Project Runway All Stars 3/20/19--"Modern Families" summary

Previously on “Project Runway All Stars”: Nina arrived to tell everyone they had to make a gown for “a royal ball” and use silk. Everyone tried to be modern, except that a royal ball is very formal and modern is generally frowned upon. Look at the rules surrounding the British royal family, and those are for random events! Not even for formal occasions. Anyway, Irina won, even though she basically made a corset and then a ball gown out of tulle with some ribbons. There is no way you would basically be half naked at a royal ball. Michelle and Anthony Ryan did a ton of whining about how they don't do gowns, but in the end Michelle made an appliqued maxi dress in orange and red and hot pink, and Anthony Ryan made a caftan in yellow and blue. Imagine that caftan with maybe fewer feathers and on a pregnant socialite. Right? So of course Anthony Ryan was sent home, even though his dress was an actual functional dress and didn't look like he spent an hour making it. Regular “Project Runway” on Bravo is really highlighting the random-ass decisions on this show. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/14/19--"Finale" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: Padma made everyone make a dish with durian. Also apparently Padma hates durian. Michelle won an extra hour to cook for the Elimination Challenge, which was to “look to your own heritage” but use Chinese ingredients. Family members were on hand to provide support. Sara made matzo ball soup with Chinese flavors, which is a good idea, even though I still don't like her. She won, and made the finale with Kelsey and Eric. Sadly Michelle didn't use enough Chinese flavors, and she was eliminated. (click for more)

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Project Runway 3/14/19--"First Impressions" summary

Previously on “Project Runway”: well it was a very long time ago. And on another network. And it had Heidi and Tim. Project Runway has moved back to Bravo, with a new model and a new mentor and new judges except for Nina. (click for more)

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Project Runway All Stars 3/13/19--"Nina Says Don't Cry Over Spilt Silk" summary

Previously on “Project Runway All Stars”: all the designers pretended to be weatherpeople so we could pay some lip service to climate change and make “transformational resortwear”. Basically everyone got two weather “conditions” and their garments had to adapt to both. I put it in quotes because the assignments were uneven: sun and snow makes sense, but thunderstorms and wind are basically the same thing. Anyway, Michelle made a jumpsuit and a skirt that turned into a sloppy jacket, and she won. Christina made a swimsuit and a kimono coverup, but her transformation was to tie a sash around the coverup, plus it was something you could buy right now, so she was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/7/19--"The Tao of Macau" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: we began the finale in Macau, in the local market. Graham was here to help the contestants navigate and also to tell everyone how he has a restaurant here. We did not go to his restaurant. Obviously the Quickfire is to cook something with ingredients from the market. Michelle won with cuttlefish noodles. The Elimination Challenge asked the chefs to make a dish for a New Year's party. It must include pork, because it's the Year of the Pig. Also some eliminated contestants showed up with ingredients that represent different ideals like health and happiness. So everyone had to use whichever ingredients they got there also. Kelsey decided the night before not to use pork belly in her dish, but it didn't hurt her and her broth won. Adrienne made a canape, which sounded like it probably tasted good, but the judges weren't impressed (and they thought it was stingy) so she was eliminated. (click for more)

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Project Runway All Stars 3/6/19--"Climate Quick Change" summary

Previously on “Project Runway All Stars”: The designers were asked to create gender neutral high fashion streetwear. This meant that five out of the remaining seven designers made boxy, oversized coats. I guess Dmitry made a trench coat that wasn't a box but it's still a coat. Then the judges got excited about the coats so I guess that's what they have decided gender neutral means. Also there was some stupid drama with Irina using Christina's sewing machine to make personal items, and then not moving because the whole drama with sewing machines has always been stupid, and then Christina taking Michelle's machine and then no one blaming Christina for her part in this stupid argument. Michelle and friends were on social media last week bitching about how Irina is mean because they can't let this go. Anyway, Christina won, and while she did have an oversized coat, I guess it wasn't box shaped. Sean made an interesting outfit that was NOT a coat but had pinstripes so Isaac said it was old and cliché and boring so Sean went home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 2/28/19--"Holy Macau!" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: remember those gardens everyone planted? They all had to make something from their gardens for the Quickfire, which Justin won. Then each contestant had to come up with a dish that was a thank you to their mentor, who would also be at dinner. Also there was an auction but it was very boring. Sara won, and her food looks good, I just don't like Sara herself. Justin made a duo and plated his fish duo five minutes early, which ruined it, and then Tom hates duos so Justin was eliminated. (click for more)

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