Masterchef: The Professionals

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Crumpet41

Crumpet41

Jelly Bean said:
I wondered if Luke was a little 'rough around the edges' to be a winner for the judges :unsure:
Plus he was wonderfully not toadying to anyone. I know the cheffy world is all 'oui chef' 'oh that's marvellous chef' and surpressed tears when they praise your food. At the Austrian place Gareth and Mark were tying themselves in knots to be gushing and describing all the flavours of chef's creations (as would I have been tbh - a terrible people pleaser 😂) while Luke just sort of nodded and said 'mm nice'.
I could imagine Marcus in particular thinking deference and awe were important qualities and Luke was always quietly confident and just got on with it. When they liked his food he'd just say 'oh. Cheers' 😂

I didn't mind Gareth though, he was obviously good. And Mark was always the outside chance and lost it the minute he didn't serve those doughnuts.
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Yeah i agree with this. Luke didnt come across as being a people pleaser . I thought he came across as being humble and a bit embarrassed when his food was praised ( at times). He came across like he had his feet on the ground . Not that Gareth or Mark came across as being opposite either . I just felt that Luke was level headed about everything ( and didnt get caught up with being with 3 star michelin chefs).

I would have been fine with any of them winning as i liked all 3 - I had hoped to see Caroline in the final . Had she been i would have been rooting for her to win.
 
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Clickbait

Clickbait

Well I just finished the final and disappointed for Luke who was my winner. Haven’t been keen on Gareth, found him a bit smug and insincere. Totally agree with the comments that it was nailed on for him to win from the start of the episode. You can weirdly often tell from the editing who the winner will be.
 
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Jelly Bean

Jelly Bean

Clickbait said:
Well I just finished the final and disappointed for Luke who was my winner. Haven’t been keen on Gareth, found him a bit smug and insincere. Totally agree with the comments that it was nailed on for him to win from the start of the episode. You can weirdly often tell from the editing who the winner will be.
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You definitely can - eg by the order of things such as Gareth's family montage was last and he presented his food last. Always a giveaway.
I think they definitely consider who they want returning in future series. I could see Luke saying 'nah no thanks. I've got a restaurant to run'.
 
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Marilyn345

Clickbait said:
Well I just finished the final and disappointed for Luke who was my winner. Haven’t been keen on Gareth, found him a bit smug and insincere. Totally agree with the comments that it was nailed on for him to win from the start of the episode. You can weirdly often tell from the editing who the winner will be.
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Yes totally agree, Luke didn’t fit the brief of a Masterchef Professionals winner. I expect if the public voted he would have won by a country mile, in case anyone takes me at my word that’s just an analogy, obviously cooking competitions have to be judged by people who’ve tasted the food.
I did wonder how long it was between rounds, as in the earlier episodes Luke looked absolutely tired out and stressed but by the time the competition went up to Edinburgh he looked much better, had colour in his cheeks and seemed far less stressed. By comparison Gareth was more or less cool, calm and collected throughout the series, guessing life is far less stressful for private chef than one who works in a high-end kitchen. Guessing demeanour is a factor in choosing a winner 🤫
 
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Moongirl69

Moongirl69

Resurrecting the thread in the event anyone else will be watching the new series 🤞
 
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TapToBoreMeRigid

TapToBoreMeRigid

I enjoyed the switch up to the skills test! I've watched 2 of the three episodes so far and have enjoyed some of the tweaks.
 
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Clickbait

Clickbait

I think something must have been said about the judges tone towards the chefs because it’s like Monica and Marcus have had a personality transplant - constantly thanking the participants, telling them what a great job they’ve done, the critiques are mostly positive. I prefer it when there was a bit more bite…
 
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Restless Native

Restless Native

Clickbait said:
I think something must have been said about the judges tone towards the chefs because it’s like Monica and Marcus have had a personality transplant - constantly thanking the participants, telling them what a great job they’ve done, the critiques are mostly positive. I prefer it when there was a bit more bite…
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Can probably blame Gregg for that
 
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Lurkeryaar

Lurkeryaar

Clickbait said:
I think something must have been said about the judges tone towards the chefs because it’s like Monica and Marcus have had a personality transplant - constantly thanking the participants, telling them what a great job they’ve done, the critiques are mostly positive. I prefer it when there was a bit more bite…
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To be fair it seemed like most of the dishes were good! Let's hope there's some crap coming up so we get to see anger and disappointment in Marcus' eyes 😆
 
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missbct

missbct

Monica and Marcus handle it perfectly well on their own! I found Dan from the first heat really smug though.
 
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Marilyn345

missbct said:
Monica and Marcus handle it perfectly well on their own! I found Dan from the first heat really smug though.
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Wasn’t he just.
Golden Rule: Even if you think you are the best in the room don’t say that out loud to the camera 🙈. Karma Dan Karma.🤫
 
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TapToBoreMeRigid

TapToBoreMeRigid

I wasn’t keen on the pro who set their challenge this week. The Mexican chef from last week was pure joy. The guy this week took himself so seriously.
 
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missbct

missbct

TapToBoreMeRigid said:
I wasn’t keen on the pro who set their challenge this week. The Mexican chef from last week was pure joy. The guy this week took himself so seriously.
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Oh he was a bleeping wick I thought. Was it Ibs that did okay and he basically said none of them were good enough? gob
 
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Lurkeryaar

Lurkeryaar

Almost every self taught Michelin starred chef who appears on MasterChef in some capacity comes across as a right pretentious wick 😂
 
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