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I'm glad HH covered how unbearable most of this season's contestants were. Fabio is amusing, and Stefan gets a pass for being self-aware enough to acknowledge that he is, in addition to being a good chef, kind of a jerk. Hosea is the sort of guy who introduces himself as a "nice guy".
As for the judges, I really miss Ted Allen. Anything is better than the new judge's awkward Simon Cowell impression. Gail wasn't exciting, but she usually gave a pretty good description of the dishes. Which, again, not exciting - but sort of necessary on a reality show competition about FOOD. I can't taste it myself, and my imagination only takes me so far.
On a snide note - er, an especially snide note - I have to say that I don't think Tom likes him much either. He sort of radiates this death glare every time the man starts to speak.
