Originally Posted by
Paolo01
As for Ilan, Sam I thought was the clear leader that season. I think that his diabetes just got the best of him. Ilan was weak. I had never root for Marcel until the final when I was rooting for anybody except Ilan.
I thought it was quite a statement when Sam was asked who he wanted to sous for in the finale, and he picked Marcel because he could actually learn something from him, whereas Ilan was going to cook the same food he'd done all season.