April 17, 2008...12:24 am
Beer on Bravo
Just wanted to let all of you know that Top Chef is one of my favorite shows. I say this not only because it’s entertaining and usually I actually want to eat what they make, but on this week’s ep the Quick Fire Challenge (the one that doesn’t send people home) called for the chefs to taste various beers and then whip up a dish to complement their brew. They each got to sample three beers and then pick the one they wanted to use. Brilliant. My mouth was watering. Here’s the play-by-play from a completely wonderful, non-beer blog blog. For the rest of the hour, the chefs cooked for a football tailgate party. I must say that I am a little upset with Top Chef this season. The challenges have not been about being a skilled cook. Instead, they’ve had to cook at museums and block parties - hardly the fine dining we’re used to watching/dreaming about. Hopefully they will step up the “fine” part of the dining soon.
Final side note: Speaking of tailgate parties, in t-minus 5 days, Boston’s Marathon Monday will be in full swing. While watching the extremely in-shape and talented athletes cross the finish line, the rest of us will be cheers-ing their success with the finest beers Boston has to offer. Updates of the day’s events will follow, but keep in mind, just because you don’t live in Boston doesn’t have to stop you from celebrating the marathon properly. How will you celebrate? Keep me posted. Cheers!
brewnette
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April 23, 2008 at 3:36 pm
If I had known you had Québec roots, we could have talked about lots of things this morning. I was born in Montréal and much of my college experience at McGill took place in taverns - The Mansfield Tavern in particular.
Fun site!
Lydia and I are also Top Chef addicts. Have you checked out Skillet Doux?
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