Top Chef Recap: A Song of Ice and Backfires

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Well … the Canadian-themed challenges had a good run, eh?

After last week’s episode burned through both poutine and maple syrup, this week’s Top Chef did its best to live up to the (so far so) good Destination Canada name by throwing down an ice-hockey-themed Elimination Challenge. Nothing wrong with that in theory, but in practice? I walked away doing the Massimo-Fonzie shoulder shrug of “The [challenge] sucked!”

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of my nitpicks...