Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Conceptual Clumsiness

First, a mea culpa! In last week’s recap, I wrote that Michelle won immunity for her Polish sausage étouffée in the sausage-showdown challenge. I was wrong; I missed that immunity is no longer being offered this season as a bonus for Elimination wins. My bad! Sorry to all who were misled by my confidence into believing that Michelle was guaranteed to stick around this week.

She does, by the way! But this Restaurant Wars is a classic example of the winning chefs not hitting the challenge brief...