Kids in the Kitchen

Top Chef- This is REAL life

Quickfire:

Oprahs personal chef is the guest judge, Art Smith, who is known for simple and healthy food.  

There's lots of rice out... 

the challenge is to create a fab entree is 15 mins and they have to use microwaveable brown rice.

And go! Mad dash to grab food and rice and everyone's running around while Nikki shouts behind alot for some reason. 

There's seems to be a lack of taste testing, which could be trouble

Antonia is up first with Rice salad and steak 

Nikki made veggie (!) fried rice 

Rich- tuna steak and tomatoes over rice, and Art loves it

Stephanie made seafood pancakes and rice and Art calls it clever 

Spike made stuffed peppers and talks alot about being greek

Lisa made a Mexicany dish with tequila 

Dale made pineapple fried rice

Mark- miso glazed turkey and rice and Art and Padma do not like it- say its too dry

Andrew made rice crusted salmon which looks pretty cool.  Art says its too crunchy and not right.

Bottom 3: Mark (he called it himself), Stephanie (pancake too heavy), and Lisa (not original)

Top: Dale, Richard (surprise surprise) and Antonia, who's the winner.

Elimination Challege:

Making simple, affordable and healthy meal for a family of 4, with a budget of $10.  Pasta, sauce, cheese done.  Oh healthy? Nevermind that.

Lots of chicken talk and Dale goes for chicken bratworst too be different. Oh they are like all making chicken.

Ant reveals shes a single mom so she knows about cooking on a budget so she goes for a stirfry, which sounds good to me

Mark wants to make veggie curry, also good idea, cheaper and Im glad some non-meat dishes are being introduced on this show.

Aw Ant is talking to her kid, cute! She tells a joke that totally goes over her daughters head and its about poo... ok then.

Cooking time! Paddy comes in and sends all these kids in giant white chef hats to help the chefs. The kids pair off with the cheftestants and aww this looks so cute but possibly dangerous.

Lisa: chicken, and talks about her girlfriend, who has a kid. So that settles that, theres still some lesbian representation on the show. Pad wants to see more fresh veggies and says theres not so much flavor, they like her dessert though

Rich: ditto chicken and veggies (inc beets) the kids seem to like.

Ant: chicken stir fry with whole wheat noodles and judges like and say this is "real life for her"

Spike: pasta and carrot soup and his kid cuts himself almost immediately with a peeler.  This is safe guys. His dish is popular bc kids love pasta and the judges like it too.

Mark: curry, which his kid has never hear of before, risky risky.  Judges don't think theres enough protein 

Nikki: Roasted chicked and mixed veggies all cooked in one pot.  Art and Gail love it, and the kids too.

Dale: Turkey bratworst, sounds disgusting. Judges don't like the cabbage- too strong. omg his kid is so cute defending him.  

Andrew: Chicken (what, no ones doing that) and ha says he used to be fat.  Judges love.

Steph: Lots of stuff, but also chicken, and cous cous with peanut butterness.  Judges don't like- not cooked well they say.

Judges chat at their little table

Richard says he was inspired by Antonia and wants to go home and make some babies.... ok then.

Pads calls Andrew, Nikki and Antonia in to the judges table as their favorites and the winner is Antonia, they looooved her dish, but she doesn't seem to get anything for it.

She sends in Lisa, Steph and Mark as the bottom 3.  the judges didn't like Stephs combo of tomato and peanut butter (sounds gross) and Pads says she detested it- strong words!   Mark says he thinks he's in the bottom cause Tom doesn't like him (or his food is bad?) they say he should've put in more veggies and Mark defends his vegetarian choice.  The judges say Lisas dish was bland and underseasoned and she talks too much about it.  

Aaaand Mark is out. Tom says he doesn't dislike him and wants to get a beer later.  I will miss that crazy kiwi and his bubble baths.