Seriously. This is awful. The concept (obviously stolen from The Platform) could have worked, but it was very clear from the start, it was a fail.
They say it is a blind taste test, yet the judges are in there; guiding the contestants the entire time. They 'blind' taste the food, which is absurd because they just spent 90 minutes asking about their food, and guiding them to what they deliver. The judges pretend to be impartial and not know which dish belongs to which contestant during judgment. That is so insane! They were literally just asking the contestants what they were making and tasting everything!
Then when they get to the final judgment they act like because the plates are out of order they don't know which plate belongs to each contestant? "Who made the curry???" The contestant you just gave advice to on how to make curry, then watched make curry... Probably them... Yup, it was them.
For this show to work in this format they need an outside panel of judges that aren't the mentors. As it is, there is no way to be bias. They know what each person made, they know what dish belongs to each person. The judgment is nil. Whoever Gordan wants to further his brand will win. Whether they deserve it or not. I feel bad for the contestants of this failed vanity project for Ramsey.
They say it is a blind taste test, yet the judges are in there; guiding the contestants the entire time. They 'blind' taste the food, which is absurd because they just spent 90 minutes asking about their food, and guiding them to what they deliver. The judges pretend to be impartial and not know which dish belongs to which contestant during judgment. That is so insane! They were literally just asking the contestants what they were making and tasting everything!
Then when they get to the final judgment they act like because the plates are out of order they don't know which plate belongs to each contestant? "Who made the curry???" The contestant you just gave advice to on how to make curry, then watched make curry... Probably them... Yup, it was them.
For this show to work in this format they need an outside panel of judges that aren't the mentors. As it is, there is no way to be bias. They know what each person made, they know what dish belongs to each person. The judgment is nil. Whoever Gordan wants to further his brand will win. Whether they deserve it or not. I feel bad for the contestants of this failed vanity project for Ramsey.