The Final Table

Being a foodie I have been seeing clips of different shows but never took the plunge in watching one, decided to give this show a shot as it seemed truly an intentional culinary showcase. Twenty four chefs from different background, food schools and countries battle it out with each other in teams of two. The judges are food critiques but the final elimination is judged by a renowned Master Chef. The concept of using different countries cuisine and food products as a theme in each episode, with each and every judge having there on taking on judging gives each episode its uniqueness. It was great seeing the contestants taking advantage of their countries background and others experimenting their way into it. Ultimately it was all about serving plate after plate of gorgeous food. The final episode and the winner did leave me disappointed but it is what it is.

I Think This Show Good Until the last episode. The Winner is not fair, He not create new dish And many chefs thought he did not risk enough.

Loves it very much,couldn't stop watching. Such Amazing talents

A lot of complaints I see have several flaws. But first things I agree with.

1. The host could be somewhat condescending and negative.

2. The countries could have been less predictable.

3. The finale winner was a little questionable, based solely on the prompt being to create a signature dish that takes risks.

4. There should have been more female chefs.

What I don't agree with: 1. Claiming a country as a whole has bad cuisine is incredibly ignorant. Especially when it came to countries like America with an incredibly diverse roster of dishes that originated there. Every country has good food and talented chefs.

2. Criticizing use of celebrity judges while ignoring the fact they were always paired with a food critic is dense. They have taste buds too, and can make relevant cultural commentary. Only a final table chef actually made the decision to send anyone home anyways.

3. Anyone who knows anything about the chefs on the final table would tell you how laughable it is to think they were somehow involved in a plot to pick a predetermined winner.

I would love a season 2, with a whole new list of countries and contestants.

I won't go to deep into the whole show. I like food. Novelle cuisine or street food. Doesn't matter. What bothers me most about the show is that the jury are people who have nothing to do with food except one food critique. Still no chef involved. The chefs in the show are top notch chefs with awards and reputations. They participate in one of the biggest cooking shows ever, and the get criticized by models, singers, actors...WHAT. I found that for the most part they had no culinary sense. That's fine but a bit misplaced in a show like that. They decide who gets to go to the next round and who has to cook for high class chef. The arrangement didn't do it for me. I watched it cause i liked what those chefs do. Definitely culinary art. I personally didn't like the decision making process. At all.