Team Sexy Pants vs Team Cougar. Come on, it’s no contest. Top Chef [11/26/2008]
[pics via Bravo - Team Sexy Pants’ meal]
Ummm. OK wait. Before the recap starts, let me remind you that there are no cougars in Top Chef. I repeat. No cougars. I’m half tempted to post a series of sexy Padma pictures to wash my eyes and ears of this atrocity.
One of the curly haired bearded guys makes a pass at Ariane saying that she’s a ‘cougar’. Ariane. As in old and ‘I can’t cook’ Ariane. Wrinkly Ariane. OK, I’ll stop since she seems like a nice lady. But still. Ick. She seems to be very pleased with the description. Eww again.
Quickfire challenge of the week. The chefs are randomly assigned to a dish in a recipe book. Way too simple right? Padma comes in midway through the challenge and throws the curveball. Make whatever you’re making into a soup. Ouch. Stephan’s Thai Shrimp Bisque looked pretty good but the judge had a toss up between Leah’s White Asparagus Soup [made from tuna tartare], Jamie’s Scented Chick Pea Soup with Cilantro Yogurt [Jamie has a hand at soup no? Considering she made awesome corn chowder last week], and Daniel’s Mushroom and Leak Soup with Ham and Egg. In the end, Leah takes it and gets immunity.
The highlight of this Thanksgiving episode is the Foo Fighters! The chefs get to cook for the Foo Fighters and their crew which is approximately 60 people all with different palates. The curveball of this challenge is that all the food is cooked outside with toaster ovens and what not. No refrigerators. Yikes! But the prize is a good one. The winning team gets to watch the Foo Fighters concert while the others clean up. I don’t care too much for FF but not having to clean up is a great enough incentive for me. Dishes for one is enough not to mention 60.
Speaking of teams, here is how it works: Leah gets to pick her team [sexy pants!] and the remaining members are the other team. See.. I can’t speak for Leah’s cooking but the girl has smarts. She picks a winning team off the bat. Jamie, Stefan, AND Fabio? Psh. The other team might as well give up. The only two people I love on Team Cougar is Eugene and Jeff.
Team Sexy Pants: Leah, Jamie, Hosea, Stefan, Fabio, Melissa, and Radhika.
Team Cougar: Jeff, Richard, Alex, Ariane, Carla, Daniel, and Eugene.
The teams go buy groceries with no problem and are set to serve the band.
Good: Ariane’s turkey was perfect [please no redemption arc. Ick]. The vegan stuffing from Radhika was the best stuffing the band’s ever had AND it was better than the other team’s non-vegan stuffing. Collectively, Team Sexy Pants’ desserts took it hands down. Tom creamed over Fabio’s pumpkin tiramisu.
Bad: Richard’s S’mores look like spit. :-/ and got totally murdered on how he couldn’t make a simple s’more.
Jeff’s pumkin mousse did not go over well as it tasted like foam. But the team really commends Jeff on his leadership skills and he was saved from elimination.
Richard took the fall with his spitty s’mores and was sent to pack his knifes. Ah well. After a teary [seriously. The waterworks were out] goodbye, we learn that it’s his 3rd time trying out and his family would be proud. Aww.
