Top Chef: Texas Recap

By David Mumpower

December 21, 2011

Whatever advice he gave, it wasn't good enough.

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3) Ty

Ty moves up quite a bit this week for three reasons. The first is that he won the Quickfire. The second is that his team won the Elimination Challenge. And the third is that he comported himself with grace and dignity for the second straight episode, which is more than I can say for most of the competitors last week.

4) Grayson

Yes, Grayson’s team was close to elimination last week. The fact that they stuck around is a tribute to her since Moto Chris was dead wood during that challenge. Her behavior was a bit odd in front of the judges as she corrected Chris in an artificial way and asked him to hide their displeasure to the other contestants. I am not reading much into this quite yet, but this was unexpected side of her that bears further study.

5) Lindsay

In addition to demonstrating natural leadership in the kitchen, Lindsay continues to comport herself well during challenges. The problem is that while she has won a Quickfire, her elimination results are all low to middle. Until that changes, it is difficult to label her a serious contender.

6) Beverly

I am almost uncomfortable discussing her given last week’s voyeuristic nightmare of an episode. What I can say for certain is that she will feel more pressure than any other competitor over the next few challenges as she attempts to show how unfairly she has been judged by Heather. I think I speak for everyone reading this when I say that if there is any justice, Heather gets eliminated before Beverly.




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7) Chris Crary

There were two positives for Chris last week. The first is that his beach drink looked wonderful and was complimented for its exact purpose. The second is that his team finished second in the elimination challenge. He may have found his footing on Top Chef.

8) Sarah

She finished on the bottom in both phases of last week’s challenge. She simply has not done enough to distinguish herself yet. Still, after a shaky start wherein she demonstrated poor behavior with Keith, Sarah did show a lot of class in worrying about Paul’s fate more than her own last week.

9) Chris Jones aka Moto Chris

After an episode of good cooking and wise decision making, Chris was up to his old tricks last week. He wanted to do something epic and the tragic miscalculation almost led to Grayson’s elimination as well as his own.

10) Heather

I don’t care if she proves to be a better chef than Iron Chef Morimoto, she will never be ranked higher than last place again this season. Actions matter. Hers are universally deplorable.


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