Manuel Trevino's guest appearances

Manuel Trevino

Top Chef exit interviews on CHOW.com

Dale Talde

Antonia Lofaso

Richard Blais

Mark Simmons

Ryan Scott

Lisa Fernandes

Andrew D'Ambrosi

Jennifer Biesty

Erik Hopfinger

Valerie Bolon

Nikki Cascone

Ilan Hall

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Manuel Trevino, aka Memo, explains how resources are divvied out in the Top Chef kitchen: parsley is at a premium. Plus, he weighs in on the high-end Mexican food controversy. In his elimination challenge, he's paired up with Spike, who has never heard of Like Water for Chocolate--and goes instead for Good Morning, Vietnam. But Swiss chard doesn't strike the judges as a particularly good pairing with Vietnamese spring rolls and the Chilean sea bass is deemed cheap: Manuel takes the fall.

Top Chef 4: Manuel Trevino