Do I have to eat that? A fan’s guide to Top Chef Season Five Elimination Challenge dishes – Episode Two

After watching last week’s season premiere episode of Top Chef, I think there was probably a consensus among fans that this was going to be a fun season full of talented contestants.

But then last night happened…

What the hell was that? My train of thought while watching that gastro-disaster unfold on the television was not on the different techniques and ingredients being used, but how can I possibly pick a top 3.

Last night was a three course meal: an appitizer, entree, and dessert. I’ll play along, and pick one one from each to comprise my top and bottom three for the week. Remember, the criteria is simply what this blogger would choose to eat.

The Top 3:

Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with Mint and Chili Oil – Not big on cold soup, but I dig the ingredients.

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Top Chef Season 5 Contestants Revealed

First thought: Is this Top Chef or a Tom Colicchio look-alike contest?

Second Thought: Let’s go Jill! Jill Snyder resides in Baltimore and is the executive chef at Red Maple in Mount Vernon.

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Chew On This Poll: Favorite Reality TV Cooking Show

In essence, all cooking shows are “reality tv”. What we are talking about in this poll are cooking shows that are competition-based and end with a single winner.

Favorite Reality TV Cooking Show? Top Chef Hell's Kitchen The Next Food Network Star Are you kidding me? You watch what? View Results

While it is a true cooking competition, I decided to leave out Iron Chef and Iron Chef America, due to the one-off competitions on each show.

Here are the candidates (with wikipedia or tv.com descriptions):

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