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Originally Posted by Penske_Account
Not exactly on point, but I was sorry to see Jamie go.....she was certainly a notch up from my paisano, Fabio, and from Leah, and possibly from the Buggin Out chick, although she should have shown more respect for Ripert. He;s a legend! and a hard partyer, according to bourdain.
If you are in Absinthe, tell her I said hi, and I agree with Stefan, she's cute.
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I was at Absinthe last week -- didn't see her.
This is the second or third time I've been mystified by the decision on who got sent home.
A couple of weeks ago, Radhika gets sent home for being an inattentive host, instead of Carla for making a miserable dessert that cost her team the win. This isn't top maitre-d, it's top chef -- right? Carla is hilarious and I like her personality on the show, but I don't like the feeling that a decision was made on that (producer-driven) basis.
Then, Stephen -- hair-boy -- who made what everyone seemed to think was a tolerable dish, instead of Fabio, who overcooked his venison. Over-cooked meat should be an automatic fail. Again, this felt like a decision driven by the producers, who wanted the charming, popular Italian to stay around.
And last night -- Jamie at least knew what she'd f'd up. Leah gave that blank, semi-stoned look that she does so well, and clearly had no clue. Moreover, the challenge seemed to be figuring out how to cook a dish you'd tasted once. Jamie figured it out; she just blew a last, crucial step in execution. A bad f-up, but an understandable one. Leah was lost from beginning to end. Once again, it felt like a producer-driven decision: Let's get Leah and Hosea to the final, so we can ask them if their significant others dumped them when the episode with them smooching aired.
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