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Top Chef
Top Chef Gets Sporty and Bookish
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The Dishes: Literature and Sausages

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New England Patriot Rob Gronkowski is a hungry man. Muscles like that require serious grub.
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Watch out when this NFL beast shakes your hand Mei! He's got a tough grip.
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But this episode wasn't just about sports, the chefs also had to brush up on their classic literature.
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Boston chef Tony Maws wants the chefs to tackle creating a dish that is inspired by a work of a famous New England author.
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Mei surveys the kitchen for vegetables worthy of her inspiration, Henry David Thoreau.
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Katsuji starts prepping his sausage for Gronk -- once he stops talking about how huge Gronk's muscles are.
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Making sausage isn't easy, but Mei's got some determination in those eyes.
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Melissa worries her sausages are too wee for such a large appetite.
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Would you call this a "sausage party"? Or just a lot of chefs working the grill?
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Melissa finishes her plating just time for the buzzer (but an NFLer should be used to the time crunch).
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Katsuji makes this look easy. He's practically got a hand tied behind his back.
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Hands up, sausages down!
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Rob tastes Melissa's sausage. Will it be enough to help him get ready for a big day of play?
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George's sausage isn't technically sausage-shaped (he made patties), but it's breakfast-inspired style does have Rob pretty pleased.
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Padma goes long. . .ish.
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When the biggest NFL player you can imagine has a craving, you simply must satisfy. Luckily, Padma and Rob Gronkowski wanted the same thing: big sausage

VIDEO: Watch Rob issue his hungry man challenge again!

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The chefs line up at the Top Chef library.
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This is the most adorable study group we've ever seen. Katsuji and Gregory dive deep for inspiration.
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The chefs compare Cliffs Notes on their authors, and try to sort out how best to bring the page to the plate.
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Melissa's Nathaniel Hawthorne-based dish needs to feel both vegetable-focused and hearty.
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Doug doesn't have a wide breadth of knowledge about Emily Dickinson, but he thinks his carrot soup will bring her idea of "sunset in a cup" to life.
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Padma strikes a pose with the big guy. She looks so small!
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Changed from her football ready threads, Padma is prepared to dine on works of great scholarly significance.
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Tom visits the chefs in the kitchen to see if they are doing their "homework."
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Tom and Tony question Gregory about how he's going to bring The Raven into his dish.
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George needed a lot of fish to get across the idea of Dr. Seuss' One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
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The judges are ready to dine -- and to learn!
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But will Tom be pleased with these tome-inspired meals?
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Gregory's interpretation is surprisingly missing much bird, but the judges still find it respectable.
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Francis Lam discusses the finer points of fine literature and fine food.
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If this book club is accepting new (hungry) members, we are ready to apply.
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George discusses his Seussian dish -- but the chefs aren't feeling that it's whimsical enough. Thankfully his immunity keeps him safe.
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Padma looks pensive. Perhaps she's reflecting on these weighty works?
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We don't know Tom's favorite book, but we do know that he'd throw the book at any of the chefs who don't come up to the task.
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The chefs await their fate. Who will be eliminated?
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That's a good looking group of judges!
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