9th round of the 5th Annual /ck/ Top Master Iron Chef Ultimate Nightmare Kitchen Survivor Challenge!
This is the last of the elimination rounds! If you are not part of the contestants still in the running, feel free to post along, however I will not be tallying the scores. But the more entries the better!
Here's the list of those who made the top 6!
Nack
Fantastic
dice
CookingRei
Yellowmug
Eyepatch
Reminder :
-Please timestamp your submission! Detailing the cooking process/posting a vertical is encouraged but not required. If posting multiple photos, you don't need to timestamp each one, as long as the final submission photo is timestamped.
-You MUST use a unique identifier; if you don't want to use a tripcode, you must have some other way to distinguish yourself from the other contestants, such as a cute bird or scary statue in your timestamped entry, as long as it's clearly visible and you use it consistently.
**Please try to remain nice to each other. Last thread was much better, thank you!**
Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.
VOTING GUIDELINES
Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' style scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.
Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet your expectations for a category.
-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)
The distinction between Presentation and Appeal: If someone submits an artfully arranged but burnt steak as an entry, it may score high in Presentation but low in Appeal.
For additional info and to see submissions from Previous years, check out the Challenge blog. (http://ckchallenge.blogspot.ca/)
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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo
Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20
The theme of Round Nine is...
Party!
Party food. Something that makes you smile, that makes you think of good time with the people you like having around. While you're perfectly welcome to make a large spread of food, please make sure there is clearly a "main dish" because that is what people will be voting on.
Two contestants will not be moving on to the next round. Next round is the final!
Scorecard. Congrats to Fantastic for the win!
Get in touch with me for the round prize ;-)
>>7642405
There seems to be a problem with the scores, I got 11.2 during round 5, not 7. I think you accidently switched some people around...
>>7642581
What do you expect this year's challenge has been a joke from the start, there has been questionable activity if not outright cheating practically every round
>>7642581
Aw fuck, switched something during the sorting... let me fix that quickly.
>>7642590
Not surprised. I know for a fact some of the scores are wrong. Not the incorrect ones Bubble just posted, but wrong in general. I almost want to say this year is a fix.
>>7642405
Corrected
>>7642403
>party food
>something that makes you smile
>makes you think of good time with the people you like having around
Well that's rather cruel.
>>7642666
I picked the themes a while ago. Did not expect to be feeling rather down/fighting suicidal ideations when spring rolled around. Decided to stick with it, because fuck it.
Sorry if it made anybody else feel like shit.
These threads are extremely autistic.
>>7642688
Where do you think you are, faggot?
>>7642676
D-did you at least have fun at your friend's birthday?
>>7642676
sorry you're feeling down.. that really sucks, man.
on the bright side, i'm excited because i have some ideas for this one already. in the last few rounds, I wasnt really inspired and kinda just did..something, so hopefully this one'll work out better...just gotta see what the grocery store has available....
>>7642707
yeah. He dragged me to a pretty good burlesque show... I don't think I've laughed more in the last month then at the Drag queen/Drag King duo doing a skit themed after Ivanka & Donald Trump ending with "my heart belongs to Daddy". It was glorious, in it's twisted way.
>>7642710
Ideas are good :) And thanks for the concern. It'll pass, it's just kicking my ass in the mean time.
>>7642710
>other contestants have actually gone shopping for the challenge, and didn't just make due with what they had on hand
>>7642653
Thanks!
>>7642713
When are themes decided upon?
>>7642782
February, usually. I do the interest pool/theme suggestion is January then set things up after that.
>>7642783
Ok thank you. It sucks that I have good round ideas only after the challenge has begun.
>>7642791
After the final round I do a post-mortem thread, suggest them there, I'll note them for next year
>>7642795
Thank you Bubbles, you're the best!
I respect you Bubbles and the effort you put into this. But the fact is there remains contestant/s who've cheated all the way through this (I think we have an idea of who), and the fact that you've admitted to not counting low scores yet have happily counted up all the obviously unrealistically high scores for the samefaggy cheaters has ruined this competition and all its credibility. Sucks.
>>7642826
>I think we have an idea of who
YELLOWMUG
IT WAS YELLOWMUG
YELLOWMUG CHEATED
HE'S A CHEATER YELLOWMUG IS
What's worse is that Bubble even counted all of his troll scores, but those who voted him low she said, by her own words, that she discounted them. Why discount low scores and keep the high scores when it's obviously a troll score? This challenge's commissioner has no ethics if they're just going to pick and choose whose vote counts and whose doesn't.
>>7642830
You said it perfectly.
>>7642840
Go to bed Yellowmug
>>7642830
>>7642840
+1 to the counter (You)
Thus begins YellowmugGate 2016
The fuck is this shit
/ck/ we made a god damn cook book and this is what you give us now in return?
>>7642884
Just ignore the tards. The only effect they have is making the thread hit the bump limit earlier.
>>7642979
>spending your entire life being a mindless sheep
>>7643002
>baiting this hard
>>7643068
>Dice in charge of having any idea what baiting means
What the fuck is party food?
How many people here have even been to parties, let alone parties where food was served?
I've been to dinner parties, but that could be anything.
>>7642715
>not having your parents buy your ingredients when they go to the grocery store
So do we have until Thursday now senpai?
