FTA-TV Masterchef Australia

[likka]

A 10 year old child could have picked which dish was whose tonight, never mind professionals... the presentation was MILES apart.

They are undoubtedly under instruction from the producers to try to pretend they don't know, but in pretty much all the challenges it has been blatantly obvious which dish was plated by an amateur and which was plated by a professional. If it is that obvious to the viewer imagine how obvious it is to top shelf professionals who do this for a living.

To try and use this as some sort of proof of rigging is ridiculous. Presentation is important but on two occasions this season they have favoured the taste of the amateur dish... even though Lucas' kangaroo dish looked like it was cut with a butter knife.

 

[Kahuna]

They haven't made it better, I am not a fan of the voting out part of the show, nearly always in the end results in strategic voting. This hasn't happened so far but I am sure it will.

We all knew what was going to happen in tonights show mainly because of the commerical 10 minutes before the show, showing Justine in the challenge for tommorow nights episode.

And yes, I am starting to see how very rigged this show is.

 

[crownie]

Just showed that it was rigged.

During tonight's celeb challenge the Fat judge was reviewing dish 1. And he said "I just don't think 'her' crumble is dark enough".

Meaning they actually do know who makes each dish.

i remember this part and it sounded like 'The' instead of 'Her' to me.

 

[Exhale You]

She also said she wanted to be eliminated and lost the "pressure test" challenge on purpose.

Yet another excuse from Geni.

She also sounds quite bitter, and the whole 'i let them win' vibe comes across as quite arrogant.

Oh, and why would they want to hide conflict? We all know that conflict = ratings on reality shows.

I always wonder in the pressure cook off, if the judges determines who is eliminated purely on the dish served up, or if they are told or suggested who should go by the producers, and then judge the dishes accordingly.

From the start i've said that both the producers and the judges have favourites who they give more leeway, more advice and even break rules for.

It's the nature of reality television, sadly.

During tonight's celeb challenge the Fat judge was reviewing dish 1. And he said "I just don't think 'her' crumble is dark enough".

Meaning they actually do know who makes each dish.

Or at the end when Matt says to the chef, "I was going to give you 10 but I knew you would prefer a 9". So he knew which dish was which.

Whilst i don't think the show is as genuine as it appears to be, there is no conspiracy behind them knowing which dish was which last night.

There is always a difference in presentation between that of a trained, experienced and quality chef and an amateur.
Sometimes it's obvious and other times it's subtle, but it'd be naive to believe that people with the talent and knowledge of Matt, Gary and George wouldn't be able to spot the difference.

A 10 year old child could have picked which dish was whose tonight, never mind professionals... the presentation was MILES apart.

Yep.

Anyone with a basic eye for food would be able to know which was which, and the same goes for every celebrity challenge we've had.

They are undoubtedly under instruction from the producers to try to pretend they don't know, but in pretty much all the challenges it has been blatantly obvious which dish was plated by an amateur and which was plated by a professional. If it is that obvious to the viewer imagine how obvious it is to top shelf professionals who do this for a living.

Exactly right.

To try and use this as some sort of proof of rigging is ridiculous.

Spot on, again.

I don't think the show is totally kosher, but there are plenty of other aspects that would raise my suspicions before this would.

 

[Hodges 153!]

Is Poh gone?

 

[likka]

"I was in a whirlwind of panic and yelled out for help but no one offered to help. I failed. One wrong move and you're out of the competition."

"We all knew that and when they saw me struggling they used that to their advantage."

So Poh is claiming sabotage because nobody stepped in to help her when she was struggling under pressure... AGAIN.

This show is a competition and the stakes for the winner are very substantial. Sounds like the bitter rantings of a utopian artist who has no clue how the world really works.

I suppose she'd also expect Ricky Ponting to stop play and give KP batting tips during the Ashes if he played and missed a few times in the same over.

 

[Exhale You]

So Poh is claiming sabotage because nobody stepped in to help her when she was struggling under pressure... AGAIN.

George must have been otherwise indisposed because usually he'd run over and hold her hand.

This show is a competition and the stakes for the winner are very substantial. Sounds like the bitter rantings of a utopian artist who has no clue how the world really works.

Yep.

