tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19523093.post2131612537444833934..comments2009-12-22T21:44:28.501-05:00Comments on Cliffieland: Top Chef Las Vegas: Finally, Pt. 2 (Or, Three Chef...Cliff O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07547118156848067800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19523093.post-86288826070868339952009-12-22T21:43:27.752-05:002009-12-22T21:43:27.752-05:00Sorry I'm so late in reading this. Thanks for ...Sorry I'm so late in reading this. Thanks for another season of great recaps! This was a pretty good season. There were certainly talented, if not the most interesting, contestants.eric3000http://www.blogger.com/profile/00554308678019220189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19523093.post-6950370109329729142009-12-13T20:06:16.418-05:002009-12-13T20:06:16.418-05:00Yeah, I was surprised you missed the battery pack ...Yeah, I was surprised you missed the battery pack moment!<br /><br />As for the food in the mystery box ...<br /><br />Blue crab, I REALLY would know for a variety of reasons. One was my many years in Maryland. The other was that, as a child, I discovered on in the back yard and, despite my dad's prohibition against it, I killed the poor thing. That really did a job on me.<br /><br />Rockfish, I imagine, lives in a motor home and solves crimes for $200 a day, plus expenses.<br /><br />Not a clue about the lemons or the mushrooms, though I have heard that "hen of the woods" thing mentioned before. So maybe I do know about it, but only from TV.<br /><br />As for anise hyssop, I'm sure that's one thing I would be sure to stay far, far away from, as I hate both licorice and mint. (The word "anise" should have given that away.)<br /><br />I imagine I'll be doing PR again. And Shear Genius. But I am SOOO not looking forward to two shows to recap in one week again. I may have to rethink that.<br /><br />BTW, ADORE your reference to "Launch My Lunch!"Cliff O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07547118156848067800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19523093.post-91819023204111274632009-12-13T19:19:27.019-05:002009-12-13T19:19:27.019-05:00"To prove this, Michael asks Bryan for a nine..."To prove this, Michael asks Bryan for a nine-volt battery for some gizmo and Bryan produces one from behind his rear panel." - I completely forgot about that part (and didn't have it in my notes)! <br /><br />If the Mystery Box had contained blue crab and regular old rockfish, would you have been more familiar with them? Having lived in MD, I would imagine you had the opportunity to try both. Meyer lemons are like regular lemons, but a bit less tart (apparently - I've never tried them). Maitake mushrooms are also called "hen of the woods" or as Bryan likes to call them on his Volt menu, "chicken of the woods." They don't, however, taste like chicken. And anise hyssop is a licorice-y mint. <br /><br />Thanks for another great season of recaps! Shear Genius is starting in February - will you be doing that (along with PR in Jan?)<br /><br />xoxoxoxoxoxotheminxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089936845346029noreply@blogger.com