Masterchef

[chewa]

My wife loves this, and loves fine food, but I just don't get it.

I don't know what a "chef on the edge" is or what "pushing the envelope" is when applied to food. And the food critics look like complete miserable sods.

My idea of a nightmare meal involves an exaltation of leeks or anything "styled".
I just use food as fuel.

just give me a pizza! Am I missing something?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Fruit from your diet?

 

[talisman50082]

I agree with you entirely. I dont get it either.

 

[PK99]

I agree with you entirely. I dont get it either.

Just as folk not into cycling "don't get" the Madison or Omnium or even persuit.... And wtf is the kierin all about?

 

[G3CWI]

It's worth going to a Michelin Star restaurant and trying the taster menu just once. You might be surprised.

 

[Colin_P]

I couldn't eat half of the crap they serve up.

 

[PK99]

I couldn't eat half of the crap they serve up.

How do you know?

 

[StuAff]

It's worth going to a Michelin Star restaurant and trying the taster menu just once. You might be surprised.

Took my mum to lunch at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (his three-star one) three years back. £120 for two...absolute bargain, seriously. Was looking for the smallest fault, found none. Extraordinarily good food, superb service

 

[Colin_P]

How do you know?

Because I watch them make it on the telly.

[edit] We have got the Fat Duck just down the road, I'd never dream of going there in a million years.

 

[vernon]

I couldn't eat half of the crap they serve up.

How do you know?

He's had a gastric band fitted?

 

[vernon]

I couldn't eat half of the crap they serve up.

I couldn't eat half of this

 

[StuAff]

I couldn't eat half of this

Which half?

 

[vernon]

Which half?

The outer half. I don't need the crusts, my hair's curly enough.

 

[chewa]

It's worth going to a Michelin Star restaurant and trying the taster menu just once. You might be surprised.

I have eaten at a couple, dahn here in the smoke and oooop north of the border. The food was ok, beautifully presented, but to be honest, I didn't enjoy it anymore than in a busy chinese, indian or italian restaurant.

In fact I found the reverence of the food a bit off putting. I think that's what I don't get about MF.

 

[Fnaar]

I'd certainly eat all the expensive stuff if someone else was paying

But I think shows like Masterwotsit encourage a huge amount of BS (compare the guff that gets written about wine, whisky and beer...ooh, I'm getting petrol, with chestnut undertones and a palate of plums) and also calls out to small-willied men who need to prove themselves and channel their testosterone somewhere.