Matt Preston! Wasn't he on the Australian one though.
jbsouthland,
Feb 20, 5:52pm
Didn't think they should have "made" that young Vegetarian guy eatLambs brain.was enjoyingwatching till then .all for the camera of course!Nice that ladies back and thru after losing her dad last series. Ray "wooden" Vinnie is only missing his Puppet strings.unusualguy but still likeable.Certainly some great contenders for the title !
motorbo,
Feb 20, 5:53pm
i would say lucky you but only cos you know him, would rather be his date LOL how old is he!
motorbo,
Feb 20, 5:55pm
last year it was Ross Burden. last i heard he was living in auckland going to law school, which seemed very odd to me.goes to google
bedazzledjewels,
Feb 20, 7:12pm
Re the vego - I thought that was fair enough. If he wants to be in the competition he'll have to cook some meat and he'll have to check the taste. Actually I thought his report of the flavours he tasted was weak and wasn't good enough for the competition. We'll see how he goes. Seems to be a much higher standard this year, and perhaps some in there because they're zany characters and entertaining.
lx4000,
Feb 20, 7:16pm
Sorry, if that was me, HUGE problems would have come about! I have a phobia of meat and bones! I can cook it now for everyone (not all meats) And that would have put me back where I would have had my own dishes for cooking and not being able to cook it. I COOK BY SMELL ! My partner is amazed how I can cook meat and get it sooo nice without tasting it! Salt is the only thing that tends to trip me up!
Mrs lx4000 or barloo
lx4000,
Feb 20, 7:18pm
Not funny when you have repetitive nightmaresto the point you are afraid to sleep!and panic attacks about meat! Sorry, BUT thats NOT fair or funny!
bedazzledjewels,
Feb 20, 7:23pm
Ah, but you're wise enough not to enter a competition that isn't a strictly vegetarian cooking competition. Good for you lx4000.
lx4000,
Feb 20, 7:48pm
But knowing some one is veggie, you don't blind fold them and get them to eat it! For some, its not a choice!
nfh1,
Feb 20, 8:15pm
I would have thought it was fair had it have been a 'regular' cut of meat, but I would think many people who do eat meat would not wish to eat brains - me included.
Complete abuse of power by the judge!I hate bullies.And brains!
bedazzledjewels,
Feb 20, 8:24pm
But if you wanted to be in the competition, you'd realise that that's what you had to do. Wouldn't suit me either - but I'm not in the comp. I agree that it was a bit provacative and made good tv. It wasn't the only brains dish cooked though and the judges tasted the other dish without hesitation.
nfh1,
Feb 20, 8:26pm
I would realise I would have to try meat but I don't think I would have ever thought it would be brains.Good for TV though, gets sympathy for the young cook and made the judge look a bit of a wotsit!
elliehen,
Feb 20, 10:20pm
The judges look so stupid as they slowly chew and and glare and stare and play humiliation games.It's a pity the young man didn't projectile vomit over Gault's shirtfront.
The first programme absolutely proved to me that it's going to be a mix of TV Idol and Fear Factor, with three high-profile chefs miscast as entertainers.But that's exactly what I expected, so I'm not disappointed.
bedazzledjewels,
Feb 20, 10:27pm
Yep - entertainment first and foremost. You get on by either being unusual or being able to cook well. That's the fun of it all! By the way - that flounder dish looked very good.
elliehen,
Feb 20, 10:46pm
There are certainly more colourful 'characters' in the final selection this year.Next year's series hopefuls should take note and do a theatre sports course to prepare.
I doubt that the programme will inspire any aspiring cooks in the viewer audience to great or greater heights.Might as well watch a cook on YouTube for that.
It will, though, make the viewers hungry enough to haul themselves off the sofas during the ads for snacks ;)
nfh1,
Feb 20, 11:28pm
Now that would have made good TV - the most viewed shirt on YouTube!
jbsouthland,
Feb 21, 1:39am
I'm a meat eater But no way wouldI eat brains .Yuk.Don't think you have to taste everything youcook .must be alot of people allergic that can"t don't.eg nuts,seafood. I chose not to eat offal myself. Just seemed mean to me that the guy was put on the spot, partner disagreed with me.but then he'd eat anything apart from tripe !lol.
bedazzledjewels,
Feb 21, 3:44am
Brains were actually eaten quite often when I was a child. As was pressed tongue and liver. But I haven't cooked them myself.
motorbo,
Mar 13, 7:10am
ha ha im not suprised a honey like that wouldnt be on the shelf for long! the ladies on kerres breaky sho today were even swooning over him
unknowndisorder,
Mar 13, 8:30am
I really hope the guy from Putaruru wins (sorry Cameron). The food he's coming up with always looks awesome. The one thing I thought tonight would let him down is he's not overly articulate, but I hope they just let his food do the talking for him, as it's doing a pretty good job so far. His family must be extremely proud, no matter where his journey here ends. Edited as got the wrong town (I'm useless with names so wasn't going to attempt that one, but heck, wrong town as well - useless sorry).
peachygotit,
Mar 13, 8:37am
Cameron is from Putaruru not Tokoroa :)
unknowndisorder,
Mar 13, 8:41am
Oops Peachy, I knew the town was down that way. Sorry for being useless at that one, he's definitely my favourite even if I can't remember his name or home town. His food does look awesome though and I still hope he wins.
peachygotit,
Mar 13, 8:44am
yep we are all hoping he wins too. the guy sure know's his flavors which is what this kind of cooking is all about, something i lack in unfortunately :( lol.
unknowndisorder,
Mar 13, 9:22am
If he opens a restaurant/cafe down there, can you let me know, it'd make it worth it to stop there instead of the usual stop in Tirau.
As for you lacking in the flavour knowledge, I think he's just got a gift. What gets me is his dishes look so good I can almost smell them from here (even the pasta dish tonight, which I hate).
rainrain1,
Mar 13, 7:09pm
Yes it's Cameron all the way for me too, he's the man
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