>>7643544
I posted the thread a day late. Only fair that your get an extra day.
>>7643366
Birthdays. House warming. "Congratulations on major event X". Christmas. New Years. Family reunion. End of pf session/Surviving final exams.
Any non formal gathering of one's social circle that is ment as a reason to enjoy others' company.
>>7643524
It's highly unlikely that anyone still in the competition at this point still lives with their parents.
>>7644346
I do m8. Kitchens pay shit, and living off of minimum wage blows goats. I've lived on my own before, but at this point in my life living with them just makes sense.
>>7644400
>1/3 of the remaining competitors still living with their parents
I'm going to guess Eyepatch and dice?
>>7644417
Eyepatch here. Yup you guessed correct.
>>7644428
>how did you guess
Everyone else seems to be American, and Americans generally don't use "m8" or "uni".
>yes, i spend way too much time here
>>7644446
I'm American, and I say m8 ironically on the interwebs.
>>7644459
Hence the "generally".
>>7644446
Well to be fair, Canadians dont use m8 either (unironically)
Did I mention I was canadian before? I don't remember
>>7642405
that's fantastic! many thanks anons!
>>7644588
dat pun
bumpalididalidoo
Week-end bump. Happy shopping!
>>7647938
calm your tits, theres only 6 contestants left and were on the second day.
>>7647938
lmao @ this butthurt loser
>>7647987
>these guys get it
Don't forget about all those other people in pic related.
>>7647987
>"I care so little about this competition that I'm going to complain in every single thread instead of hiding the thread like a grownup."
>>7648002
>pointing out literal facts and being amused by how furious they make you
>caring
Pick 1, kiddo.
>>7648005
>if you weren't sure, i'm a troll and don't actually care about the competition
Yes, we already knew that.
>>7648013
>"I-I'M NOT A TROLL GUIZE! R-REALLY PLS BELIEVE ME"
>>7648020
I'm an awesome troll, because you get buttmad as fuck when the facts are pointed out by me. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone, nice.
>>7648025
Keep telling yourself I'm buttmad while mindlessly repeating your irrelevant arguments, I'm sure it'll work out! You can do it!
>>7648029
Confirmed butthurt as fuck.
>>7648020
since when did 'trolling' star meaning 'telling the truth'
I see that more and more now. I mean, you can't actually deny that some competitors have been voting for themselves.
I mean, it's getting a little old that people keep pointing it out over and over again, but I wouldn't call them trolls. Just people who really really care that this competition is 'legit' for some reason. Even though it never will be so they're wasting their time.
>>7648041
Nice to know some people have their own mind here.
For this round I present the Potluck Bloody Mary. It’s a homemade Bloody Mary with 5 different party food “garnishes”. There’s a slider (bar/finger food), a personal sized pizza (pizza party), a fish taco (Taco Tuesday), a slice of carrot cake with a birthday candle (birthday party), and a nacho base (it’s always a party when there’s nachos).
I’ve always wanted one of those absurd bloody mary’s with all the toppings but was always too embarrassed to actually order one at a restaurant. It was my birthday last week so I decided to go all out and make one for myself – this might be my last round, so I figured why not. I know not everyone likes carrot cake, but it was my birthday, not yours (I also didn’t add any nuts; deal with it).
>>7648111
Please don't feed the trolls.
>>7649008
Vertical.
>>7649008
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 0/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 3/20
>>7649008
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20
I'm a bit ambivalent about this one. I really like some parts of the presentation - I like how it doesn't feel too heavy as with most food-adorned Bloody Mary's. The olive and pretzel bread look really good but you didn't make those parts and I'm not sure if you make the corn tortillas either. However, I do like how flat and round the pizza is - it's very striking. The cake looks a bit thin and dull but the candle is a cute, silly touch. I also feel the presentation towards the glass feels quite empty and the cilantro is drab. The nachos are cute though.
>>7649393
The olive, tortillas, and pretzel are the only things that weren't made from scratch (I also haven't figured out a way to distill my own vodka yet).
When Bubble made the round suggestion thread I actually asked that there isn't more than one baking round, and then ended up baking something almost every round (other than the baking round, which turned out to be a bad choice).
I made pizza dough and pretzels from scratch in earlier rounds, and basically made 6 different dishes this round, so thought it wouldn't be that big of a deal to use a couple pre-made ingredients. I could have used tortilla chips out of a bag but fried them fresh instead.
I also meant to rim the glass with lemon juice and dip it in chili powder and/or celery salt, but completely forgot. I'm honestly just proud of myself that I got everything to stay up on those skewers like that.
>>7649488
>making 60 excuses for cooking none of the food
cute
>>7649507
>making 120 excuses for buying none of the food
>cute
kek
>>7649507
>having a 3rd world internet provider that doesn't allow you to open a vertical if it's over 1 mb
pathetic
>>7649008
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20
This almost seems like a joke entry. None of the individual items are very original, but it's probably the most elaborate presentation in this entire competition. The pizza looks like a cheap microwave pizza, and the cilantro looks dead, but otherwise there isn't much to complain about. It definitely says "party food".
>>7649008
The Party in me
Is the Party in you
Nice play, my amarillo fello
>>7649008
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 4/20
Looks like trash. Also, stop voting for yourself.
