We do love you, guys! And apologize profusely for the neglect.

Now, did Jennifer deserve to go?

Discuss

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

Why was the other thread locked?

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

We do love you, guys! And apologize profusely for the neglect.

Now, did Jennifer deserve to go?

Discuss

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

At least Jens team used the main ingredient, true it didn't end up being the primary flavor but it made it on the plate.

The other team changed the main ingredient and didn't even use this substitution as the primary ingredient. Anyone who proclaims that they refuse to use an ingredient isn't a top chef.

A top chef will take any ingredient and turn it into something amazing. At the very least a top chef will try. Both agreed on not using polish sausage and confirmed that neither are top chefs.

After the panel admits that neither of the dishes were bad, you punished an individual from the team that at least played by the rules. Because you liked their dish less?

Follow your own rules.

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

That was an error on my part -- it's late. Please post away!

What happened to the 4 pages?

We do love you, guys! And apologize profusely for the neglect.

Now, did Jennifer deserve to go?

Discuss

Too many 1st time people logging on to complain about the judges lol.

Just like Tom's blog after they kept howie was "accidentally deleted" along with hundreds of comments.

lol

We do love you, guys! And apologize profusely for the neglect.

Now, did Jennifer deserve to go?

Discuss

We got our torches and were storming the Castle!!!!

We got our torches and were storming the Castle!!!!

None of this makes much sense in 2008. Come on, Bravo, get with it!

Provide the appropriate episode threads on time (or before time) . . . is this asking too much??!!

And don't lock out previous threads, since there's run-over.

What is it about that that someone doesn't understand??

wow top chef has gone as far as to turn into Big Brother. They completly deleted my posts and there was nothing vulgar about what I said. I just disagreed with some people on a purely proffessional level. I was a cook, I was in the buisness for 10 years. I was Wylie Durfesnes sous chef at Clinton Fesh Foods so I kind of have some idea about the buisness. But Bravo is showing how week they really are. This whole show is just a fix in my humble opinion.

Why was the other thread locked?

And then Deleted?

That was an error on my part -- it's late. Please post away!

Well, I see that some things never change, no matter how long one stays away -- such as the unpredictable, unreliable incompetence that pops up on the Bravo boards without warning. For the first time in weeks, I get to post here; I spend several minutes composing what I want to say; I hit "Add Reply"; and, voila, a mere few minutes later, everything goes bye-bye.

Why do I even bother?!? (Oh well, at least one of my old buddies on the boards saw my reply fast enough to post a glad-to-see-you-back response.)

And Bogarting the tequila.

Well, I see that some things never change, no matter how long one stays away -- such as the unpredictable, unreliable incompetence that pops up on the Bravo boards without warning. For the first time in weeks, I get to post here; I spend several minutes composing what I want to say; I hit "Add Reply"; and, voila, a mere few minutes later, everything goes bye-bye.

Why do I even bother?!? (Oh well, at least one of my old buddies on the boards saw my reply fast enough to post a glad-to-see-you-back response.)

Hi, guys. This is my first time on TC's boards this season and my first time on any Bravo boards in almost 2 months. After I got back from my March vacation, I got overwhelmed at work, then spent the last week being sick. At least, being sick gave me a chance to rewatch all the TCs I had Tivo'ed, so I could feel more intelligent in my opinions.

I'll try to share some overall thoughts later, but here are just a few comments on tonights' show:

1) I thought it was hilarious in the QF when Dale (who has said he NEVER does Filipino cooking) decided to do halo-halo for the dessert challenge. There are some wonderful Filipino desserts (their style of leche flan, for example), but, believe me, halo-halo is not one of them. It was served to me multiple times when I was back visiting in-laws in March, and I did my best "mm-mm-this-is-good" routine -- but, trust me, I have NEVER had an enjoyable serving of halo-halo. I was sure Dale would be in the bottom three, and instead he made it to the top three.

2) Regarding the top two teams, I think the judges were spot on. Time and again, I think that Richard and Dale have been the most creative geniuses this season, and it was great to see them shine together again. It was also great to see Spike get some symbolic vengeance with his squash soup. I would like to understand why, some times, teams get the win and, other times, only individuals in a team do. After Dale got scr*wed when Ms. Bacon-Cooker won for his team's creation a few weeks ago, it was nice seeing him as part of a team when both people were equally rewarded for the win.

