It's season 20 of Project Runway! We are acting like the Lifetime All-Stars seasons didn't happen! I thought for a hot minute this was just going to be introducing the cast and reminding us of what they were like, and thank GOD I skipped ahead because over an hour into this 90 minute episode, they started sewing so now I gotta talk about it. (click for more)
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Previously on “Top Chef”: the finale began in Paris, as the Quickfire involved the wall challenge, where contestants had to explain to someone how to make a dish without being able to see them. They really should invest in some headphones or something so people can hear each other. Surprisingly the partners were not loved ones but athletes. Ali managed to win, partially because he used actual measurements for seasonings so the two dishes would taste the same. Then everyone had to make a dish featuring mushrooms. This went pretty well, for the most part. Sara won, by making soup. She and Buddha were in the top (listen we all knew Buddha was going to the end, it's nice someone else won for a change). It came down to Gabri having a better dish, but Ali having more mushroom flavor. Do you keep the person who made a better dish or the one who was better at the challenge? They kept Gabri and Ali was eliminated. (click for more)
Previously on “Top Chef”: Sara returned from Last Chance Kitchen, and it's sad because I like Charbel but I also like Sara. The Quickfire involved making jellies, but they had to be sweet and not savory which I feel is a missed opportunity. Buddha won, because of course he did. Then everyone had to make prank food. Well, “tromp l'oeil” food, which is food that looks like something else. Buddha won again. I mean it's just...I get that he's doing very well but also it's a less interesting show when the same person wins all the challenges? Anyway Tom overthought his dish and basically made caviar-flavored caviar, which is not surprising, so he was eliminated. (click for more)
Previously on “Top Chef”: there was a very weird Quickfire involving water conservation? I guess? Which Buddha won because of course he did. And then everyone got into pairs to make wellingtons, three different kinds. It makes sense. Buddha won again, but it was nice in that Gabri was his partner and Gabri has been in the bottom a lot. Sara and Amar had the best collection of flavors, but their lamb was straight-up raw so they were eliminated. (click for more)
Previously on “Top Chef”: the Quickfire was working with preserved fish, which no one really had a ton of trouble with? Amar won, even though he didn't know what he was doing for most of the challenge. He was given extra time in the Elimination challenge, which was to make a thali of Indian food. You didn't have to make Indian food, but you had to include a variety of flavors. A lot of work and some people don't know anything about Indian food. Amar managed to win again, which is very nice and I like seeing him do well. Victoire couldn't keep up with the spices, and while the other two in the bottom managed to provide at least one excellent dish, nothing she made was very impressive so Victoire was eliminated. (click for more)
Previously on “Top Chef”: it was Restaurant Wars time! They let the contestants take over a pre-existing restaurant with a trained waitstaff and FOH leaders, which I think was amazing. No more cater waiters. But apparently there are a lot of people who really wanted them to have to do décor and force someone to be FOH. But that stuff never matters and why not let professionals do it? Of course Buddha showed up with a concept already in mind and his team easily won with superior food. He won individually, again, of course, because he made two dishes and he knows what he's doing. Nicole made pasta ahead of time and then ended up in the weeds (possibly because she refused to make more than 6 dishes at a time) so she was sent home. (click for more)
Previously on “Top Chef”: we had two challenges that in my opinion should have been flipped. The Quickfire was making iconic street food from different countries, which I think would have been a great Elimination challenge. But the Elimination challenge was a product-placement mise en place race and then you had to make something with the mise en place ingredients. Dumb. Anyway, Buddha wins because of course he does, and then his team gets more proteins in the race but they lose to the team without any proteins at all. Tom won for roasted red peppers. The losing team didn't seem to really understand how the dishes were supposed to work (you had three ingredients and you should do one dish featuring each ingredient, not three dishes, each with all three). Charbel just did lamb which was boring, so he was sent home. (click for more)
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