>>7649008
Presentation: 2/5 Seems more like art than food. It's something that looks like it isn't meant to be eaten. And even then your parsley looks limp and the pizza looks like it sat out for a while before being plated
Originality: 2/5 None of the parts are original but I gave you a couple points for the creative presentation idea.
Appeal: 1/5 The slider looks ok but the rest seem kinda meh. A tortilla for pizza crust?!?!
Challenge Goals: 2/5 Yup, it's party food.
Total: 7/20
>>7650057
I'm not sure if I was supposed to read that as Smashing Pumpkins lyrics, but now I'm seeing the burger as Billy Corgan, the cake as the guitar player, the taco as Darcy, and the pizza as the drummer.
Switch the burger and taco and they'd all be in the right place.
>>7649488
"I already did it" isn't a good excuse for a cooking competition. Don't want to do anymore baking? Don't include foods that require it.
Remember when this competition was good?
Me neither.
The year I entered (2012) it was a fucking g joke with rounds like Ramen and breakfast.
The whole thing just turns into a wackiest between the obviously sponsored winner and all the mysterious voting ghosts
>>7651340
It's just for fun. You niggas take this shit too seriously.
>>7651403
Should be taken seriously when you're spending money to compete.
It's a challenge, not a "hold my dick while vote myself winner" competition.
>>7651340
>the ramen round was 4 years ago
What the fuck have I been doing with my life?
My dish: In-N-Out Tacos with Chunky Guacamole
My favorite parties were when I lived in southern california. all day pool parties, late night garage kickbacks, and everything in between, they were fun. Most of the time, at some point, there would always be someone yelling "Who wants In-n-out?" As good as In-n-out is sober, its even better when white girl wasted. So for my dish, I mixed that in-n-out taste with something else socal is known for: mexican food
oops, probably should've posted the pic with the plate and timestamp first....
none of the non-closeups do the tacos justice. I have a new found respect for those who photograph tacos...
about to make the vertical, so hang tight!
vertical
>>7651977
I find In-N-Out absolutely repulsive so I'll refrain from voting out of conflict of interest.
>>7651968
>>7651977
>>7652056
Yeah i must agree I really cant stand anything to do with commiefornia, unlike the above poster though, Im going to wait a day or so and give you a pretty low score, not obviously trollish tho like these unoriginal yellowmug trolls though, just low enough to seem realistic and hurt your overall score.
>>7651968
>animal sauce
Requesting puke gif.
>>7652074
kill yourself
>>7652038
>can't forget to include a picture with my hands to remind everyone that i'm a grill!
>101 replies
>23 posters
This samefagging idiot is really trying too hard.
>>7653753
Yup, more than one person has clued on to what a sad samefaggy sham this competition is.
>>7653804
Because as soon as someone dares to comment on Bubble ADMITTING to picking and choosing which scores she counts and which she doesn't (the only reason dog food and peanut butter guy is still in the competition), you buffoons start shouting TROLL and SAMEFAG (both of which have been disproved). I don't have to like it to want to laugh at what fucking brainless idiots some of you are.
>>7653804
Bad things just need to die.
>>7653843
>fucking brainless idiots some of you are.
no you
>>7653894
so kill yourself, faggot
>>7653943
There's a beautiful irony in you shitting up the thread yourself whilst complaining at other people for complaining. I'm sure Bubbles appreciates your efforts.
>>7649008
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 19/20
You sir, have perfected cookmanship. Looking at your dish is like looking into God's eyes and realizing I amount to nothing in your presence. Your contrasting flavors, flawless presentation, whimsical idea, and use of the all important of umami have cemented you as the clear winner of this competition. You are an artist and a genius.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 7/20
Not party food and not appetizing.
>>7654129
So bubble why don't votes like this get removed when it's obviously a troll?
Oh what that's right this challenge is FIXED, I forgot.
>>7651553
I've spent money on this competition before, but it is money I would've spent making something else instead, and the enjoyment of eating what I made is usually enough to make up for any money I spent.
>>7654195
>disagrees with someone's opinion
>MUST BE A TROLL
Fuck off
>>7654208
Get out of here yellowmug, you're not fooling anyone.
>>7654208
You're determined to ruin this for everyone, Yellowmug?
>>7654316
>please post who you are so I can troll vote you with low scores
Nice try yellowfag, I think people are a little smarter than that
>>7654328
>yellowfag
kek.
Thank god the contest is over soon, all these bitches complaining about this and that are really getting old.
>>7652038
I'm not even in this competition and hate verticals but I'm keeping this recipe.
Thanks.
>>7651977
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 10/20
I know it's supposed to be "animal style", but it looks really messy, and the sauce seems like it's really sweet and would overpower the guacamole. I think it would have been better if you made a couple small patties (think falafel in a pita) rather than doing ground beef. It also seems more like "SoCal" food rather than party food, and you just happened to grow up in Southern California. I have family in San Diego and Yellowmug's fish taco seems more like SoCal food.
>>7649008
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20
>>7654606
You should vote for everyone if you want to be taken seriously at this point. There's only 2 entries so far, and 6 total, so it's not that much extra effort.
>>7654658
please dont reply to such shitty bait, you're better than that.
>>7654676
I think yellowmug's dish was really strong this round, but I've also been saying throughout most of the competition that really high or really low votes for an individual contestant, without any explanation, should be ignored.
