Watch It With Us: 'Top Chef Masters,' Episode 10, the Season Finale
Wow. A lot of Top Chef tonight. Such a weird double-header—the Top Chef Masters finale tonight almost seems anti-climactic after the season premiere of original Top Chef. I'm guessing a lot of you are sticking around to watch Chiarello, Bayless, and Keller battle it out for the win, though. If you are, join us here in the comments at 10:15 p.m. ET. It'll be an open thread—jump in with your observations or play-by-play as the episode unfolds. If you haven't read the infamous spoiler, who do you think's gonna take it? All five Top Chef champs will serve as guest judges. [Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not scroll past any comments past 11 p.m.]
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42 Comments:
Weird indeed--did they move up the premier of Top Chef? I swear I had previously seen it advertised as the 26th.
brookes at 10:06PM on 08/19/09
i was dying to comment throughout the las vegas top chef! c'moooon. oh well, i'm ready now for top chef masters i suppose
cheesebreadbutter at 10:11PM on 08/19/09
@brookes: Yeah. I thought I had seen that, too. The Los Angeles Times, among others, reported it was starting on the 26th.
Adam Kuban at 10:13PM on 08/19/09
I just realized I haven't eaten dinner yet. And I've let my pantry fall to dangerously low levels. All this Top Chef is killing me. :/
Adam Kuban at 10:16PM on 08/19/09
Kelly, such a letdown after Padma...
Carey Jones at 10:18PM on 08/19/09
haha kelly IS such a letdown after padma, youre quite right carey jones
cheesebreadbutter at 10:23PM on 08/19/09
Goddamn it, I want a thousand bucks to spend at Whole Foods.
Carey Jones at 10:23PM on 08/19/09
A thousand bucks a Whole Foods... What are you gonna buy, a head of lettuce?
Pavlov at 10:27PM on 08/19/09
A thousand bucks at Whole Foods... What are you gonna buy, a head of lettuce? HA!
Pavlov at 10:28PM on 08/19/09
Damned blackberry! Either that or fat thumbs!
Pavlov at 10:30PM on 08/19/09
You boys can have your thousand bucks at WF. I want dinner with Tom.
ProfessorChaos at 10:31PM on 08/19/09
Oh. I like this "autobiographical meal." Four dishes, each should be inspired by:
1) Chefs' first food memory
2) Experience that made them decide to become a chef
3) The opening of their first restaurant
4) Where they'll be heading in the future
I'm adapting that here ...
My first food memory: Eating kolache cookies that my paternal grandmother used to make. Which reminds me, I should see if my parents have the recipe—I remember they made them once and then said NEVER AGAIN, because it was apparently too involved. If not, I suppose her version died with her.
Experience that made me become a foodo: Having to cook for myself in college. It was one of the things I was good at, and I realized that (some*) chicks dig it.
First dinner party: Since I haven't opened a restaurant and probably never will, my closest experience is cooking for a crowd. That would probably be my first "Breakfast of Champions Brunch" (d'oh! Make that my first brunchparty), which I hosted in 2000 after moving to Brooklyn. It coincided with the NYC Marathon, whose route went right past my building. I made bagels from scratch, trays and trays of a make-ahead baked French toast, and had a mimosas and bloody mary bar.
Future: Oh, who knows. Right now, the most ambitious thing I have going on is trying to cook at home more than I now do. My kitchen now is abysmal and not super inspiring as far as cooking goes. I'm looking forward to fall, when I can start using my new Dutch oven for hearty roasts, stews, and casseroles.
*At least the kind I like.
Adam Kuban at 10:32PM on 08/19/09
Mmmmmmmm... Baby pig, soooo porky!
Pavlov at 10:33PM on 08/19/09
Wow! Love these old pics of Bayless. NERD NERD NERD
Adam Kuban at 10:34PM on 08/19/09
hahah i liked the old pics of hubert with his big black beard,
my boyfriend and i have a bet between bayless and hubert. me? bayless. him? hubert. good thing i only bet a dollar
cheesebreadbutter at 10:38PM on 08/19/09
Worried about Bayless and his seafood. I hope he pulls it together, though. Certainly don't want Smarmy Chiarello to win.
missvenuz at 10:39PM on 08/19/09
Rocky's trainer? I don't think anyone would want to see Mickey Goldmill in the ring righting with Rocky Balboa or Rocky Marciano.
