Top Chef: Things I Learned

#1 That Tofu Can Actually Look Delicious

Under the inordinate amount of pressure they were under, I would never have thought about preparing Tofu marinated with rendered beef fat! But, the dish that Dale & Richard improvised actually looked like something I’d want to try at a restaurant! Unlike this piece of turd:

Menage a Trois of Orange with Goat Cheese,
Asparagus, Salad & Olive Tapenade
by Jennifer & Stephanie

WTF is that?! Esthetically speaking, it looks like something a cow left behind. In the end, Jennifer (the other 50%) of the sapphic couple, was sent home as a result of this culinary atrocity.

#2 That Dale is (like me) Filipino… but doesn’t cook Filipino food

“Halo-Halo” with Shaved Ice, Avocado,
Mango, Kiwi & Nuts
by Dale

Throughout the entire show, Dale mentioned his cooking specialties come from various Asian countries… except the Philippines. I don’t blame him. Personally, I think of Filipino food as the deformed step-child of Southeast Asia cuisine (sorry, mom). But, that’s for another blog.

Anyway, after wondering for about a month what the fork was Dale’s origin, he pretty much settled it by making the traditional halo-halo dessert (above ) — which was rated 2nd only to Richard’s creation.

In my ever so humble opinion, I think Dale lucked out. Come on, this dish has a technical difficulty that even Paris Hilton pull off after a heavy night of partying. Fortunately, his competitors chose to shit through their culinary dung-holes and pass off crap to the judges.

#3 Guest Judge Johnny Iuzzini is HOTT!!!!

‘Nuff said!!