3) Regarding the bottom two teams, I think the judges were spot on, but regarding the loser team and loser person, I think they were dead wrong. I felt like the judges were having to stretch it to find a reason to give Jen and Stephanie the loss instead of Lisa and Antonia when Tom C tried to argue that J&S disregarded the rules too. Hardly! J&S incorporated all the key words in their challenge, just in a way that apparently didn't taste very good to anyone (except Jen, of course). L&A, on the other hand, simply decided that the rules were beneath them, and thought they could do whatever they wanted without consequence.

In rewatching all the shows over the last few weeks, I realized just how much I cannot stand Lisa. She reminds me of TC1's Tiffani, except that Lisa substitutes Tiffani's blend of one part genious plus one part b**ch, with two huge parts b**ch and an occasional accidental dallop of talent. Ms. Bacon-Cooker should have been out on her a** this week.

I'm glad you don't have a night shift job where they actually expect you to stay awake and be competent.

I bet their producer or person in charge of this online blog is some sniveling weak person that never spent a day of his/her life in a kitchen

KS ask and you shall recieve!!!!

Yes let's not run down the messanger when the coverup clearly comes form much higher up lol.

ATTENTION REAL FOODIES AND GOURMONDS. If you want to watch a new cool kitchen show watch last restaurant standing on the BBC channel. Its real. and cool. Bravo is taking that leap on that mythical ramp called jumping the shark. Oh and Ramseys Kitchen Nightmares is also still good and the new season should be starting soon too. Hey Bravo People after this season is over I think alot of us are going to place you in the Mtv Catagorie. and for me thats not a good place to be. You guys really know how to ruin a good show.I would love to have a few words with the person who is in charge of this site. You suck

I'm a genius of course!

(Oh, I try so hard to be nice, but you set this one up): Lisa IS the worm, all slippery and oooey. (I'll feel bad about saying this in a bit and then I'll delete.)

So disappointed in the mockery of polish sausage...and they didn't go home! Please tell me how you can deliver an improvisational mockery of the rules of the challenge and stay to cook. I don't care how their dish tasted...it wasn't sausage and that is the only technicality!

Add to that the complete ignorance of ethnic cultures. The Chorizo is not identified with Cuban culture as one of them mentioned; nor is Tequila for godsake! It's freaking RUM! If you are going to substitute not only food; but culture, at least get it right. If they were so arrogant as to not want to do polish sausage in beer (in Chicago of all places); then use something like Polish vodka as your drunken sauce base. This dish had far more wrong than just the sausage.

This is my first season watching and what a waste of time it's becoming. I've never seen judges so obviously make up reasons to keep or get rid of someone. Also, Tom is a bit out of touch with current food trends. He was whining on a previous episode about how spicy a dish was; until everyone around him verbally beat him down with their raves. He needs to learn that America's palate has broadened and that heat and spice is now very much expected in dishes with an ever widening range of diners. That dish, at least from the editing, was the obvious winner. Once again, bias and favoritism got in the way; as it did again tonight.

Halo-halo (from Tagalog halo, "mix") is a popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice and milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans and fruits, and served cold in a tall glass or bowl.

There is no specific recipe for this dessert, and a wide variety of ingredients are used. The order in which the ingredients are added varies widely. Primary ingredients generally include boiled red mung beans, kidney beans, garbanzos, sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno), and plantains caramelized in sugar. Other components may include jackfruit (langka), star apple, tapioca or sago, nata de coco, purple yam (ube) or sweet potato (kamote), sweetened corn kernels or pounded crushed young rice (pinipig), leche flan or custard, ice cream and gelatin. Other fruits, such as papayas, avocados, kiwifruit, bananas or cherries, may also be added. Some preparations also include ice cream on top of the halo-halo.

Generally, condensed milk or evaporated milk is used instead of fresh milk, due to the tropical climate of the Philippines.

I am really angry at the judges for this episode. If their logic was that at the end of the competition the worst dish goes home, then when someone chooses to make italian for a mexican challenge, and their dish isn't the worst tasting then they will get to stay. What I am trying to say is that if one chooses to not follow the rules of the competition then their dish is not comparable for judging to the rest of the dishes. The polish sausage dish was not a polish sausage dish. Whether or not the asparagus dish tasted good, it had all the components set forth in the challenge. Therefore one of the polish sausage team members deserved to go home, period. I love this show, and honestly after this episode the integrity of Top Chef has lowered in my mind. If some fatal flaw like this happens in future episodes, no longer will the top chef be the top chef, or I viewer of Top Chef.

KS ask and you shall recieve!!!!