Well Hugh, 

For all those people who complained about your "salad" challenge to get the competitors into the competition was bogus-- this just proves mane people wrong.  A really good salad is hard to make, a signature salad is harder to make, and NEVER overdress your greens.

I have had so many horrible salads in restaurants -- I don't even bother to order them. Yes you can be eliminated for a bad salad  -- I can think of a few. seasons -- NEVER volunteer for a salad.  One of the FEW people who didn't get eliminated  - was Paul from the evil episode with his Enchanted forest salad.  I did not taste it, but anything with his ingredients -- and it WON.

You actually make me laugh out loud.  "Flying squirrel challenge".  'Nuf said.

You should post Kristen's recipe for those astounding 'shrooms.  I'd love to try them!

One families established restaurants for as long the worlds fairs center and nicest location views it's never perfectly for everyone "farestarters' into places ,but for local cooks too many this cities recently over establishing 'Cordon Blues' with Italianizing ! 

This week's ending made up for last week, those onion rings looked amazing. Im not a mushrooms fan but I wish I could try those rings. Totally support the eliminations, the salad looked inedible. I love salads and dressing, and if you can't make a salad, well, what can you make? And yeah, my fears of the show catering to drama have been calmed somewhat, with Carla going.

That said, John should have been on the bottom for the job he did with the expediting. I doubt Josh made a cold soup, too salty sure, but cold? Doubtful.  If Josie was on the bottom last week with immunity for the job she did on the bird, why can't John be on the bottom for the way he got the food out. When you run the risk of ruining someone's dish and potentially sending that someone home for the job you did (or failed to do), shouldn't you be held accountable?