So Nick's appetizer was oily and his entree was salty, while the "culinary experts" liked Lawrence's better -- and Nick wins?
Yes, they liked his dessert better and it did show more skill than a bowl of handmade ice cream and a peach, but at least in Chopped, they judge on all three dishes.
I was surprised as well, wasn't to impressed with Tyler's choices for the app and dessert, deviled eggs? even if they are souped up deviled eggs was not to inspired and the time constraints for the dessert should of been better thought about beforehand. that fried chicken sure looked mighty tasty!
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shareGoing by past seasons, a more daring/risky or complicated menu seems to always win. I.e. Nick's stuffed squash blossom & zucchini noodles, rabbit done two-ways, and cherry crostada vs. Lawrence's deviled eggs, fried chicken w/ ratatouille, and ice cream w/ plain peach.
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So once they are down to the final two, I know how they can save money.
The two mentors and their finalists just plan their final menus, put them down and email their choices to the 3 judges. The judges look over these menus, decide which one is more complicated and email back their choice of the winner.
Why bother cooking if that's only a minor component?
I have no problem with saying, "Both meals were prepared almost perfectly, with only one slightly wrong thing from each contestant, so we decided to give the decision to the person who had the more complicated menu."
But when one person clearly executed the meal better, that simply has to trump which meal was more complicated. It's not like Lawrence just heated up some Spam, after all.
I thought it was obvious Manbun was going to win
Appetizers:
Lawrence: Deviled eggs that only tasted like bearnaise sauce
Manbun: Stuffed Squash Blossoms that were slightly oily (ROUND WINNER)
Entrees:
Lawrence: Perfectly cooked fried chicken (ROUND WINNER)
Manbun: Heavily oversalted rabbit
Desserts:
Lawrence: Basil ice cream with a peach slice (since his cake with peaches in it didnt come out)
Manbun: Cherry crostatas with ice cream (ROUND WINNER)
Perhaps if Lawrence could have pulled off his dessert the winner would have been more dramatic
It's all in the editing. I get they are trying to "surprise" the viewers, but they go too far (in showing all negative feedback for one person, and all positive for the other), to the point that in the end it simply make no sense as to how the winner was chosen. They really need to re-think this strategy. It just does not work well at all.
shareThey should name the winner before they know who cooked what, have the winner and loser walk out, and then have the judges explain why they made there choices.
shareI agreed with the decision; Nick deserved to win. The menu was more creative and adventurous.
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