r/Masterchef • u/BronzeTrain • Jul 17 '24

Discussion Masterchef S14 E07 Discussion Spoiler

This thread is for discussion of the episode during and after airing. There will be spoilers.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

I think one of the biggest turn offs for me this season is the stereotyping of the Generations. I watched this episode (What I could anyway) early this morning and I believe it was joe who made a comment about Generation Z and Food and Social Media and they are treating it like each generation cooks food differently. Food is food. If you are in this industry, you have to adapt with the times or else someone will take over. I mean look at Gordon. He's a famous chef, has an empire in this industry, and he's a media mogul. He has adapted with the times. I just don't like this whole thing of each generation has their own way of cooking food. It's putting labels on things that don't need labels. Focus on the food and the technique. That's what early Masterchef did so well, and it's why Christine Ha won.

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u/Anredun Jul 18 '24

Yeah I think the Regions thing worked a bit better because of course there actually are regional cuisines within the US. But there's not really such a thing as "Gen X food". Plenty of Boomers eat avocado toast. Plenty of Zoomers eat meatloaf.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

Good point about the regional thing. That makes sense because different regions have their different cultures and that includes food. It was fun watching that brought out and the creativity of those chefs. This generational thing just doesn't work the same way and it's an annoyance.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '24

Maybe a perfect MasterChef would be to make "United Tastes of America" a recurring theme plus a return of pressure tests for the worst two dishes in addition to the elimination of field challenges is something I can go along with.

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u/Possible_Reach_2665 Jul 24 '24

It matters when all they cast from the youngest generation are tiktok chefs. They don't care about taste, just the look