Post by manekineko on Apr 10, 2014 16:51:42 GMT -5
Combine two things that people enjoy. Gambling and cooking and you essentially get an interesting take on the show Chopped!, welcome to Kitchen Casino, a show that brings an interesting twist on casino games. Bill Rancic hosts this casino-themed game.
The show starts with 4 chefs and two judges, and the game consists of three casino games that throw an interesting twist on the game itself.
Round 1: Slot machine[/I]. On the slot machine are three different things that must be incorporated into the dish, giving you a mandatory dish and theme. The four chefs have 30 minutes to cook the dish, before the time is finished, the slot machine is pulled a second time, this time with different words on it, a conceptual item such as "Green bitter crunchy", which is done in the last 10 minutes of the round.
At the end of the round, two judges try the dish, critique it then they are given a deck of cards with numbers on them, ranging from 1 to 5. The person with the lowest cumulative score is eliminated from the competition. (this is called "going bust")
Round 2: Roulette. Arguably the toughest of the rounds. The player is told they can make a dish of their choosing, and they're given 40 minutes to make the dish. If this sounds too easy to be true, well, at some point in time, a buzzer sounds. when the buzzer comes out, the tables rotate and the chefs must all be willing to adapt to another person's dish. There is no telling how many times the Roulette Wheel will be spun, but it's always at least once, until a jackpot sound is heard, at which point the host tells the contestant there are no more spins.
Again, the judges critique the three remaining dishes. Part of the grade is given on how well the chefs can adapt. Again, the lowest scorer busts.
Round 3: Texas Hold 'em. Three community cards are dealt on the table, which mark mandatory ingredients. Then two additional cards are dealt to each chef left over. The chef has the choice of either drawing one or both of their individual cards or keeping the ones they have.
With five mandatory ingredients, the dish is tough to make. They then have 30 minutes to make the dish their own. After this round, the losing chef "goes bust" and is eliminated, while the winning chef wins $1,000 per point earned in the final round (maximum $10,000). They can keep that money or spin for more money.
The final wheel has various dollar amounts, double spaces, the jackpot space, a question mark space and there are spaces on the wheel that will bust you.
the dollar amounts and double are self-explanatory. the Jackpot space will triple whatever money the contestant has (up to $30,000) and the question mark has a mystery cash amount in an envelope that Bill has, anything other than Bust is added to the contestant's total winnings.
This game is very interesting. I'd like to see Bill Rancic with more of a personality. However, he is more lively than Dean McDermott of Chopped Canada. I think the format is interesting, and the game is paced well. Like with Chopped! and Cutthroat Kitchen, the game itself requires the contestant to actually think and "wing it" with what happens to them. I also like the card scores, because it's hard to taste what the food tastes like over the TV, it gives you an idea of how good of a job they did.
All in all, this game has the potential to be an instant classic with a few minor tweaks. Get judges that people know are expert food tasters, for one. The host could also use a personality. Cutthroat Kitchen is fun because Alton Brown makes it a blast. On this show, Bill Rancic is an acceptable host but he needs to play it more like a casino. Other than that, this game is fantastic.
I give Kitchen Casino 8.5 out of a possible 10.
The show starts with 4 chefs and two judges, and the game consists of three casino games that throw an interesting twist on the game itself.
Round 1: Slot machine[/I]. On the slot machine are three different things that must be incorporated into the dish, giving you a mandatory dish and theme. The four chefs have 30 minutes to cook the dish, before the time is finished, the slot machine is pulled a second time, this time with different words on it, a conceptual item such as "Green bitter crunchy", which is done in the last 10 minutes of the round.
At the end of the round, two judges try the dish, critique it then they are given a deck of cards with numbers on them, ranging from 1 to 5. The person with the lowest cumulative score is eliminated from the competition. (this is called "going bust")
Round 2: Roulette. Arguably the toughest of the rounds. The player is told they can make a dish of their choosing, and they're given 40 minutes to make the dish. If this sounds too easy to be true, well, at some point in time, a buzzer sounds. when the buzzer comes out, the tables rotate and the chefs must all be willing to adapt to another person's dish. There is no telling how many times the Roulette Wheel will be spun, but it's always at least once, until a jackpot sound is heard, at which point the host tells the contestant there are no more spins.
Again, the judges critique the three remaining dishes. Part of the grade is given on how well the chefs can adapt. Again, the lowest scorer busts.
Round 3: Texas Hold 'em. Three community cards are dealt on the table, which mark mandatory ingredients. Then two additional cards are dealt to each chef left over. The chef has the choice of either drawing one or both of their individual cards or keeping the ones they have.
With five mandatory ingredients, the dish is tough to make. They then have 30 minutes to make the dish their own. After this round, the losing chef "goes bust" and is eliminated, while the winning chef wins $1,000 per point earned in the final round (maximum $10,000). They can keep that money or spin for more money.
The final wheel has various dollar amounts, double spaces, the jackpot space, a question mark space and there are spaces on the wheel that will bust you.
the dollar amounts and double are self-explanatory. the Jackpot space will triple whatever money the contestant has (up to $30,000) and the question mark has a mystery cash amount in an envelope that Bill has, anything other than Bust is added to the contestant's total winnings.
This game is very interesting. I'd like to see Bill Rancic with more of a personality. However, he is more lively than Dean McDermott of Chopped Canada. I think the format is interesting, and the game is paced well. Like with Chopped! and Cutthroat Kitchen, the game itself requires the contestant to actually think and "wing it" with what happens to them. I also like the card scores, because it's hard to taste what the food tastes like over the TV, it gives you an idea of how good of a job they did.
All in all, this game has the potential to be an instant classic with a few minor tweaks. Get judges that people know are expert food tasters, for one. The host could also use a personality. Cutthroat Kitchen is fun because Alton Brown makes it a blast. On this show, Bill Rancic is an acceptable host but he needs to play it more like a casino. Other than that, this game is fantastic.
I give Kitchen Casino 8.5 out of a possible 10.