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Masterchef Australia 2015
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It's just so much fun right? Really positive TV IMO. Last year I was happy to see the contestants succeed and sad to see them fail.
Who is your favourite judge? Mine has to be Matt Preston.[/QUOTE]
I do love Matt. I love all three. I would sway more to George or Garry but I really love all three!
Inigo Montoya
The New Dread Pirate Roberts.
Boys vs Girls was 2013, last year they went back to basics and it was a really good season. Deffo check out this years show.
Yeah 2013 was a crappy year but last year really was a turn around. I would strongly encourage you to watch this year! It's not Big Brother but it's better then the block.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
If there are any contestants who have not prepared by making a risotto, tempering chocolate, macaron tree croquembouche making and not splitting eggs, I will scream. (and gooey egg yolk is not fine dining!)
...I hope that Masterchef doesn't have the 'dramatic storylines' that MKR has... you know... the one where they say or do something and everyone has a dramatic 'stare-a-thon' for a few seconds and then it all moves on type of thing... it's also amazing how there is always the compulsory panicky 'putting all the things on the food in the last 10 seconds' before each meal is to be served... they have hours upon hours to get the food done but are always strapped for time while putting on the finishing touches... it shits me to tears... I've never really managed to get hooked on Masterchef but I'm going to give it a go this year... I just hope that it's totally different to MKR that's all... cheers.
Inigo Montoya
The New Dread Pirate Roberts.
Sadly every reality TV show in oz is going to have some sort of dramatic storyline, but MC is more about the food than it is about interpersonal relationships and any friendships that are made during the show are shown in a positive light.
Can't wait for tomorrow night!!!
Inigo Montoya
The New Dread Pirate Roberts.
Here is a really postive review from David Knox over at TV Tonight. It got 4 and a half stars.
What’s the Dream?” asks Matt Preston.
It’s a question for which every contender hoping for a place in the MasterChef kitchen has an answer.
Food trucks, cafes, restaurants. Nobody arrives here without having a story: where they have come from, where they want to go. There is no shortage of ambition, but climbing the mountain is where the conflict lays.
Say what you like about the importance of the food, MasterChef would be nothing without its inherent Drama.
Yet here as 50 are whittled down to 24, there is an embracing, joyous nature amongst direct competitors. They clap one another for plating up (in stark contrast to other shows). They even applaud when one of the 24 places is snatched by their competition.
Yes, unfettered optimism is back. There’s the stirring music, the multiculturalism, there’s Matt’s cravats, the big clock, cliffhanger commercial breaks, the cheering from the wings, and the moments when everything seems lost and it’s time to dig deep. There’s even the annoying recaps and the moments where George adds “yeah” to the end of his sentences. Like a pair of old slippers, I know that my MasterChef is back.
And damn if the food isn’t mouth-watering.
This year begins with a two day whittling down of 50 to 24 white apron trophies. They bring their families to support them as they serve up their signature dish, reflecting a communal spirit.
A Scottish woman daringly serves up Haggis. Another tests the friendship with an inordinate amount of spice (even Matt is thrown into a coughing fit). One young cook serves up a dish the judges call “the best audition dessert” in 6 years. Another bloke is so inventive he could the show’s first local Heston.
“This is the greatest moment of my life,” says more than one contender. Ok, it’s probably a bit of an exaggeration, but in the Reality TV bubble everything is magnified. Either that or they have expertly studied the show and know what is expected of them.
A hefty bunch of aprons are handed out on Day 1. Remaining contenders will compete in a ‘second chance’ test on Day 2 that tests them to the max.
By Season 7 George, Gary and Matt are also quite expert -and relaxed- at running the MasterChefship now. They milk the drama, pepper it with warmth, link the storytelling with ease and cunningly take you to the brink of tears.
In the middle of all of this narrative I may have undersold the quality of cooking. The show does not. It’s clear that “MasterChef Phenomenon” that swept through 2009 has ricocheted around the country and raised the bar.
MasterChef has become one of those rare shows in which the audience claims ownership and in which the feelgood factor is its strongest asset.
Yes, my MasterChef is back.
MasterChef Australia begins 7:30pm Tuesday on TEN.
http://tvtonight.com.au/2015/05/masterchef-australia-31.html
What’s the Dream?” asks Matt Preston.
