I thought I'd dedicate a blog post to something that we've been spending a lot of time on....watching Masterchef! The show is somewhat of a phenomenon in Australia. The first season last winter was wildly popular. So popular that this season the show airs every night. EVERY night - like the news! The premise is that there's 25 amateur cooks, chosen from thousands no doubt, who go through tons of cooking challenges as teams and individuals. And the expectation for the final product is a restaurant quality dish. It's pretty amazing what some of these amateurs can do.
Australians are obessesed with the show and Mike and I are no different. I've never really watched food shows before, but there's something so likable about the judges and the way it's produced.. Two of the judges are famous chefs - Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris - and the third is Matt Preston, a food critic who is famous for wearing cravats. He even came out with a cookbook called "Cravatalicious." Wow.
Well, it's almost 7:30 so I better wrap this up. Tonight is a masterclass where the chefs will teach the contestants to make the perfect risotto (I know this because of the teaser on Facebook). Haha, I'm obsessed.
Jul 2, 2010 at 9:36 AM Sounds like fun. I'd like to watch that with you!