On 13 Nov 2008 00:22:58 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2008-11-12, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>>
>> > Cause everything makes more sense then?
>>
>> Poached pears w/ creme fraiche for a football tailgate party will
>> make more sense if I watch it from the beginning? In what parallel
>> universe?
>
>What did you want them to cook? Hamburgers?
>
>All the Top Chef challenges were cases of pushing the envelope a bit,
>being creative, but not going to far off the mark.
>
>I don't remember specifically who made the pears, or what the judges'
>reactions were. Some of the people made inappropriate dishes and got
>blasted at evaluation.

If I recall, the judge's reaction was WTF do you think you're playing
at serving something like that for Tailgating?! They didn't think it
was any more appropriate for the occasion than the OP did.

Sure some of the contestants screw up... but that's part of the fun of
watching it. The judges usually come down hard on them if what they're
doing just doesn't work.