A Batalha dos Carrinhos

Let me start by saying that in recent years, I'd given up on cooking shows due to being burned out. Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Masterchef, etc all disappointed me, Chopped was fine but still too serious for my taste, and I felt like there was no cooking show worth spending time on anymore. I had heard about this show over the years, but never got around to watching it. That is, until a few months ago, simply on a whim.

It was on TV, nothing else I cared about was on, so I gave it a shot. Guess what? I loved it. I love the unique dishes that the contestants make. I love the fact that the judges aren't snobs like on most cooking shows. Surprisingly enough, I liked Guy Fieri, who I didn't think much of beforehand.

This is an easy show to watch and enjoy. The contestants are easy to root for most of the time, the judges are quality and the whole show has a somewhat care-free, easy going vibe to it. The episodes fly by, but you still get to enjoy them while they're going on. It's a perfect mix. There's a reason why this show is popular, and I hate that it took me so long to get on board to give it a shot.

The fact that there are so many brand new one-line reviews trashing it seems like a clear effort by trolls to brigade it. Never, and I mean never take a short review with an extremely high or low grade seriously. If I had done that, then maybe I never give this show a chance, and that would've been a loss for me. It's undoubtedly my favorite cooking show now, and while I'm never going to get around to watching every, or even half of the episodes, it's nice to know that I've finally found a cooking show I can enjoy while knowing that I won't get tired from it anytime soon.

Hunter seems like a nice kid but he is not cut out for Tv. Daddy hooked him up with a nice gig that he is way in over his head. Ruins the show. They need to go back to the old format.

This is a fun program to watch, but Hunter is so not ready for this much camera time. He lacks maturity and camera presence, and it appears he isn't comfortable. I'm sure there are many experienced chefs with extensive TV skills that would enjoy assisting Guy, and I'm always happy to see them when Guy invites them to co-host or take a major role. Unfortunately, Hunter doesn't seem to have this experience. Maybe in 10 years when he's been out there earning a reputation as a highly regarded chef, he might be able to do it. He should try to audition for Chopped or any of the other cooking competitions available. If he does well there, he might be value added to GGG.

I really love the concept of this show, combining the culinary creativity of Chopped with the frantic mayhem of Supermarket Sweep to create a fun entertaining cooking show that showcases the chefs' resourcefulness in themed or limited scenarios. Guy's chubby golden retriever personality is a perfect fit for a tv show like this and should easily entertain anyone who likes cooking and/or game shows.

For anyone who's unfamiliar with Chopped or Supermarket Sweep, I'll lay out the concepts for both.

Chopped: A cooking show where chefs compete to see who's the best chef ever made. They're given a basket of ingredients, which almost always include something very obscure, and have to prepare a dish in each round using those ingredients and anything else in the kitchen before time runs out to wow the judges. If they don't make the cut, they get chopped.

Supermarket Sweep: A trivia game show from the 60s that involves contestants who win a trivia round having to race around a supermarket and fill their cart with as many items as possible within a given time limit.

To the reviewers complaining about the host, Guy Fieri, don't watch it if you don't like the host. And to those complaining about the prize money, they have aired almost 500 episodes within the past decade, giving out hundreds of thousands of dollars, there's almost 20 episodes a season, and two seasons a year basically. It adds up. Their resources are not infinite. They have to pay a cast, and production crew of over 50 people, and fully stock a set that is basically a miniature grocery store. Stop whining about the prize money. This isn't primetime 'Who wants to be a millionaire', get a grip, and to compete and get the exposure and 20k, could help any chef in the industry. In addition, during the pandemic, Guy helped start a fund to provide food industry workers with payments if they lost work due to the pandemic. There's alot of good that comes from Guy and his show, the complaints aren't truly warranted.

Either way, the show itself is light hearted and fun. The competitions are filled with enjoyable challenges and games that keeps it interesting. A great show to put on, kick back, and relax to. Additionally, it's always fun to see the judges compete, the show is like a small family. Definitely a favourite, well recommended.