Top Cheffage: Rounding Up the Final Four, Scallopgate

by Lesley Balla May 30, 2008, 8:49am PDT

The Final Four, but LA still in front

· Local Debriefing: Meat Wars, and Antonia still looking strong [~ELA~]
· Local Debriefing: Maybe Spike's lack of hatwear was bad luck [~ESF~]
· But really...it was because he used the frozen scallops [~ENY~]
· Full detailed recap [Serious Eats]
· Spike knew the scallops sucked: "That dish was a mess" [Grub Street]
· Scallopgate I: Tramonto says "not my scallops [Bravo]
· Scallopgate II: Tom C. says Rick T. would "never" use frozen scallops [Bravo]
· Scallopgate III: Tramanto says scallops were planted [Chicago Trib]
· Scallopgate IIII: Colicchio says scallops were from Allen Bros, not Tramonto [AB]
· Song for the departed: "Hit the Road, Spike" [BTC]
· Pink Crocs for everyone! Richard Blais and wife welcome baby girl [BTC]