Bubble you should just declare yellowmug the winner and save everyone some money.
i had my mom's fiftieth birthday party this weekend and these are the cupcakes i made for it. the white icing is a tropical cupcake with pineapple and orange in it, the green icing is chocolate, and the blue icing is vanilla.
someone please remind me to never work with fondant again.
vertical incoming
>>7654725
>18/20
>blue cup
Dude, that vote is 100% bullshit trolling.
You're right about the explanations however, there's only 6 contestants left so it's not hard to justify scores anymore.
>>7654730
picture of the whole tray
>>7654730
>he green icing is chocolate, and the blue icing is vanilla.
>>7654737
Damn. You know, it would be okay to post that image in a size 4 times larger.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20
Fun idea, I'd certainly like to try it. The presentation is okay. A bit gloopy looking but I'd be perfectly happy with it - just not anything noteworthy.
>>7654730
Looks okay - a bit bare.
>>7654737
Looks awesome!
But these pictures are so small. Do you have larger ones?
>>7649008
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20
God damn Yellowmug you've done it again! Extremely creative and looks like you executed it almost perfectly! Wish I could have some.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 9/20
Looks a bit sloppy, and not too party-friendly
>>7654730
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 10/20
Looks okay, but boring. Disappointed.
>>7654730
>fondant is love
>fondant is life
What's the creature on top of the blue one? Seems like a reference I'm not getting.
>>7649008
I'm not voting in this dog turd of a contest this year, but that is fucking hideous, uninspired, and looks like you used a lot of premade ingredients.
Even Rei's in n out tacos (which are also pretty uninspired and have too much "spread" on them look better than that.
And what's up with the limp, sad looking cilantro dangling over the glass, making it look like it'd been sitting there forever.
>>7654737
>>7654730
and vertical
fucking wifi is cutting out
>>7649008
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 9/20
That is one of the most retarded impractical things I've seen in a while. That's pretty sad that this is a thing.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20
>>7654730
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20
>>7652366
>girls exist
Who'da thunk it
>>7654892
>i find it dumb and impractical
>1/5 on both presentation and appeal
You're going to have to be more creative than that if you expect to be taken seriously.
>>7655099
Go back to /r9k/ you insecure fuck
>>7654892
oh look, another autist who lets the nonexistent power of an anonymous critic get to his head
>>7655099
lol id be very interested with seeing how you act around females irl if seeing one on your secret club image forum triggers this kind of autism
>>7655116
>>7655129
He's not wrong. Idk how many of you were around when Pyewacket won two years in a row, but no one had any idea she was a girl until the very end when she took a pic of her hand holding the trophy. Not every girl here likes or wants to promote the fact. We're anonymous for a reason, aren't we?
>>7655129
I'm one of those married anons, and have been with my wife for nearly a decade...
>>7655146
to shitpost like absolute heroes?
>>7655099
I thought Bubble was a guy.
>>7655146
I miss Pye.
>>7656190
>i thought bubble was a guy
>yfw it turns out bubble is actually sceak going by a different name
>>7656224
Turns out Bubble is actually a guy named Yellowmug who created this challenge, and many aliases over the years, to troll the shit out of everyone here, because he's a tremendous asshole.
>>7656229
I doubt you even know who sceak is.
>>7656224
Hell, didn't Sceak say he was going to host a contest like this?
>>7656249
Heh, I vaguely remember that.
Last time I saw him pop up he was in full-on drunk, rambling, off-topic blog mode. I wouldn't be surprised if he went an hero.
>>7655124
>nonexistant power
if it's nonexistant why are you so mad ;)
Here's my submission:
Homemade tortilla chips and assorted dips!
For me, party food definitively has to be something to be shared. I'm a big fan of big dishes everybody serves themselves from. Also finger food is fantastic for not leaving any dishes behind!
I went for three different dips so as to provide a good variety of flavors, textures and temperatures.
>The salsa is made with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, red peppers and mangos. I removed the pith of the jalapenos to control the heat and not have it over power everything else. I served it cold to keep it's freshness.
>The cheese sauce is creamy, gooey and rich. Just what should be a cheese sauce. I added chipotle peppers to give it a kick and some nice smoky flavor.
>The refried beans round up everything with a ''meatier'' texture and taste. They're also really filling so the whole dish can be used as more of a meal rather than simply snacks.
>Finally. I fried the tortilla chips to give them a great crunch. I would have used masa harina, but I could't find the damn thing. Simple flour tortillas proved to be a good alternative anyways!
You might notice that these aren't my regular D20's since I forgot them. The D12's and a random D10 will have to do.
>>7656451
>you might notice that these aren't my regular D20's
Kek.
You doing a vertical this round?
>>7654730
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20
Meh, it's cupcakes on a plate. They're nice looking cupcakes, but desserts have sort have been played out at this point, and cupcakes were played out a decade ago. Still party food.
>>7656451
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:12/20
I have no idea what's going on with those tortilla chips. They look like burnt pita. The salsa and beans both look a little dry, and the cheese dip looks a little thin. There's also way too much dip for the amount of chips. It's still definitely party food, and I'd still happily eat all of it.
