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SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV
Previously on "Top Chef," local chef Jamie Lauren made crab, NOT scallops.
Quickfire Challenge. Eric Ripert was the guest judge and the challenge had three parts. Part one, clean and butterfly two sardines in five minutes. Jamie slaughtered her tiny fish and was eliminated from the rest of the challenge. Part two was filleting an arctic char in five minutes, and part three was peeling and filleting an eel--that was still moving. Ick! Stefan won. Ick!
The next day the chefs had lunch at La Bernardin, Ripert's seafood restaurant. The food looked almost as tasty as Chef Ripert himself. At the end of the meal the chefs had to draw knives, and were told they had to recreate the six-course meal as their challenge. Jamie was stuck with the dish that was her least favorite of the meal, a sauteed black bass with braised celery and a Serrano ham and peppercorn sauce.
While the chefs were cooking, Ripert went around and tasted everyones dishes, giving advice, but apparently wasn't able to taste Jamie's because there wasn't time. Hmmm. Come serving time Jamie had a fear the celery was too salty, a fear that was proven right. But we have to agree with her on the dish: soggy celery does not sound appealing, and that's all braised celery is.
Stefan won the challenge. OF COURSE. Jamie was in the bottom three with Hosea and Leah, and Wordy McWordson deemed Jamie's dish totally inedible. While the judges seemed to appreciate the fact that Jamie understood her mistakes, and understood the dish, they still sent her home, which is a FARCE because it was so clear Leah--who had no clue what she was doing--should have gone instead. Alas.
As for "The Real World," Sarah barely appeared at all, a change from the drama-infused episode that preceded it. Let's hope her dad stopped calling her. Also note that "The Amazing Race" premieres on Sunday, and one duo has ties to San Francisco. But even more intriguing is the inclusion of writer, director, and actor Mike White and his father Mel as a racing team. This we gotta see!