By Kim
After Kuniko got eliminated, CJ and Josh got into it with John for lacking tact and being lecture-y. I hate Josh, but he is totally right about John, who is a dick. And he's one of those dicks who excuses his dickishness by saying, "I'm just being honest! You can't handle my honesty!"
Quickfire Challenge: There are two giant slabs of beef hanging in the kitchen. They have to butcher their favorite cut and create a dish in an hour. The top three are CJ, Josh and John, of course. And then John wins the Quickfire and everyone has to clap and swallow their gorge.
Immunity Challenge: The owners of renowned restaurant Canlis, which was founded in 1950, ask the cheftestants to revive their original 1950 menu. And it's a double elimination, thank GOD! I can't keep track of all these people. I would totally eat any dish off that menu, but maybe not the calf liver. Eh, I'd try it. Here is the menu:
Appetizers:
Tyler: fresh crab leg cocktail, and the judges think he did a great job of letting the crab shine.
Lizzie: marinated herring, which the judges actually love, even though it's weird.
Josh: French onion soup, which the judges think is salty, cold and the crouton is too stiff.
John: steamed clams Bordelaise, which gets high marks from the judges.
Chrissy: Canlis special salad, which the judges think is overdressed and doesn't have enough mint.
Brooke: seafood salad a la Louis, which the judges thinks is perfectly period appropriate.
Entrees and Sides:
Sheldon: fresh Hawaiian mahi mahi, which the judges think is perfectly cooked, if not perfectly butchered.
Carla: whole milk-fed squab, which kept getting sent back for being too rare, but the ones that the judges get are overcooked and not boned properly. Because the grill room was so small, Carla had to rely on Bart and Sheldon to grill her squab, but she doesn't seem too concerned about it.
Micah: mixed vegetables, which get mixed reviews because they look good, but aren't cooked well.
Stefan and Kristen: calf's liver and French fried onions, which the judges think is true to the period and they love Kristen's onions.
Bart: double cut New York steak, which the judges find barely okay.
Josie: gargantuan baked Idaho potato, which the judges have some nitpicks about.
CJ: shish kebab with pilaf, which the judges totally bust him on for sous viding the meat and they don't like the pilaf either.
Kristen: French mushrooms, which the judges compliment highly.
Desserts (these are four dishes -- each woman made two):
Danyele: vanilla ice cream and Royal Hawaiian supreme. The judges like both.
Eliza: mint sherbet and fresh frozen Hawaiian pineapple parfait. The judges give them mild approval.
The top four are Lizzie, Kristen, Tyler and Stefan, and the winner is Kristen. Wow, she won with two sides. People are going to be pissed, but it goes to show that it doesn't matter what you cook as long as you cook it well.
The bottom four are Carla, Chrissy, CJ and Josh. Man, it is not helping CJ and Josh's vendetta against John if they keep ending up in the bottom. Josh can't believe that his soup was cold and blames John's expediting. Chrissy isn't sure how her dressing didn't taste like lemon because she put a ton in. The judges can't believe that Carla didn't taste her food before sending it out when she wasn't the one who cooked it. And Tom takes CJ to task for sous-viding the lamb for no apparent reason, since it ruined the texture.
Somehow Chrissy and Carla get sent home. I see why Carla went home, but Chrissy had to make a salad that's the specialty of the house to this day and she got penalized for not making it right, which seems a bit unfair. Yes, her salad was overdressed, but CJ sent out mealy lamb. And I like CJ! The editing just didn't show me why Chrissy is going home. Or is she? Turns out they are doing Last Chance Kitchen again. I totally forgot that was a thing.
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