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About halfway through the first episode of The Big Brunch. Pretty good so far. Dan makes it a point to educate everyone about caesars 
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Fartington Butts posted:About halfway through the first episode of The Big Brunch. Pretty good so far. Dan makes it a point to educate everyone about caesars If the Brunch Show makes it possible for me to get a decent Caesar* while visiting the US it'll be the greatest food show ever. *Blo Cae
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Nov 11, 2022 14:56
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flashy_mcflash posted:If the Brunch Show makes it possible for me to get a decent Caesar* while visiting the US it'll be the greatest food show ever. If you want to get stabbed in the back, I recommend Detroit or Chicago.
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Nov 11, 2022 15:06
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Nov 15, 2022 03:28
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Nov 17, 2022 00:36
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Next 3 episodes of The Big Brunch are out. Still hella enjoyable, but not particularly deep. There's a pretty big thing in episode 6 when the dude that created the cronut is the guest judge and the challenge is to create "your it item that would get people lining up around the blocks." Everyone just creates what they think their specialty is which is way off course.
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Nov 18, 2022 00:44
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I’m not sure if I like the big brunch, I was expecting a bit more of a wholesome vibe but the judging has been pretty harsh (especially from Sohla, surprisingly) and it feels mostly like a typical American style competition reality show without much to set it apart. Also they don’t show nearly enough actual cooking.
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Nov 18, 2022 01:04
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They're a bit more honest about how much the judges are drinking on set.
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Nov 18, 2022 16:55
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CatstropheWaitress posted:They're a bit more honest about how much the judges are drinking on set. So... not enough?
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Nov 18, 2022 17:46
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It seems like an incredible gig if you’re a judge
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Nov 18, 2022 20:10
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People still care about the cronut?
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Nov 19, 2022 03:59
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I made fun of those Craigslisters who would pick up a cronut and deliver it in New York for $20-30 because obviously a cronut has to be eaten hot for maximum enjoyment Then Ansel opened up shop in LA and I got to eat one for myself They were served room temperature. I think I’ve made better ones myself with pillsbury croissant dough just by serving them hot out of the fryer
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Nov 19, 2022 04:36
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Steve Yun posted:I made fun of those Craigslisters who would pick up a cronut and deliver it in New York for $20-30 because obviously a cronut has to be eaten hot for maximum enjoyment I'd have to assume that with the fillings and the ganache, a hot cronut isn't even particularly feasible? anyway, I've had two (Ansel) cronuts in my life and I very much enjoyed them both even at $8 a pop
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Nov 19, 2022 17:49
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Been to Milk Bar a couple of times, and while the cookies were good, I can't say they were worth the price. That episode is a lot of fun tho. The judges are all visually pissed at the contestants, and then they come back in the second half and nail it. I want to try all those dishes, drat. In hindsight, it does seem obvious Sohla is going to be the hardest judge to please. She's been doing a lot of goofy cooking challenges post-Bon Appetit, and you get the sense she has a pretty high standard. Both for herself and of others. CatstropheWaitress fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Nov 19, 2022 |
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Nov 19, 2022 20:04
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CatstropheWaitress posted:Been to Milk Bar a couple of times, and while the cookies were good, I can't say they were worth the price. Their packaged line is terrible, its basically identical to chips ahoy with poo poo thrown in for triple the price. The big ticket item at Milk Bar are always going to be the birthday cake truffles and the seasonal cake truffles. e; their cakes are good too. My wedding cake was their passion fruit with a separate chocolate sheet cake. Nephzinho fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Nov 19, 2022 |
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Nov 19, 2022 20:17
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I got given a Milk Bar birthday cake cookie as the dessert on a United flight the other day
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Nov 19, 2022 20:27
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The Midniter posted:We just skip the food scientist part now since it doesn't really add anything to the video. I liked Rosemary Trout, she had a cool name and dominatrix vibes
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Nov 20, 2022 00:11
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I guess I would be a bad parent because if my last name was trout I would name my child rainbow
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thetan_guy42 posted:I liked Rosemary Trout, she had a cool name and dominatrix vibes  Hmm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCSfJQq-mmI
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I'm really liking The Big Brunch way more than GBBO. The food looks great and the reactions to them are very earnest, I like that you get to know the contestants more, and I like that the hosts actually have some semblance of chemistry (and are often pretty funny?). It also helps that it's not a show run by stuffy Brits with questionable tastes. Kudos also to that bartender who randomly shows up to make cocktails.
