'Top Chef' Full of Drama, Not Cooking
The great news is that "Top Chef Las Vegas" is off to a roaring start. The bad news is that it seems to be less about cooking than ever before. Yes, the non-kitchen shots are not as prominent (at least not of yet) as recent seasons, especially last time around with Hosea and Leah's romance. But the actual cooking and kitchen collaboration has dwindled.
All we get are some shots of people cooking and then a very complicated (and extremely rushed) explanation of what they're serving. Yes, the recipes are available on Bravo's Web site (in a separate section from "Top Chef," I might add.) But isn't this supposed to be a food show?
Granted, people don't watch "Top Chef" the same way they watch, say, "Good Eats" or "America's Test Kitchen." But it seems earlier seasons of the show included more of actual cooking and food discussion.
Note: Although "Top Chef Masters" wasn't as enjoyable as the season progressed, it was uber-impressive to watch winner Rick Bayless make dishes from myriad genres. The best part, I must admit, was witnessing the mutual respect that is severely lacking on the mainstream "Top Chef" offering.
All we get are some shots of people cooking and then a very complicated (and extremely rushed) explanation of what they're serving. Yes, the recipes are available on Bravo's Web site (in a separate section from "Top Chef," I might add.) But isn't this supposed to be a food show?
Granted, people don't watch "Top Chef" the same way they watch, say, "Good Eats" or "America's Test Kitchen." But it seems earlier seasons of the show included more of actual cooking and food discussion.
Note: Although "Top Chef Masters" wasn't as enjoyable as the season progressed, it was uber-impressive to watch winner Rick Bayless make dishes from myriad genres. The best part, I must admit, was witnessing the mutual respect that is severely lacking on the mainstream "Top Chef" offering.
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