CuseFaninVT
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Watched the first episode tonight. Padma looks outstanding and the chefs are tough. Should be a great season.
Wife and I said the same damned thing! She lost that baby weight and wanted to show the WORLD!big padma fan BUT...shout out to the lovely gail rocking it in the red short shorts. those legs looked toned.
(and she's canadien)
Wife and I said the same damned thing! She lost that baby weight and wanted to show the WORLD!
{moving to No Peasants thread...}Ate at Broadway by amar santana in Laguna Beach last Thursday. Tremendous experience. I had the mole beef cheeks as my main, the hamachi as a starter, and some mushrooms with pearl oniony as a side. My coworker ordered the Mediterranean braised lamb shank that amar did to win an elimination challenge this season. It was outstanding as well. And a huge meal. We had a great time.
Was my seventh top chef restaurant.
Knew that was coming.{moving to No Peasants thread...}
Wife and I felt the same way.i watched restaurant war episode. not a fan of the new format. half the fun was watching them struggle with front of the house. it was always top chef suicide to volunteer either the front of house or executive chef. you were almost always going down. giving them a fully trained staff at a 5 star restaurant took away some of the drama. that said one team clearly outperformed the other. more cohesive concept start to finish.
(tom getting up from service and walking into the kitchen was kinda weird.)
how many 5 star restaurants allow that ?
Agree on Budda. Need him gone.watched amar and sarah get knocked out last night basically for the undercooked lamb. haven't watched LCK but those two and charbel should be a battle. one very good chef is coming back angry. ABB for me.
(anybody but budda) i just find him pompous and annoying.
Undercooked protein sealed the deal I believe.Solid finale. Not the result I was hoping for, but saw it coming. Don’t know how to feel about no Padma next year. Really interested to see how they replace her.
Agree about Tom. He seemed like he hated many parts of this season.finally got around to watching the finale. wasn't thrilled with the final group. buddha has skills but is just such a pompous jacka$$. sara cooks southern...that's it. true grits. i feel a great chef can step out of their comfort zone and cook any cuisine. like that blonde a couple seasons back or mr. mole , she was always just one note. and gabri (el gato) somehow managed to escape every week and found his way to the finales after almost burning down the kitchen several times . and again on cue (i actually called it moments before !) "SOMETHINGS BURNING ! burnt beans again! it's a pressure cooker .not that hard. but the little dude did serve the judges crickets. ballsy and out of the box . can't argue with the winner as pudge was solid every course . he jumped across several continents as "world" suggests. and he had the best sous chef imo. ali last picked go figure. finalist sara or amar way undercooked the liver and that was that. buhbye. gabri put up a game effort but this was Buddha's moment. how many times did he have to remind us all it was "back to back" . sad to hear Padma's leaving. only reason i started watching. also have to say it feels like tom checked out this season too. other than LCK he seems to have lost interest. said he wants to get back to cooking. let's hope the lovely gail doesn't say "TA - TA. wink.
buddha...bro congrats. now you can go choke on a cricket !
Staying in the West Loop of Chicago made it easy. That was 4. Haven’t been to Girl and the Goat yet, but 2 of her other places are right there.There was never a doubt in my mind from the beginning, that Buddah was winning this. He's got crazy skills above everyone in this, and having worked under many chefs and having a few blow ups with them, if you didn't know or couldn't tell, chefs have huge egos.
Dam CuseFaninVT you got 7 of these restaurants under your belt?! I got 1 since it was in CO, Carrie Baird's place and I can do one more in Brother Luck in Colorado Springs. I'm gonna have to be conscious when I travel and hit you up for places.
i was at the girl and the donkey in tijuana. STAY AWAY or forever bleach your eyes .Staying in the West Loop of Chicago made it easy. That was 4. Haven’t been to Girl and the Goat yet, but 2 of her other places are right there.