Top Chef Finale – Are You Ready?

10/03/2007

So, I’m sitting here taking a break from other things, and Iron Chef America Battle Shrimp is on right now. It’s an older episode, but it’s looking amusing. Batali versus Des Jardins – and it’s just starting. Oh, but wait, this isn’t about Iron Chef – it’s about Top Chef :-)

So I’m excited about Top Chef tonight. It’s the last episode – they’re eliminating two people, leaving one winner. It starts at 10pm. I probably should have blogged about it before. The final three people on the show are Dale, Hung, and uh… what’s her name? Casey? I think that’s it. Anyway, here are my thoughts:

  • I Hope Hung doesn’t win. In Finale, part 1, he *lied* through his teeth – multiple times. He also has a really crappy atitude toward helping the other chefs – his teamwork is non-existant. I know, it’s a competition, but when others are willing and able to help each other out, and you’re the only guy who’s not willing to help out other people, it shows your character. Apparently you’re not better in a way that you feel comfortable *helping* your competitors.
  • I’m not sure if I want Dale or Casey to win. I was really surprised to see Brian leave though. I didn’t think he would. But, I think Casey is in a better position to win. She’s really started to shine. Of course, now that I’ve mentioned this, it means Hung will take the prize. That’s always the way it works for me ;-)
  • To Bravo: Your Video Blogs Suck. I have a ricidulously fast cable modem. I should have no problem accessing your website. The hype hasn’t even started yet, and I’m having a tough time even getting a response from your web server. Puh-lease, fix it!
  • They just had a Top Chef commercial saying that they’re announcing the winner *live*. This is very cool. But, it’s the first time I’ve heard of that. Advertise it earlier!

Anyway, I’m happy about tonight. This is the first season of Top Chef that I’ve watched. If Hung wins, I’m not watchiing again ;-) If he doesn’t, then I will blog more about it tomorrow.