I still don’t think I understand (and Idid look up peccadilloes, just to be certain); would relative age explain why the author Vince Mancini brought it up? Maybe the relative age of his subscribers, or viewers of Top Chef?
Oh, I was just referring to those of us posting here in this thread, most of of whom I believe are are Gen X and up, whereas I think vocal fry especially is most common among younger millennials and Gen Z. As far as why he brought it up in his recap, this is not the only forum in which her manner of speaking has been remarked upon (negatively), regardless of the age of the commenter, so I think a lot of people are bugged by it.
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You got me. I have never heard the term and was clueless what it meant, let alone what it sounds like. Had to look that one up, and then find a video on it to understand.
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Not sure how long this link will work.
From the comments;
“Shuai throwing away the mise en place was the most harrowing Top Chef has been since the Pea Purée Incident.”
The format of this one was interesting, since the losing team had what turned out to be the two most-praised dishes.
I kind of had the feeling that, behind the scenes, the knowledge that most of Henry’s pickle elements were trashed might have helped spare him.
A pickle-based dessert is a bold move. Cesar seems to be low-key killing it.
It does make me think of this, which was my younger brother’s favorite book for a while during his preschool years.
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I really enjoyed this episode. Oh, the drama! I felt so bad for Henry and Shuai
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Tristin! But oh no! ”Restaurant Wars.”
AVClub recap
Top Chef cooks up crazy pies in “You Wanna Pizza Me?”
Partial recap; the end is behind a paywall.
"just know that you’re always better off giving an old dish a new name rather than giving a new dish an old name. A name people already know just empowers the little know-it all inside all of us (and especially inside Tom Colicchio). Hey! That’s not saltimbocca!
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I love his writing, but I’m sorry I can’t subscribe to everything out there. Wish I could just look at an ad or something.
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Why am I thinking coq au vin? (Like we all have old chickens hanging around.)
I just caught up with the last two episodes: pickles and pizzas (and pickle on pizza). I still don’t care for Massimo, Bailey’s still annoying, but I’ve definitely settled on who I pulling for to win.
Side note: Is Spike really getting old and gray?
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It’s been a number of years since he was on the show. According to Wikipedia, he’s only 44.
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I could judge, but since I’ve been gray since my 20s 
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Indeed! I almost didn’t recognize him, and I guess I’m not alone!
‘Top Chef’ All-Star Nearly Unrecognizable Returning to Show As a Judge in Parade
“At just 27 years old, Mendelsohn was the second-youngest contestant that season.”
Rewatching season 4
And a nice “whatever happened to” as of about 2013
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I don’t know what’s more surprising: how many of these folks I don’t remember or how many restaurants close quickly.
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I want that pickle dessert.
Dill ice cream FTW.
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Was Shaui wearing liptstick at Judges’ Table on the pizza episode?
Not that I recall, but I will surely watch a few more times.
Does it matter?
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