Masterchef: The Professionals
Discussion
DoubleSix said:
Bonefish Blues said:
That's 3 of us
Hmmm strange decision. Youth certainly plays well... has MC ever had an ethnic minority winner?? I’d hope the BBC was above playing to the crowd/boardroom but you never know!All chefs have got here on merit - end of.
garyhun said:
DoubleSix said:
Bonefish Blues said:
That's 3 of us
Hmmm strange decision. Youth certainly plays well... has MC ever had an ethnic minority winner?? I’d hope the BBC was above playing to the crowd/boardroom but you never know!All chefs have got here on merit - end of.
But re favouritism, if anything, I think Monica palpably having the hots for him is a much more plausible explanation
.BoRED S2upid said:
2 mistakes by Andrew 1 for Xoze tiny margins but the correct call IMO. Plus if anyone ever serves me a Pigeon heart I’d be taking it hone for the dog! They are rats of the skies.
1 mistake? His dessert wasn't what he was supposed to serve!! And there were mistakes on his main course too.
williamp said:
V impressive for Andrew: spent his entire career in the Royal Navy, gets the the semi final. A few years in a Michelin kitchen and...
I am sure he has a bright future, I thought he did well in the restaurant and as the chef noted he was pretty unflappable which would be an asset in a pressurised environment.I liked Andrew a lot too, but his desert really wasn't up to his standard. On amateur masterchef you'd get sent home if you served an un-set posset. I'm thinking that such a basic error, on what was a basic desert on the semi-finals sent him home.
Exose (for all his faults) had a much more ambitious plan.
I would expect Exose to be the first one leaving the finals, leaving the usual three on the final days, and with Stu's performance last night, who knows?
Exose (for all his faults) had a much more ambitious plan.
I would expect Exose to be the first one leaving the finals, leaving the usual three on the final days, and with Stu's performance last night, who knows?
I think I preferred the Welsh place to Hide - food looked cracking in both, but preferred the style of the food in the first restaurant. Wanted to see a bit more of the Hide kitchen - must be some setup to have 60 chefs cooking Michelin star food.
Wonder how much they shut the restaurant and rig it for filming - was much more noticeable last night that it didn't look like a full service - unless they were cooking in the broom cupboard and there were 57 chefs elsewhere in the kitchen.
Out of those left:
Stu - His would be the dishes I would go for on a menu - can make mistakes, but I think he is probably odds on to win.
Missile - I like him and his "have a go hero" style - could be his downfall though - either he will overstretch and blow up or oversimplify. Should have went last night - saved only by pugwash screwing up his dessert.
Florist - I just can't click with her - seems to want to win Masterchef rather than just be really good at botter cookery (I get they all want to win it...)
Sweaty - Really like his style - will either be wacky and great or a disaster. Go big or go home.
My gut feel is that it's between Stu and Yann, but any of the 4 could win it on their day and deserve it. The standard has been really high - once they got down to the last 8, it could have been any of them to make the last 4 and maybe 6 of them who could have went on to win.
Wonder how much they shut the restaurant and rig it for filming - was much more noticeable last night that it didn't look like a full service - unless they were cooking in the broom cupboard and there were 57 chefs elsewhere in the kitchen.
Out of those left:
Stu - His would be the dishes I would go for on a menu - can make mistakes, but I think he is probably odds on to win.
Missile - I like him and his "have a go hero" style - could be his downfall though - either he will overstretch and blow up or oversimplify. Should have went last night - saved only by pugwash screwing up his dessert.
Florist - I just can't click with her - seems to want to win Masterchef rather than just be really good at botter cookery (I get they all want to win it...)
Sweaty - Really like his style - will either be wacky and great or a disaster. Go big or go home.
My gut feel is that it's between Stu and Yann, but any of the 4 could win it on their day and deserve it. The standard has been really high - once they got down to the last 8, it could have been any of them to make the last 4 and maybe 6 of them who could have went on to win.
Parsnip said:
Wonder how much they shut the restaurant and rig it for filming - was much more noticeable last night that it didn't look like a full service - unless they were cooking in the broom cupboard and there were 57 chefs elsewhere in the kitchen.
I've often wondered this, and came to the conclusion that many 'fine dining' restaurants have lunch and dinner services, so they could possibly do the filming between those? Or on a Sunday morning maybe? Hide looks like it's got an all-day service though (yes, just checked - mon-fri 7am - 1am!) so no idea how they rig that. I guess the exposure will more than compensate for any loss.
Presumably the 'diners' are friends/family?
Bonefish Blues said:
I was left wondering how an operation like Hide would be seen by a chef as obviously talented as 'progression'?
What do you mean? Ollie Dabbous has a 3 story fine dining restaurant in Mayfair - one of the most expensive districts on the planet. That may not be *my* idea of my own restaurant, but many would.
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