>>7656451
Nice chips bro
>>7654850
it's supposed to be a tiki mask
>>7654745
its like that on the full tray, I honestly have no idea what I was thinking when I did the individually plated ones
>>7656451
here's the late vertical, my trip was banned for supposedly posting NSFW on a SFW board... Strange considering I only use it in the challenge threads.
>>7649008
P: 5/5
O: 5/5
A: 2/5
CG: 2/5
Total: 14/20
Very creative dish so hats off to you for that. However, I don't think that a comically elaborate cocktail really connects with the theme of party food in the sense of sharing it with friends, as you could consume this all alone, and it's all clearly for show rather than for practicality. The mini-pizza looks offputtingly basic and the wedge of cake doesn't look appetising at all. The nachos with jalapeno slice stuck on scattered around the cup don't look very nice either.
>>7651968
P: 2/5
O: 2/5
A: 2/5
CG: 2/5
Total: 8/20
This would have looked way nicer without the liberal mayo spread. Doesn't really communicate party food as this can easily be a dinner for one. Guac is hidden underneath the tacos and doesn't really add much to the dish. I didn't really see any dazzle in this one at all. Ironically your entry for last week would have warranted a perfect score for this round.
>>7654730
P: 4/5
O: 3/5
A: 4/5
CG: 5/5
Total: 16/20
A strong entry. You can't go wrong with a huge platter of shareable cupcakes, and I enjoy the attention to detail for each one. Interesting colour/flavour combinations. A larger image of the big spread would be great to see!
>>7656451
P: 2/5
O: 2/5
A: 3/5
CG: 4/5
Total: 11/20
There's something really out-of-kilter about the whole ensemble. The tortillas look like overcooked puffed pitta bread. I feel the salsa could have done without the sweetcorn for taste and aesthetics. The dip I'm most keen on is the bean one. It's certainly party food, though more like for an intimate gathering of friends; the way this has been imagined and served would be more suited to - and more forgiving among - fewer people.
>>7658154
"Party food" doesn't just mean a big platter of shareable stuff, and unlike fantastic, not everybody was actually cooking for a party.
It's unrealistic to expect people cooking something for themselves or for just a couple other people to make a giant spread.
>>7657733
a few weeks ago I was banned for shit posting on /co/... I didn't even know the board existed
>>7658196
I didn't score in terms of portion size. I scored for what I interpret as party food, food that makes me "think of [a] good time with the people you like having around". I appreciate it's unreasonable for a contestant to make a heap of food if it won't end up actually feeding lots of people at a real life occasion. I felt Yellowmug's and CookingRei's dishes didn't wholly meet the challenge goals and communicate my perception of party food, and I'd have given fantastic the same score even with a much smaller batch of cupcakes.
>>7658216
For your dish, Dice, I perceive tortillas and dips to be food best suited to a small and close low-key gathering. It's messy and not very practical enough for a bigger party. I just don't think chip and dip really pushes the envelope enough to convey the wow-factor that party food, in its most excitable and social sense, would demand. You made a good dish no doubt, but that's why I voted the way I did.
>>7658461
>alcohol, pizza, tacos, and birthday cake aren't party food
>but cupcakes are
Okay.
>>7658461
oh ok, that's fair enough. My interpretation differs, but that's okay too.
>>7652038
>mayo, ketchup, relish, sugar, vinegar
disgusting
>>7658469
>serving a random selection of mediocre American-friendly stodge as cumbersome add-ons to the world's most famous next-day hangover cure, lighting a sad candle in the cake slice, and calling it party food
>nope, cupcakes aren't party food, nobody's ever had cupcakes at a party
>gargling on Yellowmug's style-over-substance dick this much
>>7658461
You are entitled to your score, it just seems like had yellowmug made a couple full sized pizzas and cut them into little slices, and had Rei made a full platter of tacos, you would have voted differently. With Dice's entry you pretty much flat out said you took off a point because of the amount of food, even though chips and dip is a quintessential party food.
Eyepatch here. I made "420 Blaze It Faggot BBQ Chicken". The BBQ sauce was made with weed butter in it, and the marinade for the chicken had beer in it. Two classic party elements. I chose BBQ because that was the number one food we used to have when I used to go to parties. I'll post the recipes for both the marinade and the BBQ sauce in a sec. Timestamp and identifier are also incoming. I have pics of the weed butter and BBQ sauce cooking, but those are on another camera that I will get to later. I ate a lot of that BBQ sauce and am starting to feel sleepy.
>>7658778
Culinary excellence.
>>7658778
>eyepatch on suicide watch
>>7658778
>>7658784
the absolute madman
>>7658778
>marinade recipe
2 T Honey
1/4 cup Porter
1/4 cup Balsamic
1/4 cup Buttermilk
1/2 cup Sesame oil
1 T Basil
2 T Maple Syrup
>>7658778
>weed butter recipe
7 grams of ground up weed (I actually used around 8 and a half)
1/4 cup water
half a stick of butter
Boil the water on high heat. Once water is boiling, turn down the heat to medium and the butter. After the butter is melted, add the ground up weed. Let simmer for 1-3 hours.
I had to keep adding water while it was cooking because I had never made that small of a batch before and there kept on being more weed than liquid, and I didn't want the weed to burn.
>>7658859
Dude...
I think it's trying to tell you something.
