tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post4327705226292131381..comments2023-10-06T09:46:43.997+01:00Comments on Joanna's Food: A little righteous indignation ... sorry!Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-42220291047037278402008-02-03T19:07:00.000+00:002008-02-03T19:07:00.000+00:00Yes: Hannah is at http://hannahscountrykitchen.blo...Yes: Hannah is at http://hannahscountrykitchen.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>She makes exquisitely decorated cakes, amongst other things.<BR/><BR/>David is a Geordie with a young family, who teaches cooking, cooks privately, and makes good robust food which he blogs about pretty frequently. It's at http://bookthecook.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>You're absolutely right about the first round .. and then the judging seems to disregard the results. I think it's there to inject a little variety, and some vitality into the programme. Guest judges might work just as well. The other thing that irritates me is that it's a programme for short-order cooking ... so many of the very best things take longer than half an hour or an hour to cook, and they don't get a look in.<BR/><BR/>But these two blogs by 2 of last year's Masterchef high flyers are really worth a look. 2 of the others started blogs, but I didn't take to them - I expect you could find links to those on one of these if you were interested<BR/><BR/>JoannaJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-23797672486929138212008-02-03T15:40:00.000+00:002008-02-03T15:40:00.000+00:00I agree that I would never want to be in the posit...I agree that I would never want to be in the position of having to perform on TV; and, as you say classics are classic. <BR/><BR/>I think the restaurant 'placings' are too unreal for the early part of the competition. I know I1'd never manage to operate in one! <BR/><BR/>I don't know David or Hannah, could you point me in the right direction to read them please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-89810288067019016342008-02-02T13:15:00.000+00:002008-02-02T13:15:00.000+00:00I know what you mean ... I have it on in the backg...I know what you mean ... I have it on in the background when I'm cooking, half watching. It would be better, I think, to have a competition that wasn't restaurant oriented, & that didn't seek constant new combinations ... there are reasons that the classics are classic. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I am a pretty good cook, but I don't think I'd be able to perform well in that kind of atmosphere, so I take my hat off to those that can. And have you read David or Hannah's blogs? They can both cook ... actually, now that I come to think about it, neither of them is opening a restaurant, either ;)<BR/><BR/>JoannaJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-79265869194414342352008-02-02T13:05:00.000+00:002008-02-02T13:05:00.000+00:00I don't know how you can watch Masterchef - the pr...I don't know how you can watch Masterchef - the presenters truly irritate me with their pretentious statements. I saw part of a recent episode and wonder how the contestants are chosen; some of them served half-cooked chicken, why then do they think they can cook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com