Top Chef:All Stars 4/16/20--"Bring Your Loved One to Work" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: there was a bunch of product placement for a Quickfire. Colors. Whatever. Gregory won, which was nice mostly because Karen lost again. The Elimination challenge involved two teams, and shopping at the farmer's market. Everyone had to make vegetarian tasting menus. There was some minor drama with Lee Anne and Malarkey, because Lee Anne once again did poorly. Melissa won, with another soup. She's doing very well. Lisa was sent home for a weird lukewarm undercooked Brussels sprouts dish. (click for more)

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Top Chef:All Stars 4/9/20--"You're So Fresh" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: the Quickfire asked everyone to make fried rice with odd ingredients. It wasn't that weird, but it's a fun challenge. Kevin won, for making fried rice with hot dogs and hot Cheetos. He had immunity, which was great, because the Elimination challenge was to be inspired by art movements. No one really did a stellar job, because art movements are complicated. But there were some pretty dishes. Melissa won, with a gorgeous dish of lobster wontons. Karen was in the bottom, and she was salty because Kevin's dish was worse, but he had immunity. Forgetting the part where if Kevin hadn't been in her group, she still would have been up for elimination. However, Jamie's overcooked chicken and missing jus sent him home. (click for more)

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Top Chef:All Stars 4/2/20--"Strokes of Genius" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: no Quickfire, because everyone was split up into small groups and sent out to small restaurants to be inspired. The event was honoring Jonathan Gold, a restaurant reviewer. Mostly people ate at ethnic restaurants, and they did skim over some of them which was sad, but it was cool to see. Kevin won, because Kevin is amazing. Eric was once again on the bottom for making East African food that the judges didn't like, but in the end, Angelo was eliminated for making a sweet broth that wasn't a dessert. (click for more)

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Top Chef:All Stars 3/26/20--"The Jonathan Gold Standard" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: We started with a mise en place race, where of course you have to cook with the ingredients. The first team to finish won, in spite of Hipster Joe's terrible pasta. The team members were each were a team leader for the Elimination challenge, which was to cook seafood on the beach over a firepit. Gregory cooked perfect salmon and won. Both Hipster Joe and Lee Anne made mistakes in both the Quickfire and the Elimination challenge, but Hipster Joe was eliminated. But of course, Last Chance Kitchen. (click for more)

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Top Chef:All Stars 3/19/20--"It's Like They Never Left" summary

Previously on “Top Chef”: It's all stars time! Some normalcy, which I think is very necessary. (click for more)

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Project Runway 3/12/20--"Finale pt. 2" summary

Previously on “Project Runway”: the four finalists all made collections and showed three looks to the judges. Everyone got criticism and then they acted like they didn't know how many people they were going to eliminate. But they have to know, because they didn't have time to discuss who they were eliminating. And I accounted for the edit. Whatever. (click for more)

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Project Runway 3/5/20--"Finale pt. 1" summary

Previously on “Project Runway”: we had an avant garde challenge that was actually pretty good. Compared to the level of “avant garde” this show usually produces. But with a double elimination everyone mostly freaked out. In the end Marquise and Brittany were eliminated, which means that everyone the judges eliminated is actually gone. Interesting. (click for more)

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