>>7649008
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 9/20
Ahh, the food adorned Caesar (I guess in this case Bloody Mary). As impractical as it is 'hilarious', now featured at every hipster bar in the world.
I think you kinda missed the boat on this one (carrot cake in a bloody mary? really?) Most of the stuff looks weirdly old and unappetizing. Props for the stickwork though, and undoubtedly a party favourite.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20
TACO TUESDAY! Looks pretty good, a tad too messy and saucy though. And i get that the guac is supposed to 'plated interestingly' but now it's pretty much useless down there. Props for making the tortilla yourself. The In-n-Out style aspect is cute too (even though I'm not the biggest fan of the chain)
>>7654730
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 12/20
I struggle evaluating cupcakes. I mean, they're just cupcakes right?? In the end I guess it would come down to taste Nevertheless good piping work and design. Looks great.
>>7656451
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20
The only way I'd nick you here is perhaps for the simplicity of the of the thing, but overall I can't say I don't love it. A bowl of chips and dip are classic party foods, and this reminds me of family parties at my cottage. The dips look fantastic, chips could maybe be a little cleaner in execution. Overall, simple but great.
>>7658778
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 9/20
This one confuses me. That plate of chicken doesn't scream party, and weed definitely isn't a party drug. It looks kind of sloppy and hard to eat; just a globulous brown blob. But judging from your recipe it tastes good. Can't say it isn't original though.
As always, I'll welcome your anger and explain my votes to the best of my ability.
Just waiting on Nack now. .
>>7649008
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 10/20
Bloody Mary's are disgusting.
>>7651968
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 10/20
Looks like a pain in the ass to eat.
>>7654730
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 11/20
They're just cupcakes.
>>7656451
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 11/20
Just chips and dip.
>>7658778
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 9/20
The sauce looks like shit. Literally.
>>7659005
Where do you live where you've seen those bloody marys everywhere?
I always thought they were an American thing, but I've never actually seen one in real life.
>>7659139
I live in Canada. So technically here we have Caesars not Bloody Mary's. I think the addition of clam juice might be the only difference.
Anyway, yeah you can get them at pretty much any restaurant here. You can measure the 'hipness'/'trendiness' of a place by how much useless shit they cram into the top of the drink. There's a place near my house that sells a pitcher for like $60 with everything under the sun sticking out of it. Pic related is a more moderate one.
>>7642398
Holy shit Hubble its ben a White
Browsing ck is fun sometimes
Signe man from plug
Im at thé hospiyal
>>7659188
are you having a stroke?
>>7659178
Interesting. I always just assumed it was a product of American decadence and our willingness to take everything a step too far. Canada makes sense though, having seen things like poutine threads, and places like Au Pied de Cochon on the travel channel (I visited Montréal a couple years ago and didn't realize you couldn't just walk in without a reservation...).
I'm not sure how traditional clam juice is in a Bloody Mary, but Clamato is used a lot of places.
>>7659188
I agree.
Thanks thé autocorrect
>>7659178
>I think the addition of clam juice might be the only difference.
>>7659216
>I'm not sure how traditional clam juice is in a Bloody Mary, but Clamato is used a lot of places.
>A Caesar or Bloody Caesar is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains vodka, Clamato (a proprietary blend of tomato juice and clam broth), hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime. What distinguishes it from a Bloody Mary is the inclusion of clam broth.
Hey CK,
In your honest opinion: what are the 10 most technique-rich world cuisines and why?
>>7659361
>Hey CK,
>In your honest opinion: what are the 10 most technique-rich world cuisines and why?
Newfag here, sorry... I meant to start a new thread. XD
>>7659379
Looks more like a newfag who was lurking the challenge and accidentally tried to start a new thread from here.
>>7659386
the XD feels like bait
maybe i'm jaded
Still, his question interests me, i'll be on the lookout
Entry tomorrow, what a week...
Interesting dishes this round and people's take on what party food is.
>>7659005
>weed definitely isn't a party drug
Have you ever watched a tv show, movie, or been to a party other than children's birthdays?
>>7659465
>not exclusively going to parties where the chicken is smoked over crack, the sauce is laced with molly, and there are hard boiled eggs pickled in dxm as far as the eye can see
>>7659465
You're honestly going to try to argue that weed is a party drug? The only age I ever saw it being being smoked at a party by a significant crowd is high school, where people weren't allowed to smoke at home.
Everyone smokes weed when they get back from the party, so they can eat a bunch of shit and pass out.
>>7659486
>>7659507
So you've never watched a movie with a party scene then? Because people are smoking weed in literally every scene like that. In fact, it's gotten more popular at parties since recreational sales have become legal. You must live in some shitty boring ass place with shit laws though. I agree that coke is also a party drug, but that doesn't mean that weed isn't.
>>7659516
>Because people are smoking weed in literally every scene like that.
Children. Because children are smoking weed in literally every scene like that.
>>7659398
gr8 b8 m8 i r8 it 88/88
>>7659486
Obviously different people have different experiences. Rei grew up going to parties with in-n-out and tacos, for example.
I remember going to parties with my parents in elementary school where the adults would all get high after dinner, and my friend and I would go around collecting all the roaches. It was obviously prevalent at high school parties, college parties, and not uncommon at grad school parties for there to be a circle of people passing around a joint.
