MasterChef is ‘not real’ says former judge Marco Pierre White: ‘Don’t take it seriously’
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The 64-year-old has made numerous MasterChef appearances over the years, serving as a principal judge and co-host on multiple series of Australia’s MasterChef: The Professionals and popping up on the South Africa and New Zealand versions of the show.
In 2024, he appeared as a guest judge in the grand final of the BBC’s MasterChef. But White’s latest comments suggest he perhaps won’t be rushing back to the studios.
Describing MasterChef as “a reality show”, he told the Daily Mirror: “When it comes to the tasting the food is three, four hours old. It's cold food.
“It is a TV show, don't take it seriously. It is not real. It is fantasy. If it makes you want to cook then that is all that matters. It’s food porn."
I have only watched one cooking show recently and its Next Level Chef. And without my partner, I don't think I would have been introduced at all.
I have never watched Master Chef so I really can't comment on that but there is definitely editing, production and cold food on Next Level Chef. The judges decide based on dishes and can take hours to deliberate (these decisions make or break peoples lives).
What is still real is the dishes resulted, the cooking techniques, ingredients used, etc. I'm not a natural cook and ive found entertainment and new knowledge from it. Also per my partner, Top Chef is made up of very talented and real cooks that have been James Beard Award winners and such
Yeah, at one point I knew somebody who was a contestant in it and he told me that for example the judges "tasted" the food all at the end when it was already cold, plus the "winner" was already selected by then.
The whole thing was bollocks.
That and my contact with the Theater world in Britain definitely shifted me to looking at showbiz and public figures in general as "totally fake until proven otherwise".
Read this as "MasterChief" and I was so confused.
Ha, I did too. I'm thinking "yeah, no shit he isn't real."
Master Chief isn't real he can't hurt you
Masterchief is badass enough to hurt you even without being real
Same. "Who thought MasterChief is a real person?" was my first thought
John Halo isn’t real?! Spoilers!
Well he ain't real either. I'm sorry if this comes as a shock to anyone reading this.
I thought he was Marco Pierre White, dominating planets which don't use enough olive oil.
"Rahr rahr rahr! (What is Olive Oil?)" - some alien
"Rebel scum!" - Marco Pierre White (probably)
Believe it. Don't believe it. That's your choice. Gordon made Gordon cry.
That's actually kinda sad. :( one thing for it to be dramatized another for it to be a fabrication.
I don't understand. What's preventing them from serving the food fresh and getting a proper evaluation?
Why would they call it reality TV if it's not real?!
scripted reality