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Nov 20, 2022 08:27
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If my last name was Trout I'd name my kid Herpes
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The Big Brunch reaaaaally suffers from Dan Levy getting an opinion on the food. He’s an okay host but obviously a terrible food critic and not an expert. When he talks he either parrots the judges or exposes himself as woefully superficial. I haven’t been studying this in a systematic way obviously but it also seems like the judges are more likely to praise contestants for authenticity when they’re POC. It’s patronizing. I wish the show would just focus on the good vibes and not on getting everyone to be their real selves. It’s a bad look when they bait the contestant to make “authentic” food then dunk on it. Otherwise, I think the show is in a good place. The bartender is a great idea. Sohla has super insightful comments. I appreciate that they got what I think is a pretty diverse slate of contestants. Brunch is a wonderfully eclectic meal and theres a lot of room for creativity.
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Nov 20, 2022 09:48
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I give Levy a pass because the show very, very clearly only exists because he wanted to eat good food. He's a kid in a candy shop, and that's fine to me. He's this shows Noel Fielding that also gets to taste the dishes. The other thing I'm liking about it is their habit of focusing on the contestants future of opening their own restaurant. It's a kind of cool thing to continually remind them of, a prize beyond the show prize.
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Nov 20, 2022 16:04
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Just caught up with the finale of GBBO and was super glad with the three finalists (two of whom I didn't expect to make it that far) and the right person won. But holy hell am I imagining it but were these the worst looking final bakes in the show's history? I'm sure they tasted great but they looked roooough to me. Even some of the same bakers' earlier output looked much much better.
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Nov 22, 2022 17:13
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I think in recent years they've been really reducing the amount of time for bakes to make them "harder", but it really just results in worse looking results.
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I checked out on GBBO when Matt Lucas replaced Sandy. He is the least funny creature alive and iirc that was the season where they really leaned into creating artificial difficulty by just plain not giving people enough time. It’s no fun to watch people make stuff that sucks and know that if they’d just had another hour it would have come out great. Also I think they should get little liquid nitrogen dewars if they’re still expected to do Chocolate Week outdoors in increasing record-breaking heat.
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Nov 22, 2022 20:19
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I don't mind Lucas, but I do still really miss the vibe of the original hosts Mel and Sue. They were light hearted, but didn't veer it as much into absurdism. I'm happy for Noel Fielding collecting that paycheck, but he's never really felt right on the show to me. Not really sure what he adds outside of being a tender person and good sweaters. The chemistry between the current hosts is very corporate feeling, I guess.
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Nov 22, 2022 20:50
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Kind of agree, I like Noel and Matt but Sue and Mel fit the show a lot better imo.
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Nov 22, 2022 20:59
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I think it's just a different vibe but I don't mind it since 3/4 of the judge/host team have been changed since the show started. Matt's improved since last year and Noel adds a dark humour/sardonic element that I enjoy, and I like that both generally have fun chemistry with the contestants and with Prue and Paul. It's not the same as Mel and Sue but they're different people, so it shouldn't be. Totally agree on figuring out some kind of climate control gimmick for the tent though. If you keep doing ice cream or soft icing-based challenges in sweltering heat and all the poo poo melts, that's on the show, not the bakers.
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flashy_mcflash posted:Totally agree on figuring out some kind of climate control gimmick for the tent though. If you keep doing ice cream or soft icing-based challenges in sweltering heat and all the poo poo melts, that's on the show, not the bakers. yeah i remember complaining about this literally years ago, it seems like they like the drama it causes but that drama sucks! people don't want to see contestants losing because of conditions outside their control, it's actively unfun
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Also get them bigger fridges, it seems like once a season someone can’t find room for their stuff in the fridge or freezer
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flashy_mcflash posted:Noel adds a dark humour/sardonic element that I enjoy, Does he really add a dark humour or does he just look like a fashionable weekend vampire
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Up the challenge time and let the bakers make their bakes tricky rather than forcing drama through dubious structural integrity.
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Democratic Pirate posted:dubious structural integrity. Like structural tres leches. Whose idea was that?
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It’s funny that Noel always calls himself a goth, I thought that was only something teenagers in the 90s identified themselves as
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They need to give them the a blast chiller to use. Probably the only area where American baking shows are better, they always have a blast chiller.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:They need to give them the a blast chiller to use. Probably the only area where American baking shows are better, they always have a blast chiller. The GBBO remit is that you’re baking like you’re at home, as these are all amateur home bakers. No one has a blast freezer at home.
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Yeah but no one is baking outdoors at home either so maybe they could level things out a bit
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The_Doctor posted:The GBBO remit is that you’re baking like you’re at home, as these are all amateur home bakers. No one has a blast freezer at home. I think the 'bake like you're at home' thing rings hollow when they're asking you to make a 3-tiered freestanding bread sculpture of your favourite British historian in a sweltering outdoor venue. You know, as you do at home. Give them some dry ice, as a treat.
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