June 10, 2010

#TopChefMasters Finale Comments, Show Idea, Procrastination

Response to @JayRayner1 and my Susur show idea for @BravoTV

Top Chef Masters judge Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) tweeted his take on the Top Chef Masters finale. “Or, why Rick Moonen lost.”  Here’s the link:  http://is.gd/cKd3F#WoM #topchefmasters

Since Bravo moderates comments and mine aren’t up yet, I’m just going ahead and posting my comments on my Tumblr, since I came up with an idea for a show for Susur.  

To Jay Rayner (@JayRayner1):

Thanks, your take on this surprised me, mainly because I hadn’t really noticed Rick’s sustainability theme during the season.  I’m more inclined to agree with the person that said Rick’s dish failed because it didn’t really represent him as a chef from the cooking perspective, rather than from the philosophical perspective.  

This also surprises me because you do not mention Susur, so it sounds like you saw it as a competition between Marcus and Rick.  

I agree with those that say it’s hard to begrudge anyone the title, especially since the result was essentially a 3-way tie.  They all worked hard and demonstrated exemplary professionalism the entire time.  Pay attention Top Chefs DC!

You also demonstrated exemplary professionalism throughout the season, so maybe that’s why the Bravo producers left your tirade on the cutting room floor.  As a big fan of yours, I would have loved to have seen it.  You clearly have passion for this work and for good food and it would be nice to see that come out more.

To @BravoTV

If the Bravo folks really do read the comments (as the New York Times says they do), besides more Jay, I say more Susur.  His story about his trip to Thailand with his family and his earlier stories about his wife telling him to get his act together made me think of a show idea.  You could do a show with him and his family traveling throughout the world exploring food in multiple cultures, but then showing them bringing the ideas into the home kitchen, cooking together, bantering and telling each other to shut up.  Kind of Anthony Bourdain with kids and a wife and cooking the stuff at home.

Thanks for a great season.

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