The Taste Recap: More than a mouthful is a waste

The Taste

By eyediosmio | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 | 5:16 pm | 8 Comments
Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Our next introductory segment is the one and only Anthony Bourdain.  He is very humble and tells us he was a chef for thirty years but is by no  means a great chef.  He says he’s travelled the world eating and drinking and that’s about it.  Nigella calls him the Mick Jagger of food, and I have to agree.  This dude is a rock star.  But please, again.  If you like well written, witty memoirs – do yourself a favor and pick up on of his books.  The dude is a talented story teller, which is also why his shows are a world apart of what is on TV today.  Am I going on too much? 

 Who cares, when you have a cold beer.  See – this is why we’re simpatico.  I’m drinking right now.  Don’t judge me. 

Nigella says he takes no prisoners and Ludo declares him an idol.  I would have to say I’m leaning a little heavily towards Tony taking it. He’s got the no bullshit yet completely disarmingly charming personality - he could really make a good team.  OR he could end up with a bunch of chucklehead contestants on his team!  Who knows!  

Our chefs are looking for flair and technique.  Tony is specific and says he’s looking for someone who can cook good pasta.  Let’s see if he follows through on that.

Our next chef is named Tony and has worked as a chef for 10 years.  He’s making chicken fried watermelon with watermelon rind, and I’m kind of worried for him.  He says they’ll appreciate it or hate it.  Probably the former dude.

Tony says it must be a professional chef, and they all recognize the watermelon.  The lot of them were confused when they saw the spoonful.  I think one of the parts of this process that is enjoyable for the viewer is watching them all try to figure just what.the.hell they are eating!   This is a great example of that.

Once they meet Tony (the auditioner) he tells them that he is a professional (you called it Bourdain!) and Ludo admits he totally screwed le pooch and chose No.    Then it gets kind of interesting, because it appears that without the proper introduction to the dish – everyone was left confused and befuddled.  Nigella said it was too sweet, and she begrudgingly admits she chose no.  Same for Malarkey who declares it outside of his comfort zone. Tony (the judge) tells Tony (the auditioner) that he can tell he has a lot going on inside that head of his and also admits he chose No and now he’s regretting it.

They declare him smart, professional, full of ideas and Tony is livid with rage.  But Tony (the auditioner) takes it well and will take that input home with him.

Our next contestant might be my favorite, but that’s because I like people who are different.  Plus, my husband says she was on Chopped and was really cool.  Her name is Kristianne and she says she is the personal chef to Charlie Sheen (of course) and the royal family of Saudi Arabia.  She calls herself the Kanye West of cooking and declare the stadium the Hunger Games.  People, leave the jokes to me!

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
eyediosmio

I'm a part time writer, full time wife and Doberman wrangler in steamy South Florida.  I try to keep my sanity by watching loads of reality tv so I can feel better about myself.  It's a lazy way to maintain my moral compass, but I'm too lazy to drive to church every Sunday. 

8 Comments

  1. 1
    BellicoseBaby
    Posted January 29, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    I can’t believe I won’t see this show (ditched TV altogether and now fall asleep reading TVgasm recaps on my smartphone at night, uh, yah, I know…), because Tony, Nigella, and Ludovic? A chorus of angels lets fly with a high C chord every time I think of those names together! Tht’s like playing shag, marry, shag (we can kill Malarkey because are you really going to NOT fuck Tony or Ludo?)

    Great job, Eyedios! I look forward to reading more!

  2. 2
    TVKimmy TVKimmy
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 3:06 am

    You know, I really wish it was all about that taste.

  3. 3
    TVKimmy TVKimmy
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 3:38 am

    Great recap! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who celebrates when the cocky, mouthy, arrogant chefs/cooks get rejected. I mean, confidence is good, but if you think you’re gods gift to cooking you can’t get off my screen fast enough. The more smary they are, the bigger my fist pump will be when you’re sent home because it tastes like crap.

    That pic of jean wearing, hair whipping, fully ripped Ludo makes me want him for my amuse bouche before my Tree of Tony climbing. Damn.

    “Don’t get soft on us now (Tony)” For reals. With a line of Gasmi forming for their gasmi, soft is the last thing you can be.

  4. 4
    Madani Madani
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 5:02 am

    I liked her, but I think Nigella might regret choosing the mashed potato lady. I, too, loved seeing most of the Chef High Horses get the boot.

  5. 5
    cloudsinmycoffee
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Ok, still reading, but am I wrong that every time I read Ludo I envision Ludo from Labyrinth?

  6. 6
    eyediosmio eyediosmio
    Posted January 31, 2013 at 6:38 am

    @Bellicose: you ditched TV?!! WHAT?! I can tell you that most of hte recaps on here, I don’t watch the show. I like the recaps better, hee! Except for Millionaire Matchmaker, Once Upon A Time, I like to watch the show then catch the recap to see their perspective. Thanks for reading!

    @TVKImmy: I lurv seeing the DB’s get kicked off, it makes my heart swell. And glad you like that pic of Ludo in the ocean, I think it will be reappearing in every recap. It’s that awesome.

    @Madani: I think the mashed potato lady is a ringer. I just have a feeling she may know more than she’s letting on. Or at least we can hope.

    @clouds: Ludo! Seriously, love that movie. :)

  7. 7
    Chris Velazquez
    Posted January 31, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Much as I do enjoy seeing arrogant, obnoxious twits get the boot, the show was mostly just that, and it gets a bit dull when it goes on for too long. I was especially annoyed with the barrage of “I’m so angry at myself for not picking you” moments.

    I don’t remember Khristianne from Chopped, though. I know I’ve seen her somewhere, but it wasn’t Chopped, and I’ve seen every episode of Chopped except one (just because I didn’t want to see that douchebag Nate Appleman win the championship). I do know that megabitch Diane was in Chopped, though, and she was an okay enough person back then. She won the episode she was in, in part because her competitor made three mistakes regarding simple hygiene, and she came back for a championship tournament, where she was eliminated after making a super delicious dish, her only fault being she completely forgot one of the mandatory ingredients. Seems that that loss really activated a Bitch Switch in her, because damn was she despicable here. Which means she’ll probably make it really far just to torture us.

    The judges are also hit and miss right now. I guess Ludo’s okay, don’t know who the hell Malarkey is, but he does have a catchy name. I absolutely adore Nigella, though, so at least that’s one I’m rooting for. The main thing against this show for me, though, is that fuckwad Bourdain being in it. I never understood what people saw in that pretentious asshole. Yeah, he has a tv show where he travels and eats, big deal. I remember he smoked like 17 packs a day (and probably still does), which means his palate must be deader than a new show’s chances of getting a second season in Fox, so I just plain don’t trust whatever the hell he says about the taste in anything. The fact that he looks like the unholy offspring of a donkey and a toad doesn’t help things any, I want to watch a show without a rush of nausea at the sight of someone’s face.

  8. 8
    eyediosmio eyediosmio
    Posted January 31, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    @Chris: Oh Chris, you risk bodily harm and an online riot if you disparage Bourdain!!!! The horror! He quit smoking a long time ago, though.

    And I knew I knew Diane from somewhere! She was awful in this episode, I hope she loses. She was just unnecessarily nasty to the other contestants. And I just went to Khristianne’s twitter page and it appears that she was on Chef Wanted and Millionaire Matchmaker! I’m gonna have to do some looking around in the reality universe. It’s kind of funny how all these “chefs” are so into reality tv.

    And I agree with you that the show went on waaaay too long. We love you, sorry we didnt pick you see you later.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Human Verification: In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.