Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef' Las Vegas Ep. 5
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, come join us as we watch the fifth episode of Top Chef Las Vegas. Cheftestants will toy with cactus cuisine during the Quickfire, then head out to the scorching desert to cook over an open campfire flame. Jump in with comments as the episode unfolds.
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28 Comments:
After that lineup of French chefs last week, nothing could seem scary. Not even a cactus.
Carey Jones at 10:03PM on 09/16/09
I'm really glad that Mike doesn't get immunity in elimination.
Julian at 10:12PM on 09/16/09
"I'd rather put original flavors together than take the slime out of a cactus." zing!
Carey Jones at 10:18PM on 09/16/09
@Julian: agreed!
I'm really enjoying both the level of talent in this season and the interesting challenges--the latter seem like riffs off of old challenges, but also taking advantage of the current location.
ElizabethS at 10:20PM on 09/16/09
I want the Voltaggio brothers as my tentmates...
Carey Jones at 10:24PM on 09/16/09
... and "three kinds of ceviche" in the desert heat makes me incredibly nervous.
Carey Jones at 10:30PM on 09/16/09
Ceviche is becoming as ubiquitous as last season's scallops!
brookes at 10:34PM on 09/16/09
"Sucked on a piece of chlorine" vs. "Ew, bacon grease" vs. "This is disgusting..."
Carey Jones at 10:36PM on 09/16/09
For once, a challenge I'm glad to be watching and not tasting!
Alaina Browne at 10:40PM on 09/16/09
I love horseshoes!
puppychao at 10:45PM on 09/16/09
Robin's going home, I have a feeling. I'm sure the judges want to cut Mattin, but I'm sure the producers don't.
Julian at 10:50PM on 09/16/09
@ Julian. you took the words right out of my mouth! when mike won I went, thank god it's not immunity.
I think Robin's going home too, Mattin has had much better dishes in the past. though what he made today... it makes me lose faith in his capabilities.
cheesebreadbutter at 10:55PM on 09/16/09
oh wow! poor little mattin
cheesebreadbutter at 10:59PM on 09/16/09
I stand corrected!
Julian at 10:59PM on 09/16/09
Robin could have gone home as well, but Mattin should have been shamed into going home after serving a seriously messed up veloute to Joel Robuchon. How do you mess up a veloute(other than choosing to use overwhelming WF bacon.)???
michellelikestoeat at 11:30PM on 09/16/09
Can't wait for an episode that doesn't involve ceviche, or "cevich". Sheesh.
OuiChefCook at 11:41PM on 09/16/09
Seriously, it is not 'top ceviche'. I am so over ceviche.
killatofu at 11:46PM on 09/16/09
@michelle - veloute's one of those things that's easy to do, but hard to do really well, I think.
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt at 11:47PM on 09/16/09
So glad Mattin has gone home! Obviously he is a lousy French cook!
I think the top 3 could be Jennifer, Michael and Bryan; they are proving to be the strongest chefs!
Love the brothers because they are KICKING ASS and from my hometown! MD stand up!!!!
jlewfoodie at 12:55AM on 09/17/09
Love me some Ashley
krr07a at 1:48AM on 09/17/09
I think, on Top Chef, "ceviche" has become shorthand for "I don't know what else to do . . .. except marinate some raw fish." WIth the exception of the Voltaggio brothers and Jennifer, no one else seems to be able to wow the judges with a ceviche.
susanl73 at 8:41AM on 09/17/09
Title is off, right? Not a Masters ep. It was a good one, though. I liked Tim Love. Went to his FW restaurant in June. Really good.
Remander at 9:29AM on 09/17/09
anyone making ceviche at a cookout should be automatically sent home.
travpard at 9:40AM on 09/17/09
I agree with Carey Jones, all the challenges seem to be mediocre at this point. But the chefs did a great job - love that Ashley made it to the top again and can rebuild her confidence. I think she is going to make it far, along with Kevin, Jen and the Voltaggio brothers.
Chew on That at 10:03AM on 09/17/09
It was nice to have a game changer and take some of these guys out of their comfort zones. They all seemed scared of the grill.
No chili? No cornbread? Steaks? BBQ? all those things can be fancied up.. I was expecting Kevin to go this route, they all seemed stunted by the lack of a professional kitchen. One challenge that made me want to be on this show.
Hawk Krall at 10:56AM on 09/17/09
I was just happy to see Brian V. smile!
Lfoodie at 11:22AM on 09/17/09
I can't believe they didn't send that old hag home who made the "drunken" prawns. Drunken is a great word and technique for a bourgeois, pedestrian chef, just like her! She also stated that she didn't taste her prawns untill they were ready to serve, smooth move. Yea Mattin messed up two challenges in a row but he showed real talent in other areas he definitely should have stayed on! I think there was serious pressure on the show not to kick all of the females off, all but one of them are lousy cooks.
Timothyrows at 12:40PM on 09/17/09
I want Ashley in my tent!
candk at 10:32PM on 09/17/09