripert and Fabio in the same episode is enough to make anyone who isn’t dead inside care at least little. They’re both just so…. yummy.

I was so disappointed that they sent Jamie home not because I like Jamie but because I can’t stand Leah!

I’m totally rooting for Carla, bug eyes, spirit xanax and all but I don’t know how realistic that is. I’m a little concerned that our boy Fabio (or FABIO!) loses a limb next episode. That much blood in the kitchen can’t be good.

I’m starting to like Stephan more because of how much I dislike Leah. Stephan might be arrogant but at least he pretty consistently cooks good food. And can skin an eel like nobody’s business.

Thanks for all your blogging. It brightens my day.

]]> By: Jennifer http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5319 Jennifer Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:29:09 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5319 I know Jamie is kind of an ass, but she did NOT deserve to go. Leah is the devil! I know Jamie is kind of an ass, but she did NOT deserve to go. Leah is the devil!

]]> By: michelle http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/04/top-chef-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 michelle Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:25:03 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1511#comment-5318 <strong>chedds</strong>, lidia bastianich can make me shit myself from a distance. and i *like* her. jacques pepin, intimidating yes, but too elfin to be really scary. and i think i'm starting to get really over wylie dufresne. <strong>jess</strong>, i really do think she'll have to kill someone, or possibly herself, before she's gone. we'll let you know when we've saved up enough for le bernadin. maybe early 2011? pencil us in. <strong>beth</strong>, ditto to everything you said about carla. i have totally come to embrace the crazy. <strong>catherine</strong>, you know, that's a good question. is there some other culinary use for nails that would justify keeping them around the kitchen? i think i'm wanting it to come down to carla and stefan, and i want her to crush him...with love. but the redemption arc they're giving her is probably just a red herring. <strong>kerry w</strong>, i didn't see it coming either, but i can't say i'm sorry about it. it really did seem like colicchio was pushing to boot leah, which would have been equally satisfying. chedds, lidia bastianich can make me shit myself from a distance. and i *like* her. jacques pepin, intimidating yes, but too elfin to be really scary. and i think i’m starting to get really over wylie dufresne.

jess, i really do think she’ll have to kill someone, or possibly herself, before she’s gone.

we’ll let you know when we’ve saved up enough for le bernadin. maybe early 2011? pencil us in.

beth, ditto to everything you said about carla. i have totally come to embrace the crazy.

catherine, you know, that’s a good question. is there some other culinary use for nails that would justify keeping them around the kitchen?

i think i’m wanting it to come down to carla and stefan, and i want her to crush him…with love. but the redemption arc they’re giving her is probably just a red herring.

kerry w, i didn’t see it coming either, but i can’t say i’m sorry about it. it really did seem like colicchio was pushing to boot leah, which would have been equally satisfying.

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