"Top Chef" guest judge Rocco DiSpirito got little respect from the contestants. (Joey even called him an a--hole. Leave it to the New York boy to tell it like it is.)
Rocco needs a new stylist - stat. Why, oh, why orange hair? And the overly plucked eyebrows? What's up with that? Guys, I understand getting rid of a unibrow, but pluck a few too many hairs and you're just inviting comparisons to Joan Crawford. Or one of those Gotti brothers.
Instead of shilling cat food, the Big Roc now has pledged his allegiance to frozen pasta and Bertolli products. Big sigh! Rocco - you used to be someone! You used to be a contender! Sell-outs make me sad, sad, sad.
OK, the quickfire challenge with contestants guessing the ingredients placed before them was boring - I want cooking, people! - though it was encouraging to see arrogant Hung get knocked out when his smug mug incorrectly identified celery seed.
Elimination round was about making a frozen pasta that could be reheated. Wow, what a big surprise given that the new Bertolli pitchman was a guest. Timeout for a soap box moment. How hard is it to cook pasta? Please, it's between 6 to 11 minutes at the most. Are people in that much of a hurry that they can't take the time to toss pasta in salted boiling water and make something that would taste so much better than frozen bag food? This is the weird kind of thinking about cooking that makes Italians scratch their heads about Americans and their approach to food. That and drive-thru fast food. (Some friends and I tried once to explain drive-thrus to an Italian friend Stefano and he thought we were joking. He couldn't believe anyone would eat a meal in their car.) People in Italy drive really fast, but they slow down - and rightly so - when it comes to cooking and eating. Alright. I'm stepping down from the box.
Here are the episode highlights:
- During the quickfire challenge, did you know those green globes that Brian thought were heirloom tomatoes were eggplant? I didn't.
- Rocco trying oh-so earnestly to tout frozen pasta (a.k.a BERTOLLI pasta) and pontificating why home meal replacement (a BERTOLLI MEAL, that is!) is so important to consumers. Way to earn your paycheck, buddy. But you could tell Colicchio wasn't buying it. Have I said how much I like Tom?
- Rocco does, however, earn points by arguing with Tom about truffles being Mediterranean. I'm with you there, Roc. I'm not sure Tom made his point.
- How funny was it when CJ called Hung a douche?
- I'm with "bulldog" Howie. Tri-colored fusilli is cheesy - and boring.
- But Howie needs to wear a bandanna or something when he cooks. The ball of sweat hanging from his nose while he was cooking made me want to barf. I don't want someone's body fluids in my food.
- Joey didn't go out "screaming like a lunatic." Nope, he just cried like my favorite 4-year-old when she doesn't want to go to bed. I'm going to miss one of the Bruiser Boys. Howie is BB No. 2.
- Should Joey have exited this episode? I think the judges made a mistake. Sara would have been my choice.
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For the second time in a row, I think the wrong person was booted. Casey should have been gone two weeks ago, not Lia, and last night it should have been either Sara, or Howie. I like Howie, but man he was way to mush of an A$$ last night. He totally intimidated Sara nad that whole meal was his idea and baby. He has been on the chopping bloack way too many times.
I competely agree that Howie should have gone home. The challenge was working in a pair and making a frozen dinner. So, basically Howie failed in many ways to successfully work in a pair. He let his emotions and opinions about Sara affect him right off the bat.
Wow did he blow up at Sara or what? Seriously, she was under the knife for not contributing enough and she was just defending herself.
Although I think Howie should have gone, I'm not at all surprised that Joey was cut. He heard what Hung's plan was at least twice from what we saw. He was there when Hung explained it to Tom in the beginning. What's obvious is that Hung's ego had taken a little bit of a dip since he's been in the bottom recently and got eliminated from the quick fire bee so early. I'm thinking that's why he didn't shove his idea down Joey's throat.
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