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"MasterChef: Season #3"
Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-05-12, 05:36 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: MasterChef: Season #3" |
Let us now consider the logistical problems involved with a blind chef.Should she reach the competition rounds, her kitchen station will not be an issue: all they have to do is let her set it up so that she knows exactly where everything is (down to the last millimeter), let her label the temperature settings on the stove, put Braille buttons on all relevant appliance activators, give her some time to memorize it all, and she's good to go. The pantry -- now that could take a while, along with the tool shelf. But eventually, she'll have the whole thing written down in her head and all will be well, as long as you can get the other contestants to yell "Behind you!" at all necessary moments plus the field can get used to a sweeping cane at awkward moments. But then we have the challenges in the field. Did anyone bother telling you where the butter was? How about where the oven is? The distinctly non-labeled oven? How far does the cooking surface go on that grill, anyway? Any hot portions that aren't on the home model where someone's hands could land because another contestant forgot to yell "Behind you!" Cooking in a parking lot? Anybody fill the potholes? Oh, hanging pots, what a very bad idea... Now let's talk presentation. Sure, no one else has ever seen that ingredient either, but at least they know what color it is. Did you know using it will turn your sauce to the rough hue of sewage unless you counterbalance? Let's hope so. Can you artistically arrange your plate when you can't see the results? With enough time, practice, and people giving you feedback, absolutely -- which isn't available here. By the way, remember that Identify The Ingredients challenge? She could qualify for the last eighteen. She might be one of the most talented cooks in the field. But the producers are going to need some fast thinking to accommodate her -- and if there's anything reality TV hates to do, it's think.
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Starshine 5033 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-27-12, 03:46 AM (EST)
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15. "RE: Keep in mind..." |
Michael Caines had one Michelin star, lost an arm in a car accident, now has 2 Michelin stars, and is one of our rising chefs.
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moonbaby 17118 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-12-12, 01:21 PM (EST)
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9. "Master Chef: Hold the CHEESE" |
Did this show always use the commercial break right at the elimination announcement in other seasons? SOOOO over that- HK kills me with that crap. Also over Joe's death stare and am thinking the very emotional woman with the big glasses and the 2 year old son is a ringer. To stay tuned or not, that is the question.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-13-12, 07:07 AM (EST)
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10. "Sensible reactions." |
'Beef Wellington? Run.'Oh, look: conspiracies and alliances are starting to crop up. Sabotage during group challenges is probably next. Followed by the panel reviewing the footage and kicking everyone involved into the nearest stove. (Let us hope.) Someone has just been praised: we must take them out! Because only the most mediocre can be the MasterChef! Cooking is not a meritocracy! Seriously, where do they think they are, Bravo?
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-19-12, 07:01 AM (EST)
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11. "Apple pie royale with cheese." |
The question of Christine in team challenges was always present and finally manifested with the resounding awkwardness of a ballet dance performing on an airplane hull while wearing hyper-magnetic boots. 'So we'll put her -- somewhere...' Awkward, and not helped by her not getting to use her assistant to help her work in an unfamiliar setting. But her cooking is keeping her in this -- although I did wonder what would have happened if Gordon finished praising the beauty of her pie by taking a bite and falling over from taste poisoning.As for the challenge -- take Marine cooking and give it actual flavor. You want meat, you want a starch, you could throw in a desert if you're feeling bold. Cake (no frosting) might have gone over well. But pasta salad -- well, it wasn't a landslide loss against the blue team, but the feet voted and the majority went pork chop. The pressure test? They should have made the free pass into the shape of a hidden idol, then floated it in the sink on a sea of cooking oil and watched it go down the drain. 'Letting me out of this is an insult to my cooking skills!' There are meritocracies and there is not getting out while the getting's good. Those chef brains can be dangerous for their owners. Apple pie can turn on you in a second -- and for a few of the contestants, did. It's a good thing this format doesn't allow alliances to work. This group clearly can't manage that kind of strategic leap.
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moonbaby 17118 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-20-12, 09:40 AM (EST)
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12. "Least liked so far" |
I hope smugsley Ryan loses in the biggest losingest uber failingest pointing and laughingest way. I have a feeling there will be a giant party in the MasterChef kitchen when he bites it.
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Starshine 5033 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-10-12, 04:39 PM (EST)
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19. "We all hate Monti" |
I don't understand this Monti hate, if this were a British programme then I would put it down to her being the lowest on the class scale, however I thought this wouldn't be an issue in America. "She reads recipe books" seems like a very odd objection, although if no-one else does then that explains why the standard is so low, there are a lot of foods out there, and so many ways to prepare, combine and cook them that anyone who eschews recipe books is cutting themselves off from a vital source of ideas and information. "She doesn't have that cooking passion that the rest of us do" Que? I watch Masterchef Australia, I watch Hells Kitchen, I have an idea on what cooking passion looks like, and none of you lot appear to be showing it. In fact I would say that Monti and Christine are the only two who are showing more than a vague interest in food, and in Montis' case this is at least partially demonstrated by her reading cookery books! Why the hate?
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jbug 17018 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-10-12, 10:39 PM (EST)
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20. "RE: We all hate Monti" |
I don't understand it either. Is it jealousy? I get tired of contestants who are full of themselves. Even if Becky is a great cook, she needs to be brought down a notch or two.
