Masterchef Judges
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schmalex

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13,616 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Who are they and what makes them elligble to be judges (especially the Aussie bloke)?

TomE

1,252 posts

219 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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schmalex said:
Who are they and what makes them elligble to be judges (especially the Aussie bloke)?
One's a chef and the other is a food distributor.

HTH

esselte

14,626 posts

296 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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From the beeb..

John Torode
John Torode runs Smiths of Smithfield, a four-floor restaurant, private dining room and café, located near London's Smithfield market, and is a well-known food writer and TV presenter. John was the resident chef on ITV's This Morning with Richard and Judy for four years.

Australian-born, John joined the Conran Group in 1992 where he started out at Pont de La Tour before becoming the number two at Quaglino's. After two years at Quaglino's John became head chef at Mezzo, which was one of Europe's largest restaurants when it opened. Following this, John moved to the newly-opened Bluebird restaurant and food market.

John has been credited as one of the main players in introducing Australasian food to the UK in the mid-1990s and is an enthusiast of rare breed meat, organic food and the farming process. He has built relationships with many small farmers across the length of the UK who supply the very best of produce to Smith's. John passes on his knowledge through a fine meat list in the restaurants. John was part of the judging panel for the Glenfiddich Food & Drink awards in 2002, and regularly contributes to Olive magazine.


funk odyssey

1,983 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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FFS surely Google is not that hard to use?

sstein

6,249 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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They have the ability to shove enormous amounts of food into their mouths and shout.. A LOT!

Each time I watch this I'm sure the bald veggie guy is going to swallow a spoon!

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Stuart

Puggit

49,788 posts

277 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Mmmmm - Smiths of Smithfield yum

mike325112

1,074 posts

213 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Greg Wallace is a well known foodie and is the restaurant critic of Good Food and Olive...


Gunny Sergeant D

2,248 posts

269 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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sstein said:
They have the ability to shove enormous amounts of food into their mouths and shout.. A LOT!

Each time I watch this I'm sure the bald veggie guy is going to swallow a spoon!

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Stuart
+1

Its incredible how much fat-boy can get in his mouth with a builders shovel.

rupert the dog

1,433 posts

246 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Aussie bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves
Other shaven-headed thug-type looking bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves.





Masterchef: a concept that has deviated so far from its origins that it's like an Eskimo (Inuit? No offence) giving birth to a Maori.









So I don't watch it.











At all.







Ever.

schmalex

Original Poster:

13,616 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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funk odyssey said:
FFS surely Google is not that hard to use?
Sorry Dad

ianash

3,286 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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When they started the first series Greg was referred to as a fruit and veg wholesaler. He has now morphed into an ingredients expert. WTF is that then?

Edited by ianash on Tuesday 3rd February 20:52

funk odyssey

1,983 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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schmalex said:
funk odyssey said:
FFS surely Google is not that hard to use?
Sorry Dad
that's ok

schmalex

Original Poster:

13,616 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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rupert the dog said:
Aussie bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves
Other shaven-headed thug-type looking bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves.

Masterchef: a concept that has deviated so far from its origins that it's like an Eskimo (Inuit? No offence) giving birth to a Maori.

So I don't watch it.

At all.

Ever.
See, that's my opinion too. However, SWMBO has been watching all of this series. Mind you last night, she was inspired to cook scallops wrapped in bacon for dinner, so not all bad I suppose lick

rupert the dog

1,433 posts

246 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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funk odyssey said:
rupert the dog][b said:
Aussie bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves
Other shaven-headed thug-type looking bloke: a tt who gets on my nerves.[/b]

Masterchef: a concept that has deviated so far from its origins that it's like an Eskimo (Inuit? No offence) giving birth to a Maori.

So I don't watch it.

At all.

Ever.
don't believe you
Oh, all right. But only so I've got some substance for my whinges.

Ferg

15,242 posts

286 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Just another programme with barely qualified 'experts' telling other people that what they say is best.

Trinny and Susanna
Cok Wan
etc
etc
rolleyes

funk odyssey

1,983 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Ferg said:
Just another programme with barely qualified 'experts' telling other people that what they say is best.

Trinny and Susanna
Cok Wan
etc
etc
rolleyes
to be fair -- they are both very knowledgeable - whether we need loads of food shows ----that's another matter

ianash

3,286 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Ferg said:
Just another programme with barely qualified 'experts' telling other people that what they say is best.

Trinny and Susanna
Cok Wan
etc
etc
rolleyes
This is entertainment, and when viewed from that perspective it works well.

Mark V8

1,535 posts

238 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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schmalex said:
funk odyssey said:
FFS surely Google is not that hard to use?
Sorry Dad
He's been acting the cock-end all night. Time of the month perhaps..... smile

funk odyssey

1,983 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Mark V8 said:
schmalex said:
funk odyssey said:
FFS surely Google is not that hard to use?
Sorry Dad
He's been acting the cock-end all night. Time of the month perhaps..... smile
i love you really -- imitation being the sincerest form of flattery etc etc

phil1979

3,670 posts

244 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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Did any one see it last night? I didn't know Peter Griffin was a food critic?