Top Chef

View Date: 8/31/09
Air Date: 8/26/09

Chefs: Jesse, Eve, Bryan, Kevin, Jennifer C., Ashley, Laurine, Mattin, Michael V., Hector, Preeti, Robin, Mike I., Eli, Ron, Ash

Quickfire Challenge: This was a high stakes challenge, where the winner got not only immunity but also $15000. The chefs approached a craps table and rolled the dice. The number attained was the number of ingredients the chefs had to use to prepare a dish in 30 minutes. Salt, pepper, and oil were the only freebies. Todd English, the guest judge, chose Michael V. as the winner, which made him happy to beat his brother.

Elimination Challenge: This is a battle of the sexes where the girls have to cook for a bachelor party, and the guys have to cook for the bachelorette party. Also, the meals have to be paired with the couple's favorite shots. Todd English was again the guest judge for this challenge. While there were a few chefs did have philosophical issues with this challenge due to them not being able to get married, they put their issues aside and presented a united front. Overall, the guys seemed to get better comments from the judges during the tasting portion, but both seemed to get good reviews from the guests.

Bryan, Hector, Eli, and Michael V. got called in, and were announced to be the winning team as well as the best dishes from the winning team. The challenge came down to the two brothers, but Bryan's sweet and sour macaroon won the day. Obviously, the girls lost, and the judges wanted to see Eve, Preeti, Jesse, and Ashley as the bottom 4. Eve was sent packing her knives for her fairly tasteless shrimp dish.

10 words or less: A little surprised by who was eliminated.