Thursday, December 07, 2006

Top Chef 7th Course: Scrambled tasty waves


Today the nine chefs were asked to create a mouthwatering entree, but as Padma said, "you can't cook anything." They were taken to a fresh air market where there was an abundance of fresh, good ingredients.
El Wolfman created a plate that he said included a "watermelon steak" and it won the challenge. Ilan was not elated and said "The reason he won was because he called it a steak and it was really just a stack of watermelon."
Wolfman proceeded to do the "immunity dance," shuffling while he sing-songed "I'm not going to get e-lim-in-ated."
For the elimination challenge, the chefs were told to prepare a breakfast for athletes but they were not told where they would be cooking or what facilities for cooking or utensils, pots & pans, etc. would be there.
Turns out the athletes were surfer dudes and dudettes and the chefs were cooking sandside @ Malibu Beach. They had a bonfire encased by cement blocks, some skillets, blankets for them to present their buffets and hovering, hungry seagulls. These were not the ideal conditions for making a quiche as Frank found out. He was in the bottom three with Cliff who made a scary looking scrambled-something served in a bowl (!) and Sam the Hot Diabetic's green eggs and a toad in the hole (avec oddly stuck strawberry). Elia (who every week looks more and more like a frontrunner) won with a sweet/salty pancakey rollup thingey.
I almost couldn't watch the judges' decision. Both Cliff and Sam THD are dear to my culinary heart. So a major Phew! when Frank was booted for committing the mortal sin of serving burned eggs.

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