tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899618312427217181.post90689548394101498..comments2009-11-22T05:38:36.715-06:00Comments on Scrumptulescence: Top Chef: Ilan Won Because He Resembles Drew CoursinBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579077064795311723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899618312427217181.post-53249514421058303122007-02-09T11:33:00.000-06:002007-02-09T11:33:00.000-06:00so, my comments won't be nearly as long as Bryan's...so, my comments won't be nearly as long as Bryan's, but Drew, I must say a few things:<BR/><BR/>1. calling Marcel Wolverine-meets-Dragonball-Z wins you kudos (the snack bar, not the accolade). I forgot all about Dragonball Z.<BR/><BR/>2. you cannot, absolutely cannot, say that watching the Real Housewives of Orange County is somehow superior to Top Chef. Marcel puts silicone in his molecularly gastronimized food and the wives put silicone in their breasts. not a big difference, really, since you kind of want to stick your face in both...<BR/><BR/>3. Ilan's kind of a douche and you shouldn't say he resembles you because you're not a douche.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720696564417526287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899618312427217181.post-69950424690796977812007-02-01T14:42:00.000-06:002007-02-01T14:42:00.000-06:00I kind of like Top Chef, and saw most of this seas...I kind of like Top Chef, and saw most of this season. I still haven't watched the final episode. Marcel was annoying as hell, and his reliance on those molecular gastronomy techniques annoyed me quote a bit, but it was more his attitude and his way of dealing with others. I understand that chefs are kind of crazy and unique individuals, but if I ever owned a restaurant, I wouldn't feel the need to have someone like that around, no matter how good they were at cooking. Ilan was ok. I like how everything he did was Spanish, like, the whole season. Some of his dishes seemed to glow yellow with the amount of saffron he added. <br /><br />Anyway, regarding your Iron Chef Syndrome comment, I tend to agree. Some of the chefs definitely go overboard with the esoteric ingredients, hoping to shock instead of please the palate. I love the current Iron Chef America, although I don't watch it often. I like it mainly because Alton Brown is the play-by-play guy. He's very cool. But my favorite Iron Chef moment came in an Asparagus battle on the original Japanese version of the show. One of the chefs took a sheet pan and covered in in rock salt. Then he spread some rather large asparagus spears out over the salt. Then he took some rare species of lobster, and covered the asparagus with the lobsters (still alive, I think. either than or he killed and split them). Then he baked them. Then he threw away the lobsters and the salt and served the lobster infused asparagus. The judges were rather annoyed, as the announcer claimed that this rare form of lobster was worth like $200 a pound. Sweet.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579077064795311723noreply@blogger.com