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Well Elia's Chow interview is up:
http://www.chow.com/stories/10424

She confirms that the Marcel 'attack' happened BEFORE they shaved their heads..that she did not really think the Marcel 'attack' was a big deal, and that Cliff should not have gone home..she also talks about Marcel cheating..etc...

She also says the tV.com poll was affected by a 'Marcel hacker"-LOL..what utter [censored]..I followed that poll and helped to incite the marcel vote by giving Ilan thousands of votes myself..I followed alot of it on TWoP while it was happening..poor deluded Elia. There was not 'chitting' on the poll on tv.com..just some avid Marcel supporters.. lol

She sounds pitiful and spoiled to me in her interview.

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I listened to both Elia's and Sam's interviews.

1. Elia seems to have reverted to her whining about the judging not being fair. She literally cannot accept that she was criticized for not bringing the flavors of Hawaii into her tuna dish. She complains that she used that special Hawaiian leaf (whatever it was) to wrap it and cook it in, and how dare they say she didn't use Hawaiian ingredients. But, Elia, the whole point is that the judges didn't TASTE any Hawaiian influence in the tuna with Mediterranean sauce. Get OVER it.

2. Also, she says the reason Marcel irritated everybody so much is that he was so "arrogant" throughout the competition. Since she actually trained him, it could be that his growing self-confidence just really pissed her off - a common response from a boss who just cannot accept that an employee is growing in experience and maturity, and perhaps beginning to outstrip the boss. I doubt if anybody would react that way if he were a tall guy -- I do think that his diminutive height makes people automatically regard him as immature and to assume he'll act more like a kid than an adult.

3. Elia DID confirm the sequence of the assault being first, then the others shaving their heads. HAH! We knew it, Bravo.

4. Elia expanded on Marcel's so-called "cheating," claiming that he brought all these powders that were against the rules, that the producers gave him a chance to surrender them, and that he did so. So, where is the harm, here? It is standard procedure to give the contestants a chance to surrender contraband. If Marcel did so, he also followed the program. Elia did not claim that Marcel had actually used any of those ingredients in the challenges, so how, exactly, does this translate into "cheating"? If he had been locking himself in the bathroom and reading cookbooks for four hours at a crack, then I'd be outraged. But I see nothing to be outraged about here. And, clearly, in the finale, he was permitted to use his own ingredients and equipment.

5. She also claimed that Marcel cheated in a tv.com poll by hacking the site and fixing it so that every time somebody voted for him, it registered a hundred votes instead of one. Oh, my God, give it up, girl. The above-quoted site confirms that there was just really heavy traffic in favor of Marcel during that poll. Are you really accusing him of being such a computer-savvy genious that he can hijack a website? PUH-LEASE. This "Marcel is the enemy, so he must have cheated if he did well" drivel is unbelievably unflattering to Elia. Let it go, already. The kid actually did well in Top Chef and in this poll, and she just cannot accept that others' judgment is different than hers. We've seen it before. She has some serious maturing to do, here.

6. Sam, in his interview, also confirmed the sequence of the assault was not as shown by Bravo. He downplayed the event in typical Sam "I'm-not-that-guy" manner. While acknowledging that Marcel was undoubtedly frightened by being jerked awake and having a much larger man tackling him, Sam said "What was I supposed to do, tell [Cliff] to stop it?" YES, YOU JERK.

7. Sam absolutely accepted the judges' decision to advance Marcel, admitting that it was very clear that Marcel had done very well and basically had blown the judges away.

8. Sam disputed the charge that he hadn't cooked anything, claiming that he had cooked 2 parts of his stuff. He said that the judges were clearly torn and had a tough decision and appeared to be grasping at any little thing. He was distinctly disappointed in the outcome, but didn't challenge the ultimate outcome, as Elia childishly did.

9. Sam disclosed that he and Elia are thinking of opening a restaurant together.

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My main gripe is that Sam has consistently proven himself a great chef while I can't believe their claim that Ilan has won more elimination challenges.

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*just random reply..not directed at this particular person*

Well Elia's Chow interview is up:
http://www.chow.com/stories/10424

She confirms that the Marcel 'attack' happened BEFORE they shaved their heads..that she did not really think the Marcel 'attack' was a big deal, and that Cliff should not have gone home..she also talks about Marcel cheating..etc...

She also says the tV.com poll was affected by a 'Marcel hacker"-LOL..what utter [censored]..I followed that poll and helped to incite the marcel vote by giving Ilan thousands of votes myself..I followed alot of it on TWoP while it was happening..poor deluded Elia. There was not 'chitting' on the poll on tv.com..just some avid Marcel supporters.. lol

She sounds pitiful and spoiled to me in her interview.

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I listened to both Elia's and Sam's interviews.

