"Kyle" <kylejj64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I felt sorry for Morimoto at the outcome of this battle. He's now the
> only IC on this show with more losses (7) than wins (6), although at
> the beginning of each of his battles they muddle things by combining
> his much better original IC stats with his ICA stats.
>
> Chef Love and his crew were a bit on the clownish side, what with the
> big hats, the regular imbibing of shots, and the juggling.
>
> Considering that the theme ingredient put Morimoto at a disadvantage,
> the IC came up with a great-looking set of dishes. And it was cool
> the way he tasted each chile on the spot (some of them probably for
> the first time), spontaneously thinking of ways to use them. The
> challenger's stuff looked Flay-worthy, except maybe for the marrow he
> used as his first course. I was certain from the judges' comments
> that the challenger would win; only Akiko Katayama seemed to
> consistently appreciate Morimoto's efforts. So I was surprised to see
> that the judges preferred Morimoto's efforts for their taste; and
> preferred Love's efforts on the basis of originality and plating,
> giving him the win on those counts. From their comments during
> tasting, I expected the vote to be the other way around.
>
> Right before the judgement was announced, Alton Brown said something
> to the effect that we would see "whose cuisine reigns supreme
> _today_." I haven't heard the "today" qualification from him in this
> context before.
>
> Also, before announcing Love's win, Dacascos said, "The judges have
> had great difficulty" in coming to their conclusion. I haven't heard
> *that* before either -- and there *have been other similarly narrow
> victories. I wonder if they're trying to help Morimoto save face?
>
It was clear to me even before the tasting that Morimoto had lost this
one.
I'm surprised that the scores were so close.
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