She's been shown up quite a few times over the last month, but has always miraculously found a way to survive, so if she has another meltdown tonight, hopefully she'll finally go.

 

[The Boy From Brasil]

Just a general question. The restaurant critic Matt, how many times a week would he eat out at restaurants or taste chef's food?

Not wanting to be unkind to him, but he doesn't look the most healthy looking specimen going around. And I was thinking about his job. Continually tasting rich food, probably high in fats and sugars, it can't be the most healthy occupation of all time. It can't be good for the body continually tasting these kinds of foods. I just wondered how often he would do it?

 

[Dyslexic Emo]

Just a general question. The restaurant critic Matt, how many times a week would he eat out at restaurants or taste chef's food?

Not wanting to be unkind to him, but he doesn't look the most healthy looking specimen going around. And I was thinking about his job. Continually tasting rich food, probably high in fats and sugars, it can't be the most healthy occupation of all time. It can't be good for the body continually tasting these kinds of foods. I just wondered how often he would do it?

He wouldn't know how to cook a dish to save himself. He is one of those armchair coaches who watch sport and think they know what is wrong with the players/coaches/umpires/everyting and knows how to change it and what to do, when in reality, would be absolutely lousy at the sport and would have a very limited knowledge of the goings on of the sport but with hindsight can seem like a genius, when in fact is just an arrogant posuer who just likes to criticise people more talented than he will ever be.

He would eat out every single day of the week, probably 3-4 times a day and would be as pompus and judgemental in every one of those places he went to, expecting class A service, complimentery this, special orders left right and centre and if he wouldn't recieve it, would bad mouth the restaurant in his gay little blog or magazine or whatever trash he writes.

Tool of the highest order, which can be seen by the incredibly pompus neckercheif he ALWAYS wears. Mate, it's not the 80's, and your not a french aristocrat, your a fat, arrogant, pompous wheezebag with more chins that a chinese phonebook, who has THE WORST dining room ettiquette i've ever seen.

Here's a tip for you Fatty, that you should have learnt form the age of about 7.

Don't talk with your mouth full (it's a TV show, take your time to swallow, they can edit out the 3 second pause it takes you to do that, you already look like a pig, but you don't have to eat like one too.

Don't bite the fork/spoon. Not that hard to do piggy, but it just reinforces that you are just a fat uncultured posuer.

Use the knife to cut the food into bite sized peices, don't use your fork to cut it, that's what the knife is for. Would have thought that was common knowledge. Also, don't put a huge piece of food in your mouth that is too big to chew without covering your mouth with your hand, cut it.

Don't use your hands to 'push' food onto your fork, use the knife. Wow, as I'm writing this it amazes me that he hasn't been told off by one of the other judges.

Don't use your fork as a 'scoop' the fingers of the fork should always be poiting downwards, If you want to scoop something, use a spoon, that's what it's there for. Or alternatively, you could use ther knife to 'load up' the fork, while the fingers are still pointing down, it's not hard.

If anyone feels that i'm wrong then please feel free to tell metell me if i'm wrong here or converely if anyone esle has noticed something about him that just screams posuer ferel free to tell it as I really reckonm this guy is just a fat windbag with no class whasoever. A neckerchief does not add class, it just screams arrogant tossbag.

 

[Kahuna]

^^^^^^^^^^^

I think Matt gave this guys restaurant a bad review.

 

[Exhale You]

Matt Preston is a cracking bloke, is superb at what he does and is anything but arrogant.

 

[SunKing]

^^^^^^^^^^^

I think Matt gave this guys restaurant a bad review.

Doesn't seem to like the guy much,yeah

 

[THRILLHO]

George has the worst eating etiquette of the three. It's plainly obvious. I hate the way he holds the fork like a four year old, clenches it like he would a dick.

 

[Exhale You]

George has the worst eating etiquette of the three. It's plainly obvious. I hate the way he holds the fork like a four year old, clenches it like he would a dick.

Yep, he eats like a caveman.

 

[IanG]

Is Poh gone?

Hope so, anyone here catch the fact that she knew Justine's crumble was about to burn but said nothing when she's twice before helped the guest chef. Just an out and out bitch.

