katisha June 9 Share June 9 Well, that was a yawn of an episode for me, quite literally! I actually had trouble staying awake through most of it (not solely because of the boredom aspect - just had a later night than usual) but I really don't care for challenges like this where the contestants are penalised for producing vegetables or grains that don't taste like meat or fish. They don't taste like meat or fish...because they're NOT! It reminds me of a situation a few years back when someone decided to release low-fat potato chips to the supermarkets. They didn't make them for long at all because it turns out that in order to BE potato chips, the product needs fat, because otherwise what you get is cardboard with a bit of seasoning on it. And, just like in that case, if I want to order steak I will just order steak, not something that's masquerading as steak. OK, rant over! There are people I'd rather have gone home instead of American Josh, who is basically relatively inoffensive as a contestant, but I won't particularly miss him either. But in general, this episode seemed to be way too Nat and Sav focussed. Sigh. Recap time. @Snazzy Daisy, I think he's on the same page as you regarding Sav! Quote Sav is feeling very confident, because she is Sav and finds it impossible to shake the feeling she is inherently a better person than everyone else. She is making a shepherd’s pie with jackfruit, which obviously is awful, but it’s a vegetarian challenge, so it’s not like making something not-awful is an option. “Flavour is my game and my name,” says Sav, but she is lying: her name is Sav. Elsewhere, American Josh is making a steak out of carrots, which is ground for sectioning under the Mental Health Act. Andy and Jean-Christophe tell him he’s an idiot, but Josh is not taking any advice from men who don’t even have the guts to grow a gigantic moustache. Australian Josh is fixated on proving his bread rolls, not realising the existence of bread rolls was established by scientists centuries ago. Sofia and Poh visit his bench to inform him that it’s literally impossible to make vegetables taste like meat and the entire challenge is a farce. Energised by the new knowledge that nothing in life matters, Josh attacks his beets with the vigour of the truly nihilistic, repeating “umami”, a word he just learnt today, over and over in joyous delirium. From the balcony, Sumeet calls “Go Josh”, but doesn’t specify which one, sparking a brawl on the floor. Finally, here is Nat, with her deep fried mushrooms. It’s pretty nauseating, but it has the one quality that the judges most value in a dish: it was cooked by Nat. 2 Link to comment
Mellowyellow June 9 Share June 9 @katisha what is the vibe on social media? I find it interesting that Ben the recapper has the same feelings as us and that as three random individuals we are having similar judgements about certain people on this show. 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 9 Share June 9 (edited) S16•E29 - Plant Based Meat Imitation Elimination Challenge A boring episode with so much focus on Nat, Sav and Pezza. UGH. This is one of the worst and confusing challenge this season. It’s poorly constructed. Why call it a plant-based challenge when all you want is a meat-imitation challenge? 👎🏻 Three years dating a vegan is now paid off, huh. Well done, Darrsh! Shut up, Sav! Does every dishes need to be named as “Sri Lankan xxx”? Why can’t it be called “Jackfruit Pie”? 🙄 Enough with the manipulative edit and faux kitchen drama just to give Nat more airtime. It’s not entirely a redemption dish. She screwed up the garfish before. Now, without the garfish, she’ll be fine. Compared to others, Nat’s recycled dish is the least creative and most basic (fried mushrooms + salad + dip) but the judges say nothing. 🙄 Sofia explaining the brief to Pezza and he looks like a deer in headlights. Stop talking in third person, Pezza. It’s annoying and pretentious. Quote “The highlight of Darren’s dish for me was the miso caramel cream. It’s nice and salty and UMAMI. So that’s what ties the whole dish together.” - Josh P in S16•E23 at 26:45 Pezza is a LIAR. He used the word “umami” before, in Darren Purchese’s episode to be exact and also during his cook in this episode. But in talking head, he suddenly doesn’t know what it means and how to pronounce it? What a BS! He hasn’t seen or used a wok before, then he’s never heard of the word “umami” yada yada yada. Dude, drop the act and wipe that smug off your face! 😡 Josh C has saved Pezza. Snez and David deserve to be in Top 10, NOT Pezza. He skipped the cook along elimination and gets a free pass to this elimination then slides through to Top 10. Life is easy. 🙄 The only best part of this episode is JC doing a black pepper dance. So cute! 😍 @katisha Ben and I have one thing in common - allergic to BS. 🤣 Edited June 9 by Snazzy Daisy 1 Link to comment