1. Elia seems to have reverted to her whining about the judging not being fair. She literally cannot accept that she was criticized for not bringing the flavors of Hawaii into her tuna dish. She complains that she used that special Hawaiian leaf (whatever it was) to wrap it and cook it in, and how dare they say she didn't use Hawaiian ingredients. But, Elia, the whole point is that the judges didn't TASTE any Hawaiian influence in the tuna with Mediterranean sauce. Get OVER it.

2. Also, she says the reason Marcel irritated everybody so much is that he was so "arrogant" throughout the competition. Since she actually trained him, it could be that his growing self-confidence just really pissed her off - a common response from a boss who just cannot accept that an employee is growing in experience and maturity, and perhaps beginning to outstrip the boss. I doubt if anybody would react that way if he were a tall guy -- I do think that his diminutive height makes people automatically regard him as immature and to assume he'll act more like a kid than an adult.

3. Elia DID confirm the sequence of the assault being first, then the others shaving their heads. HAH! We knew it, Bravo.

4. Elia expanded on Marcel's so-called "cheating," claiming that he brought all these powders that were against the rules, that the producers gave him a chance to surrender them, and that he did so. So, where is the harm, here? It is standard procedure to give the contestants a chance to surrender contraband. If Marcel did so, he also followed the program. Elia did not claim that Marcel had actually used any of those ingredients in the challenges, so how, exactly, does this translate into "cheating"? If he had been locking himself in the bathroom and reading cookbooks for four hours at a crack, then I'd be outraged. But I see nothing to be outraged about here. And, clearly, in the finale, he was permitted to use his own ingredients and equipment.

5. She also claimed that Marcel cheated in a tv.com poll by hacking the site and fixing it so that every time somebody voted for him, it registered a hundred votes instead of one. Oh, my God, give it up, girl. The above-quoted site confirms that there was just really heavy traffic in favor of Marcel during that poll. Are you really accusing him of being such a computer-savvy genious that he can hijack a website? PUH-LEASE. This "Marcel is the enemy, so he must have cheated if he did well" drivel is unbelievably unflattering to Elia. Let it go, already. The kid actually did well in Top Chef and in this poll, and she just cannot accept that others' judgment is different than hers. We've seen it before. She has some serious maturing to do, here.

6. Sam, in his interview, also confirmed the sequence of the assault was not as shown by Bravo. He downplayed the event in typical Sam "I'm-not-that-guy" manner. While acknowledging that Marcel was undoubtedly frightened by being jerked awake and having a much larger man tackling him, Sam said "What was I supposed to do, tell [Cliff] to stop it?" YES, YOU JERK.

7. Sam absolutely accepted the judges' decision to advance Marcel, admitting that it was very clear that Marcel had done very well and basically had blown the judges away.

8. Sam disputed the charge that he hadn't cooked anything, claiming that he had cooked 2 parts of his stuff. He said that the judges were clearly torn and had a tough decision and appeared to be grasping at any little thing. He was distinctly disappointed in the outcome, but didn't challenge the ultimate outcome, as Elia childishly did.

9. Sam disclosed that he and Elia are thinking of opening a restaurant together.

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BTW, these interviews of Elia and Sam are very well done and very revealing. Strongly recommend a listen.

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What's interesting is that Sam says Elia and Ilan cut their hair BEFORE the assault. But Elia says it was AFTER. Guess they just don't have their stories straight.

And in Cohen's video, he completely avoids answering.

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He made the suggestion about shaving Marcel's head, to a guy who had been drinking. Then was a no show when Cliff grabbed him.

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this is actually to all the posters who keep going on about the raw chicken deal...if you actually read tom's blog you would know that it truly wasn't raw...just saying

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"Most likely Marcel cooked the wings at a temperature high enough"

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So Glade Marcel is in the finals Conan the barbarian(Sam).. What a little pussy...They all got owned by Foam..

Betty Boobs I miss you

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I think using an X to spell it says it all.

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Why? When I was a Jesuit, we used it all the time.

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Are you kidding??? I finally went to Fridays last night and tried that lame'o dish that Betty came up with, hummm, comfort food. I was really comforted with the horrible service!

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Friday's is awful. So is Applebee's. They are a step up from fast food, a very small step.

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Some of you culinary experts need to stop swinging from Sam's cashew nuts for one second and realize how SAFE he played it.

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I just have to say I am disgusted at the outcome. I can't believe Marcel was picked over Sam. I have been so loyal to "Top Chef" but the outcome last night made me think I may never watch this show again. Letting Sam go after all that he had proved the entire duration was a huge blunder!

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For those of you who are tired of saying it...I'll take this one...

It's not cumulative...

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Oh, and Ilan is a complete toolbox. He's even smirkier than Marcel.

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So Glade Marcel is in the finals Conan the barbarian(Sam).. What a little pussy...They all got owned by Foam..

Betty Boobs I miss you

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I do hope someone has checked on Betty.... she may have burst a vein last night.

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