So after the 1st episode of seaon 4 Top Chef, I made 3 picks for who could win the season. My favored to win is Richard, runners up being Mark and Stephanie. So far, all 3 are still playing. To argue against people saying that I picked the winners from episode 1, Mark had one of the worst dishes. But I liked his style and experience and can easily see him working is way to the end. However, after episode one, it was pretty clear that Richard possessed a love for cooking and techniques that most others on the show don’t. During last night’s episode, it is discussed by a few other chefs that Richard and Dale have skills far ahead of the others. Dale is good, if I could have a fourth pick, it would be him. Stephanie is definately the best of the ladies though.
Wow, that was a pretty random paragraph.
Jen | 03-Apr-08 at 2:16 pm | Permalink
I like Andrew because he is outrageous. I mean, he says these things like how great he is but in this tone that cracks me up. You can’t take him seriously.
Kathy | 03-Apr-08 at 2:37 pm | Permalink
Richard’s ideas seem to come far out of left field (white chocolate and wasabi?), but I’d pick him for the win, or at least the final three. I don’t know anything about molecular gastronomy, but his skills exceed the others.
Bob | 03-Apr-08 at 5:01 pm | Permalink
I’ve got Richard, Spike, and Andrew for my top 3. I always pick the most aggressive person (Hung, Santino, etc.) so that’s why I got Spike. He’s been faltering lately, but I figure he’ll come through for me. I agree with you on Dale though. If I’d seen his chops in the first episode, I probably would have gone with him.
Penny | 04-Apr-08 at 6:48 am | Permalink
If you’re really into picking which Chefs will make it to the end, here’s a free site we use. There’s a public game that anyone can join or you can run an office pool. It’s nice that the website does all the work. It’s not too late to get in.
http://www.last2left.com/whatsinplay/top-chef-4
Limecrete | 23-Apr-08 at 10:14 am | Permalink
You know, I’d almost go for Antonia to win. She seems competent, and doesn’t fall apart at Judges’ Table when she’s up for criticism.