1. Nattie: Stunning. This is exactly what I wanted from this challenge. You absolutely NAILED it. This looks soooooo yummy, I love a good stew. Filipino food could be messy and you elevated it so amazingly. It looks tasty, juicy, colorful and rich.
2. smuguy2012: Stroganoff is a dish I love! This looks very yummy. Could it have better? yes, but nonetheless it is still a classic.
3. varlto: High end? yes. Your dish definitely belongs in a high end restaurant. However, I'm not the biggest fan of this ceviche. Looks a bit bland, could use more colors. But it is still a nice presentation. I do think you had a lot better choices when it came to Peruvian food.
Deshonbannedisback: This failed for me. Nothing about this dish screams class. There is a lot going on and its grossing me out a bit. Look, I know Colombian food and this is the most typical dish. However, I wasn't asking for the most typical... I wanted you to take a twist on Colombian food and elevate it. This just looks sloppy and too amateur for this competition.
Minie: I have to be honest with you Minie, this did not impress me. I personally love Vietnamese food, and there was so much more you could've done than a springroll. For starters, it isn't appealing to me. Seeing the shrimp so vividly is giving me worm vibes. I also don't like how you served to many it's a lot going on. I can over look all that, but the dish itself was just not impressive or appealing to me.
You both brought a lot of talent this season and this was definitely unexpected. However, I have to be fair and these were the least impressive dishes.