Top Chef

I am loving the new season of Top Chef, love Las Vegas, love Padma, REALLLLLLLLY love Tom. Top Chef is the best food porn on TV. The problem with any reality show is that when the show first starts, there are way too many contestants and it is hard to remember the names. I have given them nicknames to make it easier. I cant not stand Ed Hardy. He tried to "explain" what Risotto was last night to the viewers ( helpful hint, dont ask him if Risotto is rice) He looks like the type of guy who would hang out at the Bacardi/Nokia Malibu Beach house with Jon Gosselin and Michael Lohan trying to pick up on dumb college co-eds who aren't hot enough to score with Brody Jenner and his ilk. I can only guess that he wears trucker hats unironically and he has never met a mirror that he did not love. I appreciate confidence, but he almost threw a temper tantrum last night when he was in the bottom 4 chefs. He can not be eliminated fast enough. For the good news, no use of scallops, apparently the US Air Force does not use scallops, alos minimal product placement, so not a good episode for the Top Chef drinking game.