Masterchef Ireland!

nothing · 07-09-2011 8:49pm

Was disappointed with the first episode. Hoping it was just the nerves of it being the first one. Not expecting much from Thursday, but hoping it gets better with the challenges, and that it's more in the Aussie style.

Darkginger · 07-09-2011 10:41pm

Just watched this online - quite enjoyed it, but there was only one dish that stood out for me as being interesting, which was the crab spring roll (OK, so kangaroo is interesting but no one actually mentioned what it tasted like). I realise they didn't get a lot of time to talk about the individual dishes, but I came away feeling as though I was missing something - and I think that something was foodie talk. I'll be watching the rest of the series with interest though.

Honey-ec · 07-09-2011 10:52pm

Darkginger wrote: »

(OK, so kangaroo is interesting but no one actually mentioned what it tasted like)

It tastes like liver, with the texture of sirloin steak.

I'm guessing the programme will improve as they whittle down the numbers and get to spend a bit more time on each person and their cooking.

_blank_ · 08-09-2011 10:38am

Honey-ec wrote: »

It tastes like liver, with the texture of sirloin steak.

You reckon?

I can't stomach liver at all, but regularly have Kanga.

Honey-ec · 08-09-2011 12:48pm

Des wrote: »

You reckon?

I can't stomach liver at all, but regularly have Kanga.

Definitely!

I reckon it's the texture/provenance that puts a lot of people off liver anyway.

_blank_ · 08-09-2011 3:49pm

Honey-ec wrote: »

Definitely!

I reckon it's the texture/provenance that puts a lot of people off liver anyway.

I eat Heart though, so it's not the idea of offal that puts me off.

But yeah, liver feels disgusting to me, even when cooked.

_blank_ · 08-09-2011 9:39pm

"I don't want to taste the strawberry and onion sauce, I already know what they taste like, so I don't need to"

Wanker.

eggerb · 08-09-2011 9:49pm

Des wrote: »

"I don't want to taste the strawberry and onion sauce, I already know what they taste like, so I don't need to"

Wanker.

+1

TeletextPear · 09-09-2011 12:50am

Des wrote: »

You reckon?

I can't stomach liver at all, but regularly have Kanga.

Plus one on that, can't stomach liver but love kangaroo.

Mellor · 09-09-2011 6:12am

Honey-ec wrote: »

It tastes like liver, with the texture of sirloin steak.

Who ever gave you "Kangaroo" must of been playing a joke on you and marinading it in puree'd liver. It doesn't taste like liver at all.
I have kangroo pretty regularly, in lots of forms, steak, sausages, roasts, fillet and none taste remotely like liver imo.

I describe it a strong flavoured steak when people ask about it.
I think I might buy some on my way home from the shop

Irishbee · 09-09-2011 9:24am

Bit sad to read how many ppl were complaining about the AMOUNT OF FOREIGNERS in the show? Did they truly expect the ruling of 'only Irish need apply'. This is 2011...if you're foreign, you live here..you pay taxes, you love the country, you make it your home and you bring about a bit of culture - YOU'RE part of Ireland! For heaven's sake! What makes you Irish anyway, or English for that matter? And how do you determine a South African? Truly pathetic. And those commenting on the fact that only Irish cuisine should be cooked... well..that is truly laughable!!!

:mad:

Bullseye1 · 09-09-2011 9:31am

Missed the first episode but have the second recorded. Will watch tonight. I see ANC is back on tv too. How will the Irish one fair against the Aussies for viewers?

_blank_ · 09-09-2011 9:31am

Irishbee wrote: »

Bit sad to read how many ppl were complaining about the AMOUNT OF FOREIGNERS in the show? Did they truly expect the ruling of 'only Irish need apply'. This is 2011...if you're foreign, you live here..you pay taxes, you love the country, you make it your home and you bring about a bit of culture - YOU'RE part of Ireland! For heaven's sake! What makes you Irish anyway, or English for that matter? And how do you determine a South African? Truly pathetic. And those commenting on the fact that only Irish cuisine should be cooked... well..that is truly laughable!!!

:mad:

I can't see anyone here complaining about that aspect of it, and you haven't linked to anywhere else.

