masterchef

[May Kasahara]

I do like her! I just think, amazing though she clearly is to have got this far, it's probably less important for her to win at this stage of her life, than for either of the other two.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

And she was rubbish in the jungle. What a bonkers episode that was, Greg looked like he was going to melt...

 

[foo]

i think she's cute, and fun - and i really like the look of her food.

and i suppose the (latent lol) feminist in me wants to see more bloody women cooks on the telly!

why are they always men?

 

[foo]

well, not particularly bloody women.... but you know what i mean..?

 

[May Kasahara]

And she was rubbish in the jungle. What a bonkers episode that was, Greg looked like he was going to melt...

Where were his glasses? Maybe they dissolved in all the heat and sweat

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Kept steaming up is my guess. Torode is used to it, being an aussie and that.

 

[wtfftw]

well, not particularly bloody women.... but you know what i mean..?

It's masterchef though innit. Women get to cook, men are chefs...

 

[foo]

It's masterchef though innit. Women get to cook, men are chefs...

oh yeh.

i forgot. silly silly me.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

oi woman, get back in the kitchen and cook me my tea

 

[foo]

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

*scarpers*

 

[foo]

you may have a point though...

i definitely do 'mum' cooking

where-as my fella definitely does 'man' cooking.

on that cheery note, i'll go shoot myself quietly.

 

[hammerntongues]

I would prefer to eat Emilys food rather than the other two , more adventurous ,

go Emily !!!!!!!!

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

you may have a point though...

i definitely do 'mum' cooking

where-as my fella definitely does 'man' cooking.

on that cheery note, i'll go shoot myself quietly.

someone, can't remember who, said the main difference is that men like using all the pans and rings and spoons and make a massive mess. or maybe they was talking about me???

 

[foo]

i'd say it was that men do silly fiddly things and try to be too creative...

erm..hold on...that's one of the reasons i like Emily's food.

stfu once again foo.

edit: i make a HUGE mess when i cook.

 

[madzone]

I'm generally watching uktv food but caught bbc2 last night. Which one has the curly hair? I want him to win.

James

 

[madzone]

(latent lol) feminist

There should be a site called lol.feminist

 

[softybabe]

i reckon James will take it...he's more composed, organised and experimental...wish i could taste some of his creations

 

[DRINK?]

I like them all....that response to Emilies dish mind was impressive...made me go all goosepimply

at the end of the day they are all nice enough....not fussed who wins though reckon all of them will be ok getting a job in the industry

 

[Gromit]

James was the rightful winner. He'd led the pack all week. He was consistantly good.

Emily will do well without the Masterchef title and her experimental style wouldn't sell many Masterchef books, which no doubt influenced the overall decision. She could never have won with her style no matter the fact it was exceptional. Her style is above the every day unadventurous british palate. Think she'll go on to get Mitch stars in france or somewhere.

I must admit that despite wanting James to win for some time I really wanted him to win when he cried after receiving the praise from yesterday's top chefs.

 

[Funky_monks]

I think it's interesting that Johnny mentions his kids in every single clip of explanatory airtime he gets, whereas James (who I believe has a small child as well) just talks about cooking. Plus, Johnny's gormless expression frequently gets on my tits. So I'm voting for James.

And this is one of the reasons I HATE James. With Johnny you get the feeling that he is doing it for him and his kids, and looking after your kids takes up much more of your time when you're a single dad, no?

James is always saying that moments are the "best in his life". What about your wedding or the birth of your, child, James.

What a cunt. A smug, floppy-haired posh cunt, whos' food is consistently over complicated (unlike Johnnies) without the genius of Emilies (most of the time). For me he was the most middle of the road of the three.

If all three opened hypothetical restauraunts; I'd got to Johnnies because his food, would be good, wholesome and tasty, Emilies, because it is creative and unusual, but I suspect James' would be twice the price of Johnnies and leave you thinking, why did I just pay all that money for that?

<deep breaths>

 

[madzone]

And this is one of the reasons I HATE James. With Johnny you get the feeling that he is doing it for him and his kids, and looking after your kids takes up much more of your time when you're a single dad, no?

James is always saying that moments are the "best in his life". What about your wedding or the birth of your, child, James.

What a cunt. A smug, floppy-haired posh cunt, whos' food is consistently over complicated (unlike Johnnies) without the genius of Emilies (most of the time). For me he was the most middle of the road of the three.

If all three opened hypothetical restauraunts; I'd got to Johnnies because his food, would be good, wholesome and tasty, Emilies, because it is creative and unusual, but I suspect James' would be twice the price of Johnnies and leave you thinking, why did I just pay all that money for that?

<deep breaths>

What has being the best cook got to do with being a dad?

 

[Felina]

I find that James quite hot. Anyone else?

Anyway I liked the look of his food more than anyone elses tonight.

I have to say, I don't see what talking about kids has to do with it, why should someone get a sympathy vote?

 

[catrina]

no one likes Emily, except me.

Actually, after tonight's episode I really thought she should win. Her dishes were sooo creative and absolutely stunning. Surely that is more promising than being able to turn out delicious but simple/predictable classics. So you get a few wrong, the ones that go right could change the course of gastronomy for generations. Beetroot tagliatelle

Oh well. The thing that annoyed me the most about James was that he acted as if he was the only one in the competition. The way he took their complements was just so arrogant, puke.

The interesting thing is, we only get to see what these dishes look like. We've no idea if any of them taste good or not, or how they measure up. It's actually quite stupid. It's like judging a movie on a written synopsis or something.

 

[Felina]

I dunno, I thought James looked like an artist at work. He always seemed to be concentrating and really absorbed. Although they are creating food for people, I guess it's quite a self-centred process... I just love watching someone work at something they are engrossed in

I thought Emily was good but the way she flitted around the French kitchen was a bad, but she was just young and nervous I guess.

 

[Pip]

I thought they won a restaurant at the end of it? All he got was a daft trophy

 

[zora]

gergl and I were talking about starting to put 50p in the piggy bank every day to be able to afford the tasting menu in Emily's restaurant, come the day.

 

[Gromit]

I thought they won a restaurant at the end of it? All he got was a daft trophy

They used to win a contract to work in a top resturant.

Don't think the winners ever took them up on it though once they realised that they could make a lot more money for a lot less effort by:

a) Writing a cookery book
b) Catering posh dinner parties, charging a premium because you are the Masterchef winner
c) Public appearances
d) TV appearances
e) Opening your own restuarant

Just being the winner opens a lot of doors to making shit loads of money.

 

[Orang Utan]

I wanted Emily to win!

 

[pootle]

They used to win a contract to work in a top resturant.

Don't think the winners ever took them up on it though once they realised that they could make a lot more money for a lot less effort by:

a) Writing a cookery book
b) Catering posh dinner parties, charging a premium because you are the Masterchef winner
c) Public appearances
d) TV appearances
e) Opening your own restuarant

Just being the winner opens a lot of doors to making shit loads of money.

I don't think that's completely fair - I mean I'd say starting and running your own business is probably harder than the competion, and it's not as if the people who did win haven't worked flippin' hard to win. Starting a business is hardly an "easy option"

And public/tv appearances? The telly and Heat magazine are hardly awash with the winners faces and their latest shenanigans are they - it's hardly Big Brother

Most famous person I can think of that's won Masterchef and is still in the public eye is Thomasina Wotsit who opened Wahaca...

But yay! for James winning!