posted by Cass on Aug 12
Thanks for the post, Nora Howe
One of my favorite shows is available on the Food Network; Chopped. Chopped is a show that challenges four chefs to a cooking challenege involving three courses of food; appetizer, main course and desert. After each round the chef who did not perform up to expectations is eliminated or ‘chopped’ from the contest. The element that makes this show so entertaining is that for each course the contestants are given a “mystery’ basket of ingredients. The basket contains elements that you might not consider going together in a course such as watermelon and trout, for example. The goal is for each chef to come up with a dish which must contain each of the ingredients in the basket, at the end of the allotted time given each dish is judged for originality, flavor and presentation by a panel of celebrity judges.
The show becomes something to behold when you watch it in HD because of the artistry the chefs demonstrate in their presentation of each dish. You become truly amazed at the skill these people possess when you see how quickly they prepare these culinary masterpieces. The sharpness of the HD picture I got after researching direct tv pricing in Florida only adds to that amazement, the colors used in each dish is something of a wonder to behold, not to mention the dexterity you notice in actions such as chopping and dicing.
