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franxaverian:
Hey Apskip, just a correction:

second group of elimination:
The chefs excused were Carlos Matthew, Chris and Sally.

bbjunkey:
I think the wrong person got eliminated last time!

bbjunkey:
too clarify my last post -- the last eliminated player on Top Chef --desserts was Amanda-- I don't think she should have gone home.  Seems to me other "treats" missed the mark more than hers. JMO

apskip:
bbjunkey,

Thanks for saying who you meant. I think that the only chef who performed worse than Amanda was sally. Since Sally had immunity, she could not be eliminated. I don't think either Carlos or Sally had worse desserts than Amanda, but maybe you do.

apskip:
 
TC-JD2, Ep. 6

The Guest Judge was Jordan Kahn, who is known for using unusual ingredients. The task for the Quickfire was to pick one root vegetable from the TC-JD garden and use it to make a dessert in 1 hour. The winner would get immunity plus $5,000. The picks on root vegetables were:
Carlos – celery root
Chris - jicama
Katzie - turnips
Matthew - parsnips
Megan – burdock root
Orlando - radish
Rebecca - potato
Sally – turmeric

The desserts created were:
Carlos – Celery Root in 3 Textures w/ Peanut Butter Pudding 
Chris – jicama watermelon jam with pannacotta and jicama salad
Katzie – soy milk pannacotta, mascarpone cream caramel, turnip chips
Matthew – caramelized parsnip cake w/ banana puree, caramelized hazelnut
Megan – five spice burdock root fritter and candied burdock root compote
Orlando – peach + radish crumble with Kataifi crunch, vanilla bean sherbet
Rebecca – French fries, chocolate sauce, malted milk ice cream
Sally – mango pudding w/ turmeric, curried popcorn, Thai basil

The verdict from the guest judge was that Rebecca (over-fried potatoes) and Carlos (not well executed dish) were in the Losers’ Group, but Chris was disqualified because he added a tiny garnish to his dessert just before judging, which is not allowed by the rules. The Winners’ group was Sally and Matthew. Sally won immunity and $5,000.


Elimination Challenge

This was quite unique, as the individual helping Gail to introduce it and serving on the judging panel was Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys, aka Ad-Rock. He”brought” with him the Beastie boys food pantry and there was limited choice by the chefs. Each one in turn got to choose 2 items and then another chef would choose a third item. Here were the choices on those items:
Carlos – bacon, popcorn, cucumber
Chris – pork and beans, pizza, can of ravioli
Katzie – French fries, hot butter, gorgonzola and provolone cheese
Matthew – cornbread, whiskey, mashed potatoes and gravy
Megan – Brass Monkey, Chivas Regal, onions
Orlando – coffee, sugar and cream; white rum; peas
Rebecca – ham, 40 ounce beer, falafel
Sally – prosciutto, cheddar cheese, chicken

The chefs had 4 hours to turn their ingredients into a dessert inspired by the Beastie Boys pantry. They would then be served at a street art fair.  The desserts created from these ingredients were:
Carlos – popcorn pannacotta, spicy cucumber air, bacon caramel, popcorn glass
Chris – pork + bean brownie, pine nut cream, naked ravioli
Katzie – sweet pommes frites w/ sweet and savory sauces
Matthew - cornbread + mashed potato cheesecake, whiskey caramel, gravy foam
Megan – Chivas Whiskey pudding cake, Brass Monkey sorbet, caramelized onions
Orlando – coffee, strawberry, rum parfait /w green peas
Rebecca - falafel, pannacotta and beer ice cream
Sally - prosciutto cake, chicken toffee sauce, cheddar ice cream

The judges (Ad-Rock, Gail Simmons, Johnny Iuzzini and Dannielle Kyrillos) rated Megan’s cake as too dry. Orlando lost points by using cookies already present in the TC-JD pantry on top of the parfait. Sally’s dish was rated delicious. Rebecca’s dish had way too much garlic. Katzie’s sauces provided way too many conflicting flavors.

The three chefs who were rated lowest by the judges were Megan, Katzie and Rebecca. The person eliminated was Rebecca for using an inappropriate amount of garlic in her dessert. The Winners’ Group was Matthew, Chris and Sally. Matthew was the winner for this episode.

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