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Post by waywyrd on Aug 8, 2019 23:12:43 GMT
Box in a Box in a Box - The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they are surprised with more mystery ingredients than ever before; Gordon gives a master demonstration to the contestants.
Looks like I have football on instead of the show tonight (boo), but for those who can watch, enjoy!
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Post by zookeepertex on Aug 9, 2019 0:22:23 GMT
Sad that you have to miss the show; can you catch it at another time?
Micah didn't let me down and he showed his integrity at the same time! The mystery box reveal was very interesting! If you'll be able to watch the show later, I won't spoil it for you, but it's a new one!
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Post by zookeepertex on Aug 9, 2019 0:51:08 GMT
Awww, crap! I don't think I'm gonna get my wish, dangit! (Don't want to spoil anyone, but I'll tell you if you ask)
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Post by waywyrd on Aug 9, 2019 1:01:27 GMT
Spoil away, that's what this thread is for.  I'll watch it On Demand in the morning... |
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Post by zookeepertex on Aug 9, 2019 2:50:36 GMT
Sorry, I got sidetracked watching Air Traffic Controller videos, LOL!
So, Micah picked Subha to go to the elimination challenge, saying he basically didn't feel like it'd be right to throw somebody else under the bus just to cut down his competitors.
The mystery box was kinda like the russian nesting dolls. Big box with a bunch of langoustines in it (which I've never heard of and dang sure wouldn't eat now that I've seen them!!) as well as a smaller box. That box contained a filet mignon along with another, smaller box. That box had a disgusting, black, wrinkledy-looking thing in it that is apparently a truffle! (Which made me decide the langoustines don't look THAT bad after all). Gordon showed them the dish that HE'D come up with, which was fun, then they all had to start. They were supposed to use all 3 of the items in their dishes. Sadly, Subha's offering passed muster, even though they did have some criticism of it. Fred and Bri were left in the bottom 2 and Fred got sent home. Gordon had some really nice words for him and said he's going to make a call and get him a job/internship/whatever with some famous baker, and he was pretty thrilled about that.
So, Subha's still there  and is "coming for Micah".  Micah looked terrified; oh, wait.... no he didn't, LOL! |
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Post by Cootie on Aug 9, 2019 2:51:08 GMT
Yes, I come here for spoilers so spoil away to those of us on the west coast. You can always put your reply in spoiler tags if you feel like it.
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Post by Cootie on Aug 9, 2019 2:54:00 GMT
Sorry, I got sidetracked watching Air Traffic Controller videos, LOL!
So, Micah picked Subha to go to the elimination challenge, saying he basically didn't feel like it'd be right to throw somebody else under the bus just to cut down his competitors.
The mystery box was kinda like the russian nesting dolls. Big box with a bunch of langoustines in it (which I've never heard of and dang sure wouldn't eat now that I've seen them!!) as well as a smaller box. That box contained a filet mignon along with another, smaller box. That box had a disgusting, black, wrinkledy-looking thing in it that is apparently a truffle! (Which made me decide the langoustines don't look THAT bad after all). Gordon showed them the dish that HE'D come up with, which was fun, then they all had to start. They were supposed to use all 3 of the items in their dishes. Sadly, Subha's offering passed muster, even though they did have some criticism of it. Fred and Bri were left in the bottom 2 and Fred got sent home. Gordon had some really nice words for him and said he's going to make a call and get him a job/internship/whatever with some famous baker, and he was pretty thrilled about that.
So, Subha's still there and is "coming for Micah". Micah looked terrified; oh, wait.... no he didn't, LOL! Thanks for the info on this episode! I'm sad that Fred is gone because he was an interesting guy. That's great that Gordon has a way to help him with his passion for baking. |
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Post by ibot2much on Aug 9, 2019 12:56:33 GMT
Apparently, everybody had something not quite right with their dishes, but Fred's problem was the most serious...so his leaving was right.
I was glad that they used the footage of Bri saying how close she had gotten with Fred and that he was her best friend there. We don't often get an inside look as to how the group interacts outside of the kitchen.