Now as an "adult" I go to things like dinner parties and people will get high.
>>7659529
Wrong. My 30 year old straight laced boss just smoked weed for the first time a few weeks ago. Guess where he was at when he smoked it? A party! Like I said, it's probably just more common in legal or close to it areas. I've known old people that refer to the act of smoking weed as "partying" and ask people if they "party" when they want to smoke with them. Just because you go to different types of parties doesn't mean that it's not happening elsewhere.
>>7659465
>Have you ever watched a tv show, movie...
This is how retarded people glean information.
ProTip: Movies and TV aren't (are you sitting down?) real life.
Not trying to knock >>7658778 's entry. Pot is NOT, and has NEVER been a party drug. People smoke it at parties, AFTER doing coke or drinking a bunch of booze, or X or molly or whatever you kids are calling MDMA these days. It's like saying you're going to a GHB or horse tranquilizer party. It's an oxymoron.
Again, I think the entry 3/5 for goal (not a voter, just sayin'), and I could see there being pot at a party, but it certainly isn't a go to party drug.
>>7659553
Saying pot isn't a party drug is like saying alcohol isn't a party drug. People who enjoy it are going to do it to make a situation more enjoyable, so of course they're doing it at parties.
I don't even see how this is an issue. Pot is a party drug and bbq chicken is a party food. What I've never seen at a party is a plate of chicken covered in green goo.
>>7659553
>MY OPINION IS FACT
>I AM THE SUPREME AUTHORITY ON PARTY DRUGS
you need to smoke some weed mang, calm down
>>7659553
bruh.
you are wrong.
sorry about that.
>>7659553
Man, you must go to lame parties if nobody's out smoking weed in the back.
>>7659542
>Everything represents a party to someone
Well this makes it really hard to judge "Challenge Goals"
>>7659564
>>7659542
>>7659559
>>7659507
>>7659516
>>7659486
This whole thing is a weird conversation. Yes party drugs are coke, mdma etc., but I don't think that's the kind of party that Bubble was talking about. . .
Now to drop in my 2 cents
As an adult, when I think party, I think of a couple beers, some finger food, and chatting with friends.
When I think pot, I think sitting on the couch alone watching movies.
>>7659606
>everything represents a party to someone
Nobody ever said that. Just because you didn't grow up with tacos, or pizza parties, or chips and dip being ubiquitous at social gathering involving food, doesn't mean it's completely arbitrary
This is the food and cooking board, and if you've spent any time here you surely must have learned something about what people from different places eat. Someone said they haven't seen weed at a party since high school. But I haven't seen cupcakes at a party since 5th grade.
Regardless, this entire drug discussion is off topic as fuck and should be dropped.
>>7659633
This desu, who really cares.
in the end the meal was kinda shit, so who cares whether weed is generally considered a party thing or not
>>7659638
>y-yeah, I-I'll be fucking your girl f-for real!
>I actually said it is smoked, but isn't the point of the party
Congrats on proving that weed is indeed a party drug, faglord
>>7659644
If you look at the scores eyepatch was basically out whatever they did, and probably just made something fun for the heck of it.
>>7659666
eliminations are based on round score, not cumulative. No one is out yet
>>7659670
Damn, I just looked at the farthest right column (cumulative) and figured that was the deciding score.
I guess people are eliminated on shows like Chopped on a round by round basis. Is the final round going to be the same, or somehow factor in cumulative score?
>>7659659
damage control
>>7659659
>weed is indeed a party drug
Sorry what? Weed is like the least party drug out of all the drugs. And what did I walk into here isn't this a cooking board?
>>7659666
I've been making something fun for the heck of it this entire time, satan. I'm honestly surprised that I made it this far.
my toe nails
>>7659239
>thé
If that came up on autocorrect does that mean you are French and wish to make us all tea?
>>7660041
nice
>>7649008
I'm not into alcohol, but I'd take that!
PS your prize is in the mail and should get to you in a week
>>7651968
The sauce and guac looks super good!
>>7654730
>>7654737
The icing colours and garnishes make it look so cute and sweet
>>7656451
>party food definitively has to be something to be shared
amen
>>7661086
I always keep it real. I like all the entries except for the weed one, but there's no point in saying anything about it since I have no constructive criticism to share, its simply personal tastes. I understand some people get off to putting down strangers on Scottish juicing secrets forums but that is not really my thing.
>>7661133
Look. Part of criticism is listing the bad with the good. That's how improvement is made. If you want to cherry pick just the good, then other people might as well cherry pick just the bad. It's not putting people down when they're valid points. You can have a vagina and a negative opinion, they aren't mutually exclusive.
>>7658778
P: 0/5
O: 3/5
A: 1/5
CG: 1/5
Total: 5/20
I'm really struggling to find any merit to this dish. The sauce looks gross and thick and like a bad gravy. It completely covers up the chicken to look like a brown faecal mess. I begrudgingly give you some points for using both beer and weed as ingredients that represent the party focus, but it's a real stretch to therefore call this party food.
Where the fuck is Nack's entry?
>>7656190
>I miss Pye.
Me too, friend, me too. Dat food.......
>>7661987
It will be posted in approximately seven hours.
Alright, I have made my decision.
