gordon, you donkey!

it's that time of year again...time for my annual MasterChef rant!

HOW, gordon?  WHY???

how could send felix home before a subpar home-cook like david martinez?  have you gone utterly mad???  ok so her profiteroles did look like fake cat poop (LOL, graham - ye who makes all silverware look teeny tiny itty bitty) but, but, but...this is a travesty!  david martinez - who has been mostly mediocre/poor all season.  he's the contestant who won the advantage from mystery box challenge but still made an awful dish.  the moron who decided to make rice pudding then FORGOT TO GET RICE DURING HIS PANTRY RUN.  this is the individual you decide is more deserving to become MasterChef than felix?  this is such BS, ramsay!    poor felix.  she deserves much better treatment than this.  ugh.

and what's with the push for wal-mart steaks?  why are the people in these commercials so surprised when they hear the steak they've eaten is from wal-mart?  did wal-mart cook the steak?  does the USDA have a different set of regulations for wal-mart steaks than they do for other supermarkets?  does wal-mart breed their own cows?  i don't understand.  as long as the beef is fresh and its cooked properly it should taste fine, right?  what a dumb ad campaign.

argh.  gordon has turned me into Angry Lady.  i'm just glad that asshat ryan (that's "ass hat", not "as shat") didn't make it back into the competition.

on a lighter note, i thought becky's dessert looked delish.  i've been thinking about trying to make a panna cotta myself - this just might be the motivation i need.  we went to a restaurant in cranford, nj called Pairings a while back.  the food was just OK but the panna cotta was excellent (i wish i had taken a photo).  i need to replicate that!

speaking of food i LOVE, it makes me of a dish i had at le bernardin last year - the langoustine from the "barely touched" section of their menu.  here is a photo for your viewing (and salivating) pleasure:

seared langoustine, mache and wild mushroom salad, shaved foie gras, white balsamic vinaigrette

the other awesome dish we had there was the complimentary anniversary dessert they served us - it's not even on the menu.  i don't care for passion fruit but i could not stop eating this dessert!

passion fruit mousse, coconut sorbet, white chocolate

if only le bernardin offered an a la carte menu...

ok, i'm happier now.  until next time - hopefully it's not a full year before i blog again!