À l'école du chocolat

We all know Amaury Guichon is very talented, as he work speaks for itself. But would he be a good host and judge, and would the show itself be compelling? For me the answer is Yes to both. The show, like the British Bakeoff, stresses friendly competition. The contestants (so far) just want to do their best and there isn't any cutthroat style activity. Likewise, Amaury stresses teaching over cruelty. Mistakes happen and we should learn from them. Amaury's teaching background shows and he wants everyone to learn, grow, and do their best. His critiques are honest and direct, but never cruel or badgering. The honesty may sting, but it's the kind of honesty people need to hear.

It's a different kind of competition show. It allowed the contestant to learn from their mistakes instead of getting kicked out. The drama, though.... I wouldn't wish a Mellisa on my worst enemy. (You have to watch to understand how awful she is. If you read this, girl, you brought it upon yourself). I could really do without the drama. Unfortunately, having worked in a kitchen before I'm familiar that this dynamic does exists. I'd get rid of the backstabbing, otherwise the show is good.

It's so refreshing to see a competition in the form of a course, where people aren't sent home for failing but instead get extra practice time with the teacher. Amaury is not only a skilful and inspiring teacher, he also sets a beautiful example for how to be a good and humble person - something some of the students definitely needed to learn (I'm looking at you, Mellisa).

Just to point out... the clay scene is from the movie 'Ghost' not 'Dirty Dancing', yet Patrick Swayze featured in both films. Good show overall. Watched it in one day!

I wasn't expecting to be this good. First the host is amazing. He's not only great at what he does he actually cares about the students. He teaches and guides them. I thought maybe somebody would lose and go home each episode, like every other cooking competition show... But No.. Everyone stays and learns how to better their craft. There's still a Lil drama between the students and obviously their competition go against each other to win.. but there's an element calm that I admire. I really enjoyed this show!!