God, those middle eastern dishes looked good though.
They looked absolutely awesome! I also reckon Phillipe will end up winning it because he'll do well at the pointy end when they shove them in high end kitchens in front of food critics etc. He looked cool as a cucumber while producing amazing food
But if you asked me who's food I'd fancy eating most, I think Ayesha from last night is the pick of the bunch so far
Agreed, Phillippe does look good. Last nights were all weak with the exception of the lady doing the Middle Eastern food. She looks like she could go along way
Ayesha was by far the best last night and so relaxed with it.
I’ve just been checking the bio of some for tonight’s. There will be some stiff competition coming from tonight.
I enjoy the critics round but find it quite unpleasant to watch Grace Dent eat .
Must have been one of the tightest ever rounds at this stage.
The standard is really high this year. It’s going to be interesting from this point in
Very interesting tonight - Alysha somehow fell at the last there. But the standard these guys can cook at is amazing.
I'm loving the ginger guy (sorry, forgot his name).
"I'm like a monkey with.... What are they called.... Cymbals" 😂
Great food, I'm loving it this year. More of the human interactions between chefs and judges.
You’ll be able to watch her eating kangaroo bollocks next week!
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Overall i think the right ones are in the semi finals with one exception who's name i cant remember....tall bloke, beard, not the tattooed guy....
Hard to see past Philippe tho....
The standard is so high this year, it’s bonkers!
I still think it’s Phillipe or Ginge for the overall win
Are they all aiming to become a Michelin star chef?
I quite enjoy it...
I feel bad for some of the contestants though, as it's not just about making a 5* dish, it's doing it in a tight set time frame aswell, as at home, or even as a chef in a posh eatery, if you stuff up a meringue or whatever, you can just make a new one and there's no problem...they can't do that in this.
I still think it’s Phillipe or Ginge for the overall win
Tho Ginge had a bit of a poorer day today.
Are they all aiming to become a Michelin star chef?
I think they're all looking to prove that they are very very good chefs, which will hopefully boost their careers. Or just give them some sense of satisfaction
I think they’re all looking to prove that they are very very good chefs,
I think if they make it through the first round they are pretty top notch... I think it's the curve balls in meal spec and tight time constraints that are the killer, which isn't really representative, as the nerves must be through the roof, if you spoil one aspect of the dish you don't really get chance to re-do it unless it's something really quick and easy.
I think they’re all looking to prove that they are very very good chefs, which will hopefully boost their careers. Or just give them some sense of satisfaction
The dishes look good but also look very complicated. Well, to me anyway.
I should be the "taste" judge there LOL!
Phillipe just seems to breeze through whilst blowing the others out of the water.
Tom is a decent chef, but Phillipe matches him technically and has the benefit of knowing all sorts of exotic African ingredients and dishes.
Phillipe looks top drawer and has a winning way about himself. Tom obviously has what it takes but wasn't quite on show this week. He should hang in there: having watched this over the years, one consistent theme is the judges' preference for exotic flavours in the early rounds which one way or another - voting out the "challenging" or the hopefuls gradually migrating to the centre ground - ends up with more mainstream cooking prevailing.
Tom is a decent chef, but Phillipe matches him technically and has the benefit of knowing all sorts of exotic African ingredients and dishes.
These two are very good competent chefs. Difficult to choose.
Philippine only advantage is that he has sample taste from his tradition.
Tom has explored taste beyond his tradition.
Something like that ...
Looking at the ingredients and the preparation I find a lot of them are influenced by non-Western food.
I don't like "fusion" food and prefer to stick to pure traditional food cooked well.
Also, there other two female chefs, one Caribbean food specialist and the other one today, are also very good.
Agree that the rest are good too. The standard of competition this year is really high.
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Phillipe is outstanding and very relaxed. They’re all excellent though. <br /><br />
Are they all aiming to become a Michelin star chef?
They’re cooking at extremely high level so pushing to those standards to win makes sense.
There is a previous runner up does a food truck up this way. It’s incredible use of flavours and ingredients for sometimes what is a simple dish.
Oh!
Au revoir!
Blimey! Phillipe’s gone home 😳
It could honestly be any of them from this point. The standard is so high this year
Blimey
Tom for the win now then ?
Yeah just said the same to my daughter, but I’d not rule any of them out. Exceptional cooking.
What happens when the contestants cookery is superior to the judges ?
Tom for the win now then ?
This. I certainly hope so.... He's got a great personality to go with his cooking.
Was Philippe trying to be too clever?
Phillipe lost his cool, and was running around.
it's never the early runner
it’s never the early runner
Unless you guess right.
Yeah also very good as is Kasae who could pull into the final few.
I like Lauren's cooking because of the spice used.
Philipe messed up as I guess he runs out of ideas.
Tonight's should be interesting because two of the blokes are very good and creative.
James was my early pick. Reckon he's in with a shout still.
Crikey, those 2 stars Michelin foods ... too complicated.
Just give me Indonesian and M'sia street food satay will do.
What’s the name of the restaurant tonight? I missed the start.
Cheers. Literally heard them say about Nigeria but missed the name.
Just curious in case I get down to london at some point.
£300 for a tasing menu? I’ll give it a miss.
