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Old 26-10-2016, 19:02
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I've never had a MacDonalds so I can't comment. Hate anything to do with milk though.

But I don't mind cold chips. Back when I could eat it, a cold chip sandwich, lots of butter and vinegar, yum. Not with ice cream, though. Nasty stuff!

I love ice cream. I am currently writing an audition piece for a creative position at an agency and in that I am expounding on my childhood memories of ice cream at the beach.

Today's challenge looks different. Chocolate it seems is the challenge for today - hopefully "make something savoury!"
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:03
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oh what a shock another dessert challenge ...
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:04
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elise and theresa together , no prizes for guessing who will be the least popular team on here
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:05
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I really am disappointed. Yet another dessert challenge. Why bother making it MasterChef...should be MasterBaker (oh, glad I typed that carefully).
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:07
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Bet Theresa is going to suggest something with a 'pop' of flavour...
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:11
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Much as I find Teresa annoying, she does seem to 'get' Heston's sort of cooking.

I definitely like Matt and Elena most though.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:16
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Matt and Elena for me too, although Harry and Mimi could be the darkest of horses

Elise and Teresa together make me want to gouge my own eyeballs out....
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:17
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Much as I find Teresa annoying, she does seem to 'get' Heston's sort of cooking.

I definitely like Matt and Elena most though.
I love Matt and Elena, but not sure about this Japanese concept for their chocolate course tonight.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:19
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always liked dark chocolate so this last dish would be my preference, altho i like the taste of cherry but not the texture so pickled cherries would be my one problem
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:24
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the colour of the green tea "pond" looks like its been used to dump sewage in
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:24
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Mmmm. Crunchy jelly...
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:25
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Mmmm. Crunchy jelly...
thats how jelly is in asia tho
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:26
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always liked dark chocolate so this last dish would be my preference, altho i like the taste of cherry but not the texture so pickled cherries would be my one problem
I'm with you on the third course being the one I would pick to eat. I love dark chocolate in desserts, it's not as sickly or sweet as milk or not chocolate. I think that the mousse and the cherries are what sell it for me as the combination of chocolate and cherries is one of my favourites (I LOVE that part of a black forest gateau).
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:26
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I'm not a major fan of chocolate. I rarely eat dessert as I'd much rather have a starter, and I can't remember the last time I wanted chocolate at the end of a meal. If I ever have dessert after a meal it's something light and lemony. I sometimes eat chocolate, but mostly I want it earlier in the day, and definitely not after a meal. I would not be able to eat three courses of chocolate!
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:29
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I'm not a major fan of chocolate. I rarely eat dessert as I'd much rather have a starter, and I can't remember the last time I wanted chocolate at the end of a meal. If I ever have dessert after a meal it's something light and lemony. I sometimes eat chocolate, but mostly I want it earlier in the day, and definitely not after a meal. I would not be able to eat three courses of chocolate!
i could

had a big slice of belgian chocolate and salted caramel roulade as a treat earlier

asda have a new range of roulades, the raspberry and amaretti one is really yummy
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:31
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I'm with you on the third course being the one I would pick to eat. I love dark chocolate in desserts, it's not as sickly or sweet as milk or not chocolate. I think that the mousse and the cherries are what sell it for me as the combination of chocolate and cherries is one of my favourites (I LOVE that part of a black forest gateau).
Me too, dark chocolate and cherries is the stuff of dreams

But I couldn't eat 3 chocolate courses, that's too much
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:34
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Me too, dark chocolate and cherries is the stuff of dreams

But I couldn't eat 3 chocolate courses, that's too much
I couldn't eat anything made of white chocolate (as I loathe it) and the green of the tea swamp would not make me want to eat it (sorry, I really love Matt and Elena but their course is not making me want to eat it at all, you really do eat with your eyes first). So the third course really is the only one I would touch with a ten foot pole.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:43
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does that look like a japanese garden to anyone ?
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:44
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does that look like a japanese garden to anyone ?
Distinct lack of bonsai!
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:45
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does that look like a japanese garden to anyone ?
The green just looks unappetising. It actually looks more like a pond with algae and a rubbish dump.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:46
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looks more like a yin yang symbol

edit : those colours do not look appetising, its all a bit drab looking

edit : does it meet the brief as well ?

is chocolate the hero ?
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:53
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looks more like a yin yang symbol

edit : those colours do not look appetising, its all a bit drab looking

edit : does it meet the brief as well ?

is chocolate the hero ?
From the feedback that the judges gave I'm not sure that it was all about the chocolate. For all the faults in the first course (in that it was using white chocolate), it was about the chocolate, and I think that the final course is too - so much dark chocolate with the log and the mousse. That tempering looks shiny.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:54
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From the feedback that the judges gave I'm not sure that it was all about the chocolate. For all the faults in the first course (in that it was using white chocolate), it was about the chocolate, and I think that the final course is too - so much dark chocolate with the log and the mousse. That tempering looks shiny.
i think matt and elena are in trouble from the feedback
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:55
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Aww, I'm glad Harry seems to have done well, he seemed so excited at the idea of Heston week, more than anyone else.
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:59
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i think matt and elena are in trouble from the feedback
I think that you're right. They didn't think about their dessert carefully enough, and they definitely over-steeped that green tea, even knowing the risk. I think that they were thinking "japan" more than they were thinking about the ingredient they had to highlight.

Aww, I'm glad Harry seems to have done well, he seemed so excited at the idea of Heston week, more than anyone else.
Yes, he did seem to be really excited, and he seemed to enjoy this particular challenge too. And it looks as though the judges agreed that his team did the best tonight too.

I think it will be farewell to the blue team tonight with their swamp.
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