anyone else watching 'great british menu'?

[MousyMouse]

made me very hungry.

How about this God then? He could smear licorice wherever he wanted, and do all manner of durty things to me.

I missed it tonight, was whisked away for supper out, striggling wth 7.30 slot though and complained about it.

SDTG - I've come over all faint. Now THAT is a man! I'll fight you for the licquorice...

Five - 7.30 timeslot is too late. I liked it better at 6pm.

SDTG, he isn't a cook though
Rabbit seems to be the meat de jour, it has featured heavily.
I like liquorice, but I think I'd struggle with pork and liquorice. I often wonder where the veg is. I am not too keen on meat so need some spuds to fill me up.
Also, who caters for the vegetarians/non pork or beef eaters at the 'banquet'?
That's another thing that gets on my tits, it's always a banquet.

I bet the vegetarians get gazpachio (sic?) and goats cheese tartlet

Lord help the vegans...

I'd prefer that gazpacho to some of the stuff they've created. I don't like goats cheese so I'd have double soup and some bread.

Rjips - I think I could forgive him an inability to cook.

I think the vegans get a couple of beautifully hand-turned potatoes, and a 'Heritage' carrot, and beetroot sorbet for pudding.

at heritage carrot.
I don't think Stephen should have been put through, he is such a misery guts.
My long held personal opinon is that food soaks up the vibe in the kitchen. Not in places like Beefeater and harvester but proper kitchens.
If he gets through the audience will be eating unenthusiastic misery food.

Me too. Nasty aren't we? He is very sneery without saying anything. I can just imagine him scoring his children's trampolining efforts out of 10.

Thank goodness DH didn't get the job in Wales

If that was Stephens' happy face, I'd hate to see his disappointed one

It's a bit annoying that they've all been fairly uninspired this week, but last week there were two really good chefs in the final and one had to go.

For all those getting over excited about Oliver, haven't you noticed that he is a Stan Laurel looky likey?

Whi win thus weej

Bloody hell. Major fail on new phone.

I meant to say 'who won this week' please?

Stephen won tonight, Changethatbulb.

Thanks Kurri. I hope he showed a flicker of emotion

He cried - I was amazed

I don't get it thought: Stephanie Moon was chucked out unceremoniously by Nigel Howarth for Olympic bling stuff - but Stephen Terry got past the judges with dishes with zero innovation but visual Olympic-style presentation. As did Phil last week.
Have the judges forgotten what the brief was?

Trifle is hardly innovative is it? Also, using powdered custard... some mad skillz right there.

I saw that trifle with powdered custard and thought 'I'm a chef'

I thought his pudding was hopeless, very uninspired and the chocolate mousse looked heavy and stodgy.

I'm not sure I'm very keen on bits of metal stuck to my food either, - to me it says 'someone has manhandled this too much' and 'I'm going to have sparkly poo tomorrow'.

Just catching up. I believe there is "ethical" foie gras these days, I saw some on a Waitrose leaflet (not in the same way as fish & chips on newspaper!).

Just watching today's (so don't tell me the scores please) - but much as I like Tom Kerridge I don't think it works having 2 chef-judges. They both have to have things to say and it's not "Tom's" as it was the other judges, inc Jason Atherton when he did a region.