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HamdenRice

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Sat Sep-15-07 12:42 PM
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This is not to take away from the "spoiler" thread on Top Chef, but I wanted to ask the more narrow question of who you think is going to win, now that we are down to the last 5. Just to make it unscientific, I'll throw in my 2 cents that it's between Hung and Sara M.

Please vote and explain why you think your chef is going to win!

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philosophie_en_rose

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Sat Sep-15-07 12:49 PM
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1. Hung v. Casey in the finals.

Dale might replace Casey, but they always put the 'villain' in the final.

Sara and Brian are redshirts.

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Richardo

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Sat Sep-15-07 01:02 PM
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2. I agree with this

Edited on Sat Sep-15-07 01:03 PM by Richardo

Hung does have some talent, and they need a villian. But his recipes are wildly volatile - either perfect or horrible. Casey, I don't think has lost a quick fire yet, and hasn't been to the 'bad' judges table too often. Now has two elimination wins in a row, so I think she's moving to the head of the pack.

Sara and Brian are the weakest of the remaining five - seems like Sara is always at the 'bad' judges table, and Brian has no breadth whatsoever.

Dale's the dark horse for final two.

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MonkeyFunk

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Sun Sep-16-07 07:07 AM
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8. Wasn't Casey the one who badly

handled the task of chopping an onion?

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Richardo

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Sun Sep-16-07 07:47 AM
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9. I don't remember that

which doesn't mean anything. I don't remember lots of things. :shrug:

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HamdenRice

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Sun Sep-16-07 09:17 AM
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10. Yes! It was quite bizarre

Edited on Sun Sep-16-07 09:18 AM by HamdenRice

It was a quick fire team challenge. They were divided into two teams to race to complete "mise en plase" (sp?), ie, preparation of ingredients. Each team member did one thing like shuck oysters, break down a chicken, chop onions, whip egg white.

Casey sooo blew it, I was astounded. She's supposed to be a chef and she chops onions that slowly?

On his blog, Collichio gave the excuse that her knife was dull, but it was pretty obvious that it was entirely her technique. She doesn't have "knife skills."

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MonkeyFunk

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Sun Sep-16-07 09:20 AM
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11. yes

her technique was bizarre. *I* can chop an onion better than she did.

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HamdenRice

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Sat Sep-15-07 04:22 PM
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3. shameless self kick for a bigger sample nt

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Tektonik

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Sat Sep-15-07 04:44 PM
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4. hopefully Hung wins

Well as long as Brian is not in the finals, I'll be pleased

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HamdenRice

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Sun Sep-16-07 04:59 AM
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5. I also think Hung has a good chance of winning

Ever since season 1, there is clearly a bias toward a certain kind of cuisine -- the heirs of "nouvelle cousine" -- which emphasizes a certain kind of presentation almost as much as flavor.

Hung is clearly the chef most rooted in that tradition.

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Fox Mulder

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Sun Sep-16-07 05:11 AM
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6. Anyone but Hung.

I can't stand him.

I'm really hoping that either Casey or Dale wins.

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HamdenRice

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Sun Sep-16-07 05:21 AM
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7. I don't mind him

I don't think he's as villanous as the previous season's "villains" were. Tiffany (season 1) really was downright mean and disrespectful to other chefs. Marcel (season 2) was irritating beyond tolerance to the other chefs.

Hung is arrogant and over-confident, but he seems to actually get along with the other chefs. I haven't seen one screaming match in which he was involved, compared to other "villains".

Running around with sharp knives, well that's another story.

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