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" Season 10, Episode 12: &amp;quot;Wolfgang Clucks&amp;quot; After the Restaurant Wars debacle, the show strove for simplicity this week, with the Elimination focusing on something that, theoretically, no human being could hate \u2014 fried chicken. The point, as Wolfgang Puck noted, was that &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s almost no other way to prepare a chicken better to get all the flavor.&amp;quot; And they had to impress David Chang (of the Momofuku empire), Michelle Bernstein (Miami&amp;#039;s Michy&amp;#039;s), Jon Shook, and Vinny Dotolo (the men behind Animal and Son of a Gun in L.A.), in addition to the Tom, Emeril, Wolfgang, and Padma. &amp;quot;If you don&amp;#039;t like fried chicken,&amp;quot; Chang said, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t know if I trust you.&amp;quot; But it seemed that most of the chefs indeed didn&amp;#039;t. Brooke was so frightened by the order that she fell flat on a &amp;#039;weird bastardized version&amp;#039; of crusted, skinless chicken breasts, and Sheldon somehow didn&amp;#039;t prepare enough momofuku wings even with the Momofuku King sitting right there. Josie&amp;#039;s dish was too greasy, and Lizzy&amp;#039;s side slaw got more applause than the main feat. Stefan had his ass handed to him after turning out a banquet-hall, airline version of cordon bleu that the judges ripped to shreds before taking his personality to task. Tom accused him of thinking himself &amp;quot;clever&amp;quot; and Padma emphatically called him &amp;quot;such a bullshitter&amp;quot; as he left the room. It was Josie who finally got chopped, though, and good riddance. Bullshit and bad dishes aside, this was Josh&amp;#039;s night to shine. He actually listened to what the judges asked for \u2014 simple, straightforward, delicious \u2014 and made smoked fried chicken with hot sauce and blue cheese. On a tight clock, he injection-brined the chicken to ensure it stayed moist, then smoked it to take the flavor up a notch before a flour dredging with his grandfather&amp;#039;s old brown paper bag shake technique. The chefs ate it up, literally, and Chang made it rain with compliments, calling it &amp;quot;a clever take on a traditional recipe&amp;quot; that showed originality and &amp;quot;lip-smacking goodness.&amp;quot; His Southern cooking style and big, mustachioed, smile finally paid off, it seems. PLUS: Read More Top Chef Recaps on Eat Like a Man "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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