| Top Chef
Chef here as well -
I have to agree Stephanie, Richard, and Dale are a cut above the rest. One thing they all have in common is they either are in the winners meeting, or the losers meeting. How many times in past seasons has Colichio bitched about people hiding in the middle of the pack? All three take risks with there food, and usually it does well for them, other times it blows up in their face. Alot of the problem is, with the challenge of the game, is that by the time a dish goes wrong, its too late.
If I run a special, and try to push my culinary boundries, when it works great, when it fails - well guess what won't be added to the menu that night. It takes alot of time to take a great idea and make a great dish. Usually quite a few failures. The 3 above are challenging themselves, and I have to be behind that.
The rest suck - I can't stand Andrew and Spike - they can cook and are amusing, but I don't get the impression anything they do is there own. The girl that one last week sucks, I can't stand her. Richard, is very good, but falls into a habit. Watch the week where he did the salmon he forgot to scale - at some point they flash back to the previous week, and he's done essentially the same dish. My personal favorite is Stephanie - not too cocky, willingness to learn, and apparently really good food. |