Hi Michael!
I have never watched top chef before this season and I think you are an amazing cook.I am now a huge fan mostly because of you and your brother. It must be really difficult to come up with all those beautiful dishes you create in such short time! I would love to eat in your restuarant one day and would definitely travel to CA to do so. I think you are smokin Hott and your definitely this seasons winner! can't wait to see what happens this week. GOOD LUCK!!!!

I've always loved top chef, and then I saw Michael. Michael if you're reading this, I think you're so sexy, is 20 too young for you? Either way goodluck!

You strategically made her not cook because you are threatened by her skills. Yet earlier you said that your biggest competition is yourself. Seems like you don't want to admit that you are scared of the talents of other chefs and would prefer to win by means other than "what is on your plate."

Michael- You are my fav chef on the show!!! This is really werid because you and my boyfriend look exactly alike!!!! It is scary!!!! He even has tattoos on his forearm. Also, my boyfriend is 30 and his older brother who is 33 years old are both in the Coast Guard and just got stationed on the same boat in Alameda, CA. Which I thought was funny because you and your brother Bryan are both chefs and the same age/age difference. We just moved to Cali and I hope that we can make it down to your resturant in L.A! I am rooting for you to win!!!!Good luck!!!

It was really interesting to see Tom glow in amazement at the brilliance of Mike V's "pork belly". I have finally seen the guy look extremely impressed! Am I right or has anyone else seen any other episodes where this has happened? Cause for me this was a first on top chef. I wish I could have that in slow motion. He looks like he actually blushes he's so impressed.

Can you please post the recipe?

I Looovee This Guy!! Not only can he cooks his a$$ off, he's sexy as hell, especially with those Tats & his bad boy attitude :)You can cook for me ANY time!!

"We strategically made her the chef based on immunity. She didn't need to cook anything because she wasn't up for elimination. We thought maybe she could act as a line of communication among the team and just be an extra set of hands where needed. At the end of the day, she wasnt about to dictate or control any aspect of my cooking."

I'm really hoping a woman wins this season because some of these guys are royal jerks. I'm so glad you & Mike decided what Jen would do. Didn't want the competition, huh? She was being a team player acting as exectuve chef. You made some bacon. Meh.

Can we get the receipe on the braised bacon?

Hi Michael:

I'm sending this because friends want to know - Are we related. Well actually not me, my husband. Voltaggio is the surname, and his grandparents were from New Jersey. Vicente and Conchetta. They had seven sons and one daughter. You look like my brother in law. Anyway keep up the good work!

Oh no he did not! I can't BELIEVE Mike had the balls to "school" America on Risotto!
He looked right at the camera and condisendingly told us, most of us foodies, just "what" risotto was!

And earlier he said Jeniffer only won the quick challange because of some sort of "preferencial treatment! Are you kidding me? And, he really believes it. Like "Top Chef" is the caliber of show that would do that.

What rock did this dude crawl out from under?

Whew, I can't wait for his over blown ego to blow on out of here!

-Marie

Ok when will this recipe be posted?? Would love to try this looked very good kind of a bacon lettuce wrap?!?!?