S01.E03: Farm to Table Brunch

[Pop Tart]

Air date: 11.10.22

[Ms Blue Jay]

The way that J leads all of the contestants into applauding every single thing that happens is so freaky!  It's getting old really fast.

[meep.meep]

I'm enjoying this.  But the male judge who isn't Dan reminds me so much of Jonathan Adler.  And Ramon reminds me of Keith Ranieri.  And I keep hearing Nancy Fuller in my head asking "but is this brunch?"

[arc]

It strikes me that Kip probably could have done much better with more time, both time to taste and time to recalibrate on the concept if necessary. I guess competition cooking shows really select for people who can do it all in an hour and change. (And Danielle's carrot muffin is something she had worked out over a long period of trial and error before this show ever started, so I guess that's the other way to do well on any given challenge: adapt something you've got down cold to meet the specific challenge of the day.)

California produce is amazing. NY-based chef David Chang has spoken about how jealous he was about what's available in California. And I'd imagine the Santa Monica farmer's market is a particularly nice one of the farmer's markets in the LA area.