Top Chef - Season 5-
"The Last Supper"

The episode starts off focusing on Leah. Ugh, she must be gone this round right? She has lasted 3-4 more rounds than she should have. They then do some focusing on Carla. Apparently Carla did some modeling ... what??

Wylie Furesne is the guest host. He is a chef who is known for his use of chemicals with the food.
The quick fire is to cook an egg dish. This isn't as simple as it sounds. Cooking eggs is not as easy as it may sound.

This is a big quick fire because the winner will get an advantage in the elimination challenge. This is the last cut in New York.

Stefan presents eggs two way. A sweet and savory egg.
Leah presents a quail egg with caviar and potato.
Carla presents her green egg which is good looking.
Hosea shows his Japanese inspired egg dish.
Fabio made sunny side up two ways.
Fabio, Hosea and Leah were the bottom. The top two were Carla, who was noted for her playfulness, and Stefan who showed his skill in the egg dish. In the end Carla takes the win. I'm telling you she is making her move at the right time in this competition.

The chefs draw knives of bigwigs in the culinary world. They have to cook that judge's "last supper" of their choosing. Carla's advantage is that she was given the chance to swap for another chef's last supper. Carla declines the option as she is excited to cook her last supper dish.

Leah is the first with her eggs benedict. It is a mix board on the judges. Some liked some liked it less.
Stefan presents his salmon, roast potatoes and spinach. The salmon was overcooked. A rare mistake by Stefan. He is going to be on the board for elimination. Wow.
Hosea's dish was shrimp scampi with tomatoes privencal (close enough spelling for me). Hosea was not an overwhelming favorite. He might be in trouble.
Fabio, who broke his pinky during this challenge, cooked a whole roasted chicken, roasted potatoes and a leafy salad. Fabio's dish was the best received so far. He will be safe from elimination.
Carla's dish was squab with peas. Just as a reminder squab is pigeon. Just throwing that out there. Carla seems to have nailed it. It is well received by the judges with only a disagreement on how the squab should be cooked. I think Carla is going to be safe. Wow, she is coming on strong.

Padma calls all of the chefs in to judges table. No need to split them up I guess as only the 5 chefs remain.

Sure enough Carla and Fabio are being talked about as the winners.
As far as the losers Stefans overcooked salmon is a key issue. Leah's undercooked eggs is her issue as well. The hollandaise sauce was a bit thin as well. Hosea's dish was dull.

The winner is announced and it is Fabio. I guess the broken finger was worth it. Carla was also announced as being safe. She is really picking up steam at the right time.

Leah is asked to pack her knives and leave. Perhaps a few challenges later than she should have.

As we come down to the final four it is really anyone's game.

I really wanted to drop Stefan down this week. I wasn't sure who to move above him, Fabio or Carla. In the end I decided he still has the best chance of winning the whole competition despite the poor salmon tonight.
1) Stefan (was 1)
2) Fabio (was 2)
3) Carla (was 5)
4) Hosea (was 3)
5) Leah (was 6)

Labels: Television, Top Chef

- posted by Doug @ 12:30:00 AM