Recap: Top Chef All-Stars Episode 9

Give it up to Loren Means who spent her birthday night watching Top Chef All-Stars. Hear her roar:

I was really disappointed to see Tre leave last week and after last night’s episode of Top Chef All-Stars, I am now heart broken and feel like the rest of the season will be a little less fun.  On the upside, Tre’s new restaurant, The Marquis, will be opening soon in Dallas and I think Dale got the memo as there was no mention of his girlfriend last night.

At the Quickfire challenge, our remaining eight cheftestants– Carla, Dale, Mike, Fabio, Antonia, Richard, Tiffany,Angelo–had to make a creative, unique fondue.  The concept was reminiscent of fondue parties in the 70’s but the food needed to modern. The twist? The chefs would also be the judges.  Perhaps Bravo had a hard time rounding up a Quickfire host that wanted to sample fondue?  I say, some things are better left in the past.  Most Chefs took the task of judging seriously as opposed to treating it like a popularity contest.  Dale made his approach clear saying he was going to be “a New York Times reviewer up in this bitch.”

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