Q & A: Top Chef's Lisa Fernandes
i think it's cool that she patched things up with a couple of the other contestants even though their spats might have been magnified anyways.
i think it's cool that she patched things up with a couple of the other contestants even though their spats might have been magnified anyways.
i think you can't miss either going to komi or blue duck tavern for the great dining experience you are guaranteed to have at either place.
ground beef + fresh garlic + kosher salt, pepper + crushed red pepper + little bit of worchestire sauce for some great burgers
serve with roasted fennel with olive oil and salt, pepper and slivers of english cheddar, throw on some chopped fennel leaves on lightly buttered, toasted buns
yum.
We do cheeseburgers (usually Swiss, but sometimes cheddar with or without chiles added) and top them with a fried egg and a little ketchup. It's what my BF asks for every year for his birthday.
Also, I like a good burger topped with Saga blue or cambezolla cheese and some mushrooms that have been sauteed with a little shallot and garlic with a bit of dijon mustard on the bun.
I season my burgers with a bit of coarse sea salt and coarsely ground fresh pepper before cooking. We like the flavorful crust that results from doing it that way.
western burger at dennys .. patty..swiss chees, fried onion rings, a-1 sauce and veggies! yumm...
or the slam burger with egg cheese sauce and hashbrowns! and of course meat.
Was this the girl who said she did not care what bloggers said about her? Oh now she cares! Ha! I like her less than Marcel, he at least was funny.
Lisa just made that soup for family meal at Mai House. It's fantastic.
I find it really bizarre that Lisa expected the win. Stephanie and Richard were very clearly the front runners going in. Lisa may have made a solid final meal, but it certainly was not better than Stephanie's, and Stephanie clearly was the superior chef throughout the series, earning win after win week after week. Wasn't Lisa's only win a group challenge?
I do, however, think its a nice picture, and I would really like to try that soup and soup dumpling from the finale.
@tori_t: it's not just Lisa, it's all the contestants, though. They all have magically lost 10-20 pounds via the magic of Photoshop.
Honestly I think she might've just hired a good PR person, because most of these answers seem staged and reserved. I have more respect for someone who's a complete bitch but honest about it than for someone who's clearly glossing over things that, editing or not, came out of her mouth.
I also have always hated how arrogant she is about being a good chef - every other chef admitted it when they'd messed up, but she continues to assert (even in this interview) that nothing's her fault. I've never heard her take responsibility for a single dish, except the good ones, of course. I'd still like to hear her explain the Great Rice Sabotage Scandal of 2008.....
P.S. - Jim, I think she's the type who would HIT back. :)
I find people who cook for a living to be fascinating. Just like people who build and remodel houses. Cooking and Home Improvement shows are some of my favorites.
Sitting back on the couch, watching other people work hard doing things I have no desire to do myself, yet still enjoy seeing and learning about -- Awesome!
oh, give a girl a break. i'd want my chin pudginess airbrushed away, too.
also, jim, do you say "i'd hit it" directly to a woman's face when you find her attractive? because there are less violent, more creative ways of saying that.
anyway, way to step it up at the end, lisa. you did yourself proud.
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