Sensationalist much?

stargazer 68 · 09-09-2011 9:34am

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Missed the first episode but have the second recorded. Will watch tonight. I see ANC is back on tv too. How will the Irish one fair against the Aussies for viewers?

Unfortunately you can only see the Aussie one if you have sky which I dont!

:(

Irishbee · 09-09-2011 9:37am

Des wrote: »

I can't see anyone here complaining about that aspect of it, and you haven't linked to anywhere else.

Sensationalist much?

I did quote Facebook...Masterchef Ireland PAGE...too many to link back to and some of the 'evidence' gone already..cowards deleted their comments! Nowhere did I mention it was on this Board. Just sharing my thoughts ...sorry you find me being a tad too sensationalist.. guessing ppl don't like it when when anyone speaks out !

Bullseye1 · 09-09-2011 9:37am

Fortunately we have sky so it's also recorded. I rarely watch live tv nowadays. Sky+ is brilliant for fast forwarding through the adds. It saves about 15minutes for every hour show.

The Hill Billy · 09-09-2011 10:14am

Irishbee wrote: »

Bit sad to read how many ppl were complaining about the AMOUNT OF FOREIGNERS in the show? Did they truly expect the ruling of 'only Irish need apply'. This is 2011...if you're foreign, you live here..you pay taxes, you love the country, you make it your home and you bring about a bit of culture - YOU'RE part of Ireland! For heaven's sake! What makes you Irish anyway, or English for that matter? And how do you determine a South African? Truly pathetic. And those commenting on the fact that only Irish cuisine should be cooked... well..that is truly laughable!!!

:mad:

Irishbee - There's been no issue raised in this thread about the nationalities of the participants. If that is being discussed on other sites fair enough, but that is not relevant to this forum or thread.

tHB

eternal · 09-09-2011 8:37pm

Seaneh wrote: »

Minder wrote: »

Who in their right mind would put themselves up for judgement in front of Dylan McGrath? and for a measly 25k? McGrath is described as having "difficulties in establishing relationships with his staff and fellow chefs". Richard Corrigan's opinion - I'm deadly serious, McGrath is a muppet, says Corrigan.

Like Masterchef Australia? Masterchef Australia was a breath of fresh air. Two renowned chefs as judges who guide the contestants through the competition, demonstrating their skills through masterclasses. Unfortunately I believe the Irish version will be more theatre than class.

I honestly do not know of a single person who has worked with Dylan who has anything nice to say about him. His staff turnover in malahide was insane, the lad is a fantastic chef but an absolute psycho.

Why is everyone downing Dylan mcGrath?
Anyone who has worked as a chef will.tell you how difficult it is.The best chefs are perfectionists and are not easy to work with.As for Corrigan ,he does my nut in.Hes so full of crap and sloppy too.
I wouldnt eat strawberry n onion sauce either.Looking at the badly shaved bounce was enough for me.
Id love to work with Dylan, I think hes amazing.If you saw the programme about him going home to his family ,you saw him as down to earth and how much he respected his mam.He may come across as arrogant but so ? As for the.programme,its edited too much for sure.The guy last night with the ten year old game was what I would call arrogant.See the disbelief on his face when he got a no ?
I liked the pretty blonde girl and.urman with the dodgy hairband

eternal · 09-09-2011 8:44pm

as for ' measly 25 k '.,what planet are you on ? The winner will be set for life ,prob get a job in a michelin star joint or have their own restaurant.Have you any idea how hard that is to achieve on your own ? Evidently not.I wouldnt say no to the money either ,nor would anyone else in a time where the whole country is struggling.Measly my ass.

Minder · 11-09-2011 11:09am

eternal wrote: »

as for ' measly 25 k '.,what planet are you on ? The winner will be set for life ,prob get a job in a michelin star joint or have their own restaurant.Have you any idea how hard that is to achieve on your own ? Evidently not.I wouldnt say no to the money either ,nor would anyone else in a time where the whole country is struggling.Measly my ass.

Please explain how winning Masterchef with a prize fund of 25k will bag the winner a restaurant?

Maybe the winner will spend their winnings on the lease of a premises? 25k should easily secure a well run business with a good turnover in a favourable situation - if the Masterchef Winner can secure the additional 200k euros. Or try to run a restuarant out of a shoebox sandwich bar premises in the back end of nowhere.

