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TCAS
I don't normally post about Top Chef since it's "cook, judge, repeat" and while I'll usually have one or two favorites a season, I'm not outraged if they don't make it. But...
The whole Jen thing was like a slow motion train wreck. I sort of remember her from before in that I recognize her face and her name, but I couldn't tell you what she was like or what season she was on before. That whole judge's table thing - wow. I don't think anyone has ever flipped their shit quite like that before.
Anthony Bourdain's blog (over on the Top Chef Bravo site) was really entertaining, but what really made me get out the popcorn were the comments on Tom Colicchio's blog. Some people are OUTRAGED at the "mis-judging." Obviously the judges forced Jen off the show as payback!
Here's the thing, though. I would put down money that there was a huge temptation to keep her because of Jen's judge's table tirade. It could have created a ratings uptick if people tuned in again to see what crazy Jen might do. It would have been great for the show if she stayed. So I have little doubt that the wet bacon with chopped hard boiled eggs was worse than the over-reduced sauce or spotty-cooked frittatas. It looked disgusting. Personally I could eat around an uncooked middle of a frittata, or scrape off some sauce, but the thought of a wet slab of bacon makes me gag.
As far as Jamie goes, she got really lucky. They couldn't really judge her on anything, including the wet bacon, but I guess she helped out enough to avoid disqualification, something they really only could have kicked her off for. If you don't think there was a discussion by the producers about it, you're kidding yourself.
The whole Jen thing was like a slow motion train wreck. I sort of remember her from before in that I recognize her face and her name, but I couldn't tell you what she was like or what season she was on before. That whole judge's table thing - wow. I don't think anyone has ever flipped their shit quite like that before.
Anthony Bourdain's blog (over on the Top Chef Bravo site) was really entertaining, but what really made me get out the popcorn were the comments on Tom Colicchio's blog. Some people are OUTRAGED at the "mis-judging." Obviously the judges forced Jen off the show as payback!
Here's the thing, though. I would put down money that there was a huge temptation to keep her because of Jen's judge's table tirade. It could have created a ratings uptick if people tuned in again to see what crazy Jen might do. It would have been great for the show if she stayed. So I have little doubt that the wet bacon with chopped hard boiled eggs was worse than the over-reduced sauce or spotty-cooked frittatas. It looked disgusting. Personally I could eat around an uncooked middle of a frittata, or scrape off some sauce, but the thought of a wet slab of bacon makes me gag.
As far as Jamie goes, she got really lucky. They couldn't really judge her on anything, including the wet bacon, but I guess she helped out enough to avoid disqualification, something they really only could have kicked her off for. If you don't think there was a discussion by the producers about it, you're kidding yourself.