So, just wanted to share a few of my latest obsessions with you tonight.
Firstly, my biggest new obsession - Masterchef! This actually blindsinded me. Although I saw all the ads, my huge reluctance to actually turn on the living room TV (apart from the occasional spot of Border Security) made me a relatively late jumper onto this bandwagon. But I totally love the combination of competition, drama and useful food knowledge that I'm gaining through the show. A few things I've noticed though:1. Why does George Calombaris pronounce all his Es as As? As in element turns into alament, celery is salary... I think he is a great chef and he has amazing technique, but this is a particular pet peeve of mine.
2. Matt Preston uses ties as pocket squares! If you look closely at his jacket pocket, you will see that sometimes, instead of a hankerchief, Matt Preston uses a rolled up necktie for a spot of colour. This is certainly very high-level sartorial technique shown here.
3. The supermarket used in the Team Challenge was my local IGA! This was a very proud moment for me. Actually, the IGA is a great supermarket, with Whisk and Pin, Sonoma Baking Co, Maggie Beer, Parker Organic Juices and Lilydale chickens on offer, so they should have gotten some good quality produce.
4. Australian contestants on reality TV shows are so much tamer than their American counterparts. Having recently watched the US version of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, it really was a bit of shock to see the contestants actually supporting each other during the Celebrity Chef challenge, instead of spitting bile.
5. I want to congratulate Ten for making a pretty good website for Masterchef. I was able to catch up on all the episodes I had missed to feed my addiction and for the most part, it was pretty quick and easy to access the site.
6. Tom Mosby was a Sparke & Helmore lawyer who was made redundant.
I have actually made the pan roasted lamb rack that was shown on Masterclass tonight, but instead of mashed potato, I made a pumpkin puree. The lamb rack was quite lovely, the flavours sealed in by the inital pan sear.
As for picking winners, I really can't tell, and for me, the show isn't really about that. It's about how much I can learn from the show, and how many celebrity chefs I can spot. Also, I got my first glimpse of Simon Thomsen, the Good Food Guide critic, which was pretty cool. And it's a good daily dose of food porn. Most importantly, it's replaced that infernal Big Brother.
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