Month: September 2009

Top Chef: Deconstruction

Top Chef: Las Vegas Penn & Teller Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Duo Challenge – Angel vs. Devil Elimination Challenge: Deconstruct a Classic Dish The chefs seemed to be asking the same question I was last week. Why was Robin still there?...

Top Chef: Roughing It

Top Chef: Las Vegas Camping Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Viewer’s Choice: Cook with cactus Elimination Challenge: Prepare a high-end lunch for Chef Love & two dozen cowboys Some might complain that the camping challenge isn’t the best way to show how...

Second Chances

This summer, I watched some shows that I never gave a fair shot the first time around. I enjoyed all of them so I found more shows to watch! Uh-oh! Gossip Girl This was the show I was most resistant to watch. It looked pompous and completely over the...

Top Chef: Fancy French Cooking

Top Chef: Las Vegas Vivre Las Vegas Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish using escargot in 45 minutes Elimination Challenge: French pairing – protein & sauce I believe I read it in one of the comments on a Top Chef...

Top Chef: Whole Lot of Scrumptiousness

Top Chef: Las Vegas Thunderbirds Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create an “out of this world” dish featuring potatoes Elimination Challenge: Create a meal for 300 airmen at Nellis Air Force Base At the beginning of the episode, Preeti and Laurine were...

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

I played with my brother’s GI Joe figures when I was a kid.  I didn’t watch the cartoon since I thought it was silly. I don’t really remember much about them including their names so it would have helped if some characters had more of an introduction in the...