Life has been rocky since my last update, but since I made a commitment to be a little less personal in this blog, I will talk about a current, but less personal, issue that is bugging the hell out of me.
I watched all of Season Two of Top Chef on Bravo, and I have to say, it was a really engaging show. I also have to say that I probably wouldn't eat half the stuff those chef's made. There are 3 reasons:
(1) They use ingredients I know I don't like
(2) I don't know what the heck the ingredients are they are putting into things/don't know the names for things (hearts of palm? blini?)
(3) I forgot the third reason.
But anyhow, from the very start, I could see who some of the better chefs were. My favorites were Sam, Ilan, and Cliff. Sometimes I liked Elia, though I felt that she was too flippant (how many times can you hear someone say "I quit!" and "I dont even care anymore" - and still care about their winning?). Marcel, the chef that everyone seemed to hate, was in my mind a decent chef, but his attitude and behavior was just terrible.
So we get down to the final four - Sam, Ilan, Elia, and Marcel. Throughout the season, I really belived that Sam would go all the way to the top. He was a great chef, and aside from his cooking, seemed like a pretty cool guy too. So in part one of the finale, which aired last week (but I didn't get to see it until last night), Sam and Elia were cut.
Yes, I have to admit, I jumped off the couch, said a few expletives (but nothing too outlandish), called my friend up on the phone and said "I want a refund!!!!!!" I was mad. I defintely think Sam deserved to be in the top two, and think he deserved the title of Top Chef. I didn't even bother to watch the finale where Ilan and Marcel went head-to-head. I did tape it to watch later though.
I logged on to Bravotv.com today to find out who won, and I'm happy that it was Ilan. I'd eat at his or Sam's restaurant any day. Hopefully the exposure that Sam got from the show will help further his career. He's a really great chef. And I want to marry him. But that's beside the point.
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