Adam Kuban at 10:40PM on 08/19/09
There are two Rockys?
ProfessorChaos at 10:41PM on 08/19/09
alright this isn't related, but did anyone else have an instant hatred for that mike isabella guy on top chef las vegas?
cheesebreadbutter at 10:42PM on 08/19/09
@ Adam: LMAO at NERD NERD NERD.
missvenuz at 10:42PM on 08/19/09
Was he the one who didn't know what seitan is?
ProfessorChaos at 10:44PM on 08/19/09
@ cheesebreadbutter YES! My friend and I are watching in Boston right now, and both of us wanted him gone...immediately.
missvenuz at 10:44PM on 08/19/09
@cheesebreadbutter: yes.
Carey Jones at 10:47PM on 08/19/09
The longer these meals go on, the more apparent it is that these judges are drinking...
Carey Jones at 10:50PM on 08/19/09
First food memory (first time I understood the power of food)- watching my mom make spaghetti sauce all day long and finally understanding why all my friends wanted to come over everytime we had spaghetti.
Experience that made me want to be a chef- 6 yrs old and scorching to the point of ruin 2 of my mothers sauce pans trying to make chocolate pudding, and not getting a spanking. Instead, she helped me make pudding the right way and then eating the finished product!
First dinner party- I was in my late teens and I made stuffed chicken breasts risotto and spicy greens.
What I hope to do- get back into food in a way I could enjoy and make a living at, without hating to wake up in the morning.
Pavlov at 10:51PM on 08/19/09
@missvenuz: Just watched Revenge of the Nerds last week. ;)
Adam Kuban at 10:52PM on 08/19/09
@Adam I go to the U of A, where RotN was filmed. Go Cats!
missvenuz at 10:53PM on 08/19/09
Anyone else tired of Chiarello talking about telling stories?
ProfessorChaos at 10:55PM on 08/19/09
"Was there a sale on truffles?" BURN
Carey Jones at 10:56PM on 08/19/09
@missvenuz: Wasn't Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School also filmed there?
Adam Kuban at 10:58PM on 08/19/09
@Adam No. That was filmed at UWisc-Madison.
missvenuz at 11:00PM on 08/19/09
@professorchaos - yes! he was the one who didn't know who seitan was! and i hate him for saying that he 'had to beat a girl' (even though i'm biased and that girl is a chef from philly whom i'm rooting for to win!)
cheesebreadbutter at 11:07PM on 08/19/09
Yep, he's a pig. Which means he'll probably stick around for awhile.
ProfessorChaos at 11:11PM on 08/19/09
YAY BAYLESS!!!!!
missvenuz at 11:14PM on 08/19/09
WOOOO! I JUST WON TWO DOLLARS!
cheesebreadbutter at 11:14PM on 08/19/09
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!
Pavlov at 11:15PM on 08/19/09
Hubert should just give the rest of that truffle to his foundation, it's probably more than Rick's winnings.
harveyj at 11:18PM on 08/19/09
The only thing that bothers me about this is that Mike You Can't Pronounce My Name came in ahead of the infinitely more talented and humane Who--Bert.
Of course!
beano at 11:33PM on 08/19/09
Ah, so that's why Rick has been so friendly lately.
beano at 11:35PM on 08/19/09
I am so happy that Rick Bayless won! :)
chefbuttercup at 2:16AM on 08/20/09
Awesome finale! No silly "twists" or gimmicks to screw it up. Gave them plenty of time and money to cook a fantastic dinner, and it looked like all three delivered. Loved it!
I want to got to Chicago so I can try to eat at Bayless' place.
Remander at 9:35AM on 08/20/09
Booyah. Rick Bayless is so awesome.
wunami at 11:57PM on 08/20/09