Cutting Dale from Top Chef

[thrill]

The debacle continues.

[cardsfansince82]

There's no reason whatsoever for Lisa to still be on the show. They must think the audience actually cares about having an antagonist around.

[G. Keenan]

Unreal. How? How? Lisa just won't die!

If she steals a win in the finale I'm going to be very upset.

[GatewaySnayke]

Looking back, this just seems like it's been a very lackluster assortment of chefs. I think Richard is heads and shoulders above everyone else, and this really hasn't been the case in other seasons.

[Jocephus]

hells kitchen is where its at!


though, i must admit, none of the chefs this season i like, nor do i think any of them are very good....

[maddash]

Looking back, this just seems like it's been a very lackluster assortment of chefs. I think Richard is heads and shoulders above everyone else, and this really hasn't been the case in other seasons.

I've avoided this thread until I caught up on episodes, and I have to agree. Steph has been very solid, but she hasn't had very many "wow" dishes. Blais has made some stuff that just looked spectacular and amazingly original.

And having caught up the the Puerto Rico episode, I have to say that I didn't think Lisa could be a bigger C-word then she has been.... until she asked Stephanie and Richard "where's my congratulations". Holy freaking crap, did that [expletive] just ask that?

[GatewaySnayke]

And Stephanie wins because Richard collapsed at the worst time.

Richard seems to me that he's still the real Top Chef. He's upset, but he probably understands at the end of the day, nobody in this competition holds a candle to some of the stuff he did.

[G. Keenan]

Thank god it wasn't Lisa!

I'm glad Stephanie won. I don't think Richard was that much better than her. They had the same number of wins for the season and Stephanie did beat him tonight.

[GatewaySnayke]

Thank god it wasn't Lisa!

I'm glad Stephanie won. I don't think Richard was that much better than her. They had the same number of wins for the season and Stephanie did beat him tonight.

Yeah, but to me it's like the Pujols-Howard MVP Debate of 2006. I just thought Richard was more creative and had more appetizing (looking, since I can't eat them) dishes.

[BenNX74205]

Thank god it wasn't Lisa!

I'm glad Stephanie won. I don't think Richard was that much better than her. They had the same number of wins for the season and Stephanie did beat him tonight.

Yeah, but to me it's like the Pujols-Howard MVP Debate of 2006. I just thought Richard was more creative and had more appetizing (looking, since I can't eat them) dishes.

I agree that Richard was the best competitor throughout the season, regardless of number of victories. He pulled a real Casey tonight, though.

Plus the entire season they've been pushing the whole "man wouldn't it be great for a woman to finally win Top Chef?" angle, so I've been 90% sure Stephanie was going to win for a few weeks now. Antonia going home last week sealed the deal as far as I was concerned, though I was still pulling for Richard to pull it out.