Celebrity MasterChef Ireland

JP Liz V1

Celebrity MasterChef is due to begin filming on August 20 and will run for three weeks on TV3.
Holly Carpenter, Sonia O’Sullivan and Simon Delaney have signed up.
The previous hosts Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier are not back.

http://evoke.ie/showbiz/masterchef-ireland-lineup

Mr E

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The previous hosts Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier are not back.

Good.

They need hosts with personality.

Off the top of my head and limited knowledge of Irish Chefs... I vote Derry Clarke to be there. Seems right for TV.

JP Liz V1

Please no Marco Pierre White

JP Liz V1

Starts Monday January 16th on TV3

Lady Chatterton

Just a little reminder: Celebrity Masterchef starts tonight on TV3 @ 10pm



The Contestants:

Sonia O’Sullivan (46) One of the country’s most successful athletes.

Samantha Mumba (33) Singer and Actress

Evelyn Cusack (51) Weather forecaster

Holly Carpenter (24) Model

Niamh Kavanagh (46) Eurovision winner and singer Model and TV personality

Nadia Forde (27) Model and TV personality

Colm O’Gorman (50) Director of Amnesty Ireland

Simon Delaney (45) Actor and Saturday AM’ presenter

Mundy (41) Singer/Songwriter

Oisin McConville (40) Retired GAA footballer


Judges: British Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford and Dublin chef Robin Gill.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/tensions-expected-to-boil-over-on-celebrity-masterchef-35371014.html

Mr.Crinklewood

Have a strange urge to shop in D.I.D

Lady Chatterton

Adverts already

I hate TV3 :mad:

stargazer 68

Daniel Clifford! Couldn't think of his name. Have seen him on great british menu and Saturday kitchen. Now he's reached the great heights of tv3 ðŸ˜

RobertKK

Do you think Colm grew up on eating duck?

Lady Chatterton

RobertKK wrote: »

Do you think Colm grew up on eating duck?

Not a chance, he is being all pretentious :rolleyes:

Lady Chatterton

I thought Evelyn's lamb looked good.

Lady Chatterton

I wonder did Oisin get some cookery lessons???

BettePorter

Lol I love how oisin drinks outta the water bottle like hes just picked it up off the side line mid stoppage!

Glebee

I thought that was good, ill tune in again for the next episode.

HeidiHeidi

How did I miss that this was starting??? :eek:

Caught it on the +1 and recorded it - just watching now.

Who are the two chefs Never heard of either of 'em!

Interesting line-up of contestants!

HeidiHeidi

Holy God :eek:

Judges laughing (uproariously) on MC???

Has hell frozen over? Are those pigs I see flying past my window?

This is most unsettling!

HeidiHeidi

My head is absolutely melted watching these two good-humoured, positive, well-wishing judges - when we've had the other miserable pair putting a downer on everyone who turned up in previous series!

What a turnaround.

Anyone know where it was filmed?

HeidiHeidi

:eek:

Did the answer sheet for the second test seriously read "palette test"???

:eek:

(I'm no cook, but yes I'm a bit of a grammar/spelling nazi, and cannot believe that got past the editors!!!)


Apart from the spelling clangers, what a hugely difficult/complex test for them all! Esp poor Oisin, I'm dreading seeing how he copes with it!!!

ETA no idea where that thumbs down in the title line came from!

HeidiHeidi

Colm O'Gorman is FAR too confident!

HeidiHeidi

Did Oisin just mutter (very loudly) "BAAASTARD"??? :eek:

rebelgourmet

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

My head is absolutely melted watching these two good-humoured, positive, well-wishing judges - when we've had the other miserable pair putting a downer on everyone who turned up in previous series!

What a turnaround.

Anyone know where it was filmed?

A warehouse in Dun Laoghaire harbour I believe.

_Whimsical_

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Colm O'Gorman is FAR too confident!

Yes!
Right now he's looking like a much too obvious winner. Hope a challenger presents themselves next week. I want to see him under some pressure!

