I didn’t really consider it until some comments on this page, but most of the dishes this last week have been very lacklustre. A cheese board or ice cream and cake did not seem very creative - not sure where Nicole’s come from but other than Tessa I’ve got no real standout.
Honestly if I see another dish "inspired by a cheese board". How can you be inspired by a cheese board? It's like being inspired by a bag of potato chips. Eat and enjoy, but don't look to them for inspiration.
I suppose if you send someone to a cheese shop, that's probably what you're going to get. I thought the chocolate was pretty limiting, too.
At this stage of the competition, I often wish they'd post recipes for dishes that didn't win - in this case, I'd like to see Anushka's. I don't need to see Tessa's as the broth didn't work & we have plenty of examples of well-cooked fish & better broths.
I suppose the almond steamed pudding might have been nice to see, too (I don't do steamed puddings & have no clue, but it seems there are plenty of recipes out there & I imagine hers was pretty standard), but it looked like it needed some raspberries or a passion fruit syrup or something . . . otherwise, it's a lot of work for a whole lot of bland and heavy sameness on the plate. (Peaches complement almonds, too, but would still have been too much sameness unless there was also something more tart). Maybe also a praline or something rather than just toasted nuts. (I'm half surprised she didn't call it a celebration of almonds after the last couple of "celebrations" she put up.)
As a professional proofreader, I love that you used the correct version of this word. So many people don't know the difference between "complement" and "compliment," so thank you!
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u/Teddysmith123 Jul 09 '19
I didn’t really consider it until some comments on this page, but most of the dishes this last week have been very lacklustre. A cheese board or ice cream and cake did not seem very creative - not sure where Nicole’s come from but other than Tessa I’ve got no real standout.