Affable flatbrimmedhat dad bryan voltaggio may have made the best dish of the whole bunch with his fish and sweet pea puree, but. Pea puree is a great accompaniment to many dishes and its very easy to make. This panroasted chicken thigh dinner is a winning combo of warm, crispy skin, cool baby spinach, and a creamy pea puree the puree also makes a great dip for vegetables. As youll see, this pea puree works to alexs advantage in a big way. Bravo tvs emmyaward winning reality show top chef featured a special challenge to create a dish that could be freezedried and sent into space. What is your opinion of the pea puree indecent just re watched the episode from season 7 where alex is accused of stealing edds pea puree and serving it with his own dish resulting in a elimination challenge win. Can we just skip this middling episode and embrace the fabulousness that is restaurant wars next week. I was inspired for the dish from an episode of top chef in season 7 in the episode, chef alex is accused of stealing a pea puree from chef ed. It was alex in the top chef kitchen with the english pea puree. Please make this the last time we talk about the damn pea puree. Watch pea puree scandal top chef season 7 episode 15 video. Making the scene even more dramatic, alex and ed end up in the top three alongside tiffany. While its addressed in the opening minutes of this weeks episode, the.
It was alex in the top chef kitchen with the english pea. Bangers and mash with pea puree as seen on restaurant. I stand behind all the food i presented to the judges. The biggest beef on top chef had nothing to do with food. Top chef dc alex reznik answered your questions the. Working in batches, pass a small amount of the puree through a mediummesh sieve set over a heatproof bowl, pressing with a rubber spatula. From reported wage theft to alleged assault, heres what scandals have the. When the peas go up the sides of the blender jug stop the machine and scrape down the sides with a spatula. Citrus cured salmon with horseradish cream and pea puree. For anyone to believe that i would take someone elses food and present it as my own is absurd. They then decamped to cia headquarters to put classic dishesonion soup, beef wellingtonin disguise, which is top chefspeak for reinvented. But in episode 7, alex reznik proves hes equally despicable the drama unfolds. Scandals that will sadly plague top chef forever youtube. But none of that mattered, because this episode was all about pea puree.
It premiered on june 16, 2010, and concluded on september 22, 2010. During this weeks top chef powerlunch elimination challenge, a container of pea puree took center stage as the cheftestants and viewers. In a 2008 debacle henceforth known as scallopgate, a contestant foolishly used frozen scallops instead of fresh. One can lie to oneself or to others, often both, rarely neither. But the cheftestants were forced to let it go and move on with a new challenge. Boston is the twelfth season of the american reality television series top chef. I made a pea puree the other day for dinner and used it as a base for scallops, which i topped with chopped panfried pancetta pieces. Chicken with herbed pea puree and spinach martha stewart. This is personally my favorite incident of the entire series. The infamous peagate incident from top chef season 7 isnt just the most humorously named scandal the show has ever seen, but also one of the most befuddling. This weeks top chef picked right up with more talk of the mysterious pea puree debacle.
This was actually the first episode of top chef i ever saw and. Eddie and emeril magically appeared in the top chef house, making nina believe there was a secret guest room just for the judges. The pureed peas incident weve all seen the episode, so lets just get right down to it and address the green elephant in the room. Yes, the stuff linda blair probably vomited out in the exorcist took. Then, somewhere between the prep kitchen and the restaurant. Spoon 1 tablespoon of pea puree on the righthand side of rectangular plates. They found the pea puree and now theyre going to use it with the lamb. In the season finale, kevin sbraga was declared the top chef, defeating angelo sosa and ed cotton. Kelly becomes the front of the house for the blue team, and their menu shape up to be a chilled corn soup, warm beet salad, virginia strip steak, halibut, chocolate ganache tart and crispy cheese course.
Alex denies any knowledge of ed making pea puree, but, thanks to this being reality tv, we quickly learn that hes a liar. Place 1 piece of citrus cured salmon with horseradish cream on top of pea puree. Nasa nasa presents challenge to top chef contestants. However, frozen peas are available to use yearround, and are actually much easier to. This week on top chef, the contestants prepared a quickfire dish from a series of mystery boxes containing a hodgepodge of ingredients such as rockfish, canned hominy, and passionfruit.
Why was this stolen pea puree controversy shoved down our throats again. Im sure that many of you have strong opinions about alex and the pea puree. I guess that all those fancy sounding ingredients make this recipe scarier than it actually is. Keep an extra batch in the fridge for midday snacking. All this time i thought angelo was the slimiest contestant on top chef dc. Like many top chef fans in quarantine, i have been watching through the top chef seasons. The short season of fresh peas, from the beginning of june to end of july, is an ideal time to whip up some pea puree. One thing i cant understand is why so many of the chefs dont know how to use a pressure cooker. Top chef season 7 episode 7 recap by top chef judge eric. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and heat, stirring occasionally, until the puree is hot. The season was formally announced on august 20, 2014, and premiered on october 15, 2014. Top chefs peabrained alex survives cheating accusations again, leading to kennys exit.
It seems odd that top chef chefs shy away from it or admit they dont know how to use one. At the stew room, andrea asks about the pea puree, and alex says it was coincidental that he has a pea puree the same idea as ed, but i find it funny that he never really says that he made the pea puree. Well, if its part of top chef it can be the big question during this most recent season of the cooking competition show has been if alex really stole ed s. The infamous pea gate incident from top chef season 7 isnt just the most humorously named scandal the show has ever seen, but also one of the most befuddling. Top chef is back for its 16th season with tom colicchio, padma lakshmi, graham elliot, nilou motamed, and a rotating cast of guest judges. Of all the things that happened last night on top chef, the storyline that really mattered had to do with peas. Fill a pan with cold water and throw in the clove of garlic. The excitement of a new season of chefs has passed, and i for one am stuck firmly in ambivalence about most of. In the biggest todo in this episode, alex seems to have stolen eds pea puree out of a cooler, making ed frantic at the last minute. As the peas fully defrost the puree will become looser this may take some time, so be.
Episode 5 restaurant wars part 2 two chefs may be packing their knives, but one could be back in the competition next week. Top chefs peabrained alex survives cheating accusations. The winning chef gets their mug shot drawn on the wall and their dish on the menu. Quite the contrary, he found himself in the top three. However, frozen peas are available to use yearround, and are actually much easier to use. I came on the show to showcase my culinary abilities. There have been countless blogs and even articles written about alexs pea theft.
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