Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
As much as we love the cool grace under pressure and kitchen camaraderie all the master chefs have exhibited so far this season, we're hoping for a little more intensity and, dare we say, drama, as we head into the Champion's Round tonight with master chefs Hubert Keller, Suzanne Tracht, Rick Bayless, Anita Lo, Michael Chiarello, and Art Smith. Perhaps the producers have the same thing in mind, as tonight's Mise En Place Relay Race sounds like an excellent way to ratchet up the intensity.
If you're planning on watching tonight's episode of Top Chef Masters, join us here in the comments at 10 pm ET. Who are you betting on to win it all?
PS: We're also loving host Kelly Choi's tweets (@KELLYCHOI). In a recent one, she responds to a follower who asks why we don't hear more from her: "They cut out ALL of my comments...trust me, me and critics all comment as much as one another."
A video preview of tonight's episode after the jump.
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27 Comments:
Maybe they edit out all her comments because she's a total hack who can barely read the dialogue off her script, let alone formulate any valid food criticism.
DanielJ at 8:29PM on 07/29/09
Man, this makes me wish I had cable. I'm cheering for Bayless, but I think Hubert Keller's the most likely to win it.
skizziks at 8:51PM on 07/29/09
'Ubear without a doubt.
msecondo at 10:02PM on 07/29/09
You gotta love the trumped-up intros. The "virtuoso," the "maestro," the "king," the "inventor of the modern steakhouse"... a teensy bit overblown, methinks.
Carey Jones at 10:03PM on 07/29/09
"In addition to an advantage in the elimination challenge, the winner of the quickfire gets a hug from me, Tom Colicchio."
harveyj at 10:05PM on 07/29/09
Suzanne... so much talent, so little affect.
Carey Jones at 10:06PM on 07/29/09
It's going to be fun to see how the mise en place relay goes down.
Alaina Browne at 10:06PM on 07/29/09
(Tom in a sweater! Tom in a sweater!)
Carey Jones at 10:07PM on 07/29/09
Rick Bayless, PhD anthropologist? Love it.
Carey Jones at 10:19PM on 07/29/09
I am a sucker for all the warm fuzzies, but when are these chefs going to stop being nice and start getting real?
Alaina Browne at 10:24PM on 07/29/09
Is it wrong that all I kept thinking during the Mise en Place Relay was how funny and cuddly Tom looked in that sweater?
poke87 at 10:24PM on 07/29/09
im sorry i am still 100% that kelly choi never eats (a bite for the camera doesnt count) and has a majherrr eating disorder. i am going to prove this.. or at least continue to spread the rumor
akapluto at 10:25PM on 07/29/09
I'm a little worried for Art Smith at this point.
Alaina Browne at 10:30PM on 07/29/09
Didn't we already vote Ludo off the island? Ugh.
Carey Jones at 10:32PM on 07/29/09
"Inventor of the modern steakhouse" is my favorite.
Adam Kuban at 10:33PM on 07/29/09
"Once upon a time, this fish was cooked brilliantly." Ouch.
Carey Jones at 10:34PM on 07/29/09
Oooh. New lower prices on Glad ForceFlex® bags. Now 10¢ a bag.
Adam Kuban at 10:56PM on 07/29/09
Happy to see Anita Lo win this one.
Alaina Browne at 11:00PM on 07/29/09
there's just too much love up there on the screen. No love triangles, no back stabbing, just cooking. Really good cooking by serious chefs. That's refreshing, but it's hard to root.
Ed Levine at 11:02PM on 07/29/09
Anita cut through those chickens like they were butter!! I haven't seen knife skills like that since Sakai's on Iron Chef!! Go Bayless!!
RJ Foodie at 11:32PM on 07/29/09
A hard-boiled egg inside a meatball did not wow the judges.
Also wondering when Art tossed all those Cajun sweet potato fries and they fell on the floor if the 3-second rule applied, or if he still had enough left over in the bowl for service.
salpico at 8:54AM on 07/30/09
Lo is a flinty-eyed kitchen assassin. I want to drink with her! Chiarello and Bayless should just smooch and get it over with. What was with the "limp wrist" comment someone made to Art? It would be nice if the show was longer, to really show us mortals the techniques these chefs are using.
bruisedbuddha at 12:44PM on 07/30/09
"Chiarello and Bayless should just smooch and get it over with."
TFF bruisedbuddha, I was thinking the same thing. They would be so cute together. (NOT being sarcastic either, they totally would!)
arjava at 1:58PM on 07/30/09
Why do I keep seeing Thomas Keller's name during the opening sequence to the show when he hasn't made an appearance?
howlandwolfe at 3:31PM on 07/30/09
@DanielJ
I whole heartedly agree about Kelly. A fourth grader can read the script better than she can!
pinkalicious at 5:27PM on 07/30/09
Ed Levine is correct in his comments
Show is hitting its stride -- unlike Top Chef there doesn't seem to be producer manipulation of keeping the most interesting chef around.
The best chef wins. period.
radman123 at 5:41PM on 07/30/09
@Howlandwolfe
I'm pretty sure you're seeing Hubert Keller's name, possibly overlapping someone else's as it zooms by.
sidebernie at 2:47PM on 08/03/09