Top Chef 3/27/25--"Best Served Cold" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: We got two stereotypical food challenges out of the way. The Quickfire was the poutine challenge, which everyone should have seen coming. Like Shuai, who practiced fondant potatoes at home because he knew he'd have to make poutine and won the Quickfire. The Elimination challenge was a team challenge to make brunch dishes with maple syrup. Zubair won, for making fried chicken with maple. The same fried chicken that he used to start his restaurants. Bailey made tarts but she screwed up the filling and then had both honey and maple and then underbaked them, so she was eliminated. (click for more)

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TAR 37, Recap Leg 4, 3/26/25

Welcome to Leg 4! Last time, on Shrines and Temples and Paper, Oh My!, 11 teams raced through Japan from Osaka to Kyoto. Ana scores the Express Pass for her team, which needs to be used by Leg 5. Han and Holden stage a comeback, while teams struggle on a hard Detour task. Ultimately, Scott and Lori finish first and the dating nurses Courtney and Jasmin continue to have taxi issues and are eliminated from the race. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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"The Joe Schmo Show" 2025 -- episode 10 "The Greatest of All Time"

 

Previously on “Joe Schmo”: We finally got down to the final two people. Ben, who doesn't know this show is faker than usual, and Maya, his supposed “ride or die” BFF. Maya managed to win the challenge, even though she forgot one of the answers she was given, and then she had to make a choice. Get rid of Jessica, who is a third wheel and also straight up didn't do like, half the challenges? Or get rid of Ben, who is far more deserving but also might beat her in the final jury vote? The jury told Maya that if it was her vs. Jessica, she would win with all of the votes. Ben even told her no hard feelings, so of course she got rid of Jessica. (click for more)

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TAR 37, Recap Leg 3, 3/19/25

 

Welcome to Leg 3! Last time, on Sometimes Working the System Is Better Than Arguing, 12 teams raced from Hong Kong to Osaka, Japan. The Lumberjacks and the Mother-Daughter team managed to get a better flight while the Besties argued. Ernest struggled at the intersected Roadblock with Mark, but they eventually got through. Jonathan and Ana got the first place finish they wanted, and even though the siblings argued, they managed to show up before Ernest and Bridget, who were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/20/25--"Brunch a la Boulud" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: We began “Top Chef: Destination Canada” which seemed to be a usual season of Top Chef. The Quickfire asked everyone to get in groups of three to make random dishes, and the winners got money. Immunity is only for Elimination Challenge wins. We had five regions of Canada, represented by five sets of ingredients, and each group had to pick one. It was a good challenge, honestly. Vinny won, which is fine because he seems to be a good chef but I find him annoying is all. Mimi screwed up all of her components of her dish and was sent home. (click for more)

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TAR 37, Recap Leg 2, 3/12/25

 

Welcome to Leg 2! Last time, on Fourteen Teams Is Really Pushing the Envelope, 14 teams started Amazing Race 37 and raced from LA to Hong Kong, China. Racers encountered a new element in the Fork in the Road, which is essentially a Detour with two different endings. Gaymers Carson and Jack finished first in the lion dance option, and it was a three way race for the end of that leg, where retired firefighters Mark and Larry were eliminated. Newlyweds Alyssa and Josiah finished first in the Chinese Opera option, and it was stairs at the beginning of the leg that slowed sisters Jackye and Lauren down, eventually leading to their elimination. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 37, Recap Leg 1, 3/5/25

 

Welcome to Leg 1 of The Amazing Race 37! We are informed by Phil’s voiceover that this is a season of surprises. The Fast Forward is back! The Express Pass is back! The teams are going to have once in a lifetime experiences! There will be emotions! There will be tensions! The camera careens to the roof of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the teams run across the roof. (click for more)

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"The Joe Schmo Show" 2025 -- episode 9 "The Triumvirate"

 

Previously on “Joe Schmo”: Ben returned to the competition, and the producers decided we could finally hear from Danielle. This whole time, Danielle has been a weird crunchy granola person who talks about gut health and how you're just a tube and all natural remedies. We've seen none of it and frankly the show would have been better with more nonsense from Danielle and fewer interviews with the producers about how everything has to go perfectly or the show is ruined. Anyway, Jessica “ruined” her hair with one of Danielle's all natural oils or something, and then we are led to believe that this would prompt Jessica to put forth effort and win a challenge so she could get rid of Danielle. Briefly Maya was up for elimination and frankly that would have been the smarter choice but this is the storyline, I guess. (click for more)

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TAR 37, Recap Leg 0, 2/26/25

 

Welcome back to the Amazing Race! It’s season number thirty-seven. It’s been a full year since out last one, and we’re finally taping episodes without COVID restrictions! Oh, and I brought Toyouke along for the snark. Aren’t you lucky? We’ve read the bios and watched the videos, so let’s get to this shall we? (Toyouke: “I’m very annoyed they don't have good bios or individual videos this year.”) The fourteen (!) teams for TAR37 are (click for more):

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Top Chef 3/13/25--"Across Canada, We Go!" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: Kristen had her first season hosting, and it went very well. The show was in Wisconsin for whatever reason, which was odd. This season is in Canada. “But wait! Isn't there already a “Top Chef: Canada”?” Yes, there is a whole version of Top Chef in Canada already. I don't know. (click for more)

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"The Joe Schmo Show" 2025 -- episode 8 "A Hairy Predicament"

 

Previously on “Joe Schmo”: the producers decided that eliminating Ben and having him come back via “Redemption Island”/”Last Chance Kitchen” rules would be a good move. And it was, in general, except for the part where it sounded like this was one plot point they had from the start. They rewrote a lot of the show, but this part was always in there. And then they acted like they had to scramble last minute to build “Losers' Loft” and bring back all the actors and get them back into character, when they knew this was coming. Also last week I said Barbara wasn't there (the woman who was eliminated immediately after the first challenge) and that if it was me, I'd be suspicious. Then I just now realized, Jonathan Lipnicki wasn't there either and no one said anything. Anyway, of course Ben returned, and then Braxton and Chastity were eliminated so that Ben could be in the Final Four with Maya, Danielle, and Jessica. (click for more)

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"The Joe Schmo Show" 2025 -- episode 7 "One Flew Over the Losers' Loft"

 

Previously on “Joe Schmo”: Ben had a meeting with the supposed creator of this supposed show, Mr. Danish. Mr. Danish was of course weird and cryptic, so Ben immediately assumed this was on purpose to mess with him. Then there was a puzzle challenge, which Braxton won. Chastity got a “makeover” which was basically some makeup and she and Braxton got very close. Ben finally figured out she'd just replaced Trevor with Braxton in her power couple, which was not good for him. The elimination came down to Ben and Chastity, and of course then Ben was eliminated. On the way out, Mr. Danish showed up again and said that it wasn't over yet. Or something else cryptic I guess.(click for more)

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