Jennifer continued beating herself up over bombing in Restaurant Wars. That isn't good, I could practically feel her imploding through the screen. Meanwhile, Robin continued her self-delusion streak by arguing that she still deserves to be in the competition at this point. She does not.

Guest judge: Paul Bartilota, a noted Italian chef. The Quickfire was to take the classic TV dinner and give it a gourmet spin. That's a fun idea. Alas, product placement reared its ugly head, and "TV Guide" users came up with seven classic TV shows that the chefs had to use as inspiration for their dishes. Why throw that goofy curveball in? Why not just let them cook?

Robin got "Sesame Street," and since she was not allowed to watch TV as a kid, she went with only what she knew, and that was Cookie Monster and Big Bird, so she made a cookie and eggs. Blech. Michael got "Cheers," Jen got "The Flintstones," Eli got "Gilligan's Island," Bryan got "MASH," Kevin got "The Sopranos," Mike I got "Seinfeld."

Most of the meals had absolutely nothing to do with the shows whatsoever (Mike I, Jen, Michael). The bottom: Jennifer (she knew it was off, and the sauce was burnt) and Robin (her meal looked disgusting and apparently didn't taste much better). The top: Kevin (meatballs) and Bryan (meatloaf and mashed potatoes). Ultimately Kevin got the win, but he did not get immunity. Instead, a version of his meal will be sold as part of the new "Top Chef" line of frozen foods served by Schwan's meal delivery service. WHAT?! Bravo is pimping this shit out like never before.

Elimination Challenge: Taking over Tom's Craftsteak, and serve dinner for the judges and several other guests. All of the chefs then started strategizing about what meat they were going to choose, and how to prepare it, since Craftsteak is a steakhouse. But curveball: Natalie Portman was their special guest, making this the second Bravo reality show she's been on (she stopped by "Project Runway" last year, I believe). And Natalie Portman is a vegetarian. So the chefs realized that their meat dreams were totally thrown out the window. I don't understand the point of doing a steakhouse challenge, but turning it into a vegetarian challenge. But there you go.

The chefs started scrambling for all of the vegetables, and there was a fight over big, beautiful eggplants between Jen and Eli. They flipped a dehydrated orange slice and Eli was the victor, leaving Jen with tiny baby eggplant. Although she realized that she should have changed her dish right there, she decided not to. Oh, Jen. Meanwhile, Robin often cooks vegetarian, so she felt quite confident, and Kevin and his wife go vegetarian for part of the year, so he was feeling good about it.

Meanwhile, Mike had issues boiling water for his leeks, which he was trying to serve as fake scallops, and while he also realized that he should also change course given the time constraints, he also chose not too. Even Bryan was having time issues. So did Robin, who didn't finish her plating, leaving her fresh garbanzo beans off of three of her plates.

Speaking of, the poll this week: Are you over Robin as much as the chefs are? HA! That would be a "Hell, yes."

Dinner featured Natalie and a bunch of her friends, who looked adorably geeky. Robin did squash blossom, beets, and garbanzo beans. The dish was VERY salty, and of course, Tom was one of the people who didn't Tom not get any of the beans. Natalie thought it looked beautiful, but the judges said that the whole dish was oddly seasoned.

Eli did a confit of eggplant, lentils, and garlic with a radish salad. It was well received, except for the guest judge, who got a bit of fresh lavender in his mouth, which left him feeling as though he was in Provence sucking on a bar of soap.

Michael created asparagus three ways, banana polenta, and some kind of sashimi. Natalie LOVED the banana polenta, although Gail had concerns over the huge chunks of banana in the polenta mixture.

Jen wasn't happy with her plates at all. She made charred baby eggplant with fennel, and when she was saucing the plates she was shaking like a nervous mess, splashing it all over the place. Gail was happy with the dish altogether, but she felt it was unsubstantial as a main course. The consensus seemed to be that it would make a great side dish...to a steak.

Mike I did roasted leeks with onion jus and baby potatoes. He had no protein on the plate, which annoyed Padma. The leeks were undercooked. Natalie really tried, saying that she loves leeks, and purple is her favorite color, but you could tell that she did not like it.

Bryan did not get all his elements on the plate, and he was stressing big time. He created artichokes with shallots, wild asparagus, and fennel puree. It was lemony and spicy, due to the garlic blossoms he added. Padma said it was a "little prick on the tip off my tongue," which sparked a whole host of nasty double entendres. Oh, this just seemed like the best dinner party ever! I want to go to dinner with Natalie Portman!

Lastly, Kevin was unhappy with how sloppy looking his dish was. It was duo of mushrooms with two types of turnips. Gail said that it was meatier and substantial, and Natalie called it "a manly vegetarian meal." Manly!

While awaiting the results, Mike I talked a big game, but it was clear that he knew he was in trouble. Jen continued her Eeyore shtick, saying that she knew she was going home. It is very hard to root for you, dear, when you cannot even root for yourself.

Judges Table: Kevin, Michael, and Eli in the top. Eli was very excited to be in the top for once. Eh. I find him irritating. Tom appreciated the creativity of Michael's dish, and Natalie appreciate the humor in it. Gail liked the beauty of Eli's dish, and the smokiness of his lentil puree. Natalie was very pleased with Kevin's kale preparation, and Tom called it a smorgasbord of flavor and said he didn't miss the meat at all. And Kevin got the win! I thought it was going to Michael. I believe this may tie Kevin and Michael for the most wins. And Kevin won a whole suite full of GE appliances, just like the Top Chef kitchen. That's pretty sweet. Note sweet: Michael's sour grapes, claiming that he could have made his dish in the second year of his apprenticeship. Michael: check your britches. You might be getting too big for them.

Bottom 3: Jen, Robin, Mike I. No surprise there. Natalie was disappointed with Mike's lack of protein, and Mike's explanation that his leeks were supposed to serve as fake protein didn't change the fact that leeks are not, in fact, proteins. And the leeks were totally undercooked. Mike's response, "Whatever whatever, what am I going to do?" Um...what? Nice attitude, you chud. Robin babbled on incessantly, and I wanted to choke her. Tom said nothing in her dish came together, and Gail had a problem with the flavors. Robin explained that she cooked with her head spinning today. I believe she cooks with her head spinning every day, at least during this competition. The judges said that Jen didn't seem to be creating a main dish, and that it was more like an appetizer. Jen was a little smartmouth in response, but she seemed to be waving the white flag to me. Sadness. She needs to pull her ass out of this nosedive.

Ultimately Mike got cut. HOW DID ROBIN ESCAPE AGAIN?! She has made Top 6! That is just mind blowing to me. I mean, Mike deserved to go home. But Robin continues to be there. I just don't understand that... � � � �