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Eduardo Barquín became the ninth eliminated from ‘Top Chef VIP 2’ in what was baptized by the participants themselves as “the massacre of the ‘cool group'”, which is made up of the Mexican, Alana Lliteras, Jesús More, Juan Pablo Gil and Sebastián Villalobos, who were at risk of leaving the competition together with Génesis Suero.
Luck played a very important role tonight, starting with the salvation challenge, in which a spinner defined the type of protein, the sauce, the accompaniment and, most importantly, the number of dishes that each of the participants would make. .
The main complication was that no matter what they were cooking, the dishes they presented to the judges would have to be identical, otherwise they would be disqualified and go straight to the elimination challenge.
Génesis Suero took a big risk to avoid going to the elimination challenge and during the preparation of her dish she had a discussion with chef Juan Manuel, who told her that the flavors she planned to use and how she planned to serve them did not convince him, but she decided not to do so. case and stick with your original plan.
In the end, that was a success on the part of the Dominican and it was the judge himself who told her that she was not a fan of the individual flavors of her dish, but that she liked them together a lot, so they decided that she and Alana were saved.
The “cool little group” of ‘Top Chef VIP 2’ is undone
Sebastián Villalobos, Juan Pablo Gil, Jesús More and Eduardo Barquín they faced the final test of the day, after which only three of them remained in ‘Top Chef VIP 2’, it was a very difficult challenge, because regardless of the result, “the cool little group” would lose one of its members.
Just before the judges announced their decision, the four friends said an emotional goodbye and shared tearful praise, to the point that they infected Carmen Villalobos. Finally, it was Barquín who ended his gastronomic journey, in one of the saddest nights of the competition so far.
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