If the winner can find a restaurant to buy, they could always use their winnings to pay for the legal fees to secure contracts and obtain a liquor licence, decorate the premises and buy stock. 25k goes a long way when you have to pay business rates, wages, utilities, equipment. Those cost commitments are all there before your Masterchef has cooked one single plate of food.

You suggest that a Masterchef Winner could secure a job at a Michelin Starred restaurant. At best, 25k may subsidise the winners poor wages while they complete a training programme. The subsidy may last some time depending on their background and commitments - do they have a mortgage, family to support etc. If they progress quickly through the kitchen ranks, they are still a jobbing chef with a wage, hardly made for life.

unkel · 12-09-2011 11:39pm

Des wrote: »

"I don't want to taste the strawberry and onion sauce, I already know what they taste like, so I don't need to"

Wanker.

Just watched it and was pretty shocked he said that. It's dismissive & unprofessional. He just proved that he'll never reach beyond the one star he once had

eternal · 13-09-2011 12:05am

Minder wrote: »

eternal wrote: »

as for ' measly 25 k '.,what planet are you on ? The winner will be set for life ,prob get a job in a michelin star joint or have their own restaurant.Have you any idea how hard that is to achieve on your own ? Evidently not.I wouldnt say no to the money either ,nor would anyone else in a time where the whole country is struggling.Measly my ass.

Please explain how winning Masterchef with a prize fund of 25k will bag the winner a restaurant?

Maybe the winner will spend their winnings on the lease of a premises? 25k should easily secure a well run business with a good turnover in a favourable situation - if the Masterchef Winner can secure the additional 200k euros. Or try to run a restuarant out of a shoebox sandwich bar premises in the back end of nowhere.

If the winner can find a restaurant to buy, they could always use their winnings to pay for the legal fees to secure contracts and obtain a liquor licence, decorate the premises and buy stock. 25k goes a long way when you have to pay business rates, wages, utilities, equipment. Those cost commitments are all there before your Masterchef has cooked one single plate of food.

You suggest that a Masterchef Winner could secure a job at a Michelin Starred restaurant. At best, 25k may subsidise the winners poor wages while they complete a training programme. The subsidy may last some time depending on their background and commitments - do they have a mortgage, family to support etc. If they progress quickly through the kitchen ranks, they are still a jobbing chef with a wage, hardly made for life.

Wow your negativity astounds me.Im only going by every single winner of the english.Masterchef where they ended up doing very well ,either as head chefs or owning one or a chain of restaurants.Its not the money Im alluding to ,its the door it opens for you.I cant believe I have to explain this.Thomasina owns a string of fusion restaurants.working from scratch as a chef is a lot harder.

kylith · 13-09-2011 12:14pm

Des wrote: »

"I don't want to taste the strawberry and onion sauce, I already know what they taste like, so I don't need to"

Wanker.

unkel wrote: »

Just watched it and was pretty shocked he said that. It's dismissive & unprofessional. He just proved that he'll never reach beyond the one star he once had

He actually said that? What a knob. I remember on theUK one a guy made a pear and cheese souffle; the guys thought it'd be rank, but tried it anyway and loved it. People put rhubarb with mackerel, FFS, and that sounds manky. Shame on him for not even trying it.

sdanseo · 13-09-2011 3:52pm

Struggled to watch this despite loving the Oz version.

Judges are upper-class idiots and should never, ever have even been considered. Seriously the worst two people possible.

The show is, as usual with RTÉ, put together astoundingly badly.

Absolute muck, avoiding all future episodes.

unkel · 13-09-2011 8:51pm

kylith wrote: »

I remember on theUK one a guy made a pear and cheese souffle; the guys thought it'd be rank, but tried it anyway and loved it. People put rhubarb with mackerel, FFS, and that sounds manky. Shame on him for not even trying it.

Indeed. Adria and Blumenthal, just to name two, serve the weirdest combinations of food. And it is so good that they have 3 Michelin stars each. McGrath has none.

Minder · 13-09-2011 10:17pm

eternal wrote: »

Wow your negativity astounds me.Im only going by every single winner of the english.Masterchef where they ended up doing very well ,either as head chefs or owning one or a chain of restaurants.Its not the money Im alluding to ,its the door it opens for you.I cant believe I have to explain this.Thomasina owns a string of fusion restaurants.working from scratch as a chef is a lot harder.

