Top Chef took a homespun -- but no less gourmet -- turn this week as the 10 remaining cheftestants got to work in the kitchen of the Top Chef house, cooking up a family style dinner party for a spate of celebrity chefs. Again, the chefs were paired up -- prompting some heat between several pairs. Quickfire: Guest judge Tyler Florence presided over the Quickfire challenge. The chefs were randomly assigned three words to describe the "mood, taste and texture" of a dish they would have to cook. In a flashy Vegas twist, the adjectives were furnished via a slot machine -- and ranged from the specific ("spicy") to the abstract ("romantic") to the possibly new-to-some-viewers ("umami," one of the five basic tastes which vaguely corresponds to "earthy or meaty"). Among the lowlights: Eli, whose umami mushroom dish was drowning in citrus; Jennifer's scallop and caviar combo; and Robin, whose curry...
- 10/8/2009
- by StyleWatch
- People.com - TV Watch
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