I’m recapping this one from memory you guys, because my interest in this show has dropped to an all-time low, and I didn’t even take notes while watching. After last week’s trailBLAISing episode, this week was pretty boring. Plus, they already had a challenge to cook lunch for a construction crew…so this was pretty much the same.
The episode starts off with the Quickfire, which is a skills challenge. I missed the first part, but tuned in to see David, Carl, Jonathan and Xavier peeling grapes. Carl and Xavier moved on, and then had to cook a dish with the ingredients from the Quickfire. Carl was the winner!
Mark and Lisa announce the Elimination Challenge which was to cook a buffet style lunch for the cast and crew of Lost Girl. I know nothing about this show, except that the main actress played Cassidy on Being Erica, which is absolutely amazing, and I need to rewatch the whole thing.
So…ummm…I may have been asleep at this point, but I woke up to the cheftestants getting their buffet set up. This is what I remember:
Jimmy – some kind of vegan soup and a salad. The judges hated it, there was too much truffle oil in the soup, and the salad wasn’t up to Top Chef standards.
Trista – underseasoned seafood salad, and a panna cotta made with yogurt. The judges thought it was okay.
Xavier – flavourless chocolate mousse…how is that even possible.
David – grilled polenta…
ummm
*crickets*
I got nothing.
I’ll rewatch this on the weekend and fill in the blanks! For now…
The winner: Johnathan!
Going home: Jimmy
Next week: Camping (boo!) & Roger Mooking (hiss!)
Jennifer W
May 4, 2012 7:04 pmwhat a terrible excuse for a recap! lol.
i can’t believe jimmy made a fucking green salad. what the hell. this would never happen on top chef usa.
Danielle
May 2, 2012 11:51 pmShareen offered up some great additions on this episode: ‘It kind of just mleh together’ and ‘The green goddess sauce was lacking some godessness’
Kristine
May 1, 2012 1:12 pmthis is not top chef catering! why don’t they have better challenges?
Joel
May 2, 2012 2:34 pmThe whole challenge was a commercial for Lost Girl (Lost Girl airs on Showcase which is owned by Shaw Media. Shaw Media also owns Food Network)
I comment more on the Top Chef posts, but I was really much more impressed with the Dump Truck birthday cake!
But unlike Planetbyn here, I am excited for the camping show!