So We Think We Can Cook

[WARNING: Spoilers aplenty, including the above recap video.]

Wednesday marked the second episode from this season of Top Chef. There's still too many cooks, not enough personalities, but we're busy keeping our eyes peeled for any reality tv drama related to local cheftestants Ashley Merriman (of Branzino) and Robin Leventhal (chef-owner of Crave).

In keeping with the already-tired-after-two-episodes Vegas theme, once again they had a quickfire craps table challenge where the number of items each chef could use in his/her dish was determined by a roll of the dice. Brother Michael won with his nitrogen-frozen gazpacho (nothing like homemade liquid nitrogen). Then on to the main course (so to Top Chef-speak): an elimination challenge Battle of the Sexes™, with the girl chefs catering a bachelor party and the boy chefs catering the bachelorette party. The husband-and-wife-to-be wanted their parties to have dishes that would serve as a good accompaniment to their favorite shots, because that is an important thing to consider when catering an event. Hey, we've got a dish for you--how's about a tequila-coated plate of vomit?

Ashley actually got a bunch of camera time this episode, because she is teh gay and therefore was pissed about having to make food for a bachelor party. Ok, we get it; discrimination against gays and the illegality of gay marriage is wrong. We also cannot get married, but that is because no one will have us. When will THAT discrimination end? WHERE'S OUR PARADE? But Ashley, you can have a shot-fueled appetizer pool party any time your little gay heart desires. Because that part of "marriage" is open to all comers.