On Jun 24, 4:18 am, Rhonda Anderson > wrote:
> Nancy2 > wrote :
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> > We currently have a new series on Bravo called "Top Chef Masters,"
> > derived from the popular "Top Chef" reality series. Various already-
> > established and usually well-known chefs compete each week - there are
> > 4 competitors, and 1 winner. After 6 weeks (24 contestants), the 6
> > winners compete to win the whole thing. Each week's winner receives a
> > donation to their favorite charity, and the final winner receives a
> > big donation to their charity. Like the series you're watching, it is
> > fun to watch because there isn't any nasty back-stabbing and bitching
> > - just chefs doing their thing. And they're pretty supportive of each
> > other; and the judges' criticisms are well done. We've had two weeks
> > of it so far - it's on Wednesday nights, I think.
>
> That sounds interesting - I think I would enjoy that. I don't have pay TV
> so not sure if it's on here or not. One of the other things I like about
> the Masterchef show is that because the competitors are all amateur cooks,
> you see them doing things they've never done before, cooking with
> ingredients they've never used before, and you can see them improving as
> they go on. It's down to 5 now from the top 20 - they're on a visit to Hong
> Kong at the moment and having some amazing experiences.
>
> --
> Rhonda Anderson
> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
>
> Core of my heart, my country! Land of the rainbow gold,
> For flood and fire and famine she pays us back threefold.
> My Country, Dorothea MacKellar, 1904

Your program sounds more like our "Next Food Network Star" -
competitors are home cooks, sous chefs, etc. - not well known yet -
and some are amateurs. Ours isn't as fun to watch as Top Chef or Top
Chef Masters, because there's way too much contestant blather and not
enough intriguing cooking....

N.