Chef Hunter

[IndyRob]

I just watched a couple of episodes of Chef Hunter and was pleasantly surprised. It's been mentioned here but doesn't appear to have its own thread.

Two chef candidates square off for one job opening at a notable restaurant (the first one I saw was the downtown Les Halles location) by developing some specials and running the kitchen for a night.

It's wonderfully devoid of artificial drama, suspense, voiceovers, gimmicks, or celebrity chef interlopers. It does sound like they got the announcer from Gordon Ramsay's Fox shows, but his contributions are mercifully brief. Yes, there is the last minute choosing of the hired chef, but beyond that, they simply film each night and present them in a well edited format.

If there's a fatal flaw, it may be that there's too little suspense. But I found it refreshing to see an honest contest play out without much artificiality.

Edited December 24, 2011 by IndyRob (log)

[pyrguy]

I have seen a couple of these and like it so far. I have grown to hate the artificially edited 'drama' that passes for entertainment.

[annabelle]

I like this show. Nyesha who is currently not-quite-on Top Chef was in an episode early on.