6/27 Show Discussion Thread **Spoilers**

[Kip]

This is a big side bar but I hope someone can answer this for me. Is Robert Irvine back on Food Network making new Dinner Impossible episodes?

Yes - he's done some good episodes too. A challenge on the "Lost" beach in Hawaii cooking for cast and crew of Lost. Cooking for Judge Lynn Toler of Divorce Court to celebrate the 2000th episode. There were a list of foods like "fish and chips", "peaches and cream".... Those ingredients had to be divorced from each other and rematched with others from the list.

[Allie]

Yes - he's done some good episodes too. A challenge on the "Lost" beach in Hawaii cooking for cast and crew of Lost. Cooking for Judge Lynn Toler of Divorce Court to celebrate the 2000th episode. There were a list of foods like "fish and chips", "peaches and cream".... Those ingredients had to be divorced from each other and rematched with others from the list.

That was a fun one!

Might be fun to have him on the show and give them a Dinner Impossible challenge.

[Kip]

I really liked Aarti and want her recipe too! She is pulling ahed of the pack in my eyes.

Here are Aarti's recipes from the show: Ground Lamb Kofto Kebabs with Pomegranate Glaze, Bengali-Spiced Potatoes and Persian Cucumber Raita Recipe : Aarti Sequeira : Food Network

[norealityhere]

Has anyone seen last season's winner, Melissa D'Arabian's show, lately?
I tuned in the other day and she looks pregnant. Did anyone else notice this?

She still makes some really tasty dishes. I've tried a number of her recipes and they've all been good.

[MsMamba]

Das- seemed nice but did not seem ready for the cameras
Doreen- poor girl. just couldn't get it together. Why do contestants choose dishes that have long cooking times when they know their cooking time is very limited?
Alexis- REALLY not comfortable with the cameras. I almost felt sorry for him for his beignet disaster.
Dzintra- A loveable scatterbrain! Unfortunately, she wasn't "composed" enough to really make it far on the show. The fact that the judges had to keep reminding her to plate while she talked during the carnival challenge was nerve wrecking. And shushing Aria was bad but I did feel her frustration. But I did think the "Dzintra likes to twirl" thing down the red carpet was kinda funny. :-)
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Brad-He's insisting on branding himself the "Pro". Despite his experience....it just doesn't "match" his looks. I think he needs a new theme because he does have the talent.
Tom-Him and his food bores me. And he looks kinda dirty.
Brianna- Okay. I want to like her. I swear I do. But she's just not very friendly. I couldn't believe how standoffish she was with the patrons at the carnival challenge who were inquiring about her food. There's NO DOUBT she can cook. I like her food much more than many of the others. Her likeability factor is just low.
Paul-ANNOYING. He tries to hard. He comes off as sooooo fake. And his "white boy cooking Asian food" remark was quite inappropriate. And he looked like a cracked out robot coming down the red carpet during the "paparazzi" challenge.
Aria-I like her food and she is likeable. I think the camera likes her.
Aarti-I like her food and she is likeable. I think the camera likes her.
Herb- So far I like his food but I do love spicy cooking. I would love to see his range and for him to grow more comfortable with the camera.
Serena-Talks too fast. But I like her food.