steaks and frozen scallops

[edit] Episode 12: High Steaks
Quickfire Challenge: At a meat packing warehouse, each chef is given twenty minutes to butcher and clean seven "tomahawk chops" from an aged side of beef. Then, at the Top Chef kitchen, they are given an additional thirty minutes to prepare two of the chops to the guest judge's preference- medium-rare. i think the whole butchering of the meat was GROSSSSSS
The Best: Antonia, Lisa, Spike
The Worst: Richard and Stephanie
WINNER: Spike WHAT!?!
Elimination Challenge: Each chef had to create an appetizer and an entree and work the line at Rick Tramonto's Steak & Seafood restaurant. The Quickfire winner was able to select two proteins to use for his or her dishes, disallowing the other chefs to use those proteins.
WINNER: Stephanie (Sweetbreads with golden raisins, fennel and pine nuts; Beef tenderloin with wild mushrooms and apple sauce)
ELIMINATED: Spike (Seared scallops with hearts of palm and oyster mushrooms; Tomahawk chop, sweet potato puree, Brussels sprouts, and cipollinis) hahahaha. he should have realized that frozen scallops are gross. i might eat them, but a top chef shouldn't. plus, then he scolded the guest judge for having them in his kitchen, yeah, but... you used them.