24 in 24: Last Chef Standing

There are SO MANY cooking competition shows and I'm sure it's not easy trying to find a new angle. For me, this show has a FUN concept and great pacing! 👍 They don't waste much time before diving into the competition. I think they did a great job turning the tired cooking show concept into something fresh!

The Squid Games comparison comes from some of the aggressive eliminations. This is part of the excitement of this show and keeps things moving along at a great pace. They also did a solid job finding likable chefs to root for.

To be fair, I'm a pretty easy audience when it comes to competition reality shows, but this one was more fun to watch than many others.

Show was good until this last season when it decided to define itself by a myopic chef who just repeats how many months he has been sober over and over and over and over. Literally nothing else to define that person besides been sober x months. Every time they open their mouth, I have been sober x months. Over and over to the judges and cameras. Never anything more whatsoever. Other chefs talk about their families, the charities they want to help, the issues they want to address, etc. Yet the other chef nothing but I have been sober x amount of months. Nothing wrong with being sober until it becomes your sole defining characteristic with absolutely nothing else to define you as a person. If anything the chef set back the sobriety movement by making it their sole defining characteristic. No better than someone's who defines themselves purely by a religion versus being a complete and complex person.

If you want to watch a show where the contestants or rather chefs complain about how tired they are constantly and maybe do a little cooking on the side then this is the show for you. It gets really tiresome, listening to these chefs constantly talk about how tired they are And how successful they are but really just how tired they are. It's a good concept, but they need to figure out how to edit this thing so that it's not so boring where I'm constantly fast forwarding to segments not wanted to hear what the chefs are even talking about because all they're talking about is how tired they are .

"24 in 24 Cooking Show" manages to achieve the impressive feat of taking something as universally beloved as food and turning it into a bland and uninspired spectacle. This culinary disaster of a show promises to showcase 24 meals in 24 hours, but instead delivers a parade of mediocrity that will leave even the most ardent food enthusiasts feeling underwhelmed and disappointed.

From the outset, it's clear that "24 in 24 Cooking Show" is more concerned with quantity than quality. The rushed pace of each segment leaves little room for culinary creativity or genuine cooking expertise to shine through. Instead, viewers are subjected to a whirlwind of half-baked recipes and haphazard cooking techniques that would make even the most amateur home cook cringe.

The hosts, with their forced smiles and scripted banter, only add to the overall sense of artificiality. Their attempts at humor and charm fall flat, leaving viewers longing for some semblance of authenticity amidst the sea of manufactured enthusiasm.

Furthermore, the lack of diversity in both the dishes and the cooking styles featured on the show is glaringly obvious. Instead of celebrating the rich tapestry of global cuisine, "24 in 24 Cooking Show" opts for a homogenized approach that feels uninspired and uninspiring.

Even the production values of the show leave much to be desired. Amateurish camera work, cheesy graphics, and a general lack of attention to detail further detract from what little enjoyment could be salvaged from this culinary train wreck.

In the end, "24 in 24 Cooking Show" is little more than a cheap imitation of what a cooking show should be. It's a soulless exercise in quantity over quality, offering little in the way of culinary inspiration or entertainment value. Save yourself the agony and opt for a more tasteful culinary experience elsewhere.

I know there are always going to be people who complain-those who just want to see Emeril doing a classic cooking demo on Food Network. But personally, I love shows like this. High-concept culinary competitions are right up my alley, and this one takes it to a whole new level.

The production value is incredible. I honestly can't even begin to imagine the logistics behind making something like this. The intensity! The energy! Do the camera operators even get to sleep? They must be working in shifts or rotating crews, because there's no way anyone could power through 24 straight hours on set. And it's not just the crew-the chefs, the hosts, even the judges... everyone must be absolutely exhausted by the end of each challenge. It really adds another layer of drama and authenticity to the show.

I'm thrilled that Season 2 is finally back. No spoilers here, but I'm 100% rooting for Brian Voltaggio. He's a beast in the kitchen and one of my longtime favorites. That said, the competition looks even tougher this season. I love that they brought in more big-name chefs-it raises the stakes and makes the whole thing feel even more legit. The casting this year is top-notch.

If you're into culinary competitions that push chefs to their physical and creative limits, this is absolutely worth watching. Bring on the chaos, the flavor, and the fierce battles-I'm all in.