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" Season 10, Episode 10: &amp;quot;Battle Before the War&amp;quot; On last night&amp;#039;s episode, the chefs were challenged by Danny Meyer (yeah \u2014 that Danny Meyer) to come up with a restaurant concept and create a dish to illustrate it. Given that criteria, we&amp;#039;re not at all certain why Josie is still on this show. Maybe the judges know that she creates tension, and maybe Micah&amp;#039;s raw-fish dish actually was that bad and he deserved elimination. Still, this is now the second time that Josie has survived a challenge despite serving her food late (after her Berry Festival fiasco&amp;#039;s raspberry salmon). Micah&amp;#039;s dish wasn&amp;#039;t as thought-through as the others&amp;#039; were, and he probably should have switched gears when he couldn&amp;#039;t find any of his desired ingredients, but at least he wasn&amp;#039;t still cooking when the judges (and, more importantly, the guests at Bite of Seattle) arrived to eat it. As far as the dishes served last night that actually mattered, though, we liked Sheldon&amp;#039;s sour tamarind soup with pork belly, shrimp, and snapper over Kristen&amp;#039;s fancier slow-cooked egg with camembert-mustard sauce recipe. It clearly came from his family history (with photos to prove it), thus better fulfilling Danny Meyer&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;from the heart&amp;quot; criteria for this round of eliminations, takes much longer to prepare, and costs more. If we have the money to spend at a Top Chef winner&amp;#039;s restaurant, we&amp;#039;d rather invest in dedication and better ingredients. We&amp;#039;ll actually find out who had the best concept next week, when Sheldon and Kristen face off in the Restaurant War, accompanied by the five remaining chefs on gender-split teams. Prepare for nastiness, though: The previews already indicate that Josie will cause drama, and Emeril Lagasse will be &amp;quot;blown away with disappointment.&amp;quot; PLUS: Read More Top Chef Recaps on Eat Like a Man "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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