Masterchef: The Professionals
Discussion
Dan_1981 said:
I have to agree.
Some of it was weird for the sake of being weird.
I got the impression that thats how Brian felt about it all when he arrived as well.
A little bit cultish that place.
It struck me as a bit of a ripoff of El Bulli - which truly mastered the art of bourgeois poncy dining. When I went there the first course consisted of the waiter coming over to the table and wafting a rose under your nose. I sSome of it was weird for the sake of being weird.
I got the impression that thats how Brian felt about it all when he arrived as well.
A little bit cultish that place.
t you not.Not for me either as you can probably tell from my first post, it came across as the epitome of over pretentiousness, although the dish served in the mortar and pestle did look rather interesting.
This whole freezing to -14c before been placed in a water bath at 63c for 48hrs and then cooked over smoking bark is all just a bit too much for me.
This whole freezing to -14c before been placed in a water bath at 63c for 48hrs and then cooked over smoking bark is all just a bit too much for me.
The other standout course for me at El Bulli - served simulataneously to everyone in the restaurant - was a giant plate containing a single strand of spaghetti. The waiter's words were "the chef recommends you eat it sucking".
Cue a whole restaurant of people who had paid well over £300 a head slurping down a single spaghetti into their mouths like 5 year old kids. I found the whole experience frankly laughable.
Cue a whole restaurant of people who had paid well over £300 a head slurping down a single spaghetti into their mouths like 5 year old kids. I found the whole experience frankly laughable.
krunchkin said:
The other standout course for me at El Bulli - served simulataneously to everyone in the restaurant - was a giant plate containing a single strand of spaghetti. The waiter's words were "the chef recommends you eat it sucking".
Cue a whole restaurant of people who had paid well over £300 a head slurping down a single spaghetti into their mouths like 5 year old kids. I found the whole experience frankly laughable.
May try to recreate that dish at home Cue a whole restaurant of people who had paid well over £300 a head slurping down a single spaghetti into their mouths like 5 year old kids. I found the whole experience frankly laughable.
Interesting piece backing up many of the thoughts above...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11306710/T...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11306710/T...
GALLARDOGUY said:
If Sven is everyone's favourite for the win, let's hope there's no implosions like last years favourite.
Can't remember his name but he was faultless all series and then ballsed up the final completely.
MRJ was dumbfounded.
Adam Handling - he is the bloke everyone remembers from last year as the actual winner was a poor second until Adam blew it.Can't remember his name but he was faultless all series and then ballsed up the final completely.
MRJ was dumbfounded.
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