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Aug 9 2013, 01:00 AM

That was fun. A bit strange that Hope wasn't there flashing jewelry and whatnot, especially since the character got a shout out. Also- quite a bit of Datillo, all things considered. As far as promotional opportunities go, I feel like they made some odd choices.

I don't know where the comment came about the Days cast being shocked by the egg in the pasta, either.

The nice thing about the comment about unsophisticated palates was that one judge shot it down, the judge owned up to intentionally using a lot of spice, and another contestant said it was too strong. So, he kinda got shot down, imho.

Nice to see the Days crew out and about, though.

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Bravotv.com: Doug made a comment a judges’ table questioning the guests’ palates and he thought he was cooking for people who had more refined palates. Did that surprise you?
GS: Yeah. I know what he’s saying, and it’s hard to judge and it’s hard for him to hear criticism, but I think what he was referring to was that, part of the reason that they all didn’t like Odette’s dish was that they didn’t get the egg yolk, and it wasn’t appealing. But that’s the whole point of the dish. That’s where the subtlety and elegance of that dish really comes in. When he heard that that was the reason she was on the bottom, I think Doug sort of decided it’s that they don’t get it. They don’t get it because it’s a very sophisticated dish, a very well-known dish at that level. But she went home for it clearly, if they could appreciate that. Everyone has to cook, everyone has to enjoy their food. You can’t cook cerebrally. You have to cook for an emotional response from people, and if they’re not responding, it could be because you don’t think they understand it, it’s up to you to make it good for them. It’s not up to them to rise to your intellectual challenge.