"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
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>> I thought Ilan was total waste of space, he should not even have been
>> in the finale. Either Sam or Elia was better than him.
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> I think both Sam and Elia were better than Ilan. I just could not stand
> Marcel. In the toss up between Marcel and Ilan, I'm glad Ilan won it. IMO
> Marcel was the more talented of the 2 but Ilan was able to manage a
> kitchen
> and staff much better than Marcel.
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> Michael
> --
> "Some say the glass is half empty, some say the glass is half full,
> I say, are you going to drink that"?
> ~Lisa Claymen


I just finished reading Bourdain's new book, the Nasty Bits, and he touches
on this. A chef who has the admiration and respect for his staff can cuss
and spew in the kitchen but sit with them afterwards and have a drink, what
is said in the kitchen stays there....I think Ilan had a decent rapport with
both of his staff, where Marcel just treated Michael and Sam as if he were
doing them a favor letting them be there......The girls wanted Ilan to win,
the guys could have given a rats ass about Marcel.....He hung himself.
-ginny