The Final Table is an American cooking competition and reality television series hosted by food writer and critic Andrew Knowlton, and filmed in Los Angeles, California for Netflix. The first season was released on November 20, 2018.[1] It features twelve international teams of two professional chefs each competing to create elevated dishes based on the country chosen for each episode.[2] The first round is judged by a three-person panel—a food critic, and two culturally significant citizens, all representing the episode's country—assessing each team's interpretation of their chosen nationally significant dish. Interspersed among the cooking activities are video packages featuring the culinary biographies of the contestants.
The second round of each episode is The Final Plate Challenge. A chef, who already has an honorary seat at The Final Table, picks an ingredient representing their country's cooking culture, and then judges each team's dish highlighting that ingredient, eliminating one or two teams.[3] In the first seven episodes, the bottom three teams are up for elimination in the second round, in the eighth and ninth episodes, only one team is not up for elimination.
For the finale, the nine renowned chef judges from each episode return, and are featured at The Final Table along with signature dishes they had each created that changed the food world. The final two competing chef teams break up and compete as individuals. Each of the four contestants must prepare a signature dish that defines them as a chef, and will “cause ripples around the culinary world”.
Shane Osborn (Australia) and Mark Best (Australia)
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Charles Michel (Colombia & France) and Rodrigo Pacheco (Ecuador)
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Esdras Ochoa (Mexico) and Rafa Gil (Brazil)
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Aaron Bludorn (United States) and Graham Campbell (Scotland, United Kingdom)
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Manuel Berganza (Spain & Singapore) and Benjamin Bensoussan (France)
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Monique Fiso (New Zealand) and Amninder Sandhu (India)
8
Alex Haupt (Australia & Germany) and Ash Heeger (South Africa)
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Jessica Lorigo (Spain) and Johnny Spero (United States)
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Shin Takagi (Japan) and Ronald Hsu (United States)
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Collin Brown (Jamaica) and Collibri Jimenez (Mexico)
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James Knappett (United Kingdom) and Angel Vazquez (Mexico)
The contestants cooked the best dishes in the challenge.
The contestants were nominated, but cooked the best dish of the final plate round.
The contestants were nominated, but they weren't eliminated and they didn't cook the best dish of the final plate round.
The contestants were eliminated in the final plate round.
The contestants were safe.
The winner was part of the team.
The contestants were finalists, but did not win.
The contestants were already eliminated in previous episodes.
Notesedit
^Only Timothy Hollingsworth won, Darren MacLean was a runner-up along with Shane Osborn and Mark Best.
Receptionedit
Critical responseedit
Upon release, the show received a mixed response from critics. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 50% approval rating based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 4.67 out of 10.[4]
In a review for The Guardian, critic Lucy Mangan described the show as "bombastic and barely watchable", giving the show two out of five stars.[5] In a more positive review, David Sexton wrote in the Evening Standard that fans of MasterChef will "love this".[6] David Levesley of GQ noted the high and low points of the show, writing that it contained "the perfect blend of trash and intellect".[7]
^"The Final Table: Has Netflix reinvented the recipe for food programmes?". The Independent. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^"'The Final Table' Is a TV Spectacle That Shows Room for Improvement". Eater. December 1, 2018.
^Griffin, Annaliese (November 28, 2018). "Seven cringe-worthy moments in Netflix's awful food competition show, "Final Table"". Quartzy. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^"The Final Table: Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^Mangan, Lucy (November 21, 2018). "The Final Table review – big, bombastic and barely watchable". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^"Celebrity chefs go nuclear on Netflix' The Final Table". Evening Standard. November 22, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^Levesley, David (November 28, 2018). "Netflix's latest cooking show is the perfect blend of trash and intellect". British GQ. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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The Final Table is an American cooking competition and reality television series hosted by food writer and critic Andrew Knowlton and filmed in Los Angeles California for Netflix The first season was released on November 20 2018 1 It features twelve international teams of two professional chefs each competing to create elevated dishes based on the country chosen for each episode 2 The first round is judged by a three person panel a food critic and two culturally significant citizens all representing the episode s country assessing each team s interpretation of their chosen nationally significant dish Interspersed among the cooking activities are video packages featuring the culinary biographies of the contestants The Final TableGenreCooking showDirected byRussell NormanPresented byAndrew KnowltonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes10 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersRobin Ashbrook and Yasmin ShackletonCinematographyRamy