Last Quickfire before the finals!!! AHHH. They will have to make a dessert from their worst nightmare. This is weird... I really don't understand this theme. I get that it's the hotel from The Shining, but this seems a bit too abstract. My nightmare is baking at altitude- does that count?
Best line:
Carrie- "How are you going to make an egg!?!"
Joe- "How am I supposed to make a chicken!"
yeah... haha
They're all having fun with it- so that's good. I am just glad this is a QF and not an elimination. Bruce is a MESS!!!!! But at least he got something on his plate. Carrie bombed running out of time.
On the bottom are Carrie and Bruce- no surprise.
On top were Joe, Chris and Adrienne! The Quickfire winner is Chris!
Elimination Challenge- create a dish that tells the story of their journey on Top Chef in Colorado! This is a good one as it's the final Elimination Challenge before they go to Telluride!!! They will serve Governor Hickenlooper at the Boettcher Mansion along with other notable Colorado Chefs.
AWW SNAP! This is why they kept 2 LCK winners- Tom might bring two chefs back since these guys aren't living up the expectations- hopefully Tom lit a fire!!!!
Joe is up first! His dish is beautiful! I think he kept it simple and embraced the challenge. The judges are very impressed! It may have been his best dish yet- he did a great job editing himself.
Adrienne is next. She is happy with her focus and her dish. The judges think it was balanced and well seasoned. She did a good job focusing. Her fish was perfect and her flavors and style came into her own.
Carrie is in the middle! She took risks but stayed true to herself. The flavors came together very well and were well received by the judges. Her meat was perfect and the peppers with the blueberry sauce was a great combination!
Bruce is a bit stressed out going to judges table- he is not happy with his dish. The barley isn't cooked enough and it's over-seasoned. "Uninspired" is a word used at the table as well. He has 3 big technical fails- barley was under cooked, barley was way too salty and the duck was over rested.
Chris is the final chef! The crispy fish got less crispy after he added the sauce which he feared, but it was cooked well. Unfortunately the ravioli filling was off and dry. His risk of making pasta did not pay off- he went too far from his own style and didn't stay true to himself.
The judges were happy overall! The dishes that stood out were Carrie, Adrienne and Joe. Tough blow for team Pickely with both our chefs on the bottom!
Joe gets the win with his "perfect dish!"
And the chef headed to LCK is Bruce. Phew! I felt like it's been his time for awhile. He may have a lot of experience, but perhaps competition doesn't bring out his best.
This was a solid episode for food. The QF was a unique concept but seems like it would be hard to conceptualize without a little time to think about it. Overall, I thought the presentations were very good. I was a little annoyed that Chris one with that crudely made marzipan dummy and what looks to be some raw rosemary but whatever.
ReplyDeleteBruce has been on my bad side for awhile now and this episode he really looks to be phoning it in. Maybe fatigue? Maybe his mind is elsewhere (birth of son)? But seriously, to say if you don't win then all the time you spent on the show was a waste? Now that he's gone there will be two babies at his house.
Not having a concept is usually the kiss of death and Bruce fell victim on both the QF and the elimination.
I was happy to see Adrienne get highlighted for working so hard to improve. Joe is peaking at the right time and maybe, just maybe, Le Chevre has a shot to take this thing. I still think Carrie is the favorite but you never know.
I felt like the judges must have read my comments on last week's blog because they finally just gave them an elimination challenge where they could focus on making great food. Yay!
Michal pointed out that they may well have been serving the next President of the USA. Go Hickenlooper!
Shouldn't Joe get 7 points (not 5) for winning the elimination?
I hope we continue to see strong cooking down the homestretch in Telluride. I will be surprised if Joe F doesn't come back and I think he will probably be in the finals if it's top 3.
Fixed Joe's points! Ooops! :)
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