Talk:Top Chef: Miami

Consistency on origins
Joey Paulino, age 29, New York, New York Lia Bardeen, age 28, Brooklyn, New York

Okay, Brooklyn is part of New york so I am at a loss here? Should we mention what borough Joey is from as well? Not that this is incorrect, it is just inconsistent and sloppy.

Episode 13 Guest Judge
Can someone tell me who the guest judge was for the Ep. 13 Elimination? I did see his name, but forgot what it was. If so, can someone please add it to the article. ScottAHudson 00:24, 23 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Andre Soultner. It's there already.
 * 24.46.129.157 22:16, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Do we really need this?
Okay, Tom saying that it was changed from 2 to 3 going to the finals, fine. But do we really need a sentence saying which three are moving on? None of the other episodes have it. I think people are smart enough to figure out that if Brian was eliminated, the other three are still there. -Chunky Rice 21:23, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
 * At least one of the other episodes does have it, but I don't feel that strongly about it. I can take it out, if it has not already been removed. -- Roger 21:30, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, the redundancy of the information just bugged me. I took out the other instance, as well. -Chunky Rice 21:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Runners up?
Designating Dale and Casey as first and second runners up is reasonable based on the comments of the Judges, but typically Contestant Progress is restricted to what the Judges officially said. Give that, I don't see any justification in what aired to label Dale "first runner up" and Casey "second runner up." Indeed, Tom Colicchio used the term "runners up" for Howie, CJ, and Sara (see here). Dale and Casey were "finalists." Clconway 18:18, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree, I just double checked the finale, and they never state that it was only between Dale and Hung before Padme gave her announcement, as they asked all 3 chefs about how they felt. If we say that Casey was 2nd runner up or finalist or whatever, that's edging on OR, though we can certainly state that in the final JT, Hung had won 2 courses, and Dale 2 courses, and let the reader make of tha what they will. --M ASEM  18:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think the runner up parts should be taken out. Trevor   "Tinkleheimer"   Haworth  21:15, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I changed 2'nd runner up to just runner up because the show never calls anyone 2'nd runner-up. However i say we keep the Runner up title (instead of just OUT) because they are both referred to as the Runner-up.harlock_jds (talk) 14:35, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Setting aside the first vs. second business, can somebody please explain to me the attachment to the phrase "Runner-up"? Do we need to make a linguistic distinction between being OUT in the last episode as opposed to being OUT in any other episode of the season? Can a reader not infer that Dale and Casey did better than everybody but Hung by just reading the chart?

Which reminds me: is there a WPTV guideline for the Progress chart? Maybe there should be (this is a common feature of "competition reality" articles)? Clconway (talk) 14:58, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Tre on Iron Chef?
He was a sous chef on the side of challengers, the Rathburn brothers, when they went against Bobby Flay. 24.124.29.130 (talk) 06:11, 25 February 2008 (UTC)