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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 13, 2017 7:15:12 GMT 10
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 16, 2017 19:19:54 GMT 10
This is probably off topic, but did anyone catch one of those 5-minute fillers on SBS Food Network called Vanilla Slice Slice Baby tonight? I was just looking at the recipes for tonight's episode of Food Safari Earth earlier when I noticed it in one of their links, and was just in time to catch it just now on TV. The pastry chef is Christopher Thé from Black Star Pastry in Sydney. Somehow he reminded me of Reynold, but a professional one, LOL, and then I thought how come he has not appeared as a guest chef on MasterChef yet since Masterchef has become so dessert-inclined? Well, as far as I can remember, he has not been a guest on Masterchef before! Maybe now that he has appeared on TV, he will be noticed by the producers, LOL. He did a kaya version of the vanilla slice tonight, and since the segment tonight is called Vanilla Slice Slice Baby 1, I expect he will show us more recipes next week? On SBS site they also published two more of his vanilla slice variations, Strawberry vanilla slice and Mango custard vanilla slice.
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Post by lp on Nov 16, 2017 19:37:08 GMT 10
Black Star Pastry is a very popular pastry shop in Syd. Their desserts are lovely and not as pretentious like some of the other. Maybe Masterchef prefers something more over the top.
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 19, 2017 15:19:19 GMT 10
Stalking the whereabout of the judges, LOL... Looks like Gary is still in India... and Matt will be in Adelaide Nov 23 signing books, so it looks like not filming this week as well... Maybe keep a look out for week beginning Nov 27 for start of filming top 24??? http://instagram.com/p/Bbp_jtUHsbr
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 19, 2017 15:27:53 GMT 10
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Post by awesomeporcupine on Nov 24, 2017 15:47:42 GMT 10
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 24, 2017 17:47:39 GMT 10
Judges still on their individual adventures... first saw this photo of Gary and thought he is not wearing any pants... LOL, that was my first impression too when I saw it yesterday!
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 24, 2017 17:50:18 GMT 10
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Post by SeaDragon on Nov 28, 2017 19:07:03 GMT 10
Looks like Gary is on his way back from India, filming must be starting very soon now.
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Post by awesomeporcupine on Dec 4, 2017 4:13:22 GMT 10
Matt Preston did an interview: www.3aw.com.au/show/great-australian-lives/At about 25 mins he talks about season 10 and confirmed they have been picked the top 24 and claims they have tried to pick more people who have home cooking talent rather than just replicating fancy recipes Other not-relevant information * He said that originally the plan was to have 2 chef judges + 1 female host, but the producers liked him so much, they made a role for him specifically * He said that season 5 was the only season where the producers did not let the judges choose the contestants * Claims he has 400 cravats, 70 suits, 40 pairs of boots and wants to one day be in a Bollywood movie
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Post by SeaDragon on Dec 4, 2017 13:52:45 GMT 10
LOL, not sure if that's what will actually happen unless they completely change the audition process. Agreed that the past few years a lot of the contestants are "recipe copiers" or "on trend followers", rather than having instinct about cooking. They also have to start slow and build up as the weeks go by with more complicated dishes towards the end, rather than doing fancy type dishes right at the beginning and then have no where to go after that.
Since I did a post on Matt Sinclair's cooking show on my blog, I get to see what recipes viewers are interested in in the stats page, here're the top 20 most popular recipes from his show so far... The numbers indicate the number of clicks, these are only the viewers who went through my blog to get the recipes, but should be indicative of the popular recipes, and most of them are very simple recipes, but comfort food which people are interested in! Not fancy recipes where no one has the time to cook...
thecookspantry.tv/gozleme/ 250 thecookspantry.tv/cheats-chicken-pad-see-ew/ 245 thecookspantry.tv/italian-meatballs-with-spaghetti/ 238 thecookspantry.tv/curried-sausages/ 236 thecookspantry.tv/san-choi-bao/ 178 thecookspantry.tv/prawn-and-chorizo-pasta/ 162 thecookspantry.tv/bread-and-butter-pudding/ 154 thecookspantry.tv/poached-chicken-salad-with-green-goddess-dressing/ 152 thecookspantry.tv/spiced-stuffed-roast-pumpkin-with-lemon-tahini-dressing/ 137 thecookspantry.tv/fried-chicken-with-blue-cheese-dressing-and-hot-sauce/ 135 thecookspantry.tv/orange-and-cinnamon-brulee/ 134 thecookspantry.tv/chinese-style-fried-rice/ 133 thecookspantry.tv/super-easy-cheesecake/ 132 thecookspantry.tv/banana-bread/ 123 thecookspantry.tv/spiced-lentil-soup/ 116 thecookspantry.tv/almond-cranberry-and-cauliflower-rice-salad/ 109 thecookspantry.tv/spinach-ricotta-rolls/ 106 thecookspantry.tv/fish-cakes-with-cucumber-relish/ 105 thecookspantry.tv/chilli-jam/ 103 thecookspantry.tv/ricotta-hotcake/ 96
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Post by awesomeporcupine on Dec 9, 2017 16:45:11 GMT 10
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Post by awesomeporcupine on Dec 9, 2017 16:51:12 GMT 10
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Post by SeaDragon on Dec 9, 2017 18:45:56 GMT 10
They must have already started filming this past week if they approximate filming time from previous years, so I assume at least 2-3 episodes already. Does anyone know when they usually film the team challenges (Wed episode), beginning of the week, or mid week?
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Post by awesomeporcupine on Dec 12, 2017 3:15:16 GMT 10
They must have already started filming this past week if they approximate filming time from previous years, so I assume at least 2-3 episodes already. Does anyone know when they usually film the team challenges (Wed episode), beginning of the week, or mid week? I don't think I ever noticed a pattern, but maybe never looked hard enough? Finally found some proof they have started filming: http://instagram.com/p/BcYf3aZAxT0
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