Scientific scandal appears to rock climate change promoters

Scientific scandal appears to rock climate change promoters

This is BIG! Climate warming is a hoax? This scandal is going to change everything! Al Gore must be hiding.

Top Chef Recap - Final Four

OK, now Eli is gone. I have to say I came to like the guy in the last few weeks. I saw more of him instead of the arrogance he displayed early on.

JEN! Love that girl! She took the QuickFire challenge. She's back! I was so bummed that she seemed to be on her way out, but she picked herself up and came back with a roar! Way to go Jen!

Bocuse D'Or. That's the premiere international cooking competition where twenty-four teams of two chefs from around the world are given five and a half hours to vie for the title. They must present a meat and fish dish with garnishes and they are scored on taste, presentation, technique and efficiency. The Elimination Challenge was a sort of mini version of that contest. Chef Gavin Kaysen (remember The Next Iron Chef?), who was America's representative at the last Bocuse D'Or competition, was the guest judge, as was the great and respected Thomas Keller of the French Laundry in California. The chefs were given a choice to cook a fish (salmon) or meat (lamb) dish. Jen, being the QF winner got an extra half hour to cook. The rest had four hours. Most chose the lamb, Michael V, of course, went with salmon. Gotta tell ya, not likin' MV these days. He's insulting and disrespectful to the other chefs. He said, "The food Kevin cooks is the food I cook on my day off." Nice Mike. And Kevin is a good guy, too. You can be confident, but how about a little civility like, oh, I don't know, your brother Bryan?

All cheftestants did well, but this is a contest where the judges look for something to criticize. After all, there are no perfect dishes. In the end, and for the life of me I cannot figure why, really, Eli was eliminated. This one caught me off guard because they way the judges were talking, I thought, for sure, Michael was gone because they found a bone in his fish which would have eliminated him immediately from the Bocuse D'Or competition. So Eli went home, upset, but with his head held high and deservedly so. Great chef. He did imaginary things with food. He'll continue on a path of success because he's got the drive and passion and imagination. All the best Eli!

So, we're down to Jen, Michael V, Bryan V and Kevin. Now, you know how I feel about Jen, but I have to go with Kevin as the winner. MV seems to wow the judges from time to time, but Kevin consistently delivers great food. Tune in next week to find out who is TOP CHEF!