sharon redondo

I loved this type of shows, but the format of this one was kind of confusing. This program lacks connection with the audience, it seems like the hosts are having a wonderful time, but they do not even look at the camera to talk to the audience. This show has potential, but so far it just seems like a bunch of young adults who are getting paid to travel around the world. I would like to see more of their expertise coming into play, and truly acting like hosts of the program.

This drama is a must watch: it has everything, good story, good characters, excellent cast and excellent performances. I love Park Seo-Joon, and I believe this k-drama is one of his best performances. I also loved the story, you can feel every emotion as your own, but the story is overall sad. I wish there was a sweeter ending to the story, and Sae-ro-yi could experience more happiness after all his sorrow. I would love if #Netflix could make a special that showed more romance of the two main characters. I loved that this drama featured strong female characters, and I liked that Yi-Soe was able to find both love and success and that Soo-ah was able to find her path.

Thi is a great show, is different and refreshing. I think that more than a competition, it highlights great food, amazing chefs, and teamwork. I also have to recognize that the production of the tv show didn’t seem as professional as I would expect for an international culinary competition with well known chefs. At the begin of the show I was unsure whether I would like it. The graphics, animation and the ambiance seemed surprisingly cliche for a tv show. I know in the in the introduction they were trying to portray “the world in a plate” and they literally used a world in the shape of a plate 😑. They also had the world as the studio’s background 😑, and they also showed flags and pictures of each country for each episode 😑. In general the studio didn’t do justice to the show, it seemed like the production just reclicled the studio from “30 minutes to win” and added a globe as a background 😅. They could have been more creative when trying to represent diversity. I get that is an international competition, but not all countries were represented, and I believe it would make a stronger point if somehow only the countries that were participating were highlighted. Maybe that would encourage more chefs to participate and represent their countries. I also felt discouraged that there wasn’t enough representation of female chefs. I though all of the female chefs were strong and amazing in their own ways. I feel like somewhat they had the extra layer of pressure to proof that they were good. I didn’t like the fact that the decision of elimination in each round was made by only one chef. Sometimes I disagreed with the outcomes, and I wasn’t there to taste the food, but as a viewer some decisions made me wonder if the judges made the right choice. In the case of chef Hsu and Takagi I think they should have advanced further in the competition and they were eliminated when there was not mistake in their dish. In general I liked the show, I continued watching it when I realized that the format was different from other tv shows . I liked that it was a friendly competition, and everyone treated each other with respect. I liked that it encouraged partnership and teamwork. I liked that the chefs participated just for the experience of it. I loved every single dish presented, and even episodes I connected more with the chefs and their stories. Those stories made me realized that the restaurant industry is challenging and require a lot of sacrifices from the chefs. I have more respect for the work chefs do, and I would love to travel the world to meet in person those amazing chefs. Some people may have complained about the main host, but I think he was great. He had a strong knowledge of what was happening in the kitchen and was able to make great insights. Finally, I still think there should be a prize, or at least some sort of compensation for the time the chefs are in the competition. I get the concept that all chefs are respected, and want to be considered as equals, but at the same time they are spending time away from their family and restaurants.

I just finished watching this drama for the second time. It has an entertaining and warming romance. It is not the typical rich guy-poor girl story, instead all the characters are talented mature, and it portrays a capable female lead. I love that it is realistic and the characters are like real people. The music is also a plus +. My favorite part of this drama is that you they have lots of romantic scenes, is not like other dramas that you have to wait until the very end to see if the characters will end up toguether.

This drama was too cheesy for me. The story was slow and boring.

Asian faces performing to the agenda of the American industry.