Masterchef: The Professionals

[milkandhuni]

Good series imo

 

[VeryNiceVeryEVIL]

I prefer Monica

I don't hate Monica but thought it worked much more smoothly with Anna

Phillipe thinking he had 17 minutes in the first round.

Bless him.

 

[Jelly Bean]

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I can't believe it Not that I've seen it. I always thought it would be between Gaston, Dan and Chiara. George seems nice but seems to have winged it a lot of the time. Very wierd.

 

[Clickbait]

It seems Gregg feels compelled to give his opinion at every possible opportunity when I couldn’t care less for it and clearly the chefs feel similarly. I was stunned he wasn’t hiding in the bushes at RHS Wisley ready to have another free 3 course meal!

 

[Hbirdette]

Sorry if this has already been posted but I couldn’t see anything... thought I would come to good old tattle to see if anyone knew anything about last nights episode? They edited it so 1 person was missing but didn’t say why! Just me being nosey as per, any ideas?!

 

[Moongirl69]

Just catching up.
Absolutely loved Caroline.
So understated.
Just lovely!

 

[PocketRLocket]

Absolutely love Luke. He can cook for me anytime.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Monica loved Phillippe and I think wanted him to go through.
Yes Tommy's dough things were raw weren't they? They glossed over that rapidly.
Glad Tom got through - for a horrible moment I thought he was out with that exploding bowl.

 

[Lurkeryaar]

I'm quite surprised about Matt being so wooden, he's usually very natural on his other programmes so he's not coming across great and is barely saying anything! But maybe it's more difficult as it's scripted. Glad Gregg is gone but it definitely feels a bit more serious this series. I'm not a fan of how the skills test has now become "make this random niche recipe I've given you without any instructions" - just give them a classic! Was painful having Philly back...

 

[queenamber]

Couldn't stand Gareth. It may be an editing error but I hate it when they walk into the kitchen and don't greet the professional chefs. Where are your manners Couldn't believe what a mess they made of those burgers too.

Chloe is still the star for me. Really looking forward to seeing more from her.

 

[Lurkeryaar]

Yeah I wasn't keen on Philly or the man that was on this week. Very good looking and confident but monotonous voice

I enjoyed that he did more classic dishes than just random recipes that the contestants would have no reason to know, but yes he wasn't super outgoing. He was similarly quite cool on his series, but is still quite gorgeous

 

[Moongirl69]

Monica used to be quite scary but she's really mellowed. They were funny with the sunglasses last night .
I liked Ayesha at the start but her food last night looked messy. She did look shocked to be leaving.

 

[Crumpet41]

I think Andi Oliver would be a great choice but she also does GBM so may not work out. She has the right amount of knowledge but is really good with the contestants - she is tough but it comes across as being encouraging at the same time.
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I would like to know when it became a thing to blow smoke up the judges arses at the final round? I found all the arse licking a bit cringe .

As for the winner ( and bucking the trend on this thread) I wanted

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Chiara to win

. However I really liked all three contestants and was equally pleased that

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Dan won

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[Lurkeryaar]

How strange - Gregggg appears to be at the Chefs Table dinner, but only brief glimpses in the background. Not interviewed or on camera at all. Odd.

Can't say I'm mad about him not having any screen time

 

[Clickbait]

Almost caught up. I’ve not been that surprised by the people going, it seems unfair someone can go on one bad cook but it’s the luck of the draw as to whether your bad cook falls on an instant elimination round.

I’m guessing Sel’s dessert must have been really unpleasant to go out over Caroline’s puddle. I can’t understand why you’d use truffle in a sweet dish, but then again white chocolate and lobster sounds hideous to me!

I’m finding Gareth a bit smug. I like Georgia but she’s not great at thinking on her feet. Caroline keeps over stretching herself and I had to do a double take when I saw she’s only 41! Not keen on BBQ man. I wouldn’t mind Luke winning, he seems quite humble and his roast dinner dish looked and sounded amazing.

ETA: Mark is the BBQ guy and he’s 24 I’d have said mid to late 30s.

 

[Clickbait]

I dread to think how much a meal is there when you’re creeped out by a contortionist on the way in, lectured with every course, and given chicken feet, windpipes, and bladder with a shot of chicken blood

 

[Clickbait]

A king size knob and not in the good way. Fancy you win a prize which is dinner in a fabulous restaurant, the downside being you have to share a table with the tosspot from last night and Dan “best chef in the room” from last week

Otherwise, yes of course it’s a competition for professionals to be taken seriously
but a smile and a little encouragement wouldn’t go amiss. Let’s not forget Masterchef is a TV production and at its heart it’s meant to entertain us. I watch with an open mind and can only be of the opinion that last night’s episode was extremely downbeat, an opinion shared practically all over social media. Of course I accept that opinions vary but I do not see how any of the contestants would have leaned much from that experience, surely the purpose of the test?

What I didn’t understand was the point of the challenge - was it replicate my dish exactly to my standard or was it ‘be inspired by my dish to create something similar using the same main ingredient’? Without understanding that it felt hard to know if that was an unfair decision or not. Likewise, now they’ve dialled down their criticism and put in the requirement for a positive comment to everyone, we don’t know how bad they actually were.

 

[Crumpet41]

Another Philippe fan here. I'm hoping he and Tom are in the final 3.
I really can't warm to Kyle at all.

No same for me as well. He comes across as a little stand offish. Unlike Tom who comes across as friendly and approachable .

shame who left as I liked her but it was the right decision as I think Toms dish was much more technical.

as for mollys braids - how she hasn’t got a constant headache I don’t know.

Also another Phillipe fan - I think he is brilliant. He will definitely be in the final three along with Tom.

 

[wibblywobblywoo]

Thoughts on Anna?

That was the reason I searched out this thread I'm not keen! Loved her on Saturday kitchen but she's sooo gobby and stern! I know it's a competition but she's coming across as really hard faced to me. I loved Monica, she had a twinkle in her eye even when she was grumpy!

 

[Jelly Bean]

Yes agree with result too.
They were the weakest.

The next round should be really good - a lot of excellent chefs.
I liked the way the people they cooked for had a say in the result. They should do that more often.