On last week's episode of Top Chef, Edward and Ty won (and didn't slice themselves up in the process), while Nyesha and Dakota were sent home. Also, Heather bullied Beverly and tried to throw her under the bus during judging.
This week, Beverly is still upset about Heather's behavior and notes that Karma often comes back to bite you in the butt. Especially on reality TV.
Padma enters and tells everyone to pack their knives and go ... to Austin. This, for some reason, makes the cheftestants extremely happy.
Everyone loads up into the sponsor vehicles and they're on their way. During the trip, Edward asks Heather (who apparently hasn't gotten any lately), if she had a choice, would she take a night with Chef John Besh or $5,000 and immunity for the next challenge. Hard-up Heather picks Besh.
Also during the trip we find out that sweet Paul was a weed-selling juvenile delinquent before moving to Austin and becoming a chef; and handsome Chris' nickname is "Malibu". Like Barbie, but with facial hair.
The Cheftestants enter Austin's version of the Top Chef kitchen and are greeted by Padma and Chef Tom. I guess they spent too much gas money driving everyone all over the huge state of Texas, and now the show can't afford guest judges for Quickfires.
Anywhore Padma announces that this will be the Twitter Quickfire. Padma and Tom's Twitter followers will be tweeting suggestions in real-time, and the chefs will be required to follow the instructions from the Twitterverse. #goodluckwiththat
Tweet #1: Make something with bacon. They have 45 minutes to make a dish with bacon #tooeasy.
Tweet #2: Make a hash, in honor of Twitter's #hastags.
Tweet #3: Each chef must select an ingredient and pass if off to another chef for use in his/her dish. Lindsay and Ed get Sriracha and #theyainthappy.
Utensils down, hands up.
Tom and Padma grub down on the results #theregoesthediet
Bottom Dwellers: Grayson, Chris J and Ed
Top: Beverly, Sarah and Paul. And the winner is ... Paul. He wins 10 grand. #weedisgoodforyou
Tom instructs everyone to head to the hotel bar - so the cheftestants settle in while a piano player serenades them. Then, out of the blue, Mr. Piano Man introduces the legendary Miss Patti LaBelle! #OMGOMGOMGIAMGONNADIE
Surprisingly, gay Ty-lor Boring doesn't shriek like a Justin Bieber fan and/or pass out at the mere sight of the legendary diva. Instead, he's all...
Honey, you could get your Gay Card revoked for such an infraction! #mustworshipdivas
Side Note: I'm so gay that I saw Miss LaBelle perform at the 1994 Gay Games closing ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. And yes, I squealed like a little girl.
Anydiva, Miss Patti then treats the chefs with an abbreviated version of the drag queen anthem Lady Marmalade #iwouldhavedied. Patti kills it, of course.
Padma enters and announces that Patti will be the guest judge this week. For the elimination challenge, the cheftestants must make a dish that honors the person who first inspired them to cook. And they will be serving their creations at a dinner party for Miss Patti LaBelle and friends.
The chefs get 30 minutes to shop @WholeFoods, and then two hours to prepare their dishes. During the cooking time, everyone talks about who their inspirations were - mostly parents or grandparents. All except for Ty-lor Boring, whose NANNY was his culinary inspiration #fancybitch.
The only thing of note that happens during cooking is that Heather decides not to use a pressure cooker to prepare her beef - since last time it made her meat stringy #theresajoketheresomewhere. Heather's arch nemesis, Beverly, HAS decided to use the pressure cooker and seems happy with the results #foreshadowing.
The guests enter the dining room, and Patti is wearing her "Dinner With Friends" wig #appropriate. Service begins...
Chris J - Steak and Potatoes. Judges likee.
Heather - Beef Stroganoff. Judges HATE. Pattie refers to the cut of meat as "Bigfoot". #beverlysmiles
Sarah - Stuffed Cabbage #likee
Paul - "Quail A Doobie" (or something) #DUDE
Malibu - Salmon #nolikee
Beverly - Short Ribs - judges likee #heatherfrowns
Edward - Korean "MmmmBop" (or something) #likee
Lindsay - Trout #toomuchbutter
Grayson - Huge Steak #no likee
Ty - Chicken Tenders a la Japanese Nanny #ijustcan't
Service ends and the cheftestants retreat to the Beef Stroganoff Stew Room. And Ty earns back some of my respect when he mentions that Miss Patti's toenail polish matched Padma's' blouse #goodgay.
COMMERCIAL BREAK: Is it just me, or do the Voltaggio Brothers have about as much "stage presence" as a pair of moldy potato knishes? #justsaying
Back in the Stew Room, Padma calls for Grayson, Malibu and Heather. They are in the bottom. Malibu's salmon was a little slimy, Heather made Bigfoot Stroganoff, and Grayson's steak was stringy. They go back to the Stew Room to await their fate.
On top are Beverly, Sarah and Edward. And the winner is ... Sarah.
The bottom three are called back in, and Heather is sent home. She shouldn't have picked Besh #couldhaveusedimmunity
Beverly: #evillaugh #karmaisabitchnamedheather
What did YOU think of last night's episode???
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