Harry Angstrom

Just catching up with the repeat now on TV3. Presumably we're going to be having an abortion referendum relatively soon, and assuming Colm O'Gorman will be a prominent spokesperson for the pro-abortion campaign.... Just wondering if either Breda O'Brien or David Quinn were invited to appear (neither of whom are celebrities, but then again, neither is O'Gorman), I'd imagine the pro-choice/abortion campaigners would be up in arms at the thought of them being featured in a programme like this?

wexfordman2

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Just catching up with the repeat now on TV3. Presumably we're going to be having an abortion referendum relatively soon, and assuming Colm O'Gorman will be a prominent spokesperson for the pro-abortion campaign.... Just wondering if either Breda O'Brien or David Quinn were invited to appear (neither of whom are celebrities, but then again, neither is O'Gorman), I'd imagine the pro-choice/abortion campaigners would be up in arms at the thought of them being featured in a programme like this?

Was it celebrity chef or Vincent Browne you were watching?

Harry Angstrom

wexfordman2 wrote: »

Was it celebrity chef or Vincent Browne you were watching?

It doesn't matter. The man is getting media coverage and recognition that will be beneficial to his side come the referendum.

wexfordman2

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

It doesn't matter. The man is getting media coverage and recognition that will be beneficial to his side come the referendum.

So, a media blackout then, no one who may represent either side of the a possible future campaign should be allowed on TV or other media?

Harry Angstrom

wexfordman2 wrote: »

So, a media blackout then, no one who may represent either side of the a possible future campaign should be allowed on TV or other media?

Not necessarily, but I'm wondering about the motives behind O'Gorman being chosen as a participant on this programme.

daisybelle2008

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Just catching up with the repeat now on TV3. Presumably we're going to be having an abortion referendum relatively soon, and assuming Colm O'Gorman will be a prominent spokesperson for the pro-abortion campaign.... Just wondering if either Breda O'Brien or David Quinn were invited to appear (neither of whom are celebrities, but then again, neither is O'Gorman), I'd imagine the pro-choice/abortion campaigners would be up in arms at the thought of them being featured in a programme like this?

Colm O Gorman is well known for Amnesty and the Ferns Inquiry being a senator. The abortion referendum wouldn't have crossed my mind. MC is not a media platform to promote/debate a political position on anything so not sure why they would need the likes of Mullen or Quinn to give a balanced view on abortion while prepping the veg.

wexfordman2

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Not necessarily, but I'm wondering about the motives behind O'Gorman being chosen as a participant on this programme.

Get over yourself, there is no conspiracy theory with master chef.

And if your concern is based on giving someone who is pro having access to the media, perhaps you should also ask about Quinn's regular columns in the independent etc.

Harry Angstrom

wexfordman2 wrote: »

Get over yourself, there is no conspiracy theory with master chef.

And if your concern is based on giving someone who is pro having access to the media, perhaps you should also ask about Quinn's regular columns in the independent etc.

Hardly comparable with somebody appearing on a TV show.

You can say what you like, but the inclusion of a person who will almost certainly be a major figurehead for the pro-abortion side in an upcoming referendum will do no harm to their "cause".

wexfordman2

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Hardly comparable with somebody appearing on a TV show.

You can say what you like, but the inclusion of a person who will almost certainly be a major figurehead for the pro-abortion side in an upcoming referendum will do no harm to their "cause".

You are absolutely right, comparing a reality TV show about cooking with a daily column in a national newspaper by the Iona institute is hardly comparable


Best of luck

Harry Angstrom

wexfordman2 wrote: »

You are absolutely right, comparing a reality TV show about cooking with a daily column in a national newspaper by the Iona institute is hardly comparable

Indeed, because David Quinn will hardly be recognisable to the majority of the population while O'Gorman will be a familiar face due to his television appearances on Celebrity Masterchef.

amdublin

MOD:
Enough about the abortion debate.

Back on topic.

Food!

