Masterchef: The Professionals
Discussion
I'm quite disappointed that Phillippe went out. And again harking back to previous comments it seems that the format was his downfall.
When he was cooking his own food he was in a class of his own - the critics table and M&M's comments made that fairly clear. Also in the pop-up where he had free reign over his own dish - best of the day and went straight through.
His 'failures' were in the initial invention challenge, the salt and pepper challenge and the plant-based invention challenge. I know it's made-for-tv and other competitors have to deal with these challenges in the same way, but to me the most exciting and interesting chef has been kicked out because invention tests aren't his strong suit - which in a fine dining setting is absolutely redundant.
But I guess now it's back to sous-vide fish and sauces split with dill oil.
That's another irritation - M&M referring to sous-vide fish as 'beautifully cooked.' Of course it is. it's sous-vide. It's almost impossible not to cook it perfectly.
When he was cooking his own food he was in a class of his own - the critics table and M&M's comments made that fairly clear. Also in the pop-up where he had free reign over his own dish - best of the day and went straight through.
His 'failures' were in the initial invention challenge, the salt and pepper challenge and the plant-based invention challenge. I know it's made-for-tv and other competitors have to deal with these challenges in the same way, but to me the most exciting and interesting chef has been kicked out because invention tests aren't his strong suit - which in a fine dining setting is absolutely redundant.
But I guess now it's back to sous-vide fish and sauces split with dill oil.
That's another irritation - M&M referring to sous-vide fish as 'beautifully cooked.' Of course it is. it's sous-vide. It's almost impossible not to cook it perfectly.
Good post - I think I commented that he brought something different to the table (as did Ms 'I'm half Middle Eastern and I'm going to remind you every 5 minutes') It's a shame he's gone.
Although to be fair, I think that those types of chef who have a second cuisine often do very well on Masterchef (Mauritian lady, Ping, and others whose names escape me) - ETA ah, I think they were the amateur comp, weren't they?
Although to be fair, I think that those types of chef who have a second cuisine often do very well on Masterchef (Mauritian lady, Ping, and others whose names escape me) - ETA ah, I think they were the amateur comp, weren't they?
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