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Fed Up: Top Chef Does it Again

August 27, 2007

I’ve been avoiding discussing Top Chef for one simple reason. I am simply fed up with the show. After last season’s bullying disaster, and the later allegations of how certain people were edited to look innocent in said disaster, I was ready to leave the watching to people with much stronger stomachs.

But something [...]

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Comfort Foods Top Chef Style

July 7, 2007

Now, comfort foods are my thing. They are like giant hugs from your grandparents. They make you feel warm and safe. You know they give you comfort. So, I was intrigued by the concept of modernizing old classics.
I have to say that I am never sure about this show. I am never sure what the [...]

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Top Chef: Back for a Third Season

June 20, 2007

I got hooked on the show in the first season. Watching Dave panic and break down was a thing of beauty. It was too bad that Colicchio obviously hated him though. Because when it came down to it I thought Dave took more chances than Harold and really could have been a contender in the [...]

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More on Top Chef: Are You Freakin kidding Me?

June 20, 2007

Sandee’s Lobster Disaster
I refuse to comment on what they called barbecue. I think doing so would re-ignite the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoy’s. Because there is nothing more divisive than the definition of REAL barbecue. And, being from The South, I know better than to get into all of that. So, I’ll just [...]

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Food Blogs. Now With Fancy Rollover Previews

June 11, 2007

So, I was nominated for a Blogger’s Choice Award. I personally am satisfied with the nomination, because I don’t expect to actually win. I’ve seen my competition. And there is really no contest between my scribbles and the actual food bloggers out there. But it did get me thinking. I started to wonder who I [...]

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