RobertKK

Eating raw meat, I feel sick.

wexfordman2

RobertKK wrote: »

Eating raw meat, I feel sick.

Common enough though

daisybelle2008

I like the judges, especially Daniel, nice manner about them.

Was surprised Sonia went before Nadia, thought she shaded it.

BettePorter

RobertKK wrote:

Eating raw meat, I feel sick.

Lovely with a poached egg on top! Yum!

wexfordman2

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

I like the judges, especially Daniel, nice manner about them.

Was surprised Sonia went before Nadia, thought she shaded it.

Yeah, I hate "reality" TV (especially the staged ones), couldn't watch this if the presenters were harsh eyc

HeidiHeidi

Forgot the bloody thing was on Mondays, so only watching back now....

- euuuwww to tasting raw mince :eek:

- why do people (including, apparently, people of Italian descent) say parmezhan? Doesn't concur with any Italian pronunciation I ever learned....

- how has that English chef never tasted bacon and cabbage? Seriously? He with 2 michelin stars and all??? I'm calling shenanigans!

- what's with all the "I'm only on this to learn" malarkey. If you haven't learned before you came on, you'll be out the door surely? It's not a bleeding cookery course.

(God, I'm cranky. And I'm not even half way through!)

OK, so halfway, and no disasters - bar Simon's raw lamb :eek:

HeidiHeidi

Feck me, I've never heard of half of what yer man is cooking with!

Talk about throwing them in the deep end.

HeidiHeidi

Why did Sonia leave half the ingredients off the plate but offer them to them as they were tasting?

HeidiHeidi

Oh God, Sonia like a puppy that's just been smacked, and then almost crying :eek:

To be fair, there were no complete car crashes there (now if you'd put that plate of scallop-whatsit in front of me and asked me to replicate it.....)

This actually could shape up to be an OK series!

Meauldsegosha

Caught up on the first two shows last night and I'm pleasantly surprised with how good it is. Normally when Irish TV try to do "reality shows" they are a disaster.

I love the two judges, Daniel and Robin. Their interaction with the contestants and each other make good viewing. I thought Robin dish in the palette test was very hard. Fair play to the contestants as they all made a good attempt at it. I thought Nadia would have gone before Sonia though.

dee_mc

Ugh that 'pah-me-shaaaaaaauwn' thing gets on my nerves too HeidiHeidi, someone close to me says it and I want to give them a smack every time!
Everything went down well in the first challenge, I figured Samantha would have some unusual flavours under her belt because of having non-Irish influences growing up but i didn't realise Nadia was from an Italian family too.
Never came across the judges before, their table manners are shockingly bad

HeidiHeidi

Nobody watching tonight???

I'm just home from work and catching up - looks like proper carcrash potential already

stargazer 68

Great series so far. Loving Simon Delaney. Lots of swearing from all involved lol

HeidiHeidi

Holy God, WHAT has Oisin done with that ostrich :eek::eek:

Simon Delaney is a class act alright

Mind you, if you put that lot of ingredients in front of me, I'd swear like a drunken sailor as well!

HeidiHeidi

Ugh, Colm O'Gorman is to MC what Dr. Eva is to Strictly..... unbearable, smug and really, REALLY irritating :mad:

And could someone tell that commentator that Ballantine is whisky - a ballotine is what Oisin cooked (although it looks more like a turd :eek:)

stargazer 68

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Holy God, WHAT has Oisin done with that ostrich :eek::eek:

Simon Delaney is a class act alright

Mind you, if you put that lot of ingredients in front of me, I'd swear like a drunken sailor as well!

The ostrich was completely unrecognisable! Although it wasn't recognisable to any of them before it was cooked either!

BettePorter

Yeah you'd almost think it was the 'real' masterchef. No craic outta him at all. Perfecting michelin star winning dishes at home before the show. Hes the type of person who when at school, came out of an exam saying ' oh I didn't even study, I got everything wrong '....... then gets 100% and smirks!