Top Chef Recap!
Ok, last Top Chef episode before the winner gets chosen next week, so this was a big one. Let’s go over (quickly) what happened:
-The four remaining contestants were flown to Hawaii and had a traditional Hawaiian meal with their guest judge for the week.
-For the elimination challenge, they were asked to take traditional Hawaiian food and put their own spin on it. They each had to make two dishes.
-All four chefs were great and the judges deliberated for a LONG time over who to send home.
-In the end, Marcel and Ilan were chosen to move on to the last show, while Elia and Sam had to pack their knives to go.
Now for the juicy part: Did they all get what they deserved?
Personally, after seeing their performances, I wanted Sam and Marcel to move on. ESPECIALLY because part way through the judging, Elia and Ilan accused Marcel of cheating.
Did he cheat?? NO. Frankly, Marcel was doing something that I would have done too–someone was taking up space they didn’t need, so he moved their stuff to use a burner. Elia and Ilan can say whatever they want, but I def don’t believe Marcel was ever disrespectful in the kitchen, except maybe for that episode when he and Betty got into it at the firehouse (but she asked for it!).
Marcel’s food was solid. I’m glad he’s one of the remaining two.
Now Ilan on the other hand…he was rewarded for taking a risk that didn’t TOTALLY backfire, while Same was sent home for not taking a risk, even though he cooked better food. I don’t particularly agree with that choice, but it does make an interesting match-up for the final show!
On a side note, I watched the live feed on Bravo.com afterwards and attemtped to email in with my question, but they didn’t answer it. I asked Tom what he thought was his favorite dish over the entire course of the competition.
Not sure what he would have said, but I know that out of all I have seen, I think I would have liked to try Ilan’s dish from last episode (I don’t like the guy, but he can cook!) and Mikey’s from the Seven Deadly Sins episode. OO…and for quickfire, def Marcel’s from the chocolate episode!
What about you guys?
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