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idigTexas

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  1. No, the fishstick fabric softener guy.
  2. Passing out is half the fun...pussy.
  3. Get back to me when it is final. Arsenal is where done deals go to fall through.
  4. What this doesn't capture is that while Gabe only won one QF, he was top two at least half the time. Dude was one of the best QF performers of all time.
  5. I'm sure timing played a role. Many chefs may have had their hands full trying to keep their places open and keep their staffs paid, and leaving to compete on Top Chef wasn't something they were willing to do under the circumstances. I'm just spitballing here. Obviously, I have no idea how any of this went down.
  6. I've been saying this all season. COVID obviously had a lot of impact on several aspects of the season, first and foremost the list of willing participants.
  7. Nope regular Naked and Afraid episode...probably a rerun.
  8. Matt needs to go to the Olympics. I call bullshit on that big raft. It was the most stable and buoyant bush raft I've ever seen. It didn't even wobble when Rylie hopped onto it. I want to see what is really under those palms, because I don't think it is just a few limbs lashed to two medium sized trunks. Regardless, I enjoyed the episode and the season. Bunch of badasses.
  9. Because there's no way that the judges could possibly know that she made them? I always assume the judges know what happens in the kitchen and that many of their questions and comments are intended to see how much integrity a chef has.
  10. I had the same impression, and like your ferrying plan better than mine.
  11. It was impressive. I wonder if they had any help with it?
  12. Well shit. I'm usually a stickler for spelling names correctly too. I'll try to get over this mental block. I hope Rylie isn't offended.
  13. It's always so convenient how the separate tribes always seem to find each other after wandering for hours. I'm wondering if they are going to try to use that dugout to shuttle the 5 new arrivals cross the channel one at a time. Max picks up Riley Riley returns solo to pick up Jeff, who screams the entire time Riley returns solo Matt crosses solo (dude is big, better safe than sorry) Jeff returns solo to pick up Riley, while still screaming Riley returns solo to pick up Steven Riley returns solo to pick up Ryan Since EJ and Max were just starting on their shelter, do they scrap it for a big one that holds 7? Or perhaps 6, with Jeff left to build a screaming shack for himself?
  14. Yep. It is extremely rare that a preview should be taken at face value.
  15. I love this idea. It would work for many things but not all. Sauces and such would be difficult to fully remove and not taste, depending on how they are plated.
  16. Good points about the sous vide. I recall her claiming that the water was initially too hot, and she was adding ice to it. Unless it had been preheated for general use as a courtesy to the chefs, why was the water too hot? Also, regarding overall of lower quality of this season, remember that they filmed it during the pandemic. This has had many impacts on the show, including the chefs not being allowed to do their own shopping. I'm surprised that they were allowed to get out and about as much as they were. Having a set of judges on hand whose health could be monitored was something that made production easier. I haven't minded that part myself, but I don't expect it to be a regular thing unless we continue to have similar global health crises.
  17. That was not an unexpected or undesired outcome, but I am tired of seeing Dawn get a pass for incomplete plates. She is clearly a good chef and has apparently been making some great dishes, but she has had issues with time management the entire season. I always cringe when someone says that another chef helped them plate (aside from 50+ serving challenges where having a single plater could impact the temperature/quality). It emphasizes that they suck at time management, and comes off like they are trying to blame someone else for their mistake. While I would accept Dawn winning, barring an obvious "judges got it wrong" scenario, I would prefer Gabe or Shota.
  18. I'm not sure what you are disagreeing with. I think you misunderstood my "no one wants to falsely accuse anyone." I was not referring to alleged victims. I was referring to uninformed people who blindly back one side or the other in these types of situations. To rephrase, sometimes accusers lie, and sometimes the guilty claim innocence. Since I don't know the truth of the situation, I'm choosing to not take a side and ignore the issue, at least for the time being, so I can enjoy the show for the rest of the season.
  19. The world we live in makes it really hard to have an opinion about this. No one wants to falsely accuse anyone. No one wants to stand behind a harasser. In the perfect world in my head, truth always prevails, and appropriate punishment is always applied where applicable. Since I don't know what the truth is in this case, and don't have enough information to have an informed opinion, I'm trying to completely ignore this issue for the sake of being able to enjoy this season of Top Chef. I have found Gabe likeable on the show, and do find myself pulling for him. That said, I was a Lance Armstrong fan for a long time too, so my perspective certainly isn't carved in stone.
  20. This is perfectly plausible. The only thing I would add is that there have been many occasions where judging has rewarded taking chances over execution. It doesn't always happen that way, but there is certainly a precedent for it. In the bento box challenge, I was really surprised that Byron played it completely straight, and that there were no negative comments about that. They were specifically asked to give their take on a bento box, which to me says, "be creative." When it came to judging, that seemed to be completely dismissed. Obviously, the food still needs to be good, so Sara's rice must indeed have been awful.
  21. Regarding the "tipping based on distance" issue, sometimes that is not the customer's fault. I've had multiple occasions where I thought I was ordering from a place a couple of miles away, and the order ends up going to a different location that is half way across town. I feel bad for the driver when this happens, but I use DoorDash exclusively, and unless I am missing it, there is not a method for changing the tip once the order has been placed. As a rule, I generally only order from places that are close, as it increases the odds of getting a meal that hasn't had to sit too long.
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