It is ok, her rack is looking top notch this season.
shareWell, that's really it. She's a poor mentor and a poor judge of talent but she has an accent, tits and isn't afraid to show them.
shareBeing one of the producers, I guess she can afford to be a poor judge and mentor. Lol
shareWith no one left on her team, she's going to have a big influence on the winner. She's always going to be tasting the dishes in The Taste Off. And influencing who has to compete.
So the cooks have to please her.
Correct. Anthony seems to have the strongest bond with Nigella and openly welcomes her to assist with his team during the group challenges.
In contrast, Ludo remains the ass and told her to get out of his kitchen last season.
Ludo remains the ass and told her to get out of his kitchen last season.
FYI, I did watch The Taste UK which IMHO is all around a better show. I digress, in contrast to the US version Nigella was a popular pick and she ended up coming in 2nd place. Ludo won, Anthony was third and there was no Marcus.
share...in contrast to the US version Nigella was a popular pick and she ended up coming in 2nd place.
Not really.
I'm getting tired of her team members getting sent home right away. Then again, she alway seems to pick people who really don't value her advice and mentorship. So, she gets what she deserves.
Then again, she alway seems to pick people who really don't value her advice and mentorship.
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I don't see it that way. I agree that Jen wanted to be on Ludo's team BADLY. That's a given.
I believe they don't choose Nigella because of her track record. She's never even come close to winning and is always the first mentor with no teammates left; they couldn't have known, but it happened again this year. THREE YEARS RUNNING. I wouldn't want to be on her team either. I also don't think it has anything to do with Nigella being a woman. If they had someone like Alex Guaranshelli or Amanda Freitag, I'd bet they'd get team members. Alex is an Iron Chef; Amanda was the first runner up. Both are serious chefs; not domestic divas, whatever that means.
When given a choice, there are only two occasions when I remember contestants actually choosing Nigella over ANYONE ELSE.
I don't think that Nigella is a good mentor. She second guesses all their decisions and has them turn on each other. I personally would not benefit from her "mentoring" style.
They need to get rid of the mentors, IMO. They serve no purpose except underhanded stuff like Anthony's done the last couple weeks.
Just let the contestants cook and the judges judge. Lose the mentor aspect of the show. ymmv
I agree with everything you said Cujo. I don't doubt Nigella's cooking skills, but she's a terrible mentor. She doesn't listen to her contestants ideas and tries to intercept everything they do in the challenges. Plus I question the dishes she comes up with for the team challenges. All of the other mentors choose things that will appeal to the guest judge, but she goes with something that appeals to her in the category. I think she would be great as the host of the show, but they should replace her as mentor with someone like Alex or Cat.
If God has a master plan that only He understands, I hope it's your eyes he's seeing through. Martin Gore - Depeche Mode
I don't doubt Nigella's cooking skills, but she's a terrible mentor. She doesn't listen to her contestants ideas and tries to intercept everything they do in the challenges. Plus I question the dishes she comes up with for the team challenges. All of the other mentors choose things that will appeal to the guest judge, but she goes with something that appeals to her in the category.
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Okay we get it cujokay - you don't like Nigella.
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Our difference of opinion didn't get me worked up.
I got worked up when you said "we" get it. I couldn't figure out who "we" was. No one besides you got the impression that I hate Nigella, which, by the way is the other thing that got me worked up.
I hate when people put words in my mouth; I also hate people who claim to belong to an imaginary group of "we" that doesn't exist.
I stand by my belief that being a woman is a hindrance. It's why Nigella only ended up with women who were turned down by the male chefs. The men and a lot of women only want to work with the male chefs.
^I agree 100%! That's what I was saying upthread. I don't think it has a thing to do with Nigella being a woman; but everything to do with her being a home cook. She's out of her league and should have known it before the show.
I think she believes her skills are comparable to Ludo's & Marcus'. They're not; but I think she really believes they are.
I didn't mention Anthony because his skills are not comparable to theirs either.
Anthony has this larger-than-life bad boy persona and that gets him contestants. Unless you watch Nigella's daytime shows, which I never have, you would have no idea who she is.
The female chefs you mentioned would all be awesome on the show. I'd be happy to see either of them. There are a ton of competent female chefs.
I agree with you about Anthony. Although he was a chef in several fine restaurants, he hasn't been for a while. His books and his fame are more about eating than cooking! He's a "personality." Maybe contestants think he has connections they hope he'll use on their behalf.
shareEven though Anthony worked in some fine restaurants, he's said himself that he didn't really apply himself. While working in those kitchens, he was taking drugs, drinking to excess and sleeping around. In his book, Kitchen Confidential, he openly admits to sleeping with some women in the restaurant(s) he was working in at the time! Can you imagine?
I'm sure Anthony has plenty of connections and I agree that members on his team book on it.
I didn't know that about him, but the "ew! factor" definitely comes through. No wonder he kept Vanessa over Tarik!
share^yeah, he was a slut and readily admitted it.
I've read both Kitchen Confidential and Medium Raw. I used to be a huge Anthony fan. My best friend just couldn't understand my "love" for him.
She gifted me Kitchen Confidential for Christmas 2000/2001, whenever it was published. After reading it, the bloom was off the rose.
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You honestly believe I was the ONLY person who thought you hated Nigella? Whatever - done with this conversation.
She did a lot better (coming second) in the UK version. She seems to always have people who have no respect for her, but that wasn't the case on the UK one, and the girl who came second was one who started out near the bottom but was willing to learn so she improved a lot.
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