A teaspoon of unicorn jus within a perimeter of leek. Masterchef The Professionals: The Final 4

[OComeHalsallYeFaithful]

Thanks to Schaden and Shirley for title inspiration.

I'll definitely be watching that.

Merry Christmas, you lovely bunch. Hope you're all planning the plating of your festive meals. I expect lots of perimeters and a few compotes. Don't forget the nasturtium leaves.

Thanks so much everyone for all the lols, you’ve really made the Masterchef watching much more enjoyable

So many hilarious and clever women on here💪🏼

See you all for cheese, wine and champions next week

Yes indeed - I'll be watching if I am sober and awake

Shall we have a meet up fir the best if next week?
Anyway, it's been fun as usual, have a cracking Christmas!

Have a lovely Christmas my delightful little Nest of Vipers!

I'll see you next week!

I’ll be there, couldn’t pass up the chance of spending an hour with you lovelies. What a pity we don’t have a Masterchef emoticon.

Till next week!

Have a great Christmas all, and good luck with your move, Shirley

Thanks for the superb entertainment on these threads, they're pretty much my favourite thing on MN, I think

You're right fleas

A tiny toque blanche would be a joy!

Same here Halsall - here threads make Masterchef and Strictly for me.

Thank you Halsall! I’ll raise a perimeter of sherry to you all in the new place

(And Gregg of course!)

Kin awesome thread chaps

So pleased Lolly won

Sounds like I'll have to overcome my aversion to Strictly if I want the pleasure of more of this company. Sigh.

According to my sources....apparently the judges taste a lot of the food as it’s being cooked so a hot sauce will be hot when they try it. They walk around with spoons.

Obviously the food goes cold for when they actually try it.

So happy that Larry won. We’ve been routing for him from his very first appearance. What a great final!

Had to watch a recording, but replayed the thread alongside. Thanks, all, for the added entertainment - and I'm pleased Larry won.

See you next week!

Why all the nasty comments about their appearances? I feel sorry for Dean and anyone who knows him that may end up reading this thread.

I’m wondering two things:

• how long do they get to prep between eps?
• assume the ideas for the dishes aren’t entirely their own? Or are they? Do the ones that work with top chefs get their input to recipes I wonder?

I’m wondering if that’s why it’s not all about what they do in the MC kitchen - they test them with invention tests and real life kitchen stuff too? Or is that all the final is about?

[overinvested,still]

@Bloomini

Well said. There’s some very unnecessary comments on this thread.

I think we have to remember all comments relate solely to his on screen appearance and as we know, telly is not kind. Almost certainly IRL he is
Slimmer
Taller
Probably less shiny
Utterly charming
That’s how I’m choosing to picture him anyway.

I had no problem with Dean or his appearance but did find the thread comments funny. I think Dean has not had it easy, grafted and carved a career for himself. My teenage son who normally likes everyone did find him a bit cocky. I thought Dean always looked super clean (important in a Chef) and though Larry seemed lovely he did prespire into every dish he cooked which would genuinely put me off eating his food. Is this just me? Admittedly Dean also prespired into his final dish but that was unusual for him. I know people can't help perspiring but wearing a bandana to soak it up is preferable to it dripping onto the food. Foraging Oli seemed very genuine and passionate about his style of cooking, once fabulous Mathew went I was routing for Oli. Great competition, amazing cooking but I have developed a deep loathing for Marcus so not sure if I will watch again.

I agree bloomin. And when I said as much up thread I was told that slagging the contestants off is the whole point of the thread and that if I didn’t like it it wasn’t the place for me.

I find it weird that people get such pleasure from slagging off ordinary blokes. It’s one thing criticising their cooking or behaviour, but repeated comments about their appearance and comments like ‘He's beating off his micro-peen behind the hot plate’ are just unnecessarily mean. Again, they aren’t ‘slebs’ just ordinary people are there is a high chance that they and their wives and mums could read this. All this congratulating each other on your hilarious and witty jibes is just sad.

Now you see I’m laughing again at ‘He's beating off his micro-peen behind the hot plate’

They have decided to go on telly. Therefore are fair game. It’s not hidden camera stuff - it goes with the territory.

Much of what was said about Chucky was retracted once they gave his background at the beginning of the final ep.

I just hope that none of his friends or family are on this thread.

Being on a cooking competition on TV doesn't make you fair game for the very nasty comments about his appearance.

There's a pack mentality on this thread and I bet none of you criticising his looks would dare post a pic of yourselves to be judged. Are you all stunningly beautiful?

Funny how things changed when you heard he had two mothers. I hope they're not reading this thread. His fiancé recently gave birth and could be a mumsnetter.

He's taken a battering for his looks and demeanour on Twitter too. Poor lad.

Very poor taste (ha!) shame on you masterchef thread. You could just stick to criticism of the food but no, that's not enough. It's pathetic behaviour.