To Richard: Hold your head up. Higher. Go to the UK and learn how to have a stiff upper lip and sip some tea and come back before you get too snooty because that wouldn’t suit you. Use your techniques to make classics better and invent new dishes. Thank goodness you stayed away from foams.
To Michael: I actually began to like you in the end but you were always dismissive when one of the female chefs won a competition. Get over it. Be confident enough in yourself that you can congratulate a competitor who made a better dish then you, male or female. Oh, and I wish I’d have met your grandma because I’d have learned a lot.
To Antonia: You did great, very solid work throughout. No seesawing (is that a word?) on no flavor vs. too much flavor from challenge to challenge. You were bold and put forth bold flavors. Keep up the good work and let viewers know where you are working from time to time.
To Carla: You really put forth the love this season and I hope you’re traveling the world to celebrate your many victories. My husband was born and raised in the south and now I know what southern “soul food” means.
To Fabio: You’re always a favorite. Charming Italians always are. Don’t worry, I’m married, and happily! The ethnic challenges, both Chinese and American, proved fatal but I’d eat your Italian food any day and look forward to seeing you in the front of the house in your restaurant one day.
To Marcel: I hope you grow up and learn to appreciate fellow chefs and sous-chefs. I can’t believe you started a catering company without knowing anything about it, and have your own show! I’d rather see Top Chef Masters. Hint from Dee – Read Dale Carnegie’s “How To Win Friends and Influence People.” It’ll be the best $2.95 you ever spent on a used book from Amazon.
To the rest of you, it was a great season and I thank you for making my Wednesday nights, no because it’s on after my bedtime, my Sunday mornings eventful. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 