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NO..It's NOT Hell's Kitchen..It's BETTER

posted 17 years ago by pamelann
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As much as I like Hell's Kitchen and I LOVE Gordo, MCGL is only a 30 minute show that actually shows cooking and feedback...ALL OF THE TIME. There's a lot to be learned if you are novice cooks from the US like myself. The vegetables used in Europe are far different than here as well as the recipes.

My husband would laugh because each episode was so serious and when cooking for Michelin Star chefs who critique their every move even down to fingerprints on the plate. I knew European chefs were extremely serios and my husband just didn't get it, but I did and I recommend the show highly.

One other thing...It was admitted by a producer of a top cooking show in Europe that the TV chefs are marginal cooks with an abundance of personality. This show distinguishes that nicely. You can like Rachel Ray and Jamie Oliver but at the end of the day, wouldn't you like the best plate of food possible. See Gordon Ramsey's restaurants. he is 2006 chef of the year or some title like it. Knocking off Jaime Oliver.

Now I'm hungry....

[–] P_Cornelius 17 years ago

I'm hungry, too. But not for anything that Mark created. Caroline was the true champ. She deserved to win. But I'm willing to put up with Tommy, if that means keeping the title from Mark. Funny thing, a show that penalizes a cook for being consistent from beginning to end. Where would you rather eat? At Caroline's almost always perfect restaurant? Or Mark's frequent sloppy mess joint? Or Tommy's "throw the dice" exotica?

[–] toxina90 16 years ago

Ahh is this 'Tommy' Thomasina? I can remember when she won, this was a few years ago when I first saw this format of the show. Loved it ever since.

"Why so serious?" - The Joker