Thursday, August 27, 2009

TOP CHEF: Episode 2

This season of Top Chef takes place in Las Vegas and promises to have higher stakes games and many twists. Thus far the contestants are not falling short of the quality expected from the judges and viewers. but, making this season even more enjoyable is the fantasy draft that my friends and I have put together. here is how we are working the points:

QUICK FIRE: 25
TEAM MEMBER OF A WINNING TEAM: 10
WINNING THE WEEK: 45
NOT KICKED OFF: 5
TOP THREE: 75
WINNER OF SHOW: 125

The person with the most points in the end wins. This season, because of who I picked, I will be rooting for only four contestants: Robin Leventhal, Jesse Sandin, BryanVoltaggio, and AshFulk. Bryan was my top pick so I am VERY excited that I was able to get him on my team. I am most worried Jesse, I really think that she has a lot of potential but cannot quite get it together. Robin is a wild card I just hope she will get some "not kicked off" points from her. I really don't know what to expect from Ash but he is funny so I hope he stays for many episodes.

As for this week, I am tied for first place thanks to Bryan pulling out the win. How creative he was with the macaroon! a Macaroon worth 45 points to me. Eve was completely the right choice to leave. If you know you cannot cook shrimp the first time don't keep it up - isn't that Top Chef 101?

In the futures, I do think the Preeti should get the hell off and I am crossing my fingers that Jesse will pull herself together and not try to cook scallops again.