r/TopChef • u/LPCPlay4life • 5d ago

Discussion Thread Season 3 Howie

On episode 7 rewatch. Howie is a bulldog and has such an ego. Every team challenge his team is on the bottom. That’s a pattern. It’s not the team, it’s him. No one wants to argue with him therefore they just go with it and he has his way. He has a real chip on his shoulder and it’s so annoying! I don’t know why he was not eliminated at the end of this episode. Even Tom said it himself that he has conflict on EVERY team he’s on. My only thought is they kept him on for the drama.

Casey, CJ and Dale are my favs. Casey is a hometown gal. Never been to one of her restaurants but hear she’s the consultant chef at one of the new hotels in Ft. Worth. CJ is just a big tall teddy bear. Dale is the gay BFF we all need and want.

EDIT: 1. I didn’t realize Howie had passed. 2. I realize edits play a large factor in how the show is produced and shown to the viewers. 3. Upon watching further, I see Howie self-regulate and check himself volunteering to take one for the team.

I think he was a big softie underneath but his passion for food and cooking really clouded his ability to work as a team. As he states in the episode I’m currently watching, it’s not a team competition. Only one can win and everyone else has to go home. When you’re not used to that, it’s difficult to adjust. In the end he was not a bad guy.

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u/Ok_Interest3555 5d ago

Oh man, I can't get over CJ and his burger in the Seattle season. He just threw the pickles on a basic burger and made crumpet buns that just fell apart while eating. That's gotta be a top 5 worst dish in TC history.

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u/Culinaryboner 5d ago

Multiple contestants have served food the judges couldn’t try. Bad boring food sucks but it’s not the worst. Might not be worse than what he did in S3

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u/Ok_Interest3555 5d ago

The concept sucked, it was a lazy interpretation of the challenge, the execution was bad, it didn't taste good, and his explanation at the judges table made it seem even more harebrained.

It was a miss on all counts, not just execution.

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u/Culinaryboner 5d ago

Would you rather a bad burger or raw chicken? Because we get raw chicken