Top Chef ™
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Elimination
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Mexican Boil with Tostadas and Rice
Manny: "When I think about fish and the beach, I think about eating it on the beach in Mexico. So there's beer in the boil. Instead of bread, I wanted to go with tortilla chips, guacamole, Mexican white rice with corn, butter, whey, chipotle, and lime. The broth is a chayote tomato chipotle."
Judges, talking behind the scenes
"How is your fish?"
"Mine's cooked."
"Flavor's good, and it compliments. Definitely compliments the rice. I wish I had more rice."
"This is the first person who gave us a piece of citrus to squeeze on the fish."
"When Manny originally talked about his concept, he wanted to do the guacamole. I bought him some masa, and I wanted him to make some chichoyotes to just, like, stand out from the crowd."
"The problem with both the guacamole and the rice is ... it's just guacamole and rice."
"This wasn't a top chef plate. There was some chips on there. It just felt too safe."
"At this point in the competition. You need to knock people out. You can't play this one safe anymore."
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