katisha June 10 Author Share June 10 (edited) 11 hours ago, Mellowyellow said: what is the vibe on social media? I find it interesting that Ben the recapper has the same feelings as us and that as three random individuals we are having similar judgements about certain people on this show. Well, @Mellowyellow, the only social media I really look at is Facebook so @Snazzy Daisy might be able to answer better than I can, but on Facebook people seem to either love Nat or see, as we do, how much of a favourite she is. Sav gets caned a bit but not because she's arrogant - it's because she insists on "only cooking curries" and Sumeet gets this treatment too. 4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: katisha Ben and I have one thing in common - allergic to BS. 🤣 Better strap yourself in because I think there's a LOT more BS to get through before the season is over. 🤣 4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Enough with the manipulative edit and faux kitchen drama just to give Nat more airtime. It’s not entirely a redemption dish. She screwed up the garfish before. Now, without the garfish, she’ll be fine. Compared to others, Nat’s recycled dish is the least creative and most basic (fried mushrooms + salad + dip) but the judges say nothing. 🙄 They even edited it like that in the promos. "Will Nat's HUGE REDEMPTION GAMBLE pay off?!!!!" (dramatic music) And it was a total nothing burger. 😏 Edited June 10 by katisha 2 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 10 Share June 10 9 minutes ago, katisha said: Well, @Mellowyellow, the only social media I really look at is Facebook so @Snazzy Daisy might be able to answer better than I can, but on Facebook people seem to either love Nat or see, as we do, how much of a favourite she is. Sav gets caned a bit but not because she's arrogant - it's because she insists on "only cooking curries" and Sumeet gets this treatment too. Am on X and Reddit. Nat has quite a fandom on both platforms. They adore her. They think she’s on a different level than the rest. Sav has a lot of fans too until that aggressive tweet came to light. People started to see her true color and her reluctance to step out of her comfort zone. It’s divided now. People like Mimi for her creativity. Minor complaints about her - always trying to do too much and why there have to be gimmicks with her dishes. I have no idea what they meant by gimmicks. People adore Sumeet because of her self-awareness & willingness to grow and challenge herself. She has a pleasant personality too. People are sceptical of Harry because of his (too much) love for seafoods. Some think he’s annoying. Some want him to get rid of that stupid hat. People are quite neutral with Lochy. He didn’t get much screen time in earlier weeks. Many don’t think he’ll be in Top 10, some think he doesn’t deserve it. Pezza is perceived as annoying, generally. Alex too. Some think her maniac grin is scary. Darrsh & Gill - wildcards, dark horses. Me, reporting for Channel 10! 🤣 1 1 Link to comment
katisha June 10 Author Share June 10 (edited) Things I didn't like about this episide: Alex. TOO.MUCH.ALEX. Alex won immunity. Was that because she mentioned her grandma? Darssh, rookie error there, mate. You should know by now that you MUST start referencing your nonna, nana, grandma or mormor to get further in the competition. Pezza is allowed to serve up a bloody rasperry and cream sponge cake, a ridiculously simple dessert for Top 10, AND it looked like a dog's breakfast, and it's considered a top three dish?!! WTF!! I believe this is because a) he mentioned his grandma, who's passed away - extra points? and b) he's a protected species. Things I liked: Harry actually said "cork poo" on national television. I actually put the subtitles on to check. 😂 I have a feeling Dessert Week is going to be long and painful if this episode was anything to go by. Edited June 10 by katisha 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 10 Share June 10 S16•E30 - The Jelly Mystery Box Let’s get wobbly with The Sweet Assassin!!! 