tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post3810324891172210373..comments2024-03-28T12:31:47.945-07:00Comments on Foodie Gossip: Richard Blais may be the Top Chef All Star but we’re still Proud of Mike IsabellaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-21903452125844247172011-07-11T10:47:06.751-07:002011-07-11T10:47:06.751-07:00Mike is a tool. He was the crazy character that th...Mike is a tool. He was the crazy character that they keep around for ratings who got lucky in the end. Antonia should have been in the top two. Period!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301195662289533930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-85936158624167253742011-04-02T15:34:43.973-07:002011-04-02T15:34:43.973-07:00Richard Blais is clearly the best, most consistent...Richard Blais is clearly the best, most consistently creative CHEF in the series. He may actually be one of the top 3 of any season thus far! Mike Isabella has complete disregard for truth or integrity as a person, let alone that of a chef. He seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to come out on top (especially ahead of Richard Blais), even if that means blatantly stealing Blais' ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-71491539737595712302011-04-02T01:32:06.482-07:002011-04-02T01:32:06.482-07:00I am glad Richard finally has his redemption. I be...I am glad Richard finally has his redemption. I believe he still should have won over Stephanie in season 4.Angelhttp://everythingfree2010.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-4307222620827001002011-04-01T17:56:56.990-07:002011-04-01T17:56:56.990-07:00Seems like this article is trying to apologize for...Seems like this article is trying to apologize for Mike's crude behavior.<br /><br />Or maybe, Mike could just stop being crude.<br /><br />Sour grapes!<br /><br />Team Blais 3eveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-38947831289612467382011-04-01T15:52:52.795-07:002011-04-01T15:52:52.795-07:00Sorry, but I don't find it classy to be nice t...Sorry, but I don't find it classy to be nice to people's faces and then bash them behind their backs. Richard did plenty of that during the interviews. Also, he played a whiny victim the whole season, always implying that he deserved to win his original season. Sorry Richard, but the right chef won your season. Go back and tally the challenge wins. Stephanie is a huge success in Mrs. Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-89408916864172325702011-04-01T15:01:14.816-07:002011-04-01T15:01:14.816-07:00Richard is pure class. I relate to his brand of ne...Richard is pure class. I relate to his brand of nerdy neurotic genius in the kitchen - and his food looks superb, and from all indications tastes superb. Richard didn't need any propping up from the judges to be considered the odds on fave to win - his work and talent has spoken very loudly and clearly for him. Richard's quirks just serve to humanize him, and make folks like me root even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-33957988792323498852011-04-01T05:24:58.671-07:002011-04-01T05:24:58.671-07:00Anyone else notice when at the judges' table t...Anyone else notice when at the judges' table the judges would look sternly at Mike and offer no signs of positive feedback when he was talking to them? Compare that to when Richard was speaking and they're smiling and gushing all over him. <br /><br />Richard was always going to be the winner, even before the first episode was filmed. That's reality television.<br /><br />I say it&Ur Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826376475645850221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-55916912873703713612011-03-31T22:56:12.781-07:002011-03-31T22:56:12.781-07:00Richard should NOT have won his season. Stephanie ...Richard should NOT have won his season. Stephanie rocked it out that whole season and won as many challenges as Richard did. Plus she's been nominated for a James Beard award -- don't think Richard has. I was so tired of all of Richard's whining and arrogance. Richard didn't win that many challenges during this season either. Carla was on a streak, and Mike came in during the Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177643544871182627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-10468750461354766162011-03-31T16:00:43.081-07:002011-03-31T16:00:43.081-07:00I think it was Mike's douchy tattoos that lost...I think it was Mike's douchy tattoos that lost it for him, they were hideous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-9696006424671022342011-03-31T14:22:54.947-07:002011-03-31T14:22:54.947-07:00Ok, first off, as mentioned Mike never ate the foo...Ok, first off, as mentioned Mike never ate the food that won the prize as mentioned, 2nd Mikes kind of a dick. we all know it. 3rd, do you think Mike would have advanced without theft of an Idea.....Richard's, and last of all, throughout the competition Richard won more challenges and was more talented. Did I mention that Mike is kind of a Dick?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-36233941208059597512011-03-31T14:10:51.137-07:002011-03-31T14:10:51.137-07:00I ate at Mike's (Andres') restaurant in DC...I ate at Mike's (Andres') restaurant in DC (Zaytinya, and yes he was in the kitchen at the time, I went with my friend who works as a food writer), the food was not the best, I'd rather have Richard's food any day.<br /><br />Richard killed it on his season and deserved the win, Mike went home a lot earlier than Richard did on his season.<br /><br />Having said that he did seem toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-55521502183378597312011-03-31T12:57:11.211-07:002011-03-31T12:57:11.211-07:00Richard's place will last a couple of weeks. A...Richard's place will last a couple of weeks. After which those who like eating crap will forage for new places. Seriously foie gras ice cream? Seriously? Mike's place will last for decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-84525433001295276392011-03-31T10:20:02.164-07:002011-03-31T10:20:02.164-07:00wait a minute. how do people who didn't eat t...wait a minute. how do people who didn't eat the food know who deserved to win?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-39456581625736330152011-03-31T09:28:46.573-07:002011-03-31T09:28:46.573-07:00Mike spent the season "playing the game"...Mike spent the season "playing the game"- going so far as to steal Richard's idea for a dish and refusing to cop to it. <br />Richard, on the other hand, spent the season helping other chefs. Carla, Antonia, Fabio etc etc all said how much he'd helped them, how he'd made them better chefs. <br />Richard is the better chef, especially if chef means boss, and the better man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-78916790224941344882011-03-31T09:12:06.123-07:002011-03-31T09:12:06.123-07:00are you people kidding? Richard should've won...are you people kidding? Richard should've won the season he was on, but he more than deserves this win! Mike is great and between the two of them and Carla as fan fave, this was a FANTASTIC showdown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-18780391749580114732011-03-31T09:04:09.180-07:002011-03-31T09:04:09.180-07:00Loved Mike so much, and sad that he lost, but also...Loved Mike so much, and sad that he lost, but also wonder: Why don't more women win TC? This article has interviews from a bunch of former contestants explaining why: http://yhoo.it/gjw7Qujenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181556728301426096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-58067409143417736452011-03-31T04:46:24.222-07:002011-03-31T04:46:24.222-07:00The judges are so unfair...especially Colicchio.Mi...The judges are so unfair...especially Colicchio.Mike deserved to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965042441326987172.post-23210128057757421632011-03-31T04:44:41.186-07:002011-03-31T04:44:41.186-07:00I don't think that Richard Blais was the best ...I don't think that Richard Blais was the best choice.Shame on you Colicchio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com