Meh. Nyesha is still right…ain't no crying in the kitchen.

They show you an easy way to do it on Cook's Country: http://www.cookscountry.com…

How about Padma blowing on Gail's jugs?

But it's understandable how angry Tom would be considering the extended vetting process they used to winnow down the original field of 29 contestants.  Some of these folks were on the bubble, so it's really no surprise that the keep landing in the bottom.

Well, the only reason people even bring up his name is that he was a culinary pioneer and the first to create cookbooks as we know them today.  There is no reason not to use modern equivalents, but come on, roux is not rocket science.

The point is that you wouldn't attempt to do it in this type of setting…you'd cook a single large piece that you can cook to a perfect medium rare and then just slice it up.

Actually, if you bake your roux, you don't have to stand over it for an hour and you get the same results.

Bev is a weak link and she potentially could have sabotaged her team again by taking forever just to peel shrimp, which, by the way, was not the core component of the challenge.  Heather was right to call her out.

I think the Chi-town rivalry between Beverly and Heather is getting pretty interesting.  At least Bev seems to have grown some backbone.

Yes!  It's hard to hear what he's saying because the motion of his mouth is so entrancing.

Dean was just talking about the Escoffier preparation which required roux for thickening. But Escoffier also requires you to render your fat from salt pork, which I noticed Dean didn't seem to nitpick about.

You can't make bechamel without a roux, and it's a key component of any gumbo, so fashion or no, it's pretty much here to stay.

Seriously, who likes brussels sprouts? And they did look good!  Paul is definitely one to watch.

Those idiots deserved the wrath of Tom…as does Bravo for forcing the judges and cheftestants to play along with the charade that this wasn't a casting episode for Real Housewives.

Well, he does live in LA…it's pretty hard to be fat out there unless you're already famous as a fatty.

She does seem to try to make the best of things…Tom wasn't even bothering to try to pretend he wasn't totally peeved at those people.  Bad enough that he was in agony from his back, but to have to sit there and pretend those "hosts" weren't complete tossers?  That takes some patience.

Maybe next week he'll call Tom the Tupac of turmeric.

I just don't understand why you wouldn't just let the chefs take free rein instead of imposing stupid restrictions when it's clear you're not all that familiar with food or how it really should be cooked.

Apparently he had some kind of back problem that made him grouchy: http://bravo.ly/rqYopz

I have to agree on that count.  The ones from Moto are totally different and even served in an ashtray look appetizing.  These were thrown together far more quickly and without all the high-tech accoutrements that Chris is used to using in his cooking.