Snack VS. Chef

So I enjoyed the concept of having the chefs make popular snacks, that was a very cool idea! The hosting and judging of the contestants was very cringey!! I think if they just eliminated the weird hosts and unimportant comments from the four people on the panel, it would be a great show. Maybe they will bring this back as a better show, one host two judges that have a better personality and not so "Judgey" attitude! I usually love to watch these chefs try to re-create a popular snack, so just adding words so that my review will be posted, do not be discouraged from watching just fast forward through a lot of the hosting and judging talking .

The show has potential and the competitors are actually very funny and sweet! But oh. My . God. The judges drive me INSAINE. They are so unlikeable and their behaviour drives me absolutely insaine. They have a severe lack of humour and any humour they have is cringe worthy, the poor competitors are so clearly fake laughing at each hosts "jokes". Sure they have their scripts , they just make the whole audience cringe intensely. They don't have the right energy or behaviour for public speaking, public entertaining or anything to do with hosting. As you can tell these hosts were a bad choice. I found myself skipping over each hosts talking often being annoyed by the nasally screaming at the screen. Even the way they are randomly fidgeting during their few standing scenes is so awkward it makes this hard to watch. Almost looks like they chose random people for the roles and went with it. Could go on and on but they are just trying to do their jobs, they were just the wrong choice for this particular job.

The food geek in my likes watching the contestants try to recreate some fun snacks and then come up with their own imaginative version. I appreciate that they have a mix of chefs and food scientists in the mix, that makes it a bit different from most cooking competition shows. However, the hosts are simply awful. And let's be honest, they usually detract, not add, to shows like this. In this case, they may keep me from getting through an otherwise interesting series. The forced laughter throughout from everyone is also pretty painful. The contestants themselves are a mixed bag... easy to pick out the ones that are full of it. We'll see how many episodes I'll be able to watch.

This show is awesome, but the chefs need more time to create their sncaks. One or two hours is not enough. The show lacks beautiful snacks. Most of the ones presented to the judges looks either halfbaked or plain sad. As a viewer I would like to see more finished presentations presented. I would also like a setup more similar to masterchef. Not just three chefs per episode, but all of them at the same time making snacks. Other than that I really like the show. Its just sad to see great potential go to waste. Hopefully a season two could change up the game. At the very least give the chefs more time in the kitchen. Pringles and similar snacks were not invented in a day, so how on earth could a single chef make one in two hours? Thats not even enough time to think about a proper strategy and execute it properly. Just look at the youtube series "Gourmet makes". There needs to be room for trial and error when attempting to recreate something so very complicated. To end on a positive note I'll say that I really like the judges. Very likeable all of them.

This is such a good show, but it is made worse by the hosts and the judges. Completely cringy at times, and totally uncomfortable moments in the exchanges between the hosts and contestants. The jokes fall flat, the little quips are so awkward, they should be left out. The contestants were so amazing, but there were moments where they seemed over the judges. This is one show that I would love to see the judges walk that walk because they come across overly critical and extremely condescending, it was hard to listen to their critique at times. If Netflix decides to bring this show back... Please, please for the love of God replace the judges and hosts with people with personalities, humor, and grace.