I don't usually like cooking shows. I love to cook so everyone tells me I should watch this or that show but they always bore me. This one however has more of the competition and intensity of some of the competition reality shows and that exact element is what had me sold last season. I couldn't wait for the new season to start and this one is even better!
As for some of the other reviews, yes the mentor knows who cooked the dishes from their own teams during the main round, but the other judges do not know who cooked which dishes from the other teams. So those claiming it's fixed because the judges know who cooked what are not being entirely truthful. Also, during the elimination round, the mentor of the two chefs in the elimination round do not know which chef cooked which dish. Only the mentor whose team IS NOT in the elimination round knows who cooked what. Mentors have voted for the dish of their own teammate to be eliminated not realizing they were doing so, so again, claims the show is fixed based on this are untruthful as well.
It's a great show from a cooking perspective as well as just a great all around competition reality show even if cooking shows aren't usually your thing. I absolutely love it for that reason.
As for some of the other reviews, yes the mentor knows who cooked the dishes from their own teams during the main round, but the other judges do not know who cooked which dishes from the other teams. So those claiming it's fixed because the judges know who cooked what are not being entirely truthful. Also, during the elimination round, the mentor of the two chefs in the elimination round do not know which chef cooked which dish. Only the mentor whose team IS NOT in the elimination round knows who cooked what. Mentors have voted for the dish of their own teammate to be eliminated not realizing they were doing so, so again, claims the show is fixed based on this are untruthful as well.
It's a great show from a cooking perspective as well as just a great all around competition reality show even if cooking shows aren't usually your thing. I absolutely love it for that reason.