Gothamist: Top Chef New York Premieres

Jen Chung

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:22 -0500

I thought it was really cute when Padma was super impressed with Eugene's Indian dish. I also liked how Hosea was like "What's Brighton Beach?"

rodney

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:49:01 -0500

Yeah the LIC Middle Eastern threw me as a long time resident. Why didn't they just say Sunnyside? Maybe LIC sounds more hip.

JMH

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:53:21 -0500

That Leah is pretty cute.

matty

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:51:06 -0500

Go Radhika! Chicago reprezent!

boscoep

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:41:22 -0500

LIC = Sunnyside It looked like they were at El Shater. 43rd and 43rd.

Rocknrope

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:39:28 -0500

SPOILER ALERT BELOW: No big surprise that the two culinary students got booted first. This is Top Chef, not Hell's Kitchen, only for the big dogs. The fact that they both made salads(!) for the Quickfire after not being able to peel or brunoise apples also spoke volumes.

Dirk

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:36:52 -0500

Padma is delicious....

bagelman

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:12:40 -0500

"...and the Euros (Italian guy, Finland guy.)" Not that it matters, but the adjective for Finland is Finnish.

Kojak

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:06:05 -0500

Jamaican Cuisine =! Soul Food.

brandonz

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59:25 -0500

LIC = Middle Eastern??? Realllly? I live there, and seems to be mainly Italian, Latino, and now Condo Yuppie. No Middle Eastern joints to speak of whatsoever that I've ever seen, nor a visible Middle Eastern community of any size. Bizarre. What cuisine was Jamaica? Soul Food or something else?