Top Chef Recap.

Marcel: “Why does Angelo always plate on a spoon?”

Yeah, why?

Last nights episode was hard to watch for so many reasons:

1) Jamie’s ridiculous behavior in the competition. Why not serve your dish? Why did you basically hide under a table while your team needed you to step up? I mean, it was bad enough that Carla put you to SHAME by chopping her thumb off, then manning up, putting a band-aid on, and cooking the rest of her dish. But no, you had to whine and beg not to serve your plate. You put yourself to shame, and cost your team. Jamie does not deserve to be there at this point.

2) Spike! Why?! One of the top three chef’s on the show this season. Spike is an innovator, crafty, and just plain cool. Sad to see you go, sorry you let Angelo harsh your mellow, but dude, stand by your food.

3) Why does Angelo plate on only a spoon? Marcel hit it on the head! That question has bothered me for the last two years. Angelo is quite possibly the most annoying chef I have watched on this show. His subtle sabotage of other chef’s dishes. The quite, passive-aggressive mind games he plays on the other chefs. I’m ready for someone to take him to task on it. Kevin tried last year, and I have a feeling there is going to be an EPIC showdown between him and Marcel. I’m ready for it to happen.

The show lacked Bourdain, and I missed his presence last night, more Bourdain = better show.

Fabio, good to see you pull together a good dish, I’m happy for you. Just wish Tony would have been on hand to witness it.

Carla. It is always good to see a chef win, especially when other’s doubted the dish you were putting out. Carla is one of my all time favorites. Not because she is an awesome cook, but because she is an awesome person. She’s got charisma, spirit, and some killer chops. Good on her!

Until Next time.