Why don't you try and back up your assertions with facts instead of a load of emotive language?

Previous winners of Masterchef?

THOMASINA MIERS

Before winning MasterChef in 2005, Miers was a freelance food writer, editing and compiling recipe books.

She impressed the show's judges for her "bold and, at times, eccentric cooking style".

Since being crowned the winner, she has made cookery programmes for Channel 4 and written several recipe books.

Miers has also opened two restaurants which specialise in Mexican food, and is about to launch her third.

PETER BAYLESS

Bayless scooped the title in 2006 after impressing the panel with his Raymond Blanc-inspired seafood starter and his pastry work.

After spending his whole life in advertising, he chose to change direction and begin a new career in food.

His book, My Father Could Only Boil Cornflakes - which lifts the lid on what it was like taking part in the TV competition - has been published.

Bayless has also worked in the kitchen of the restaurant Le Gavroche, where many of this country's celebrity chefs started out.

STEVEN WALLIS

Wallis started his career working in fashion, but by the time he won MasterChef in 2007, he was confident that he wanted to work with food.

He had hoped to open his own restaurant, but instead has been travelling around the world discovering new tastes and recipes.

Fans can follow his travels via his blog .

JAMES NATHAN

A former barrister, Nathan applied to take part in the show after moving back from Spain when he failed to get permission to open a restaurant there.

He was crowned winner in 2008 and went on to work at several prestigious restaurants, including Bentleys Oyster Bar in Piccadilly and at Michael Caine's Michelin-starred Bath Priory in Bath.

Nathan is now working as a chef at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Cornwall.

Soon after winning, judge John Torode also suggested he was considering investing in a restaurant run by Nathan.

MAT FOLLAS

Last year's winner Follas cooked a trio of rabbit with nettles and pancetta crisps and spider crab as his final meal.

He had always dreamed of setting up a restaurant with his family, but was forced to put plans on hold after the show because of the recession.

Instead, he spent a year saving and continued with his IT job, before finally opening The Wild Garlic restaurant in Dorset.

Tommy Miers was a successful food writer and cookbook editor before winning Masterchef. BTW, she cooks Mexican food, not fusion. Of the others, only Mat Follas is a restaurant owner in the small Dorset town of Beaminster. He opened his restuarant after continuing to work as an IT consultant for a year after he won. James Nathan is not a head chef or a restaurant owner. Steven Wallis and Peter Bayliss are neither chefs nor restaurant owners.

I am not underestimating how difficult it is to establish a successful restaurant. I'm also not overestimating what Masterchef can do for the winner. Masterchef UK is a very successful, well established and hugely popular franchise. But it isn't a golden ticket to successful restaurant ownership. Only a huge amount of hard work will make any of the former winners successful. At best, winning the Masterchef competition gets the winner a job in a restuarant kitchen doing something other than washing dishes - entry level stuff.

The Hill Billy · 13-09-2011 10:42pm

Back on topic - i.e. MasterChef Ireland - thanks.

tHB

Acoshla · 13-09-2011 10:52pm

Your man Dylan is a cranky feck. The guy with the chocolate and salmon was ridiculous saying he was happy with it, cooked for twice the time and with chocolate and a big feck off flower on the side!

The Master. · 14-09-2011 12:09am

Acoshla wrote: »

Your man Dylan is a cranky feck. The guy with the chocolate and salmon was ridiculous saying he was happy with it, cooked for twice the time and with chocolate and a big feck off flower on the side!

W

eternal · 14-09-2011 1:20am

unkel wrote: »

kylith wrote: »

I remember on theUK one a guy made a pear and cheese souffle; the guys thought it'd be rank, but tried it anyway and loved it. People put rhubarb with mackerel, FFS, and that sounds manky. Shame on him for not even trying it.

Indeed. Adria and Blumenthal, just to name two, serve the weirdest combinations of food. And it is so good that they have 3 Michelin stars each. McGrath has none.

Hello??? Mc Grath was one first Irish chefs to get a.michelin star so young.
Plus I dont fancy reading crazy long quotes about factual blah blah.
I dont think a lot of people here know what they are talking about..but to be fair he should tried the sauce in retrospect.

Masterchef Ireland!

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