There is actually a small-print disclaimer just before the closing credits that notes that the judges make their decisions “in consultation with the producers”.
My wife and I were somewhat mildly amused by the show, but it’s really a very weak sister to Worst Cooks.
Oh my god, that was the best review of anything ever! It gives me a new appreciation for this show. Now I will definitely stick around and hope some of Coolio’s utensils start fucking something
I’ve had just about enough of this fakey-fakey bullshit. And the “HUH?” celebrities is beyond boring. The contest is more rigged than “Hell’s Kitchen.”
~VOW
Coolio actually had an online cooking show at one point. You can probably youtube it.
Observations on the head to head.
It was utterly ridiculous that when LDP decided to put ginger in his teriyaki sauce that they acted like he cured AIDS. If they saw me put ginger AND garlic in mine, I think EVOO’s head would have exploded.
I knew the Fat One was in trouble when he satrted making an American marinara. An Italian marinara is properly a pomodoro sauce with olive oil, garlic, salt, sugar, canned tomatoes and basil and thats it. I think FatOne had the best pasta but the woman (was it Summer or Taylor) had the better tomato/basil sauce.
I know they are mentors and help out but EVOO’s helping of the pasta was too much. I mean, she neeed help with everything and I know there’s not a limit to the amount of help they can get but Racheal did everything but cook the food (and with editing she may have even done that).
Had to cut the last one short.
Bottom 3.
I love that the most basic grilled cheese won.
Why weren’t the cheeses labeled? I doubt the contestants could identify them by sight but (hopefully) would be able to identify some basic melting cheeses by name like gouda, havarti emmentaler and gruyere.
So did Cheech ask to go home because it was taking time from his new series?
What does it say about the show that on a website that can go 3 pages on the physics of 15th Century Islamic arch construction, we are 3 episodes in and are still on page 1?
I watched the last episode and seeing the review, the judges commented on Taylor’s choice of bucatini. But it was Rachael that demanded that Taylor use this sort of pasta. This week we see more of the same with Rachael and Guy telling the competitors how THEY would cook the food which leads to two results.
Coolio again tells Guy that the Kitchen Pimp will cook his food his way and again he gets high marks for his food. I want Coolio to win so badly because of how he ignores Guy Fieddi and cooks like most of us who were taught by their mamas cook.
It is evident that most of these celebrities have little to no cooking skill whatever. If they did not have the mentors telling them how to do everything, nothing would get done.
Was there any question as the episode that Guy’s team would win to make it 2 vs. 2 in the finale? Bacon wrapped shrimp in sauce should not have been that difficult to prep unless the shrimp were not deveined properly
LDP is taking this series entirely too seriously.
Single best cooking moment: Coolio testing the oil before service. It was smart and really paid off. Meanwhile Taylor and Summer can’t deal with a too hot grill as they start cooking.
Does Rachael smoke 4 packs a day? Close your eyes and it’s like she’s doing a Harvey Firestein impersonation.
Yes, and no, to answer both your questions.
My life is that dull that I watch something where I don’t care, 3 episodes so far.
It’s rigged, they’re over-coached, Lou Diamond Phillips mentions every episode that he’s been in the movie biz for three decades.
My biggest reason for sticking around is to expand my mid-40’s suburban white guy slang. Last night I learned a Coolio-way technique to spice up ‘Period. End of story’ is to add ‘Shoulder Drop’ with an appropriate WWF gesture.
I think it’ll go over big in my boring-and-bored peer group.
The picture of Team Guy’s shrimp looked like a charcoal briquette wrapped in used toilet paper.
So the final two will be Coolio vs LDP?
(who in the Hell is Taylor Dayne, anyway?–besides someone who needs a REFUND from her plastic surgeon!)
~VOW
Where were you guys in the late 80s/ early 90s? Sheesh!
Edited to add: This one is the one people usually remember.
Open spoilers.
No big surprise in the final. I do think the picking of the decor was poorly planned out with Taylor yelling, “Mine! Mine! Mine!” like a seagull in Finding Nemo. She even got the tablecloth that Coolio had already claimed. They should have had to take turns picking which would have required some strategy. What was more important, the chairs or the tablecloth color? What about the glasses?
Guy said the most disingenuous thing when he pointed out the final product were all the finalists ideas. He even hesitated a bit trying to see how to answer it. He couldn’t admit that he told Joey FatOne exactly what to cook, could he?
Both Mrs. Cad and I got a racist vibe off of Guy’s mom.
If LDP and Coolio ever opened a restaurant together, it should be called Cool Lou’s
I am so shock no one started a thread for this season.
Like all sequels it is worse than the original.
At least in the first series they had celebrities that could cook. They couldn’t even manage that this season. The person thrown out on the first show managed to fuck up peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - TWICE.
So what have we found out after the first two shows of season 2.
Rachael looks and sounds like Harvey Firestein in drag. Her head has grown bigger and she is so angry - I think she is on 'roids and the producers should test her for PEDs.
Guy is still a douche with his chin pubes. Menu planning involves him telling the celebrities what he would make i.e. what they should make. The best irony of last season was that Guy’s finalist was Coolio who basically told Guy to fuck himself and he cooked what he wanted to cook.
This season we have already had a few ginger moments. No I don’t mean Bobby Flay showing up. Last season LDP announced as he was cooking that he was putting ginger in his teriyaki sauce and they cut to Rachael making fondue in her panties over such a bold and innovative culinary move. So now whenever a celebrity announces that they are making some standard addition to their recipe like they are now the front runner for a James Beard Award, I yell out, “I’m putting ginger in the teriyaki sauce!” and raise my arms in triumph.
Oh and for the second show I knew Rachael’s team would win. Why? Because Guy’s won last week and now they are back to even again.
My front runners:
Team Rachael’s Kathy Najimy. She knows the basics such as salting eggplant. In this group, that’s a guarantied final. Cool under pressure and seems to have an idea about flavors. She’s a vegetarian-chef which will make for an interesting final challange.
Team Guy’s “Daddy” Dean McDermott aka Mr. Tori Spelling. A former executive chef so he is clearly the ringer. The knowledge he brings to his team is phenomenal like when Chilli’s cedar planks caught on fire, he knew to put water on them to put out the fire. But he is vunerable. His elimination meal was a corn omlette that the judges raved over whereas his opponent’s plate looked like she ate a lot of raw corn and crapped on the plate. Despite it apparently tasting worse than corn-crap, it was still a close elimination battle because the judges were dissatisfied with “Daddy” Dean’s garnish.