Anybody Watching 2023?

[schnauzergirl]

Is anybody watching this season?  

[mlp]

I've been wondering the same thing.  I still watch, have for years and years, but I find myself paying less attention during themed episodes.  I also tend to skip watching if I see Tiffani Faison on the judging panel.  I know she has the credentials but I just can't stand her.  

[AAEBoiler]

Yeah, still watching but only because I'm too lazy to remove it from my DVR scheduler.

[Gramto6]

Still watching, but it is more background noise than must see TV.

[Rammchick]

I'm also still watching 

[schnauzergirl]

Am I hallucinating or was Matthew, last night's winner, the irritating "hashtag" guy on NexT Food Network Star some years ago?  If so, he seems to have calmed down, but I still was rooting for anybody else to win.

[mlp]

2 hours ago, schnauzergirl said:

Am I hallucinating or was Matthew, last night's winner, the irritating "hashtag" guy on NexT Food Network Star some years ago?  If so, he seems to have calmed down, but I still was rooting for anybody else to win.

It sure was but somehow his last name has changed.  I think they said something like Jordan but it used to be Grunnewald (not sure of spelling).  In any event, I recognized him right away.  He has certainly grown up since FNS and I thought he deserved to win.  He didn't do or say anything at all offensive and his dishes were the best AFAIWC.  I enjoyed the episode and all the judges.

[Maverick]

YOLO!

[Rammchick]

Unbelievable.  If you were to find a ghost pepper in a Chopped basket, what would your go to be?  Use the tiniest tiniest amount, or chop up the whole honking thing and add it to your dessert, of all things?  I think they should have both lost on that alone.

[ZoqFotPik]

I mean who doesn't want the equivalent of 700 jalapeno peppers in their desert? 

[Psychobunny]

Dear Food Network, please stop trying to make Matthew happen! I was hate watching this hoping he would leave in the first round or if not at the very end to cause maximum pain. He seemed almost genuine at times but it looked like it was an effort for him and the creepy smirk is still there. At the end , he was acting like “I hope the judges realize that I deserve to win”. Did I mention that I really really dislike him. I don’t care if he can cook. I just want him off my TV.

[ZoqFotPik]

I was sick of Braunda after a few minutes. Glad she was the first one gone.

[mlp]

1 hour ago, ZoqFotPik said:

I was sick of Braunda after a few minutes. Glad she was the first one gone.

Me too!  I was sick of her before she even finished her introduction.  

I was surprised the other woman won.  I thought she made more mistakes overall than the French chef.  

[krat61]

Did I hear Tiffani Faison say she prays to Satan on the Gluten for Punishment episode?? 

[kirklandia]

Abalone is the most delicious food I have ever eaten, the star of an unforgettable meal from decades ago.  A sea-to-table feast, harvested and prepared by friends, enjoyed alfresco on a small island in Puget Sound.
 

Edited March 16 by kirklandia

[RealityCheck]

A five-part tournament, CHOPPED: MILITARY SALUTE, premieres Tuesday, April 25th at 8PM with host Ted Allen and a rotating panel of judges including Air Force veteran Sunny Anderson, Scott Conant, Cliff Crooks, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy.

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Then, it’s a twist in the grand finale, as the finalists, each representing their branch of the military, join forces as a team to cook against a different Chopped judge in every round including, Eric Adjepong, Tiffani Faison and Amanda Freitag.

[AAEBoiler]

I watched the 03/21/2023 episode ... is that the first time ever a contestant 

Spoiler

has injured themselves so bad they were essentially self-eliminated?

 

[schnauzergirl]

13 hours ago, AAEBoiler said:

I watched the 03/21/2023 episode ... is that the first time ever a contestant 

  Reveal spoiler

has injured themselves so bad they were essentially self-eliminated?

 

I wonder if she'll be invited back at some point.

[ZoqFotPik]

I think this was the first time that time expired while the chef was being treated. There have other times where they had so little time it didn't matter. I can't remember the episode, but there was one where the chef's entire station was contaminated, so he had to effectively start over with only a few minutes left.

Edit: Episode was "Cauliflower Power" aired July 21, 2020.

Edit 2: This got me curious so I looked through the episode guide. This is the second time this happened. First was in the episode "Want a Gnocchi Sandwich?" that aired September 29, 2020.

Edited 11 hours ago by ZoqFotPik