Jacks, Thinh, get a room guys.

I spent two weeks on Kauai last summer, and the second night I was there, I made Linguini with a spicy SPAM marinara sauce for my family in our condo. I thought we should to get properly acclimated. The next morning we had SPAM and eggs for breakfast. I never was to crazy about the stuff, but it grew on me a bit…

At some point, Nina very briefly mentioned that she cooked her fish sous vide then grilled it. That was actually brilliant, and I am sort of surprised they didn't talk about that a bit more. Perhaps it was too technical a cooking point to make a big deal of, but by doing that, she could get the fish perfect, then…

Not really. They didn't have to swim to the canoe, and there was no shortage of ingredients to choose from. It was just to add local color. I really don't see the comparison.

Uh, no seasoning had nothing to do with it. It was quite clear from the judges comments both during the tasting and at judges table that Louis was sent home because his fish was not cooked consistently (some over cooked, some under) and Shirley because her dish was just too sweet. I picked Shirley to win this thing…

To be honest, I didn't have any idea who he was when it sat down. During the flight he was working on a speech, which I could tell was film related, so I asked him what he was headed to Austin for. He said he was a director and was giving a speech at Fantastic Fest. When I asked if he'd directed anything I might…

I sat next to the director of North Dallas 40 on a plane from LA to Austin about a year ago. He had some pretty funny stories to tell about what went on on set. At the time, I had no idea that the same guy who directed this, also directed Rambo and Weekend At Bernie's. Three totally different movies.

I seriously believe that part of the reason this show is so compelling is because they knew going in it was just 8 episodes. That's it. No need to go down bunny trails or open up a bunch of unnecessary plot points to hedge for future seasons. I think it is a better model, which allows writers to craft a proper…

I'd love to see Nick try to make mole, or even a decent cochinita pibil. It's not all tacos you arrogant assholes. Hugh had a great rant about this very topic on his recap this week.

Yeah I couldn't believe Nina either. I have to figure it's probably a bias against Carlos because he's not classically trained and they are, so they feel superior to him, and/or they don't understand how complex and broad the world of Mexican cooking is. Let's not forget Rick Bayless won TC Masters cooking nothing…

I know this is a Community recap, but Justified is ending next year? When was that announced? Damn.

I think this is the kind of effort Ron Choi was expecting from the chefs: http://www.youtube.com/watc…

It was too hard to tell if the bread was right or not as a viewer. However I think that the bigger problem was it seemed most of the chefs were too light on the filling. Every great po boy I have eaten was a messy affair that was spilling out goodness with each bite. Nick actually was on the right track in this…

Sometimes the location of the finale has an affect on what the chef's are asked to do in the finale, and if that ends up being the case this time around, I'd say advantage Shirley, if she makes the final 3. Her style of cooking fits very comfortably into the Asian fusion cuisine that is so common over there. Damn,…

I think either Shirley or Louis is going to win this thing. Louis has been killing it in LCK. The dish Shirley put up last night looked beautiful. I couldn't believe the choice to serve that fish on a sizable slab of silken tofu. It seemed like a pretty bold move to me, and it must have been amazing given all the…

They brought him in because he took the concept of a taco, and used it as a vehicle for the flavors of his Korean heritage. They wanted the chefs to do the same but with a po boy. Simple as that. They weren't looking for anything traditional in those po boys.

Yeah, but you can chalk that up to the great acting by Goggins. Keep in mind, that character was supposed to be dead at the end of the pilot, but they liked his performance so much they changed it. The only way they can realistically keep a criminal around on an ongoing basis in this universe is to make them pretty…

I went to Archer Live a few nights ago, so I won't say anything spoilery, but I think Pam's weight loss will make sense in the context of the story when we get there.

Exactly. What matters changes challenge to challenge…sometimes it is about technique, sometimes it is about presentation, sometimes it is about the ingredients. That is what makes the show interesting. And this show would be nothing without Tom.

It's impossible to tell from the editing, but it seemed that the contestants were working with the guest chef's to come up with the menu together. I know they have a lot of respect for Chef Crenn, but I don't think they actually "had" to make her dish. I believe they could have pushed back more if they thought it…