MasterChef 2021

[Peltiq]

I can't believe people still watch this scripted and over-rehearsed crap. I suppose you also watch Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Karen

[Howard]

I was lucky enough to be invited to be a guest at a filmed Masterchef meal. Whilst it was a little staged it was real enough. And not too difficult to accept an invitation to come to a free lunch at a two Michelin star restaurant! (Michael Wignall at the Latymer around ten years ago). Mrs H and I were asked if we’d mind being filmed as the last guests to be seated. This meant being given an extra glass of champagne and delicious nibbles while we waited.

As far as I could see (and eat) the event was filmed in a very straightforward way.

And, given that we didn’t tell anyone as we’d been asked not to reveal anything before the film went out, I was surprised how many friends/family wrote on our Christmas cards that they’d seen us on the TV! It's obviously a popular show.

regards

Howard

PS I'd be delighted to eat any food cooked by the three finalists - vainly hoping for another invitation.

[bungeejumper]

I can't believe people still watch this scripted and over-rehearsed crap. I suppose you also watch Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Speaking as a non-foodie who doesn't have the required taste buds, quite a lot of me agrees with you. Actually, anything that involves Greg Wallace and/or John Torode is going to make me find another channel sharpish. (Shut your mouth when you're eating, John.) But heck, if millions of people can get their rocks off by looking at pictures of food that they're never going to taste or smell, then good luck to them.

BJ

[Dod101]

I can't believe people still watch this scripted and over-rehearsed crap. I suppose you also watch Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Karen

I thought it was only me. I am actually engrossed in Carlo Rovelli's latest book, Helgoland on quantum physics and I have surprised myself by beginning to feel I am getting a slight understanding of what it is about. Much prefer that to watching most stuff on the tele.

Dod

[simsqu]

Dear Your Maj

Please don't die today

[simsqu]

I can't believe people still watch this scripted and over-rehearsed crap. I suppose you also watch Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Karen

Methinks...

[simsqu]

I am actually engrossed in Carlo Rovelli's latest book, Helgoland on quantum physics and I have surprised myself by beginning to feel I am getting a slight understanding of what it is about.

Dod

I could quote Feynman at you...

[Dod101]

I am actually engrossed in Carlo Rovelli's latest book, Helgoland on quantum physics and I have surprised myself by beginning to feel I am getting a slight understanding of what it is about.

Dod

I could quote Feynman at you...

Rovelli quotes Feynman as saying that 'Nobody understands quanta' and he (Rovelli) went on to say 'If what I have described seems perfectly
clear, then it means that I have not been clear enough about it.' This was in a discussion about Schrodinger's cat. I most probably have no understanding about any of it.

All this is far removed from the stuff that the OP commented upon of course.

Dod

[nimnarb]

I can't believe people still watch this scripted and over-rehearsed crap. I suppose you also watch Strictly Come Dancing and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Karen

You forgot Eurovision. Actually never seen the other two mentioned. Sending you over virtually some burnt toast with marmite on. Enjoy.

[nimnarb]

What a final, never saw that one coming. The pain and emotion that was so evident. Oh dear. And to think he dreamt who the winner was as well!

[Rhyd6]

For me the winner every year is Sean Pertwee. His voice is like liquid silk so smooth and delicious. He really could make a telephone directory sound seductive.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

R6

[stewamax]

For me the winner every year is Sean Pertwee. His voice is like liquid silk so smooth and delicious. He really could make a telephone directory sound seductive.

What about the voice of Derek Cooper of The Food Programme or Brian Cobby who was the (only) male voice of the BT Speaking Clock? Or - at the pinnacle - Richard Burton reading anything (Under Milk Wood for example)

[Rhyd6]

Ooooooh Burton - superb I love listening to him reading Under Milk Wood, mind you I seem to remember that Anthony Hopkins finished something that Burton had started and no-one could tell the difference. Trevor McDonald was another one whose voice had the ability to turn my spine to jelly. Isn't it funny the things that really turn us on!!! - OH goes weak at the knees when Nigella starts describing things and her spoon licking.................!!!!!!!
Nos da
R6

[nimnarb]

Perhaps done to death but if you are a foodie, well worth watching. They did a rematch with previous chefs who reached the finals, 2 of them from 2020 I believe but it was that good. Called MasterChef Rematch BBC iPlayer.

So trying to lose a bit of weight and decided to eat a salad whilst watching this and halfway through just caved in and had to have a chocolate cake and got through a whole packet of jaffa cakes. Sod the rabbit food, if I'm going to have a heart attack, might as well be stuffed and happy.

[bluedonkey]

Ooooooh Burton - superb I love listening to him reading Under Milk Wood, mind you I seem to remember that Anthony Hopkins finished something that Burton had started and no-one could tell the difference. Trevor McDonald was another one whose voice had the ability to turn my spine to jelly. Isn't it funny the things that really turn us on!!! - OH goes weak at the knees when Nigella starts describing things and her spoon licking.................!!!!!!!
Nos da
R6

Try the recording on Youtube of Burton reading one of Churchill's speeches.