tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post1675786316300810715..comments2023-09-28T04:57:45.527-04:00Comments on Dishin' Dat: Top Chef 3: What's the Judging Criteria?Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-56760624345879911982007-06-22T11:36:00.000-04:002007-06-22T11:36:00.000-04:00barbecue happens in a black-painted 55 gallon drum...barbecue happens in a black-painted 55 gallon drum, cut in half, with a funky bent chimney pipe coming out of one end. this cooker is welded to a set of wheels, as it's a monster and ultra heavy and so is moved in the back of a pick up truck (mandatory) to one of the sidewalks lining Martin Luther King Blvd. in houston, texas. it is manned by a 'cue king, who hands out white bread chicken BigAssBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196713522104157126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-37093752315714032132007-06-22T10:38:00.000-04:002007-06-22T10:38:00.000-04:00Yes, I like Tre. He is amazingly talented and has ...Yes, I like Tre. He is amazingly talented and has no hubris when it comes to describing himself. So he is a CHARACTER, and for that he must survive another few go rounds.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-61984334983071925342007-06-22T10:19:00.000-04:002007-06-22T10:19:00.000-04:00The reason that the grills they used were so cheap...The reason that the grills they used were so cheap and flimsy looking is the same reason they didn't have charcoal chimnies to start their grills: No sponsor-supplier to bank-roll the equipment. But seriously, cooking outdoors over fire doesn't require a lot of investment. The fact that hardware stores are saturated with expensive BBQs on steroids is just to satisfy men who are compensating forRVA Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214920696412259243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-86140602651831341002007-06-22T09:48:00.000-04:002007-06-22T09:48:00.000-04:00Actually, my set uses barbecuing and grilling inte...Actually, my set uses barbecuing and grilling interchangeably. I sometimes poach the meat ahead of time to tenderize it, then place it on the grill for the charcoal flavor and to crisp the edges.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes we wrap vegetables in tin foil and slow roast them on the grill. Yet all these actions are termed barbecuing.<BR/><BR/>Very confusing, but a good topic for debate and one that you Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-37248217604400080312007-06-21T18:32:00.000-04:002007-06-21T18:32:00.000-04:00Contessa,The more I think about it, the more I thi...Contessa,<BR/><BR/>The more I think about it, the more I think it was unfair. You and I probably have more education and know more Yankees than Sandee.<BR/><BR/>If a Yankee invites me to an EVENT calling it a Barbeque, I do know they mean a Cook-Out. And that there will probably be a lot of grilled meat.<BR/><BR/>But, if I'm in a cooking competition, and they're also throwing in words like "hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-2176138832527234252007-06-21T17:41:00.000-04:002007-06-21T17:41:00.000-04:00Well, now, you can teach an old dog new tricks. I ...Well, now, you can teach an old dog new tricks. I think the term <EM>grilled</EM> is much better, Art, and I will keep that in mind in the future. I used barbecue like a Yankee.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, RVA Foodie, the bottom four could easily have been cut. I get the sense that Bravo is stretching this TC out as far as they can. As for the charcoal grills, aren't there more sophisticated Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-88580618134996311602007-06-21T16:51:00.000-04:002007-06-21T16:51:00.000-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarbequeContessa, As ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbeque<BR/><BR/><BR/>Contessa, <BR/><BR/>As the link above proves, the term Barbeque has different meanings to different people. Since Bravo is an all-yankee enterprise, they apparently don't grasp that.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying Sandee should have been spared, because, as Tom said, her food wasn't great.<BR/><BR/>But, it would have been clearer to her and ME if the hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-90326651158862925282007-06-21T15:41:00.000-04:002007-06-21T15:41:00.000-04:00I'd say all four of them should feel taken down a ...I'd say all four of them should feel taken down a peg for swinging and missing at a pretty easy pitch. Drumsticks? Relying on Texas family grilling experience? Dried out pork? Serving up not one single grill marked item? BBQ'd salmon without a tangy sauce? Yeesh. <BR/><BR/>If they got rid of all four and then guaranteed us a more insightful season about the kind of cooking that makes an RVA Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214920696412259243noreply@blogger.com