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RHR:
I actually swing the other way with regards to which is more entertaining.
I prefer the regular version of Top Chef over what we've seen so far with Masters because of those reality show elements of having characters and people to root for/against, and the bits of drama to keep things interesting. On Masters we're not going to see recurring chefs until episode seven, and even then the show seems completely focused on the food and challenges. As for the drama, since these are established chefs who aren't struggling to make a name for themselves, the tension just isn't there.
Basically it's a really laid-back version of Top Chef, and while it will hold me over until Top Chef returns this winter, it certainly won't replace it. :tup:
apskip:
RHR,
Your point of view is certainly a valid one. However, the personality clashes that you like I regard to be irrelevant and uninteresting. More airtime for food and challenge details is exactly what regular Top Chef needs.
RHR:
--- Quote from: apskip on June 11, 2009, 07:26:56 AM ---More airtime for food and challenge details is exactly what regular Top Chef needs.
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I disagree. There are already plenty of shows on Food Network that focus completely on the food and some of those are in a challenge format, such as Chopped, Food Network Challenge, etc. Top Chef has been in a way the antithesis of Hell's Kitchen, in that it remains a reality show competition with recurring contestants every week that you can connect with, but it's everything that Hell's Kitchen isn't at the same time.
As someone summed it up better than I could on another site:
"This show was good, but let's face it, Top Chef Masters is no Top Chef. It's just impossible to develop any sort of relationship with the contestants in that short a period of time. If you like cooking shows you will like it, but like I said, it's no Top Chef."
apskip:
Here is a preview of next week's episode of Top Chef Masters(from futoncritic.com):
Operating on an extremely tight budget, the chefs must create the perfect amuse-bouche using only what they can find in a vending machine (a quickfire from season two of "Top Chef"). Then, Master chefs Wylie Dufresne (wd~50), Suzanne Tracht (Jar), Graham Elliot Bowles (Graham Elliot Restaurant) and Elizabeth Falkner (Orson) find themselves "lost" as they are challenged to make a meal inspired by the hit TV show, using ingredients such as fish, wild boar, fresh fruits and canned goods chosen by The Dharma Initiative, among other island specialties. "Lost" co-creators, executive producers and writers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof guest star, and one chef moves on to the Champions Round. For an early look go to
Top Chef Masters Videos
You should be delighted with the rage of Top Chef Masters videos there. First there are some from ep.1, then previews of ep.2, then 2 commercials for the season, then the 24 bios of the chefs. I will offer you a hint:
If you start in the upper left and let it go beyond the end of the first one you watch, you will automatically be cycled through the entire collection with short commercials (which are usually funny and worth watching).
TexasLady:
I found Top Chef Masters entertaining. I've lost a little of my love for TC because of the way the last one ended but I can enjoy Top Chef Masters because they have such a high level of expertise, which is put to the test by things they ordinarily don't have to deal with. For example shopping, as they had to do last night. Certainly it puts to the test anyone's abilities to cook for critics and guests in a small dorm room with none of the things they are accustomed to using like stoves, specialized prep area, many pans, the list is endless. I thought all the chefs did well, especially Tim who had to overcome frozen ingredients.
I do wish that we had more opportunity to see all the chefs compete with each other but I understand why they aren't using the TC format. These are busy people with real restaurants to run. They couldn't spare 6 weeks for the type of intense competition we see on TC.
I do wish they would let the kids critique each week. I liked their comments much better than Tom's. :lol: (I should say Tom's on TC.) ;)
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