The two competitors who will NOT be moving on to the final rounds are. . . .
YELLOWMUG and EYEPATCH.
Please hand in your jackets.
EYEPATCH. Really great competition. You have a knack for creativity and pastry.Your camera could have been a little better, but nevertheless. You've improved throughout the competition, and I hope you have some added confidence to continue cooking in the future. You just simply weren't quite as good a chef as the top 4.
YELLOWMUG. What can I say. I feel that dreadful circumstances brought you here. Circumstances that quickly spiraled out of your control. I'm not going to make assumptions about what stated the Yellowmug meme, and only comment on your skills as a chef.
You brought a sense of fun into the kitchen. The technical skills will come with practice, I'm sure, but you have an element to your cooking that makes me hope we'll see you in upcoming years. We truly never knew what was going to come out on the plate.
NACK, COOKINGREI, FANTASTIC, EYEPATCH. Congratulations, but the work is not done yet. Get home, get some sleep. The competition only gets more difficult from this point on.
>>7662074
Yes chef
>>7662074
>omitting Dice and simultaneously eliminating and congratulating Eyepatch
Ya blew it
>>7662087
FUCK OFF I OBVIOUSLY MEANT DICE STAYS IN.
I CHANGED MY MIND. YOU'RE GONE TOO ANONYMOUS.
WANKER.
>>7654737
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20
I'm not personally a fan of fondant and I would have liked to have seen more thought go into the actual cupcakes. Still, it looks good and it's genuine party food.
>>7656451
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20
A lot of nice colours - the cheese sauce is a really nice yellow - but I'm not sure how good the dips would actually be. The salsa doesn't look quite saucy enough and the bean look quite dry.
>>7658778
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 10/20
The presentation isn't appealing for this one. It just looks like a mess of brown and there are no accompaniments to go with the chicken. The sauce looks too thick and I can't see this being on someone's plate at a party.
>>7662074
Holy. Fucking. Shit.
I hope the last round isn't something dumb like, "make your signature dish".
>>7662258
That's how it's been every year.
>>7662074
>I'm not going to make assumptions about what stated the Yellowmug meme
That would be his cuntish samefagging that anyone with eyes could see made no sense yet Bubbles counted anyway whilst not counting his low scores. Hopefully karma gives him aids or cancer or something.
>>7658778
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 20/20
It isn't a party without weed and BBQ chicken! That sauce looks delicious and has just the right amount of thickness! :^)
>>7662303
Your mom has the right amount of thickness
>>7662388
Go to bed dad, you're drunk.
>Nack will submit his dish an hour before voting closes
>he'll vote for himself and win the round
I petition for him to be disqualified.
>>7662639
I believe this round's going an extra day.
>>7662639
Nah just waiting on my dough to rise, another hour.
>>7662658
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 1/5
Total: 5/20
>>7649008
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 8/20 I really just don't see the point... Maybe it's just me.
>>7651968
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 14/20 Looks pretty damn good, maybe a bit sloppy with the sauce.
>>7654730
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 15/20 Solid entry as well, not too big on cupcakes but that's ok.
>>7656451
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20 Not too original, you could have gone for less classic dips, but it looks great.
>>7658778
Presentation: 0/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 0/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 8/20 I really wish I could give you more, the idea is good, but lets be real: it looks like a pile of fucking diarrhea. I'd have to be really fucking baked to eat that. Work on the presentation and you could have something quite good.
>>7662658
sheet nigga, you wont get any votes
>>7663178
>le downvote yellowmug #2352832323534324
>>7658778
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 7/20
It looks terrible, and not like anything you'd ever see at a party. But it does have party elements and seems a little original.
>>7663201
If you're not the same person that's been spamming the 5/20 votes for yellowmug, at least explain why his dish, which had a taco, got half the challenge goal points as Rei, who also did a taco?
"I don't see the point and am entitled to my opinion" seems like bullshit, and people should be called out on their bullshit when it seems this biased.
I think they were both good entries,but some of the voting is just getting blatantly dumb at this point.
![Round 9 - Sliders [Nack].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dBUaVx1.jpg "Round 9 - Sliders [Nack].jpg")
Party food to me is what I'd typically see on the Super Bowl game day with my buddies; wings, chips, hotdogs, and my favorite, sliders.
Homemade sesame bun, and from bottom to top you have lettuce, jalapeno fries, patty, havarti cheese, tomato, pickle, and fried onion.
They're ideal for a party because they're bite sized. When you're partying you're going to be met with all different kinds of food you want to try, but if they're too large you'll fill up fast. Bite sized is where you want it. Try a little bit of everything without the need to finish a full sized portion.
Gonna finish the dishes and get to bed. Night all. Vertical tomorrow.
>>7663360
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20
I'm all for homemade sesame buns, but it looks like you should have given them another hour to rise, and baked them a bit longer. They look like those 100 calorie sandwich thins. The cheese looks half melted yet greasy, and the lettuce looks wilted. Maybe you forgot to mention the sauce, but it otherwise looks pretty dry, and the presentation is a bit sloppy and basic. I'd still consider it party food, and would be happy to see a plate of those if I were dragged to a party and wasn't expecting to have a good time. Both fried onions and jalapenos is a bit overkill on a slider, and setting out a platter at a party I'd expect them to get soggy.
