A few weeks ago, we said Antonia might be the biggest sleeper of this season. Tonight she stepped out of the shadows with a rare sweep of the Quickfire and Elimination Challenges. We’re predicting she makes the top four this season. Who’ll be there with her? We think it’ll be Richard, Dale and Stephanie.

Yes, we still think Stephanie can hang, even after tonight’s peanut butter-tomato sauce stumble. But she may have used her last get-out-of-jail-free pass this week. Though the judges have said they don’t rely on previous performances to make decisions, we can’t help but think her early triumphs were in the backs of their minds when they made their final choice tonight. One more bad week and those shining moments will have faded too far to be of much help.

Stephanie wasn’t the only one who struggled tonight. Our “Top Chef” drinking game, which we introduced last week, got off to a rocky start in its second week. First, there was the kid thing. The introduction of children to the episode, while upping the cuteness factor, didn’t do much to help our buzz. Everybody—even Lisa—kept it pretty clean. Total Lisa curse count: 0.

And then there’s the matter of the second rule. As the episode progressed, we started thinking we might create a rule around Mark’s inability to stop talking about New Zealand and all things Kiwi. This of course would have included random displays of Kiwi pride, such as playing the didgeridoo his bedroom. Then Mark had to go and pick a fight with Tom (um, awkward) and get sent packing.

So instead we’re going to turn to product placement-inspired rule, as suggested by a reader last week: Drink every time a Glad product appears on screen. And, what the heck, let’s up the ante by chugging every time a Glad commercial comes on. We think this rule is particularly fun because it's going to get fast and furious toward the end of the show when everyone’s hanging in the “stew room,” surrounded by Gladware.

Tonight’s total Glad count: 28 + two commercials.

To recap:

Rule No. 1: Drink every time Lisa curses.

Rule No. 2: Drink every time a Glad product appears on screen. Chug for the first five seconds of any Glad commercial. Check back next week for Rule No. 3—if you’re not playing along by then, you should be! In the meantime, feel free to leave a comment suggesting our next rule.

For a full recap of this week's show and more commentary, check in with our friends at The Stew.

The spot: If you went searching for Lincoln Park’s Tie Me Up Noodles in the past few weeks, you may have been surprised to find Miss Asia (click for hours, maps, etc.) in its place. Open less than two months, the renovated space has been spruced up with warm orange hues and modern accents throughout. Lunch and dinner crowds still buzz on the weekends, when the place fills with large groups and couples on romantic dates. The pan-Asian eatery is mostly Thai-focused (one of the partners is also behind Northern Thai-focused Sticky Rice), but also offers cuisine from 12 other Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. There are more than 200 items on the menu. Though that might seem like a lot of ground to cover, manager Pomme Wongpradu explains that chefs from each country trained Miss Asia’s cooks in their respective culinary traditions.

The bottle: The Market Place Food Store (521 W. Diversey Pkwy. 773-348-5721) is a bit more expensive than most grocery stores in the area, but the wine selection is vast and reasonably priced. Plus, it’s right across the street, so it’s a no-brainer. With all of the spicy options on Miss Asia’s menu, we like the idea of a sweet riesling to temper the heat of dishes such as duck curry with lychee ($9.95), cooked with tomato, pineapple, bell pepper and basil in a red curry sauce. Try the 2006 Blue Fish Riesling in the bright blue bottle for $9.99. It also comes in a cute 187-milliliter size for $2.99 if you just can’t commit to the full bottle. Miss Asia does not charge a corkage fee.

[ Emily Hiser Lobdell is a Metromix special contributor. ] metromix@tribune.com

This just in: Saturday night's show at the Vic with Sly and the Family Stone, the group's first Chicago performances in several decades, has been cancelled due to unspecified health reasons. (Refunds are available at point of purchase.) Here's hoping everyone in the Family is OK and back to deliver the funk shortly.

More info:

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