 

[IanG]

He wouldn't know how to cook a dish to save himself. He is one of those armchair coaches who watch sport and think they know what is wrong with the players/coaches/umpires/everyting and knows how to change it and what to do, when in reality, would be absolutely lousy at the sport and would have a very limited knowledge of the goings on of the sport but with hindsight can seem like a genius, when in fact is just an arrogant posuer who just likes to criticise people more talented than he will ever be.

He would eat out every single day of the week, probably 3-4 times a day and would be as pompus and judgemental in every one of those places he went to, expecting class A service, complimentery this, special orders left right and centre and if he wouldn't recieve it, would bad mouth the restaurant in his gay little blog or magazine or whatever trash he writes.

Tool of the highest order, which can be seen by the incredibly pompus neckercheif he ALWAYS wears.

Thats what I expected him to be before the show started but in reality he's turned out to be anything but. He's gone out of his way to be good to the contestants and not just ream them out.

As for his 'talent' he actually does have a talent and thats an extraordinary palette. Listen to his comments, its quite enlightening about how he distinguishes between the different tastes in the dishes.

 

[likka]

Just read the TV guide for Thursday and the elimination process will change. Instead of voting for each other, the worst two performers in the challenge will compete in a taste off (ie listing ingredients in a particular dish).

Normally I don't bother watching Thursday night eliminations, but with so much at stake this type of elimination challenge should make for good viewing.

We are getting to the point in the show where a chef's palette is becoming more crucial, so IMO this type of challenge makes a great deal of sense.

 

[Hodges 153!]

Instead of voting for each other, the worst two performers in the challenge will compete in a taste off (ie listing ingredients in a particular dish).

Sounds good.

Listen to his comments, its quite enlightening about how he distinguishes between the different tastes in the dishes.

"Andre, because I like you, I've swallowed it......."

 

[likka]

"Andre, because I like you, I've swallowed it......."

Reminds me of a chick I used to go out with...

 

[Omar Jones]

Just read the TV guide for Thursday and the elimination process will change. Instead of voting for each other, the worst two performers in the challenge will compete in a taste off (ie listing ingredients in a particular dish).

Sounds good - Thats the only thing i don't really like is the Thursday vote - Its too tactical & doesn't really have a place in this type of competition.

 

[Daytripper]

He wouldn't know how to cook a dish to save himself. He is one of those armchair coaches who watch sport and think they know what is wrong with the players/coaches/umpires/everyting and knows how to change it and what to do, when in reality, would be absolutely lousy at the sport and would have a very limited knowledge of the goings on of the sport but with hindsight can seem like a genius, when in fact is just an arrogant posuer who just likes to criticise people more talented than he will ever be.

http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/tabletalk/simonthomsen/2009/04/08/stirfrequentlyserves400.html

He actually can cook.
Was judged the best restaurant critic cook by both the public and restauranters at the recent Noosa festival which is held each year.

If anyone feels that i'm wrong then please feel free to tell metell me if i'm wrong here o

No problem.

 

[The Boy From Brasil]

Elimination out of Sam and Poh.

I would say that Sam would be going. He seems to have the least knowledge of food out of the remaining contestants and if I had to pick a winner out of him and Poh in the taste test, it would be Poh.

Great to see Matt Preston starring in tonights episode. He got good airtime at the wedding.

 

[Kahuna]

Was an enjoyable episode, didn't like Sarah talking about food though, I still can't work out her place on the show. She is yet to do anything special apart from introducing things that one of the blokes could easily do.

Poh's chicken dish tonight looked terrible and lame, I could produce the same presentation and there is nothing worse than dry chicken. Thought Andre would of joined Poh will the blood on the potato but Matt didn't have a dish with any blood so he got a little lucky.

 

[The Boy From Brasil]

Was an enjoyable episode, didn't like Sarah talking about food though, I still can't work out her place on the show. She is yet to do anything special apart from introducing things that one of the blokes could easily do.

It seemed a bit weird with her commenting on it. But I guess with the two chef's down below, watching the contestants prepare everything, they needed someone to sit with Matt Preston. I thought she said all the right things. She was smart and always let Matt taste the dish first, so it was just a matter of agreeing with his opinion. That is what I would do anyway. I would struggle to rate dishes unless they were extraordinarily bad.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I love the look on Matt's face every time he tastes something. My wife's friend reckons he always looks like he's just tasted a spoonfool of shit.