🥳 The jelly slapping shtick comes across as unhygienic. Don’t play with your foods. They better not sending those tainted jellies to the food charities. So, Alex’s Picnic at Mormor’s (jelly + ice cream + syrup sprinkled with puffed rice & flowers) wins her an immunity and gives Poh an orgasm. This is a blessing in disguise. Alex can stay on the gantry, off screen for the rest of the week. Darrsh is robbed. But since he’s the only dessert guy in Top 10, obviously the producers need Darrsh Vader to continue smashing out desserts. Harry has proven it again that he’s more than a fish guy. Unfortunately, he doesn’t deserve to be in Top 3, only a French hug. 😏 Pezza being Top 3 and not Harry is another blatant favoritism. It’s embarrassing to be cooking such a basic, dated dessert at Top 10. He gets recognized for sloppily chucking jelly into his lopsided cake. What a joke! Didn’t his lazy daisy cake collapsed too? Gosh, it’s Brent Draper all over again. 🙄 On a more positive note, this PB&J cruller makes me salivating. 😋 1 Link to comment
katisha June 10 Author Share June 10 4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Pezza being Top 3 and not Harry is another blatant favoritism. It’s embarrassing to be cooking such a basic, dated dessert at Top 10. He gets recognized for sloppily chucking jelly into his lopsided cake. What a joke! Didn’t his lazy daisy cake collapsed too? Gosh, it’s Brent Draper all over again. 🙄 On a more positive note, this PB&J cruller makes me salivating. 😋 Darssh's dessert looked like it belonged in the window of a good patisserie. Pezza's looked like a brave attempt by a 9-year-old kid at making a proper cake which everyone eats and says they love so they don't hurt the kid's feelings. Never has bias towards particular contestants been so obvious...well, since last season with Brent! You called it and I agree! 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 11 Share June 11 57 minutes ago, katisha said: Never has bias towards particular contestants been so obvious...well, since last season with Brent! You called it and I agree! Do you think they’re keeping Pezza for a reason - to attract certain demographics maybe? The smug on his face when he’s thanking Nanna Marg…UGH! We need to prepare ourselves. Pezza will be making his way to Top 5. 😭 Link to comment
katisha June 11 Author Share June 11 (edited) Do you think they’re keeping Pezza for a reason - to attract certain demographics maybe? The smug on his face when he’s thanking Nanna Marg…UGH! Sadly, I'd say that's EXACTLY why he is a protected species. We always have to have a blokey bloke "tradie" type Pezza "sort of" fits the bill in that he's a butcher. Older Australians i.e. even older than this Australian like him because he's very Aussie in the more traditional sense of the word, not the multicultural sense of the word. He even comes across as a bit misogynistic with his comment tonight about "when I want to get away from THE WIFE for a couple of hours". Urgh, I hate that expression! Now, to tonight's episode. Still on the subject of Pezza, notice he came up with another (possibly fictitious) relative who's apparently a choux expert? If the judges had made out there was a top three dishes tonight and he was in it, I suspect I might have actually imploded somehow because what he produced looked like a bunch of kindy kids were let loose in a crafts session. The word "amateurish" doesn't even begin to describe it. And yet even Zumbo is on board saying how great it was. What the hell are we missing?! Harry, there is a time to be committed to your ethos of being "the fish guy". It's NOT when you are making a dessert. That combination of dried fish whatever with raspberries sounded like one of Ice-Cream Ben's more noxious creations. Nearly lost my dinner at the thought of it! 🤮🤮🤮 I'm completely Team Mimi now so I'm really glad she won, although I'm not sure she deserves to have to be alone on the balcony with Alex and her scary grin. 😁😁😁 I wonder if Nat would have won the challenge if that jenga creation hadn't collapsed? And is this the first time it's been mentioned that she's gay? Meanwhile, I'm quite looking forward to tomorrow night, if only to see how well the team of Sav and Pezza work together. I think that will be bloody hilarious! Edited June 11 by katisha 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 11 Share June 11 S16•E31 - The Croquembouche Returns A trip to COLES is so unnecessary and the raspberry conversation with the sales assistant feels so forced. 