Previously on “Top Chef”: no Quickfire, just an Elimination
challenge that involved teams and also Vietnamese food. Also a bus around town
so people could eat Vietnamese for the first time (Carlos) or brag about how
much they knew about Vietnam (Travis). Travis is pretty much an arrogant jerk
for the whole episode, up to and including saying guest judge Eddie Huang
doesn’t know anything about Vietnamese food because he’s from Taiwan. Did we
mention Travis is white? Yes. Justin noticed all Travis’s team’s problems but
did absolutely nothing, preferring to let them hang themselves which is a
strategy I approve of. Anyhow, Shirley won because she made shrimp with a ton
of butter, which is what the fishermen told her to do. It looked like Travis
might go home but instead Janine’s poorly cooked shrimp did her in. (click for
more)
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