Last night Top Chef said goodbye to Sara N. A pleasant young woman who apparently can cook, but has pretty much flown below the radar throughout this series with no controversy, no wins, and no major losses. That may have been her biggest error. This is after all a tv show and somehow I suspect that they are judged as much for creating drama as they are for cooking skills - at least to some extent.
It appeared in last night’s judging that the choice was between Sara and Howie. Sara was there because of slow service and hamburgers that were poorly seasoned and dry. A crime of the highest magnitude since hamburgers are about as basic as it gets and the first thing many Americans learn to cook.
Howie on the other hand, was up to his usual beligerent standards. He seems to have chosen the “it’s a competition so I will shaft you if possible” route that has worked so poorly in Top Chef previously. He knew the burgers needed to come out faster, yet kept quiet - essentially putting his entire team on the chopping block. As usual, this strategy came very close to backfiring on him as it put him in the bottom two. I thought for sure that Howie was leaving after hearing the judges tell him his attitude has sabotaged his teams, but apparently the drama he creates saved him this time.
Overall this has been a tough season to choose a favorite, but in the end I expect it to come down to Dale or Tre. From what I can see, Tre has the most wins but I suspect that Dale has more talent than we have seen to date. It would not suprise me to see them as the final two.
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