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Originally Posted by missydarlin
(Post 8511426)
FWIW, I hope CJ wins fan favorite.
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Originally Posted by ldsant
(Post 8511248)
grrrrrrrrrrrr - stupid judges. Hung just grated on my nerves since Day one of this season. I throught that Dale should win (since it was obvious that Casey was 'out of it'). Hung just had major attitude through the whole season and was irritating imo.
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Originally Posted by DavidDTW
(Post 8508953)
Agreed. Comments from the judges indicated that Dale's overall effort was better than Hung's.
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Originally Posted by ldsant
(Post 8511248)
Hung just had major attitude through the whole season and was irritating imo.
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Originally Posted by world_citizen
(Post 8509061)
Casey rocks! She's so down to earth, and deserves to win this.
Also apparently no one liked Hung on the show - while they all know he was a great chef, he apparently is "like that" all the time. In any case, two of the Top Chef folks are still cooking in Dallas - both at highly rated Asian fusion places (Tre at Abacus and Casey at Shinsei) - maybe a Top Chef DO is in order? |
Originally Posted by techgirl
(Post 8546218)
In any case, two of the Top Chef folks are still cooking in Dallas - both at highly rated Asian fusion places (Tre at Abacus and Casey at Shinsei) - maybe a Top Chef DO is in order?
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Originally Posted by techgirl
(Post 8546218)
In any case, two of the Top Chef folks are still cooking in Dallas - both at highly rated Asian fusion places (Tre at Abacus and Casey at Shinsei) - maybe a Top Chef DO is in order?
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I really liked Hung. But, frankly, that was based as much on his looks as anything else. ;) Delicious.
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Originally Posted by prncess674
(Post 8549067)
Ooh! Ooh! Raising hand! Still haven't gotten an ETA on my Dallas project but I will be there sometime before the end of the year.
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Originally Posted by ECOTONE
(Post 8550532)
Looks like I'll be in Austin for a conference on 1/6,7 - i could probably hop onto an AA flight for a quick dinner at either place.
Probably not the best weekend for a DO (we have warehouse inventory on the 4th) but post-holiday dinner would be fun. Let me know - I've got connections for both places so we can get something set up. Abacus is closed on Sunday's - and to do a tasting on Saturday nights (the best way to go) we need a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 - but there are enough FTers who like Abacus that we've never had trouble making that count in the past. ;) |
Originally Posted by flygirl94
(Post 8192382)
I watched both season one and two of top chef. Season 3 I am especially interested in because of Dale.
Dale was the original chef in my ex-boyfriend's first restaurant in Chicago. He was eventually fired, but I'm still pulling for him! "Top Chef" finalist Dale Levitski and other kitchen geniuses will cook up dishes to benefit people impacted by HIV and AIDS during CHEFS AND THE CITY at the Peninsula Hotel. The evening also includes live and silent auctions. Aug. 8 2008 from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tickets are $250, proceeds benefit Vital Bridges. 108 E. Superior St., (312) 948-2785, www.chefsandthecity.com |
Follow-up with Dale Levitski
Then the host announced the winner, and it was someone else. Second place wins nothing, and Levitski came home with $50, all he had. The months dragged, and Town & Country drifted from his grasp. With no income, he was evicted from his apartment. Then came word about his mother: Doctors found a lump in her breast. The depression came, the weight packed on, he alienated his closest friends. How did it go wrong for a chef on the verge of becoming the next Rick Bayless or Charlie Trotter? |
Originally Posted by ILuvParis
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