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I don't think Greg brings anything. I think he is quite engaging but he doesn't add any constructive comments really.

I like grumpy old John Torode. I have a real thing for grumpy Australian blokes. It's the Alf Stewart syndrome.

Isn't it Tom Kerridge tonight doing the mentoring in his kitchen, if that's the right word.

Please be nice Tom and not a giant arse.

He's so nice on Saturday Kitchen!

agree and his beard is very aging !

Greg's a freakin' green grocer!!!!!!!!

Monica is my number 1 girl crush.

She has a book??? ::dashes to Amazon::

I won't have a word said agains Greg!! He is very short though in RL and not as fat as he looks on telly - telly does celebs no favours at all.

I read that Michel Roux is very accomodating with Monica Galetti - she has a young daughter and she works flexible hours. That can't be easy to work out logistically for a chef. More reason to love the man.

Michel Roux Senior is the best critic ever. I've seen him commenting on the Masterchef people's efforts and he can, in a quietly delivered sentance, convey a disappointed hope that makes the person desperately want to do better and feel angry with themselves for letting him down. He doesn't need to be shouty.

The Roux's are well known for being good to their staff though - they are in the minority <knowledgable> I read an article on how they pay their staff well and so they are more likely to be loyal to them

That's lovely to hear Gerorf

He seems a thoroughly nice man

I'm am sorry that you are suffering from Alf Stewart syndrome though - that sounds nasty

I totally agree with how he criticises so constructively. You can say someone's work is poor without making someone feel utterly bereft, it can be done with kindness. And I am sure it is more productive. People won't be disengaged and angry, they would want to work harder to achieve.

lol at threesteps

Oh I think not, with a nickname like that you have no chance m'dear cough far too common cough <flounces off to polish Michel's balotine>



You can polish his balotine dear, I'll keep his salted caramel nice and warm!

I wouldn't want to imagne anything of Marcus's penetrating me in the dead of the night thank you (bet he has dribbles of food he double dips in that nasty beard) - I'd rather make my own bacon sandwich and have Michell penetrate me - maybe he can knock me up a nice almond croissant instead after knocking me up!

Now that could be messy

Michel looks like shrivelled little old man yuk (but he seems a lovely person ok?)

Yeah, Michel doesn't do it for me at ALL.

Oh but look at his big brown eyes.

I am a sucker for men with big brown kind eyes.

<makes note never to let GetOrf meet DH>

Was that the chef whose kitchen the contestants were cooking in? I remember thinking much the same. Humorless prick.

OOh is your husband a grouchy australian pol, or does he have big how now brown cow eyes?

noddy

<joins queue for the lovely Michel>
<beats way to front of queue>

When DH and I had dinner in Le Gavroche, we were several courses in, and several glasses of wine down, when Michel came round the tables to say hello. I may have told him he was my favourite person

He took it well

As did DH

We laughed and laughed last night. Marcus Waring berating poor Aaron, telling him to put the food on the plate like he has set out to put the food on the plate. With PASSION.

Or something.

It was brilliant nonsense.

Gregg Wallace is on it because he's entertaining. And Masterchef is an entertainment programme featuring cooking.

Michel Roux jnr is lovely. He would never shout at his chefs about how passionately to put the food on the plate.

And he looks like my DH. Lucky me

OOOOH that makes me jealous.

I would love to go to Le Gavroche. DD had a look at the website and said dolefully 'mum, they don't tell you the prices'

Why should he change his priorities because you don't agree with them ? His priorities are his craft and his business. Whether you agree with them is none of your business. He's quite happy so what's it to do with you ?

I never cooked professionally at that level but I do have a lot of old colleagues that now do and it is all consuming. Efe ven working in "just" a 5 star hotel with a 2 rosette restaurant it was the whole focus of all our lives. My ex has no family life to speak of, no girlfriend, nothing apart from his restaurant and his food obsession. That's his business and he's very happy thankyou

It's the big brown eyes, GetOrf. And he is grouchy, but only North-east grouchy. And, just by the way, currently sporting a dodgy full beard, as Movember gave the lazy bastard an excuse to stop shaving....

Greg is a common oik