RomanyRunning time53 59 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkNetflixReleaseNovember 20 2018 2018 11 20 The second round of each episode is The Final Plate Challenge A chef who already has an honorary seat at The Final Table picks an ingredient representing their country s cooking culture and then judges each team s dish highlighting that ingredient eliminating one or two teams 3 In the first seven episodes the bottom three teams are up for elimination in the second round in the eighth and ninth episodes only one team is not up for elimination For the finale the nine renowned chef judges from each episode return and are featured at The Final Table along with signature dishes they had each created that changed the food world The final two competing chef teams break up and compete as individuals Each of the four contestants must prepare a signature dish that defines them as a chef and will cause ripples around the culinary world Contents 1 Chefs 2 Episodes 2 1 Season 1 3 Contestants progress 3 1 Notes 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksChefs editEach chef was paired with a fellow chef that they knew from their personal or professional life before the event The 12 teams were nbsp Benjamin Bensoussan nbsp Manuel Berganza nbsp Mark Best nbsp Shane Osborn nbsp Aaron Bludorn nbsp Graham Campbell nbsp Collin Brown nbsp Collibri Jimenez nbsp Monique Fiso nbsp Amninder Sandhu nbsp Rafa Gil nbsp Esdras Ochoa nbsp Alex Haupt nbsp Ash Heeger nbsp Timothy Hollingsworth nbsp Darren MacLean nbsp Ronald Hsu nbsp Shin Takagi nbsp James Knappett nbsp Angel Vazquez nbsp Jessica Lorigo nbsp Johnny Spero nbsp Charles Michel nbsp Rodrigo PachecoEpisodes editSeason 1 edit No TitleFirst Round JudgesThe Final Plate JudgeNational DishFinal Plate Ingredient01 Mexico Julio Cesar Chavez Martha Higareda Mariana CamachoEnrique OlveraTacoOpuntia 02 Spain Ana Polvorosa Miguel Bose Borja BeneytoAndoni AdurizPaellaOctopus 03 United Kingdom Cat Deeley Gary Lineker Jay RaynerClare SmythEnglish breakfastEnglish pea 04 Brazil Alessandra Ambrosio Bebel Gilberto Josimar MeloHelena RizzoFeijoadaCassava 05 India Hasan Minhaj R Madhavan Rashmi Uday SinghVineet BhatiaVegetarian murgh makhani butter chicken Coconut 06 USA Dax Shepard Colin Hanks Sam SiftonGrant AchatzThanksgiving dinnerPumpkin 07 Italy Andrea Petrini Alessandro Del Piero Eleonora CozzellaCarlo CraccoPastaArtichoke 08 Japan Hikari Mori Yuji Ayabe Akiko KatayamaYoshihiro NarisawaKaisekiSea urchin 09 France Francois Regis Gaudry Esterelle PayanyAnne Sophie PicHare a la royaleEgg 10 The Finale N AAll the Final Table chefsN AN AContestants progress editPlacement Contestants Mexico Spain UK Brazil India USA Italy Japan France The Finale 1 Darren MacLean Canada and Timothy Hollingsworth United States a 2 Shane Osborn Australia and Mark Best Australia 3 Charles Michel Colombia amp France and Rodrigo Pacheco Ecuador 4 Esdras Ochoa Mexico and Rafa Gil Brazil 5 Aaron Bludorn United States and Graham Campbell Scotland United Kingdom 6 Manuel Berganza Spain amp Singapore and Benjamin Bensoussan France 7 Monique Fiso New Zealand and Amninder Sandhu India 8 Alex Haupt Australia amp Germany and Ash Heeger South Africa 9 Jessica Lorigo Spain and Johnny Spero United States 10 Shin Takagi Japan and Ronald Hsu United States 11 Collin Brown Jamaica and Collibri Jimenez Mexico 12 James Knappett United Kingdom and Angel Vazquez Mexico The contestants cooked the best dishes in the challenge The contestants were nominated but cooked the best dish of the final plate round The contestants were nominated but they weren t eliminated and they didn t cook the best dish of the final plate round The contestants were eliminated in the final plate round The contestants were safe The winner was part of the team The contestants were finalists but did not win The contestants were already eliminated in previous episodes Notes edit Only Timothy Hollingsworth won Darren MacLean was a runner up along with Shane Osborn and Mark Best Reception editCritical response edit Upon release the show received a mixed response from critics On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the series holds a 50 approval rating based on 6 reviews with an average rating of 4 67 out of 10 4 In a review for The Guardian critic Lucy Mangan described the show as bombastic and barely watchable giving the show two out of five stars 5 In a more positive review David Sexton wrote in the Evening Standard that fans of MasterChef will love this 6 David Levesley of GQ noted the high and low points of the show writing that it contained the perfect blend of trash and intellect 7 Awards and nominations edit Year Award Category Recipient Result 2019 71st Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing Reality Programs Japan Russell Norman WonReferences edit The Final Table Has Netflix reinvented the recipe for food programmes The Independent November 16 2018 Archived from the original on June 18 2022 Retrieved December 3 2018 The Final Table Is a TV Spectacle That Shows Room for Improvement Eater December 1 2018 Griffin Annaliese November 28 2018 Seven cringe worthy moments in Netflix s awful food competition show Final Table Quartzy Retrieved February 3 2019 The Final Table Season 1 Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved February 3 2019 Mangan Lucy November 21 2018 The Final Table review big bombastic and barely watchable The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved February 3 2019 Celebrity chefs go nuclear on Netflix The Final Table Evening Standard November 22 2018 Retrieved February 3 2019 Levesley David November 28 2018 Netflix s latest cooking show is the perfect blend of trash and intellect British GQ Retrieved February 3 2019 External links editThe Final Table on Netflix nbsp The Final Table at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Final Table amp oldid 1215701005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
