Season 1 – The Great American Recipe

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Anne D I absolutely love this show. It's a breath of fresh air as far as cooking competitions. I'm on season two, and just like season one, I adore all the competitors. The diversity of food is amazing and the judges are dolls. I love me some feisty cooking shows, but this one is an pleasure to watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Charles M It's very light fluff. Bubblegum as some say - it's a feel good show as you hear real life stories and their home recipes from the home chefs - not really a cooking show where you'll learn details of a certain recipe and technique. Lots of "whoo whoo, hey guys, and yeahs". I found it difficult to differentiate the different episodes as the themes are so broad that the home cooks could make anything they want - lots of tacos, burritos, nachos and tostados. Also, since the home cooks make their own and quite different recipes, how do you judge between scallops with pesto pasta, beef bulgogi, lamb rack with orzo, simple soup and a stuffed veal chop in the same contest? I agreed with other reviewers that it's really a show about the Great American Melting Pot, the people from various backgrounds and their family stories and some about home recipes (from Italy, Korean, Mexican, Mediterranean, etc). Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/23 Full Review Maggie T Enjoyed it for the cooks but not for the judges. They need to stop wringing maximum emotion out of these poor people. Also it's tiresome watching them tell people to add more salt to everything. Hey, it's a matter of taste. It's also absurd how they keep telling people to ramp up the spiciness. The Mexican cook in season 1 probably knows how spicy Mexican food should be better than they do. Another one of their weird assumptions is that everything on a plate should be intensely flavorful. Often it's better to have a bland item like rice that contrasts with the flavorful main item. Plus some foods are just supposed to be bland. Foo's congee may have been perfect even though not intense. His mangos and rice might have been perfect as is, despite judges desire for more sweetness. GBBO is a show that makes more sense, because it's more clear how each dish ought to be cooked, whereas here the basis for selection is much more subjective. Also, the show is very repetitive. Contestants have to explain what they're making multiple times. The challenges are overlapping and constantly about emotions, not designed to reveal skill differences. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/04/23 Full Review Bill M Judging seemed very bias with Latina host and a Latina judge. At the final, deciding point was how much winner had learned and improved. Interesting since the judges only gave one negative critique in 8 shows and other than mix it up show, only Mexican dishes (mainly tacos) were prepared. Making simple foods like tacos, soups, and chicken salad should not make a winner. What American recipe did she make or at least "Americanize". Robin made American versions of dishes from around the world. Next season maybe the show should be called The Great Mexican Recipe. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/20/23 Full Review michael a Really bad judges and totally biased outcome. The chick (Silvia) who cooked tacos almost every time ends up winning?!? What the ? She can barely plate food and because this season was pre-determined because of bias, she ends up winning. There were at least 5 other cooks in that room (including Kevin) who were much better than her, stretched their normal cooking, challenged themselves, and yet she make tacos (or a form of tacos) almost every single time and wins?!? Totally rigged for reasons you can guess. One time she even made soup. Each time my wife and I were like, "the judges aren't going to like that because of.." and then they totally fawn over her. We couldn't believe it. I don't think the other contestants could believe it either. Look at their faces in the last episode. Really PBS??? Won't watch another season. Great British Baking show is where it is at. Actual talent and actual judges. Skip this one. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review melissa a Loved this series! The perfect mix of delicious food and heartwarming vibes. Can't wait for another season! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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