🙄 This is an episode from MasterChef - kindy edition with Pezza’s DIY primary school project and Nat’s collapsed Jenga tower. 🤦🏻♀️ These are not Croquembouche. Where are the actual towers? They are just stacks of profiteroles. People can talk negatively about Adriano Zumbo including his performance in Dessert Masters but he does give useful advices to the contestants - the technicalities on why the Jenga tower collapses and how Harry can tweak and improve his thought-provoking flavor combo. Other judges don’t even bother to give detailed constructive feedbacks like this. 👍🏻 Oh noooooo, Darrsh. You have overlooked your strawberry jam! Among all, Darrsh has the best plating though. Hope he will win an immunity in the next challenge. 🤞🏻 I love raspberries but I don’t like fish. So, I would not try Harry’s katsuobushi/raspberry profiterole. Yuck. Dude, it’s too extreme and you aren’t Heston. Good job, Mimi! Your mini tower looks OK except for that ugly stalk. Off to the gantry, girl. Today, Nat is back with the silly ribbons, skimpy top and heavy makeup. Yesterday’s sleek look was so much better. I have watched several wall challenges before and I cannot recall a contestant yelling at another contestant to shut up. Isn’t it the only way to communicate and synchronize everything? What a b!tch. 🙄 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 11 Share June 11 (edited) ♦️ THIS IS A PEZZA POST ♦️ Aunty Gail’s lazy daisy cake previously, Nanna Marg’s sponge cake last night, Aunty Gail’s choux tonight. Pezza really doesn’t have his own ideas, huh. Obviously Aunty Gail forgot to tell him about the importance of caramel in constructing a Croquembouche. 🙄 Quote “Pezza, your superpower is your HONESTY.” Poh can’t be that clueless, can she? The “underdog” shtick is f-king obvious. If Rhiannon can make it to Top 2 last year, Pezza can too especially with the judges judging him based on different set of rules than the rest. Quote “This is all new to me. I have never piped choux before. I don’t know what am doing.” Bla bla bla bla bla… Shup up Pezza! 🤬 Am glad others have started to see his “game”. Whether this is encouraged by the producers and production team or not, it’s entirely a different story. @katisha - meet Aunty Gail who used to cook at a pub. 😆 Edited June 11 by Snazzy Daisy 1 Link to comment
katisha June 11 Author Share June 11 4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Bla bla bla bla bla… Shup up Pezza! 🤬 Am glad others have started to see his “game”. Whether this is encouraged by the producers and production team or not, it’s entirely a different story. @katisha - meet Aunty Gail who used to cook at a pub. 😆 Well, okay, he didn't make Aunty Gail up 😂 But with all the other untrue things Pezza has been saying, you can understand why I reached this conclusion! I think the problem with this show is we are always going to have to have the "Aussie bloke underdog" narrative and whoever gets it will get a free pass a lot of the time. Just sucks for the rest of the contestants. I wonder if the producers wanted Lochie to make more out of his genuinely sad backstory and he wouldn't play along? The thing is, he could have also been given that edit because he's a landscape gardener. I don't think he's blokey bloke enough (which is to his credit!) 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 12 Share June 12 15 hours ago, katisha said: Meanwhile, I'm quite looking forward to tomorrow night, if only to see how well the team of Sav and Pezza work together. I think that will be bloody hilarious! Sav leads and Pezza follows... 1 Link to comment
