Top Chef 4

This report comes to you in sadness, as it was our final Top Chef night with our dear friends Chris and Lindsay who depart the mountainous green expanse of Vermont for the sunny pale beaches of Tampa, Florida this week. Alas, they're moving. We do wish them well and many returns to visit their northern friends. Our Top Chef, which we did not win (congrats go to Jocelyn, Code Name Jo-D, on her unanimous triumph). There were six courses; I leave it to you, our readers, to discern the night's theme, as it seems a bit unseemly to name it here. The pictures may help.

1. Sloppy Joe's with Tater Tots
2. Macaroni Beef Bacon Surprise
3. Chicken Fried Steak
4. Gumbo
5. Corn Dogs, Onion Rings, and Hawaiian Punch
6. Jell-O Mold with Sour cream, walnuts, and strawberries.

7. One Belly Ache