I will derive some satisfaction in Andrew's eventual departure. WHAT a tool. Doesn't get mayo for crabcakes. Doesn't know how to make mayo, either. Then snubs the guy who first tells him how to make it, then offers to share his. You gotta love him proclaiming how he's going to outcook the other guy, then after the fact claiming that he knew all along he was going up against one of the badasses. I love people who predict they are going to kick ass when they have no knowledge whatsover about who they are competing against. Or even how to make Mayonaise. Know, I wouldn't have been able to make a mayonaise either, but I'm also not a sous chef.

Yeah, I too enjoyed the one guy mentioning EVERY SINGLE TIME ON CAMERA that he was a chef at age 11. Dummy.

Proof again that you shouldn't be teaching kids entitlement and self-esteem at the expense of them learning how to actually think.

I'm pretty sure I'll grow to dislike this entire cast.

I hope to god that Andrew is next. What a whiny little bitch. "I have to use a cast iron skillet. Wah! There isn't any mayo and I somehow missed the part of culinary school where one learns how to make the mother sauces. Wah! My opponent offered me his mayo but I'm going to be a complete asshole tio him and insist on making my own even though I obviously have no clue how to do so. WAHHHHH!"

He also appears to be on massive amounts of uppers. Jesus.

I didn't like Mark (the New Zealander) much either. It could have just been that particular episode, but he came across as pretentious and unduly cocky about how amazing he was.

The dude who made the Chicken Piccata (was that Ryan?) with the bread crumbs was another WTF moment. The fact that he fucked up one of the easier dishes that badly doesn't bode well for him, and I disliked his pathetic attempts to weasel out of it with his diatribe about starch.

I couldn't believe how dreaded the soufflé was. The only time I've ever had a problem with baking one was the time that our oven died in the middle of the the bake cycle. Also, even I know that putting potatoes in one is going to ruin the fluffiness and that you probably shouldn't top the soufflé with lots of weight.

I have no clear favourite contestants yet. I'm glad that Nimma got eliminated, though I obviously would have liked to have seen Andrew's ass out of there instead. She seemed like a sweet person, which translates into "probably not a very good chef." The fact that she had to go meditate or be alone or whatever after her failure in the deep dish pizza challenge showed how weak she was, and her Shrimp Scampi was pretty meager looking, even if she hadn't oversalted it and curdled the flan.

Mandroid2.0 wrote:I'm just viewing this now and...

HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU BE A CHEF AND NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE DEEP DISH PIZZA WITH PRE-MADE DOUGH?!?!?!

Did you people SEE how much dough that chick from NYC put in her pan? It was like she was planning on making a bread loaf in a skillet.

Jesus.

This surprised me too. Speaking as someone whose only experience of a traditional Chicago pizza experience is a shitpan Tescoslap, even I knew that they were being ridiculous. Yes. Dough. Mit yeast. Will, rise. Lots of people seemed to make the same mistake.

Also note the judge who didn't know the difference between Marmite and Vegemite.

Mandroid2.0 wrote:
I have no clear favourite contestants yet. I'm glad that Nimma got eliminated, though I obviously would have liked to have seen Andrew's ass out of there instead. She seemed like a sweet person, which translates into "probably not a very good chef." The fact that she had to go meditate or be alone or whatever after her failure in the deep dish pizza challenge showed how weak she was, and her Shrimp Scampi was pretty meager looking, even if she hadn't oversalted it and curdled the flan.

Oh yeah, and I agree with this too. She stuck out, though not necessarily as the absolute worst chef, as being clearly the most unentertaining television. She wasn't there for fun. Hmm, that didjasumgood didunnit. She also made her dish using only salt, I believe.

I'm quite liking the NZ guy at the mo, though I reckon he'll begin to grate as he exploits a potential confusion between his homeland and Australia. We'll see.

P.S. "Curdling the flan" sounds like a failure which far exceeds the kitchen.

man, everyone's hating on andrew -- poor guy. i liked him at first, i can get over the ego because i think he expects a lot of himself based on where he works -- maybe it's my imagination but i think you have to be pretty darn decent to be a sous at le cirque. he did confess that spiky hair guy was an excellent cook in the end... i hope he does well.

boy did i want to hate spiky hair guy based on his hair alone (and being into modern techno-gastronomy or whatever he called it), but the second he brought out that peaches and sausage pizza... oh baby. mind. changed. now if he'd just do something about that hair i'd be singing his praises without shame. i like erik too... even if his taco soufflé looked like it pooped itself all the way across the plate. he looked like he was going to poop himself in front of the judges too -- sweaty guy. who else do i hate? hmm... oh yeah did i mention eleven year old chef guy? because i hate that guy. he is my least favorite, and should be yours as well.

Faux-hawks are the new lesbian mullet.

Interesting challenge tonight.

They kicked off Debbie Downer and I didn't care.

That one guy needz decaf.