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Twenty-two stars of the culinary world have come together on a common battlefield to play the Top Chef game for charity. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Food Last time, six chefs were playing host to Mekhi Phifer's birthday party. A forgotten tray almost costs Carmen Gonzalez a shot at the title, as she and Marcus Samuelsson move on to the Champions' Round. Now, six Top Chef season 1 alums will compete for another spot. The chefs returning for redemption...
Two players will move on to the Champions Round from this show... First up... QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Russian Roulette From season 3, create a dish that pairs with an exotic Russian vodka cocktail. GRAHAM: Coriander Mule The Real Housewives of Orange County and Gael Greene will taste... They will have 45 minutes to cook... Go to it. WYLIE: Arctic Char with Lentils, Bacon,
Crispy Potatoes & Lemon Yogurt. Five of them received 4 stars. One received 5 stars. Achieving perfection.... is JONATHAN. He gets $5000 and an advantage going into... ELIMINATION CHALLENGE We're going to the pub. Take a traditional pub dish and turn it into a new dining classic. Jonathan gets his first choice... JONATHAN: Shepherd's Pie They'll be serving up their wares at Tom Bergin's Irish Tavern tomorrow. , and they have 45 minutes and $250 at Whole Foods to shop. Two hours to prep. One hour to cook. During that hour we have cold ovens and hot tempers. Thank you, Ludo. Mark's toad in the hole... is not yet done. This is what we end up serving... - Ludo's Irish Stew: Beef Tenderloin, Potatoes Confit, Roasted Peanuts with Miso & Guinness Caramel. The Guinness & honey glaze is on point, but at the same time... it's not Irish Stew. - Rick's Fish & Chips: Chicken Fried Sable, Lemon Confit Tartar Sauce, Twice Fried Potatoes & Fennel Slaw.. A really good piece of fried fish, but the chips are a little too hard to eat when cooled. - Wylie's Bangers & Mash: Bangers, Smoked Mash, Onion Jus & Snow Peas. The jus is nice, and the dish is recognizable. - Graham's Steak & Kidney Pie: Roasted Beef Tenderloin, Chanterelle Puree & Bacon-Kidney Vinaigrette. The meat is perfectly rare, but they didn't understand the need to kill the flavor of the kidneys. - Mark's Toad in the Hole: Seafood Sausage, Onion Sauce with Lobster Broth & Mustard Greens. The Yorkshire pudding was at the bottom of the dish... and it's bready, dense, and not cooked through. The rest of the dish is okay. - Jonathan's Shepherd's Pie: Lamb, Mashed Potatoes & Parmesan Cheese. The lamb is very juicy, the flavor is rich, the potatoes are soupy. And Rick and Ludo come to blows before... CRITICS TABLE Ludo really wanted to bring Irish stew to life, but he ended up going too far off base. Mark's toad-in-the-hole was a beautiful sausage, but the pudding was a disaster. Jonathan's shepherd's pie is a robust dish. Wylie's bangers and mash was premade with some merguez. Jay thought it was a little dry, though. Graham thought that the kidneys were going to be a little hard to work with. Rick brought citrus into the game. The final scores:
Jonathan wins the $10,000 for his charity as well as a spot in the next round. Who'll join him? That would be... Rick! He and Jonathan will be seats #5 and #6. Next time, the final seats in the Champions Round are filled. Tip the veal, try the waitress. To see this episode in its entirety, or to get recipes from this episode, go to www.bravotv.com/topchefmasters. |
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