<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[More Crocs on Top Chef! But Still Way Behind Tattoos for Most Common Cheftestant&nbsp;Accessory]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Months ago I <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/09/30/farewell-to-my-favorite-top-chef/" target="_blank">lamented the departure</a> of <em>Top Chef</em> Cheftestant and Hati survivor Ron Duprat, he of the red Crocs.  We were going to miss his jolly laugh, his trouble understanding the meaning of words like &#8220;vice&#8221; and &#8220;deconstructed,&#8221; and his revolting cocktails.  But most of all we were going to miss his plastic footwear, the fire truck red slip-ons that made him stand out from the rest.</p>
<p>It was then, with great pleasure, that I realized it appears that perennial challenge finalist and lover of all things pork <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/kevin-gillespie" target="_blank">Kevin Gillespie</a> has been sporting his own pair of Crocs this whole time, albeit a much a less fashionable black set.  Looking back, it was very hard to pick this up, as they just as easily could have been confused for a pair of black boots.  But if you know what you&#8217;re looking for then you can (sorta) make out the Crocs, like in this picture from the Penn &amp; Teller episode.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/photos/episode-6-penn-teller"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="819" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/11/13/more-crocs-on-top-chef-but-still-way-behind-tattoos-for-most-common-cheftestant-accessory/kevin-gillespie/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg" data-orig-size="207,307" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Kevin Gillespie" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg?w=202" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg?w=207" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-819" title="Kevin Gillespie" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg?w=202&#038;h=300" alt="Kevin Gillespie" width="202" height="300" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg?w=202&amp;h=300 202w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg?w=101&amp;h=150 101w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevin-gillespie.jpg 207w" sizes="(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><!--more More photos of Crocs!--></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">(This, of course, was right before Kevin won the challenge and received his set of Calphalon pots and pans, making him the envy of not just his fellow cheftestants but of housewives nationwide)</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">In this week&#8217;s episode I spotted the Crocs when the cheftestants arrived at the Venetian.  I searched for quite sometime to find a photo on the Bravo website of this moment, but, alas, there were no Croc-centric photos to be found.  I also tried viewing the episode on Hulu, but for some reason the only full episodes available are old Thanksgiving themed entries, including last year&#8217;s <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/105918/top-chef-season-5-thanksgiving#s-p1-so-i0" target="_blank">Foo Fighters microwave &amp; toaster challenge</a>.  So I had to take matters into my own hands and capture still photos from the TV.  Not ideal, but you should still be able to make out the evidence:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=300"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="820" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/11/13/more-crocs-on-top-chef-but-still-way-behind-tattoos-for-most-common-cheftestant-accessory/kevincrocsjpg/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg" data-orig-size="2490,1785" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Kevin Crocs" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-820" title="Kevin Crocs" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=215" alt="Kevin Crocs" width="300" height="215" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=300&amp;h=215 300w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=600&amp;h=430 600w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocsjpg.jpg?w=150&amp;h=108 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And close-up:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="821" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/11/13/more-crocs-on-top-chef-but-still-way-behind-tattoos-for-most-common-cheftestant-accessory/kevincrocscloseup/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg" data-orig-size="563,387" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix E510&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1258135962&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Kevin Crocs CloseUp" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg?w=563" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-821" title="Kevin Crocs CloseUp" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg?w=300&#038;h=206" alt="Kevin Crocs CloseUp" width="300" height="206" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg?w=300&amp;h=206 300w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg?w=150&amp;h=103 150w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseup.jpg 563w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And in case you didn&#8217;t spot them there:</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="822" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/11/13/more-crocs-on-top-chef-but-still-way-behind-tattoos-for-most-common-cheftestant-accessory/kevincrocscloseupcircle/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg" data-orig-size="563,387" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix E510&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1258135962&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="KevinCrocsCloseUpCircle" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg?w=563" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-822" title="KevinCrocsCloseUpCircle" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg?w=300&#038;h=206" alt="KevinCrocsCloseUpCircle" width="300" height="206" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg?w=300&amp;h=206 300w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg?w=150&amp;h=103 150w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kevincrocscloseupcircle.jpg 563w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>And there you have it!  The spirit of Ron Duprat lives on in a pasty, lumberjack bearded, genteel chef from Atlanta.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Will it be too long before<em> Top Chef</em> releases its own line of Crocs?  We sure hope so.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Oh and Jen had fun at the Excalibur.  Not sure what shoes she was wearing.  Hopefully not heels, as she probably stumbled back to the kitchen.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="823" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/11/13/more-crocs-on-top-chef-but-still-way-behind-tattoos-for-most-common-cheftestant-accessory/another-one-please/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg" data-orig-size="370,533" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Another one please!" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg?w=208" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg?w=370" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-823" title="Another one please!" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg?w=208&#038;h=300" alt="Another one please!" width="208" height="300" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg?w=208&amp;h=300 208w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg?w=104&amp;h=150 104w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/another-one-please.jpg 370w" sizes="(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px" /><a href="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RDwOUfSe4&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">The Red Knight&#8217;s going down! </a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And a much more entertaining recap of last week&#8217;s episode courtesy of <a href="http://videogum.com/archives/recaps/top_chef_s06e11_100761.html" target="_blank">Videogum</a>.</p>
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