I know that Nick mentioned in an interview that he remained close to a couple of the others after the show ended.
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Post by Cootie on Aug 9, 2019 16:20:53 GMT
Fred was so grateful and gracious during his exit. He owned his mistakes and was ready to move on to his goal of having a bakery with his parents. He is from the area where I grew up so it'll be interesting to see how his story plays out.
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Post by maybaybie on Aug 9, 2019 17:28:58 GMT
Subha can cook, but doesn't excel in a team challenge where he can't do his own thing and work at his own pace, hence he ends up on the losing team in the pressure test where he's able to cook his own food his way and makes it through! The Circle of (Subha) Life!
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Post by zookeepertex on Aug 9, 2019 23:29:25 GMT
Fred was so grateful and gracious during his exit. He owned his mistakes and was ready to move on to his goal of having a bakery with his parents. He is from the area where I grew up so it'll be interesting to see how his story plays out. Yeah, he was very good about it all! I hope he gets to follow his dream. You'll have to keep us up on him! |
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Post by Arielflies on Aug 10, 2019 2:19:42 GMT
The Bakery owner Gordon said he would call for Fred is Candace Nelson who owns Sprinkles, the premiere cupcake bakery. She was a judge during the Macaron challenge and said Fred's were the most professional she had seen. I hope he gets a chance to intern with her group.
I think Micha chose Subha for the elimination challenge rather than someone more challenging to him because Subha did so poorly on the team challenge and it wouldn't be fair for any of the others to face elimination. I was secretly hoping for Subha to fail the challenge, but he pulled it out.
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Post by photobabe on Aug 10, 2019 13:52:28 GMT
I can't figure out exactly why I don't like Subha, but I don't. I like most of the others that are left.
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Post by zookeepertex on Aug 10, 2019 14:48:17 GMT
The Bakery owner Gordon said he would call for Fred is Candace Nelson who owns Sprinkles, the premiere cupcake bakery. She was a judge during the Macaron challenge and said Fred's were the most professional she had seen. I hope he gets a chance to intern with her group. I think Micha chose Subha for the elimination challenge rather than someone more challenging to him because Subha did so poorly on the team challenge and it wouldn't be fair for any of the others to face elimination. I was secretly hoping for Subha to fail the challenge, but he pulled it out.I didn't realize that's who he was talking about, because Gordon said the name so fast that I missed it. She seemed really nice and genuinely loved Fred's macarons!
I'm sure of that, too! I would have been disappointed if he'd gone with "game play" and eliminated someone just because they might beat him later. He took the high road, though, and I liked that! It was a pretty sucky "advantage" to give him though, especially for the pretty crushing victory on the team challenge! There was no winning with that being the "prize" for Micah: if he'd picked one of the others on his team, they'd have had a decent chance of staying in the competition, simply because they ARE some of the better ones! Choosing Subha meant that only 2 things could happen: Subha might have gone home - which wouldn't really make that much difference; or Subha stayed and is now ticked at Micah, in addition to still being there and being an annoyance. I thought it was a crappy reward; almost more of a punishment.
(I'd mention that I was also (not so secretly) hoping for Subha to fail, too, but I think you've all figured that out, LOL!)
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Post by silver18 on Aug 10, 2019 16:17:24 GMT
Subbah doesnt hold grudges based on past performances.
I thought Gordon was going to call Christine Tosi from MC Junior so that he could spend some time learning in her kitchen
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Post by Arielflies on Aug 10, 2019 20:14:04 GMT
I would have to rewatch as I know I heard a hard C sound starting the first name. Either Baker would be terrific to act as a mentor to him.
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Post by photobabe on Aug 11, 2019 2:16:54 GMT
I rewatched the last few minutes. Gordon definitely said "Christina Tosi"
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Post by silver18 on Aug 11, 2019 15:30:17 GMT
I rewatched the last few minutes. Gordon definitely said "Christina Tosi" SO my hearing is still good!! Makes sense that he would call her. |
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I'll watch it On Demand in the morning...
and is "coming for Micah". 
Micah looked terrified; oh, wait.... no he didn't, LOL!