katisha June 12 Author Share June 12 7 minutes ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Sav leads and Pezza follows... She probably has to because at some stage tonight Pezza is going to say, "I don't know what I'm doing. I've never baked any pies before." 😂 2 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 12 Share June 12 3 hours ago, katisha said: Well, okay, he didn't make Aunty Gail up 😂 But with all the other untrue things Pezza has been saying, you can understand why I reached this conclusion! Totally! 🤣🤣🤣 3 hours ago, katisha said: I wonder if the producers wanted Lochie to make more out of his genuinely sad backstory and he wouldn't play along? The thing is, he could have also been given that edit because he's a landscape gardener. Thank god Lochy's medical condition was only mentioned once, or else people will accuse him of playing a sick card. I saw some complaints online about Lochy keeps talking about his daughter. People are cruel, this dude misses his daughter. As simple as that. Do you think Pezza is being edited in the same way as Daniel was in S14? And like Pezza, he was Andy's favorite too. Pezza has been given so much airtime this week, to make it up for the lost time? 30 minutes ago, katisha said: She probably has to because at some stage tonight Pezza is going to say, "I don't know what I'm doing. I've never baked any pies before." 😂 Pezza approaching every challenge be like... 🙄🙄🙄 2 Link to comment
katisha June 12 Author Share June 12 2 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Thank god Lochy's medical condition was only mentioned once, or else people will accuse him of playing a sick card. I saw some complaints online about Lochy keeps talking about his daughter. People are cruel, this dude misses his daughter. As simple as that. That's so unfair on Lochy. I honestly get the feeling he doesn't want to play that card at all and we have hardly heard a thing about his daughter. Compare Lochy speaking about his daughter (maybe twice?) to how many times Sav has referenced her dead mother. 2 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Do you think Pezza is being edited in the same way as Daniel was in S14? And like Pezza, he was Andy's favorite too. Pezza has been given so much airtime this week, to make it up for the lost time? OMG, I really am getting old because when you mention these past contestants I generally have to look them up to remind me who you're talking about! 🙃 However, in Daniel's case I think I deliberately blocked him out. Yeah, sure, show - he really finished 3rd behind Queen Billie and Sarah Todd! Boy, that was a hard season result to swallow. And yes, I do think Pezza is getting this edit, and willingly playing along with it. 1 Link to comment
katisha June 12 Author Share June 12 Tonight's episode was pretty interesting in terms of the team dynamics going on! As I thought, the most mismatched combination has ended up being Sav and Pezza but I'm not sure how much of this is Sav's fault because there were two occasions when I wondered if Pezza is really that stupid or whether he was trying to torpedo Sav and make sure she ended up in elimination! The first time was when he didn't seem to have a clue what to do with the pastry regarding a blind bake, and the second was when he put the cherries around the outside...of the tart. I mean, seriously! 😕 And is he deaf as a post or what? Sav doesn't seem that quiet of a speaker to me? No doubt his fans will blame Sav's accent. Meanwhile, I was really pleased Sumeet got immunity even if it also meant Nat would get immunity because Sumeet rocks! And I do feel sorry for softly spoken people in challenges like this because if you don't automatically have a strong, carrying voice you are just automatically disadvantaged and that doesn't seem fair. (Me, I can't really cook that well but I can always be heard, so I'd ace that part...haha!) Sumeet was able to cope without telling anyone to shut up, unlike her team-mate. 😏 Gill and Lochy managing to be the loudest team ALMOST worked as a strategy. So close! Lochy made me laugh when he asked if his sponge was supposed to be the same colour as the Hulk! 🤣 Here's the recap. It's a good one - I laughed a lot! Quote The amateurs will be assigned partners by choosing a coloured box, which will also contain an object they must use. “Jesus Christ!” exclaims Nat in despair. “No, you can’t cook with him,” Andy replies, and I think that’s worth putting in this recap because that was actually pretty funny. Good work, Andy. “Nat and me are roomies, we both have exactly the same vibe,” says Sumeet, making one wonder why this vibe has at no point even been hinted at on the show. Josh is worried because he is not familiar with desserts, and he might find it difficult to follow Sav’s recipe as she is not in any way a member of his family. “I’m ready for your sticky rice!” Sumeet yells. Didn’t she already say that? Is this episode already in