I should be a judge on the panel on Top Chef. I didn't go to culinary school, nor do I run a restaurant. But I do know the difference between a good chef and one that shouldn't be in the kitchen.
I did not agree with the judges decision to eliminate Tre. Yes, his salmon dish was too salty and his potatoes was too smoky. And he even agreed with judges when they pointed that out to him. Unlike Hung who thinks every dish he makes is perfect. He even doubted the opinions of three top executive chefs. Yet he remains in the competition.
Sara has had some bad dishes, but for once she stood up to the other chefs and made her voice heard in the kitchen. Does that make her better than Tre?
Even Howie makes one wonder how he still remains in the competition. And can some one please make him wipe the sweat off his face. Seeing sweat drop in the food that he is preparing is really gross.
Do the Top Chef judges talk to the Food Network executives before they decide who to eliminate?
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Hell's Kitchen
Congrats to Rock. And well done to Bonnie. I have to say that Bonnie is a real team player. Even if she didn't win. She took her lost with a grain of salt and still have a smile on her face and well wishes for Rock too.
Now, Julia. Shame on you girlfriend. If you didn't want to come back on the show you should have said so. I am not happy with the way you acted in the kitchen. Hopefully when you finish culinary school you will learn that a chef is a professional. And no matter how you feel, you back your kitchen crew up. Cry over it when you clock out.
I should also say that Josh should go back for a refresher course in how not to burn food. My son gives me evil looks if his French fries are slightly over cooked. I would never serve burnt crab cakes.
All in all, to me this was the best Hell's Kitchen season. I hope that Rock will do well in Sin City.
Now, Julia. Shame on you girlfriend. If you didn't want to come back on the show you should have said so. I am not happy with the way you acted in the kitchen. Hopefully when you finish culinary school you will learn that a chef is a professional. And no matter how you feel, you back your kitchen crew up. Cry over it when you clock out.
I should also say that Josh should go back for a refresher course in how not to burn food. My son gives me evil looks if his French fries are slightly over cooked. I would never serve burnt crab cakes.
All in all, to me this was the best Hell's Kitchen season. I hope that Rock will do well in Sin City.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Tomatoes
For anyone that has read my past post, I planted tomatoes with my dad this year and I bragged about my first harvest. I even took my tomato to work with me and showed my co-workers my perfect tomato.
Today's blog is to inform you that I am overwhelmed with tomatoes. Big ones, long ones, huge ones. They are everywhere.
I told my co-workers that I would be bringing some in for them to enjoy but, that won't put a dent in the crop that is growing in the tomato patch.
I am not Italian, althought I do make a mean ziti, broccoli rabe, caponata (thanks to a guy name John from Edison who I met and cooked with at the East Brunswick Vo-Tech High School's culinary program), sausage and peppers, lemoncello cocktail and meatballs, just to name a few.
I want to make Sunday sauce, but I want a recipe fromthe old country. Can anyone help a sister out?
Today's blog is to inform you that I am overwhelmed with tomatoes. Big ones, long ones, huge ones. They are everywhere.
I told my co-workers that I would be bringing some in for them to enjoy but, that won't put a dent in the crop that is growing in the tomato patch.
I am not Italian, althought I do make a mean ziti, broccoli rabe, caponata (thanks to a guy name John from Edison who I met and cooked with at the East Brunswick Vo-Tech High School's culinary program), sausage and peppers, lemoncello cocktail and meatballs, just to name a few.
I want to make Sunday sauce, but I want a recipe fromthe old country. Can anyone help a sister out?
Hell's Kitchen
Best of luck to Bonnie and Rock.
The two chefs got a chance to meet their future bosses when they went to Las Vegas. In the challenge, Bonnie won with her dish. Yes, girlfriend has a few tricks up her sleeves that is just now coming to surface. But Rock made a point when he said he was being set up to lose against a nanny/personal chef.
Not saying that a nanny/personal chef can't cook. I am a journalist but my passion is in the kitchen.
But Bonnie will be working in Las Vegas where money pours 24/7. Will their future boss really risk hiring a nanny/personal chef to run a multi-million dollar restaurant instead of an experience executive chef? For that matter, will they hire Rock just because he would be the first African-American to run a Las Vegas restaurant?
Stay tune to next Monday to find out.
The two chefs got a chance to meet their future bosses when they went to Las Vegas. In the challenge, Bonnie won with her dish. Yes, girlfriend has a few tricks up her sleeves that is just now coming to surface. But Rock made a point when he said he was being set up to lose against a nanny/personal chef.
Not saying that a nanny/personal chef can't cook. I am a journalist but my passion is in the kitchen.
But Bonnie will be working in Las Vegas where money pours 24/7. Will their future boss really risk hiring a nanny/personal chef to run a multi-million dollar restaurant instead of an experience executive chef? For that matter, will they hire Rock just because he would be the first African-American to run a Las Vegas restaurant?
Stay tune to next Monday to find out.
Top Chef
I had to watch Top Chef twice before I posted this blog. I am beginning to wonder just who decides who goes and who stays in this contest.
Howie is clearly the "bulldog" that rubs everyone's last nerve. Sara from Jamaica is a good cook but she is not a great chef. And "baby"Sara isn't bossy enough. Why wasn't Howie given the boot before Sara?
And when Hung didn't follow his own plan to freeze the food in separate containers instead of letting Joey put the sauce in with the pasta, why wasn't Hung let go for not being a leader?
By the way, I think Hung is a fake and he is so like Stephen who thought all of his dishes were great yet he has not been able to get the respect from experienced guest chefs yet. Come down to earth Hung, it's ok if you don't know it all.
At any rate, I hope that Top Chef puts out a cookbook of all the recipes. I do have room for another cookbook now.
Howie is clearly the "bulldog" that rubs everyone's last nerve. Sara from Jamaica is a good cook but she is not a great chef. And "baby"Sara isn't bossy enough. Why wasn't Howie given the boot before Sara?
And when Hung didn't follow his own plan to freeze the food in separate containers instead of letting Joey put the sauce in with the pasta, why wasn't Hung let go for not being a leader?
By the way, I think Hung is a fake and he is so like Stephen who thought all of his dishes were great yet he has not been able to get the respect from experienced guest chefs yet. Come down to earth Hung, it's ok if you don't know it all.
At any rate, I hope that Top Chef puts out a cookbook of all the recipes. I do have room for another cookbook now.
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