Top Chef Season 2 quotes

I'm getting to the end, where like I'm plating up, and Frank's working next to me, and he's humping some gorilla on his prep table or something, you know. Shaking everything. It's like a freaking 7.0 earthquake. I hope Frank goes home.

I've been on a roll lately. I've been in the top three the last four shots. For the past eight, ten years, I've been the best at my field, and I'm fully relying on my abilities to take me over the top.

I feel like I have a great chance at the title. People know that I'm a force. And um, and a team leader, ya know, and I think I have a great shot.

The team nominates me team captain. If your team wins, you're the man. If your team loses, you're... history.

Marcel

[In response to Ilan's attack on his "flavorless" gelee] And have you ever tried, like, that brand of juice, R.W. Knudsen's? It's 100% fruit juice, which is what I made my gelee from, which has, like, so much flavor! I mean, check your palettes, get 'em tested.

Ilan

You know what's really funny Marcel, the first day I got here I've been wanting to smack you across the face. Why don't you fucking go to a new school, learn some shit, go to France, go to Spain, go travel, go relax, go learn how to use some fucking salt, paprika, come back to me, you know, come to New York, maybe I'll show you how to cook a little bit. I'll show you how to grill something. But until then shut the fuck up, keep making your foams and go cry in a corner!

[referring to Marcel's QuickFire dish] Why does he have a foam on every fucking thing he makes?!

[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...

Well you are!

Marcel

Mike switches Envy for Lust with me, and I thought, "He just, like, gave away a gold mine."

Ilan

Because Gluttony is a Sin so closely related to food, if I can't get this one right, then I should go home right now.

[scandalized by Marcel's flirtation with one of the guests] Did you just pour chocolate in that woman's mouth?!

Tom Colicchio

[speaking to the bottom three chefs] Our challenge today was, I thought, a very interesting one. You all had to choose one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and create a dish you thought best represented that sin. Unfortunately, each one of you committed a culinary sin.

[referring to the foam on Marcel's dessert] I think it looks like cat spit. But you know, I just feel like the dish was prepared by somebody who hasn't had as much sex as he really needs to, to make a dish feel like you really wanna fuck.

Tom

[startled by the high quality of Michael's dish] Our Michael did this? ...I mean, what the Hell?! He should get his tooth pulled every day!

Marcel

Everybody loves meat on a stick!