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weltek 16935 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-11-12, 01:05 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: We all hate Monti" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-11-12 AT 01:08 PM (EST)Agreed. I sort of understand the "she reads cookbooks," but in reality, most of you are probably regurgitating recipes you've tasted or seen prepared elsewhere. This is Masterchef, a home chef show, not a professional culinary artist show. The passion part really confused me, too. It's a pompous comment and I'm glad it's seemed to fuel Monti's fire. The whole snobbish "foodie" culture of the last decade is pushing my patience. I love food, enjoy cooking, enjoy trying new things, but there seems to be an attitude that if I'm not on Facebook making out with my local farmer, getting a tattoo of an eggplant, rejecting Food Network or eating fois gras out of a little spoon, than I'm not really into food that much. ETA: To be fair, I think those who strive to eat local and such are doing a great thing. I'm just getting sick some people that go to extreme lengths to work it into every.single.conversation, then brag about the new $400 Coach purse they bought.
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msquared 25 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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07-11-12, 01:54 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: We all hate Monti" |
The reason Tali went home and David didn't, IMHO, is that David accepted that he has messed up. Tali still thought that the judges were wrong each time they brought him up for poor cooking. How many times was he in the bottom three? I think it is going to be Frank and Monti in the finals. Has Monti had a bad dish yet? She has done some of the best work with the worst ingredients. Josh finally got a little air time on the mystery box but was invisible during the elimination challange. msquared
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Starshine 5033 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-17-12, 10:00 AM (EST)
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25. "RE: Team leader switcharoo" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-17-12 AT 10:18 AM (EST)I didn't mind Josh, but all his whining about being best on team put me off him a lot. A couple of points about poached eggs :- A) Gordon, you are a moron, you should only use vinegar if you believe the egg is past its best. Be honest now, do you think vinegar enhances the flavour? B) Clingfilm your egg and poach it in the clingfilm, correct shape and no bits And a final word on omelettes, no-one in France would have accepted any of those, Beckys was closest to an omelette, but it was still overcooked. This -  Crispy-scaled snapper smoked potato puree calamari crackling ink sauce, was what the bottom 3 in the last 9 of Australian Masterchef had to cook...
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Starshine 5033 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-17-12, 11:43 AM (EST)
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29. "RE: Team leader switcharoo" |
The acid is to keep the white together, but it only flabs out when it is an old egg.
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weltek 16935 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-17-12, 10:42 AM (EST)
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26. "RE: Team leader switcharoo" |
I think the sauce won it for the blue team hands down. It's all anyone was talking about. Otherwise, I think equally poor mistakes were made by each team. I'd have killed the sweet potato scoopers. Those were really generous servings. Picking the "strongest" performer to be safe sucked. I think nobody really outshone the others and all four should've had to compete in battle egg. I? have never made a soft boiled egg. Kudos to Monti for nailing it. I would've been clueless on time, probably bringing it to a boil and letting it sit for a minute in the hot water before pulling it. Who knows how that would've turned out. I could've nailed the sunny side up egg and poached egg. The omelet probably wouldn't have turned out fluffy. Becky's was beautiful. Not really feeling one way or another about Josh going. Him just as well as anyone else.
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msquared 25 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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07-17-12, 02:51 PM (EST)
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30. "Top 2?" |
My guess is Frank and Monti.Frank has impressed the judges time and again and his leadership skills in the cowboy challenge helped his cause. Monti has been in the top three a few times but has also done well when given crap to work with. She has done very well (top 3) on most of the elimination challanges as well as the pressure tests. Becky has a chance but the rest, I think, are toast. msquared
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-24-12, 06:30 AM (EST)
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35. "You both called it..." |
...Josh it is: ten-day contract with an option to be signed for the year.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-24-12, 12:35 PM (EST)
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37. "RE: You both called it..." |
Blamed Joe and Graham for any ratings drop and fired them, with Nigella & Arti as replacements?
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moonbaby 17118 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-12, 01:44 PM (EST)
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40. "Major disappointment" |
Felix should have stayed. And Joe heaping an extra helping of harsh on her plate? Not cool. Not cool at all.
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msquared 25 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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08-24-12, 09:06 AM (EST)
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42. "Where oh where has my Monti gone?" |
I get David getting the boot. He had been inconsistent.But Monti? Over Josh? Monti has done well in many of the pressure tests and in several other tests. Josh had a huge advantage and still came up short. And why no special love at the end for Monti? David gets to work for Grahm but what does Monti get? Nada. Becky and Frank in the finals? msquared
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Starshine 5033 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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08-31-12, 03:50 AM (EST)
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44. "RE: Final 3" |
I cannot understand why Josh is there and Monti is gone. He seems to feel that he is The God of the kitchen, and he just isn't all that.Josh - Arrogant and fairly good, one sincerely hopes that as he has already been booted out he doesn't win. Christine - Good with flavours and plating(!), but I can't help feeling that she has had a lot of luck/assistance. The intention of all the other Masterchefs that I watch (UK, Australia, New Zealand) (OK not the celebrity versions) is to find someone who may be the next superstar chef, the US version seems more to be aiming at finding an half decent home cook. If we are looking at professionalism then Christine would have needed assistance with the soufflé task, and I think she would have big problems running a pass. That said if they are looking for a home chef and have no problems with her having someone do her seeing for her then I think she has a good shout. Becky - Consistently good, very good at plating (although that is her job) and very good at flavours, frankly it would seem a bit of a travesty if she doesn't win. (But then I'm still in shock over Mindy and Amina not being in the top 3 in Masterchef OZ 4)
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10-16-13, 00:01 AM (EST)
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54. "RE: Rest in peace" |
This was sad. Some of these contestants on these shows seem crazy, but he was quite likable. I'm sorry for his family.
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02-29-16, 03:28 PM (EST)
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57. "RE: MasterChef: Season #3" |
It's always a good day when you can reply to an ESTEE post!
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