It’s a question for which every contender hoping for a place in the MasterChef kitchen has an answer.
Food trucks, cafes, restaurants. Nobody arrives here without having a story: where they have come from, where they want to go. There is no shortage of ambition, but climbing the mountain is where the conflict lays.
Say what you like about the importance of the food, MasterChef would be nothing without its inherent Drama.
Yet here as 50 are whittled down to 24, there is an embracing, joyous nature amongst direct competitors. They clap one another for plating up (in stark contrast to other shows). They even applaud when one of the 24 places is snatched by their competition.
Yes, unfettered optimism is back. There’s the stirring music, the multiculturalism, there’s Matt’s cravats, the big clock, cliffhanger commercial breaks, the cheering from the wings, and the moments when everything seems lost and it’s time to dig deep. There’s even the annoying recaps and the moments where George adds “yeah” to the end of his sentences. Like a pair of old slippers, I know that my MasterChef is back.
And damn if the food isn’t mouth-watering.
This year begins with a two day whittling down of 50 to 24 white apron trophies. They bring their families to support them as they serve up their signature dish, reflecting a communal spirit.
A Scottish woman daringly serves up Haggis. Another tests the friendship with an inordinate amount of spice (even Matt is thrown into a coughing fit). One young cook serves up a dish the judges call “the best audition dessert” in 6 years. Another bloke is so inventive he could the show’s first local Heston.
“This is the greatest moment of my life,” says more than one contender. Ok, it’s probably a bit of an exaggeration, but in the Reality TV bubble everything is magnified. Either that or they have expertly studied the show and know what is expected of them.
A hefty bunch of aprons are handed out on Day 1. Remaining contenders will compete in a ‘second chance’ test on Day 2 that tests them to the max.
By Season 7 George, Gary and Matt are also quite expert -and relaxed- at running the MasterChefship now. They milk the drama, pepper it with warmth, link the storytelling with ease and cunningly take you to the brink of tears.
In the middle of all of this narrative I may have undersold the quality of cooking. The show does not. It’s clear that “MasterChef Phenomenon” that swept through 2009 has ricocheted around the country and raised the bar.
MasterChef has become one of those rare shows in which the audience claims ownership and in which the feelgood factor is its strongest asset.
Yes, my MasterChef is back.
MasterChef Australia begins 7:30pm Tuesday on TEN.
http://tvtonight.com.au/2015/05/masterchef-australia-31.html
...I'm going to give this show a go this year methinks... (please don't let there be contrived drama stories as in MKR... pleeeeeease!)... cheers.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
Jeez, it's only 1.5 episodes in and the idiot butcher can't temper chocolate. It's only been a requirement every previous season. Go home. Go home right now.
...haha!... what a dumbarse!... he must know that the chef that wrote the recipe must know what he was doing when he wrote it... he specifically wrote down the temperature to heat it too... why the hell would he deviate from that?... I agree... go home mate!... he really 'butchered' that recipe didn't he?...<<<<---- (like what I did there?)... sorry... yeah I know... a bad attempt at humour on my part lol!... cheers.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
As these have been covered in the first 2 episodes (bar the pastry tree), the next peeve is people who will say they never filleted a fish before, when needing to fillet a fish.
PS that upcoming duck and rhuburb dish looked stunning. The top 15 look quite talented. Tonight's 9, not so much.
Meglos
HAVE A NECTARINE, GONK
The one who got the last apron by presenting a version of the dream dish with ugly broken chocolate but apparently tasted good... Wasn't the point of the challenge to replicate an incredibly intricate dish? A lump of chocolate mousse and jelly on a plate with a broken Twix bar would taste good, but without the technique it doesn't belong on this show.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
I did wonder if they have an elastic waist for the 50+ preliminary round dishes.
Inigo Montoya
The New Dread Pirate Roberts.
What? I loved his pants. Actually Matt Preston can do no wrong in my eyes. Love that guy.
So happy that rose got in as well, you could tell from her amount of air time that she woulds of made it through. Her dessert did not look the best, but I did appear that she had the best dish overall. Yes the chocolate on top did not look that great, but all the elements of the dish came together well and tasted better than the other hopefuls.
I'm a little devo that the pocket rocket Asian chick did not make it through, she would of made entertaining TV, if only she had a better memory.