{"id":1116,"date":"2009-10-29T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T11:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/top_chef_recap_for_10-28-09\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T20:01:12","slug":"top_chef_recap_for_10-28-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/top_chef_recap_for_10-28-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Top chef recap for 10 28 09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"image left\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/files\/top-chef-graphic.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('..\/..\/Top-Chef-Graphic.jpg','popup','width=530,height=454,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Top-Chef-Graphic.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/files\/assets_c\/2009\/08\/top-chef-graphic-thumb-200x171.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"171\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8203;<\/span>It&#8217;s official, the phrase &#8220;I&#8217;m not worried about anything,&#8221; in the commentary, which is done after filming and editing, is code for, &#8220;I will be eliminated this episode.&#8221; Thus, Mike, the resident <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/2009\/09\/another_ode_to_frenchy_top_che.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mis-pronouncing chauvinist<\/a>, is dead on arrival with his poorly cooked leek entr\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Also official: Robin is like gum on the bottom of our shoes. She&#8217;s annoying, relentless and just keeps hanging on. There will be a revolt if Robin isn&#8217;t packing those knives next week, especially since the remaining chefs are all worthy of competing for the top prize.<\/p>\n<p>Michael V. gets his panties in a wad when Kevin&#8217;s hearty mushroom and smoked pile of greens garners top prize. The better brother&#8217;s artful display of confusing ingredients, including a banana polenta, came in at a close second. Perhaps Michael doesn&#8217;t understand that sometimes you just want a big steaming pile of goodness (not to be confused with other types of steaming piles), as opposed to a pretty jigsaw puzzle of confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Portman made her <em>Top Chef <\/em> debut, throwing the non-meatatarian curve ball at our poor, unsuspecting chefs. Meanwhile, Eli&#8217;s inner nerd shines through as he praises not her beauty, pleasant demeanor or incredible film credits, but her appearance in the <em>Star Wars<\/em> movies. So, you live at home, admitted your <em>Star Wars<\/em> geek-ness on national television and came back into the kitchen after service gushing like a teenage boy about Natalie Portman&#8217;s hot friends&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ugk37TvIR8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Triumph the Comic Insult Dog<\/a> would love to have a shot at you. We, however, would just like to try a tiny bit of your amazing food.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8203;It&#8217;s official, the phrase &#8220;I&#8217;m not worried about anything,&#8221; in the commentary, which is done after filming and editing, is code for, &#8220;I will be eliminated this episode.&#8221; Thus, Mike, the resident mis-pronouncing chauvinist, is dead on arrival with his poorly cooked leek entr\u00e9e. 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