tc5: epi12 - epi11 final results, pick reminder & quickie bhg

top chefrivolity peeps ... yeah - ANOTHER reminder and e-mail and post.

• blah-blah-pick-blah-qf-winner-loser.
  
• blah-blah-fan-favorite.
  
• blah-blah-wednesday.
  
• points-blah-blah.
  

5 cheftestants that we STILL have to see and hear
(nails on chalkboard for some!)
bragging rights for tcfrivolity peeps around the corner!

results of the jolli-E point-giveaway? ... 3.0. (shirlsd shaking her head) people. people. generous. but still. people.

points to date ... for tcfrivolity peeps as follows:

• raviolo = 14.0
• harold's girl = 14.0 (ooooh, y'closed the gap)
• jolli-E = 12.5 (amazing pass on buzz; and turns out, whether 2.5 or 3.0 points were selected in the point-giveaway, jolli-E'd pass buzz. but still. people.)
  
• tbd buzz = 10.5 (continued impressive picks)
• halo-halo = 9.0 (smidge ahead of the pack)
• ha gow = 8.0 (duo pack member)
• carnito! = 8.0 (duo pack member)
• phở queen = 6.0 (uhm, part of the "other" pack)
• dean iguana = 5.0 ("other" pack member)
• piragua = 4.5 π (the remaining π member keeping the pack in check!)

5 cheftestants ... carla | fabio | hosea | leah | stefan

video clips ... check out the minx's blog soon for the videos. and i'll update this post for the link.

make your picks ... so i can do a l'il math!

• QF W:
• W:
• L:
• FF (FAN FAVORITE, as if...):
  

point system ... for epi12, points given for the QF/W/L portion of the show. and for "progressive point" system for selecting the final cheftestants, only FIVE TCpeeps have 2 chefs remaining. stefan is the COMMON thread. if he tanks, would be fascinating. the breakdown:

• hosea + stefan = harold's girl (14.0), jolli-E (12.5)
• carla + stefan = halo halo (9.0)
• fabio + stefan = raviolo (14.0), tbd buzz (10.5)
  

points will be awarded only if BOTH your chefs are standing after episode 12. if stefan gets booted, it's just going to be math. (apparently, leah is not considered "top chef" material ... in the literal - no, uhm sexual figurative - i mean ... whatever. she's not predicted to be in the final three.)

• QF, W, or L ONLY = 1.0 point
• QF, W, and L = 4.5 points
• QF and W or L = 3.0 points (people. really now.)
  
• W and L = 3.0 points
• Final Chefs, BOTH STILL standing = 3.0 points

fan favorite ... time to choose. a simple point system as follows:

• FAN FAVORITE (FF)
  
  • only FF chosen = 1.0 point
  • FF chosen with any other points = 1.5 points
  AND for fan favorite ... ANYONE who selects the FF, walking our buttocks over to cream puff land.
  
  amuse-biatch has a pitch in for THIS CHEF as fan favorite!
  

points to date ... for tcfrivolity peeps as follows:

• raviolo = 13.0 (harold's girl would appreciate if you wouldn't make picks)
• harold's girl = 12.0 (ooooh so close ... sooooo close)
• tbd buzz = 9.5 (... and yet tbd buzz joined back around epi4 / epi5)
• jolli-E = 8.5 (amazing move up)
  
• halo-halo = 7.0 (part of the pack)
• ha gow = 7.0 (part of the pack)
• carnito! = 7.0 (part of the pack)
• phở queen = 6.0 (not part of the pack)
• dean iguana = 5.0 (a reptile)
• piragua = 4.5 π (bold, piragua, bold. no stefan in your final 3. bold!)

quickie bhg-ing ... yes, i'm VERY behind. admittedly, i didn't watch all of epi11. i watched epi10 much after it aired. epi9? oh yeah, i watched that. so i'm going to cheat and just post the links to each of the bgbgbg-bhgfest i had once engaged. VISIT for the snark, wit, and break in your day! (blogs i hunt & gather are listed over here.)

• epi9 ... where we saw radhika get the boot
  
  • david dust's anti-post it smells like ass - it's pretty skanky because of his "valid medical reason"
    
  • amuse-biatch's solo radhika-photoessay here
    
  • cliffieland's restaurant wars (or, about last night)
    
  • blogging top chef's farewell to radhika here
    
  • eric3000's who cares? lost is back! (opening quote - Morris Day: "What time is it?")
  • minx's epi9 recap starting with lay-me leah's confession-ish
    
• epi10 ... where we saw jeff get the boot - the "super bowl" episode where past season's chefs came back and blah-blah ...
  
  • david dust's it's the all-start stupid bowl!
    
  • amuse-biatch's fabu jeff-photoessays here and here (and the whiny jeff stuff)
    
  • cliffieland's superbowl chef showdown (or, we're just here to do the superbowl shuffle)
    
    • chef leah, aka Chef Dull Surprise
    • chef hosea, aka "Chef How'd My Tongue End Up In Your Trachea?"
    • chef carla, aka "Chef Uri Geller"
    • chef stefan aka "Chef Nicotine"
    • chef fabio, aka "Chef Faaaaabio"
    • chef jamie, aka "Chef Inky"
    • chef jeff, aka "Chef Winky"
  • blogging top chef's farewell to jeff here
    
  • eric 3000's grain drain (that's an oat reference)! (Jeff: closing quote - "It's Dilido.")
  • minx's epi10 recap, of course acknowleding bravoTV's product placement from the get go
    
• epi11 ... where we got a bit bummed that jamie got the boot and a fave chef was a guest
  
  • david dust's it's all good (a must read, and even if you just want to look at pictures of vintage-ish fish-food stuff)
  • amuse-biatch's photoessay pending, i guess (will update this post when jamie-stuff is up)
    
  • cliffieland's le bernadin (or, something fishy this way comes)
    
    • chef stefan - the one with the translucent eyebrows
    • chef fabio - the one who will be fan favorite
    • chef hosea - the one who doesn't know the meaning of 'flirting'
    • chef leah - the one who's seen hosea's tonsils up close
    • chef carla - the one who cooks through her third eye
    • chef jamie - the one who would rather be working with scallops
  • blogging top chef's farewell to jamie here
    
  • eric 3000's i think i'm gonna to barf! (closing quote - Toby: "Remarkably dull.")
  • minx's fabu epi11 recap with her signature thought bubbles
    

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