repeats? Sumeet is struggling to hear Nat. Nat is struggling to hear Sumeet. Josh is still struggling to hear Sav. The cook is paused while they form a support group. The contestants’ difficulties are not helped when Poh and Andy start doing a sort of little comedy skit across the wall. Some days it’s a miracle these judges don’t cop a spatula upside the head. Sav tells Josh to take his tin out of the chiller, and Josh asks if he was supposed to have pastry in the tin. Sav replies that he was. Josh replies that he didn’t know that. Sav begins yanking out clumps of hair, “Sorry Sav,” says Josh, who is on the brink of looking up “pastry” on Wikipedia. The judges note that Harry and Darrsh’s meringue nests are in the oven and look pretty similar except that Harry’s is filled with prawns. Meanwhile Josh’s tart shell has crumbled, probably from disappointment. Minutes left. “Have you ever watched Teletubbies?” Nat yells to Sumeet, her mind having finally snapped. Nat wants their dessert to look like the sun, and the only reference point she can think of is Teletubbies, because she has never been outdoors. Sumeet has no idea what Nat is talking about, but she must be used to that by now. 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 12 Share June 12 (edited) S16•E32 - The Twins Challenge I would have preferred Yellow Team to win as their Pandan Swiss Rolls are pretty much identical (only the ratios of sugared powder and coconut cream that are different) compared to the Teletubbies Sun. But am glad that Sumeet is safe from Sunday’s elimination. Quote “You manage to demonstrate that you don’t have to shout in the kitchen to achieve something in common, together.” - JC Quote “Well, just goes to show that you don’t have to be the loudest to communicate.” - Andy It’s very unkind of the judges to take a jab at Lochy and Gillian when they are already disappointed on losing the immunity. They perform well together and how they communicate is their strategy. It obviously works! To call them out TWICE is unnecessary and inconsiderate. 👎🏻 Teletubbies Sun is a very weird reference, quite childish TBH. Now I understand where those ribbons come from. Harry has mentioned several times that he wants the immunity for Darrsh because he deserves it. So thoughtful. People need to stop blaming Harry for Darrsh losing the immunity. Adriano has said that the perfect dish would be Darrsh’s meringue with Harry’s filling. People just want to hate Harry because he is the Fish Guy. 😏 Aaaaah! No wonder I couldn’t vibe with Pezza. I am so allergic to people with selective hearing. A douchey behavior especially when he keeps making joke about his wife. Quote “I’ve never made a short crust tart before.” Here we go again. This man is exhausting. 🙄 Andy saying that Sav should have picked another dessert that Pezza could make is strategically correct. But this also shows that Pezza does NOT belong in Top 10. Predicting Pezza in the Macaron Taste Test: 🔹 I have never tasted a macaron before. 🔹 Am inspired by Aunty Gail’s macaron recipe, they’re so light and fluffy. 🔹 These chubby fingers are not delicate enough for these little macarons. 🔹 I don’t know what am doing. 🔹 I hope my HONESTY will keep me safe. It’s my superpower. 🙄🙄🙄 Edited June 12 by Snazzy Daisy 1 Link to comment
katisha June 13 Author Share June 13 15 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Here we go again. This man is exhausting. 🙄 Andy saying that Sav should have picked another dessert that Pezza could make is strategically correct. But this also shows that Pezza does NOT belong in Top 10. Sav might have said in her talking head that she was excited to be working with Pezza but I'm thinking in reality she was incredibly bummed and irritated and wasn't nearly as amused as she made out regarding his silly stuff-ups with the pastry case and the placement of the cherries. It didn't scan with her competitive nature. So she might have been trying to compete with Pezza for the most over-the-top fakey narrative for the episode! 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 13 Share June 13 Pezza be gone! 🤞🏻 Pezza be gone! 🤞🏻 Pezza be gone! 🤞🏻 1 1 Link to comment
Snazzy Daisy June 14 Share June 14 Ugh, stop trying to make Pezza happen! The franchise keeps forcing him on us. 🙄 What turnaround? It's the clumsiest-looking dish ever! 1 Link to comment
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