Brian Booted for a Cheesy Non-Decision
The first round of the Top Chef finals saw the rebirth of Dale who won his very first Elimination Challenge. Brian, on the other hand, was given the boot when his dish offered a choice of cheese. Instead of picking the best matching cheese, Brian let the cowboys and cowgirls choose their cheese. This didn’t sit well with guest judge Eric Ripert.
Other than this detail, every chef did well in the challenge, and all four judges had four different favorites. It really was splitting hairs about who had to go from the bottom three of Casey, Hung, and Brian. Dale looked to be in trouble when his tart farted but made a miraculous comeback with cauliflower.
When Head Judge Tom Colicchio asked each chef why he (or she) deserved to be in the finals, I liked Dale’s and Hung’s answers the most. For Dale, cooking led him through his highs and lows in life while Hung’s childhood and family life revolved around cooking. You could sense their passion for cooking.
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