Top Chef quotes

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Stephen: [referring to his Teammate in the Elimination Challenge] Candice I find to be the weakest in the whole competition. It's a bit hard for me to come down to her level. I mean, I'd love to bring her up to my level but that's just not really possible.

Stephen: A chef's responsibility is to delegate. He is a leader, he is a manager in the kitchen; no one took that role. No one, except for myself.

Stephen: I could've got the food out on time if I wasn't at the table explaining about where Rueda is in location to Rioja.

Stephen: I needed to talk to some of the members of the hotel, and making sure that the EXECUTION � the foremost important part of this whole entire event � was intact.

Stephen: Now that my role in this competition has finally come to an end I'm going to be a restaurateur, and that is my goal in life. I will probably influence the industry and raise the bar to a level of excellence that I don't think has been achieved yet to date in this country.

Stephen: The other team's concept is totally a style that I would never engage in, you know it was very warming, welcoming, very comfortable.

Stephen: This wedding cake had no potential whatsoever. I did not want to attach my name � even if I were to help � because, you know, mediocrity is not my game and I just didn't want to have anything to do with it.

Suyai: I was just psyched when the flame went up, and I was, like, awesome! I was just, 'Oh, flambé.'

Ted Allen: [referring to Betty's QuickFire dish] I also felt that your presentation was really, uh kind of a mess. It looked like something you raked up� not to be unkind, but...
Betty: Well you are!

Ted: Are any of the rest of you dating?
Clay: Me and Sandee.
Ted: Outstanding!
Sandee: Wrong gender, dude.

Ted: Aww, little girl dropped her s'more!
Padma: I dropped it on your shoe.
Ted: You dropped it on my shoe? You're gonna get the bill for that!

Ted: Note to chefs: if you want to make people happy, give them bacon.

Tiffani: [during victory interview] I am the Kenmore Microwave Queen.

Tiffani: [referring to Stephen's presentation of his dish] There's an element of condescension when he explains his dish, that you can't possibly understand all the things that are in this dish.

Tiffani: [while shopping at the gas station] Think we should buy some Rolaids for the judges?
Dave: Yeah, that's for sure.