These days, we are sure to catch any of the following (in no particular order):
1. Master Chef Australia - this show goes a bit technical. It's a contest for the people who take their culinary skills quite seriously. Accomplished food critics and chefs taste and review each dish. There are different variations of Master Chef: there's one for celebrities, another for aspiring chefs. But whatever version it is, the focus is on the skills of the chefs in terms of presentation, flavour and texture.
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2. Top Chef - Chefs vie for the top position as a contestant 'packs their knives and goes' at the end of each episode. Unlike Master Chef where two or three contestants battle it out per episode for a slot in the finals, in Top Chef all the contestants start together and by process of elimination, a winner comes out on top at the end of the series. It's interesting to note how each chef has distinct technique and presentation.
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3. Hell's Kitchen - I think of Hell's Kitchen as a food soap opera. Loads of twists, drama, and violence. Frankly, it takes the joy out of the kitchen. So I don't know why we keep watching it! hahaha
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4. Jamie at Home - no nonsense cooking, with gardening to boot! It's cool how Jamie Oliver talks about veggies and free range and proceeds with cooking dishes based on a particular ingredient. Really nice theme song too. I borrowed the DVD and the book just to catch up with episodes I may have missed (sadly it's no longer on air).
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I think these shows are precursors to Iron Chef, that Japanese cooking show that featured much fanfare and elaborate stage as contestants fight outcooked each other in a bid to challenge the Iron Chef. And there were also quite a number of anime dedicated to cooking. Who would have thought that cooking would be a very intriguing and entertaining anime theme? But it did, as can be attested by Yakitate!! Japan and Cooking Master Boy. I had the opportunity to catch a few episodes of Iron Chef and these anime titles, and they were very entertaining indeed.
Do you have a favorite cooking show as well?
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Hi! Do you know the name of that cooking show also aired in RPN 9 but the cook is a Chinese lady and the show entirely in Chinese? And she cooks a meal for like 15minutes and she has all these bowls on her table. PLease do email me at jmanzano17@yahoo.com if you can find the title of the show. Thanks!
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