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'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
I agree with Amanda, I think it would be pretty dull to simply have the chefs turn out one amazing dish after another. Cooking perfect food is obviously not difficult for these guys, it's all about the challenge!!!
'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
Top Chef and Food TV's Next FN Star let you "get to know the competitors," and for the most part I end up sad that I did. These are not people I want to know well. I think Bravo's on the right track-- focus on the food, not the people, and give them strange challenges because it's always interesting to see how "masters" act outside their normal routine. Also, it's fun to watch them go down in flames occasionally.
Re: guests-- Bravo is owned by NBC Universal, which is apparently in negotiations to buy Lifetime channel, or something like that (it gets complicated on that level). They're probably cross-promoting in case the deal works out.
'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
top chef masters is way better than regular top chef, but i agree that the 20 minutes of judging is totally tedious. i dvr the episodes now and fast forward from the end of the meal to the final verdict.
i also agree with the commenter above that the show would be better if the producers primarily just let these chefs "do their thing," maybe have some simple restrictions or a theme - not have them doing ridiculous stunts. this was less stunty though than say, the dorm room episode.
'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
I couldn't help thinking, if you're panna cotta has the jiggle of Kelly Choi's breasts you've got some pretty solid panna cotta.
'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
TeriN - Frasca is near Denver (is that close to you in the MidWest?). I had a fabulous meal there which beat everything I ate at Chiarello's old Napa restaurants.
These TCM competitions are a lot more about the chefs' personalities than about their food, which can vary from day to day and aren't particularly accessible on TV anyway.
'Top Chef Masters,' Ep. 5: Junk Food, a Big Dinner, a New Way of Looking at Panna Cotta
While the concept of the show sounded great, the execution and realisation just is not there. The show winds up feeling like a high end version of the knock off show Chopped. I think this is maibnly due to the fact that, with any reality show, we do not have a chance to connect with any contestants over the course of a series. It is a shame too, because of the talent on hand each week. As far as Rayner replacing Young, I am definitely for it. It is not that I think Toby is a poor judge, it is just that his scalding one line criticisms feel so forced, almost as if he had been planning the whole day about what witty line he was going to snap as a sound bite, but most of the time they fall flat anyway. I just want the Top Chef we love to come back.
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I agree with Amanda, I think it would be pretty dull to simply have the chefs turn out one amazing dish after another. Cooking perfect food is obviously not difficult for these guys, it's all about the challenge!!!