I too was rooting for Carla and I thought she had a great chance to win....Until she abdicated her position to that other person,who FAILED to place! She was her "souse chef"not the Chef de Cuisine". That would be like asking Eric Ripert or Daniel Boulud to be souse chef for Anthony Bourdain.
I was so P.O.ed,I couldn't believe it,SOUVIDE??! In a cooking contest final??! I still cringe at the sound of SouVide. Food from a boil in bag,was she trying to win a contest or get a job with an Airline or Stouffer's?
I hope she finds the strength to believe in herself this time around. If she should reach the final again, and even if she were to get one of the above mentioned(Ripert or Boulud)as souse chef,she must stay within herself.

Where's Dave????
We want Dave! We want Dave! We want Dave! WE WANT DAVE! (I can't believe I did that.)
Anyway, Dave was one of the few who provided real comic relief, as opposed to the pompous asses who think, because they are able to create a foam, or use some esoteric ingredient like Sea Serpent spit, or some such,they are, Oh,so devine!
We have Tony Bourdain to fill that role now. No one can be more Pompous than our Tony. Bourdain is an uber liberal who believes in open (No)borders for this country and he employed many illegals in his restaurant, but of course,few of his employees,if any, could ever afford to eat there, IF it were even possible for one of them to get a rez! He was (is)a mediocre cook at best, but as the old saying goes,"Those that can,do;Those that can't,teach."(Or they write books or they get a job on an established cooking contest show.)Bourdain is still way overrated, mostly by Bourdain!)
This guy actually had the nerve to get behind the grill with Eric Ripert of Le Bernidin as though he were an equal,what a farce! Our "Antnee" can be hilarious at times,but he did at least,prove that he could be a competent Sous Chef.
I would, some day, really like to see Hell's Kitchen denizen, Gordon Ramsey,appear as a guest judge; unfortunately,contracts collide.
It would be funny to see Tommy THE C,tell Tony"Jaws", to pack his knives and leave!
I hope Tony makes enough on this show to visit a good Orthodontist. Yuk.

I would much rather see someone who has a personality, Adam Richman,of Man Vs. Food for example,would be a better choice.
Watch for any byplay between Tony and Padma! Rumor has it.......................!!!

Bring back Dave!!!! And let's see "MORE" of Padma.

Fabio!!!

I hate a lot of this cast.. Where is Dave from S1? Betty from Season 2? Sorry Marcel was a jerk on the show, and so was Tiffany S1..

It's a great line-up all the way around. Could be the best Top Chef ever. My faves (in random order): Richard, Carla, Tiffany, Marcel, Angelo, Fabio.

Thanks Millie, my mistake.

Marcel, Carla & Fabio

Spike! He spices things up and not afraid to say it like it is. Plus love his cookbook!

Hooty Hoo! Carla, I love you!

CARLA!! CARLA!! CARLA!! You go Girl!!