My Kitchen Rules media launch
It was the longest dining table in Melbourne, at least for a night, as guests attended the media launch for MKR.
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It was probably the longest dining table in Melbourne, at least for a night, as a bevy of guests attended the media launch for My Kitchen Rules.
The sit-down dinner at Shed 8, South Wharf, saw judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel arrive by a boat on the Yarra, with the Frenchman waving an MKR flag.
Hosting the events was new Million Dollar Minute host Simon Reeve. In attendance were Seven execs Brad Lyons, Angus Ross, Graeme Hill, Lewis Martin, Brook Hall plus Seven personalities Virginia Gay, Melanie Vallejo, Helen Kapalos, Tim Watson and Matthew Richardson.
Several 2014 MKR contestants joined a who’s who of local media from print and radio, with 2013 contestants on hand to assist proceedings, and a band providing the entertainment.
Victoria’s Christo Gibson attended without Harry Curtis, who was recently injured in a diving accident. But Curtis is already on the mend and has been released from hospital.
Pete Evans told the crowd this year’s contestants were again (metaphorically) thrown into the pressure cooker.
“It’s not pre-scripted or pre-determined what’s going to happen. You can ask any of the contestants here. It’s always like ‘F***! What’s happening today?'” he said.
“But the clock is ticking. They’re cooking until the last 3 seconds.
“It’s not staged, it’s not fake. So it’s exciting for us as hosts to watch the teams grow from the start to the end. It’s not really about the recipes, it’s about how the people grow as teams and their relationships.”
Despite the ample food and formal proceedings, nearly upstaging it all were Manu Feildel’s parents visiting from France, without even uttering as much as a single ‘Bon Appetit.’
A Sydney media launch takes place tonight.
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7 Responses
Bring it on.
MKR, More Kitchen Rubbish.
It’s supposed to be a show about people cooking in their own kitchens.
What a load of bollocks false advertising fraud.
A number of contestants have been told to use bigger kitchens, cause they can’t fit cameras or their crew in there, what a bloody disgrace.
I enjoy this show but I hope that its more about the good food served like it was in the beginning and not about the bitchy contestants. I know thats what makes the show but last year it was all abpout the sophia and the WA mother daughter team.
Anyway I will still watch
Why would they need to script it?
They cast people who play to the cameras, stretch them beyond their competency, carefully edit a day’s footage down to and hour and cut in interviews and voice overs to magnify drama and conflict.
Bake for 6 months and then, Viola!, you have one melodrama that viewers love for the ratings season.
I’ve seen enough of MKR while watching the tennis.
It is absolute rubbish and I can’t believe that it is more ‘popular’ than the much better Masterchef.
I won’t be watching it when it comes on ‘after the tennis’.
I liken MKR to a meal at McDonalds.
Not only is it very profitable, popular and consistent but also full of sugar designed to addict its viewers.
“It’s not pre-scripted or pre-determined what’s going to happen. You can ask any of the contestants here. It’s always like ‘F***! What’s happening today?’” he said.
“But the clock is ticking. They’re cooking until the last 3 seconds.
“It’s not staged, it’s not fake. So it’s exciting for us as hosts to watch the teams grow from the start to the end. It’s not really about the recipes, it’s about how the people grow as teams and their relationships.”
This just makes me laugh that he feels the need to highlight this. This is the most fake show on TV. They cast this to cause controversy & then draw it out & out by adding ‘twists’ at the end.
Give me MasterChef any day for my cooking show fix.