Month: November 2011

Beverly cried during the first “real” episode last week when she saw the girl dancing with her father. Then she cried again this week when she was missing her husband while at the rodeo. We can start a drinking game of drinking whenever Beverly starts crying during this show....

While I enjoyed most of the episode, I was a bit frightened by the tangerine Speedos that were shown near the end of the leg. It also made me think of the random song by Caviar, Mr. Tangerine Speedo. Since there is no official video, I decided the fan-made...

The chefs started out making a dish with rattlesnake before they created Mexican food for a Quinceanera. We also learned the kind of tortilla used really determines if a dish is an enchilada or burrito. Top Chef is all about learning!...

This was an entertaining leg where teams actually used the U-Turn correctly, got to dress in funny outfits while dancing, and race bunnies. What’s not to love?...

What seems to happen frequently on cooking competition shows is someone cuts themselves with a knife. Edward did it this week. He wasn’t a wuss like Jamie was on Top Chef All-Stars and go to the hospital. He just put on a glove and started cooking, but he was...

The show tried to be exciting with a double u-turn but all the contestants wasted it. There was a fairly exciting race to the finish line though, but what I found to be the best part of the entire episode was the guy’s hair at the pit stop. Look...

The new season in Texas kicked off where they changed the way the show started. I could have been worried about the change, but I’m willing to go along with it. Also, my faith in head judge, Tom Colicchio, was renewed when he kicked off a cocky chef immediately...

Seriously? Another non-elimination leg? I know they typically have three a season, but they seem to be so bunched up here that it is just getting ridiculous at this point. Before we get to that though, let’s go to Africa where we learn that tobacco workers are very happy...