Toby Young (right) joins the judges table.
photo: Courtesy of Bravo
Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef. Here are a choice few:
- – Did anyone really notice that Top Chef was gone for two weeks? No? [TONY]
- – There is a history of beef between new judge Toby Young and guest judge Jean-Christophe Novelli. [Eat Me Daily]
- – There sure was a lot of sugar in that no-sugar challenge. [The Stew]
- – "Jamie, of the insipid scallop preparations, is becoming increasingly insufferable." [Grub Street]
- – New judge Toby Young is "like Simon Cowell without the talent or the hair." [Eater]
- – Though some thought that Young was "nasty in the best of ways." [Serious Etas]
- – This 30-second recap is brought to you by Diet Dr. Pepper. [Hungry Mag]
- – And for what it's worth, former cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn loves the "Toby Young show." [Twitter]
- – Exit interviews, anyone? [Endless Simmer, The Feedbag]