In last week’s episode, “Restaurant Wars,” we saw my beloved Kenny go home (I know, shocking!) in spite of the fact that every.single.chef seemed to agree that Alex was the one who truly deserved to be sent home in his place.  I’m still mad about the whole pea purée thing, but nothing prepared me for discovering how much I truly loathe Alex’s ineptitude in the kitchen and—as clearly proven in his “front of the house” role—anywhere else near food (or people, for that matter).  Ok, so maybe I’m being a bit harsh, but Alex stinks, and it’s time for him to go.  Anyway, let’s move on to bigger and better things, like this week’s Quickfire Challenge.

Quickfire Challenge:  The Mystery Box

-Create a Dish Using the Contents of Mystery Boxes

After several of the chefs discussed their disdain for Alex, and Angelo admitted he was “mentally exhausted,” the contestants headed out to the Top Chef Kitchens, where they found several black boxes marked with question marks, as well as Padma, standing with their guest judge for the challenge: Wylie Dufresne, chef and owner of wd~50 in New York City