For those Southeast Texans who don't watch Top Chef, you really should start. We think it's one of the best shows on television.
(If you Tivo-ed last night's episode - and let's be honest, that's really the only way to watch it because you can skip all the inane commercials for that retarded Real Housewives of Blah Blah Blah show - be warned there are spoilers below.)
On the right are Carla and Fabio, two of the main reasons we tune in to Bravo every Wednesday night.
Carla is crazy, in a spectacular way. Fabio - no relation - is from Italy and has a penchant for saying what's on his mind right then - a trait made all the more awesome by his Mediterranean hand gestures and minimal grasp of English. (Seriously folks...whenever he says a verb in the past tense he waves his hands and stresses the "-ed"...so "seared" becomes "sear-ED." It's great every time.)
From watching last night's episode, we realized that some serious life lessons can be gleaned from these two. For instance...
Be Resourceful - When life hands you lemons, you know what you ought to do. But when life hands you a "monkey's ass filled with bananas," here's what Fabio suggests.
"If they're gonna give me monkey ass filled with fried banana, I'll come up with something anyway. It's not a problem."
Atta boy. Make it work.
Be Positive - "Didya feel the LOVE? Didya feel the LOVE? I brought the LOVE!" exclaimed Carla when she won last night's challenge.
Every sidebar with her is like interviewing a gospel choir during a Sunday church service. It's all "Lordy!" this and "Amen, honey child!" that. Clearly, her positive thinking paid off though, because she did great last night.
"Hands up! Woo! Touchdown Carla!" she yelled. "This is the ultimate day for me. Ba-dow, ba-dow!"
Ba-dow, indeed.
Be Childlike - The contestants all share an apartment and sleep in bunk beds. Which would be awesome if this were camp, and they were 12.
"I'm 30 years old and I sleep in the bunky beds," said Fabio, who is kinda stumpy.
We imagine it's uncomfortable for Carla, who is like 11 feet tall, but has yet to complain.
C'mon Fabio, feel the love.
And finally...
Be Practical - "There is no reason to eat vegetables when there is meat and fish around," said Fabio (gesturing with his hands clasp-ED together)
Obviously, he is not familiar with our cuddly new friends, the sea kittens.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Tao of "Top Chef"
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7 comments:
I did TiVO it, because my grad class is Wednesday nights, but I know what happened, because I am a freak and a HUGE fan of Television Without Pity. Anyhoo, I can't believe who went home last night, but I do love Carla and Fabio. They are teh awesome!
RE: Anonymous
I was bummed too. Am ready for both Leah and Hosea to get the boot.
"I was bummed too. Am ready for both Leah and Hosea to get the boot."
Oh yes. They both have overstayed their welcomes by at least three weeks.
i am so glad you caught the monkey's ass comment. i actually stopped, rewinded and listened to that part twice to ensure i made out what he was saying correctly. and to laugh somemore.
I was very sad to see &$%% go last night. But I think s/he was just too pretty for Bravo. Ditto the Leah/Hosea comments - although he is not nearly as annoying as she is. But that is because I am fairly superficial and think she is pretty fug.
RE: Anonymous
I paused and rewound it a couple times too. Same with the "bunk bed" line.
RE: Cee Cee
I agree, though Bravo does pride itself on having pretty people mug for the camera...or at least people who THINK they're pretty.
i have two comments to add:
1. i wish i were a fly on the wall in both leah and hosea's houses as they were watching the last few episodes with their significant others (if they still exist). dumb asses. don't make out with someone else on national television if you are in a relationship. jesus...it's not rocket science, people.
2. i love carla because she's nutty, but mostly because she kinda looks like a fraggle.
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