Last Bite Hotel

I find most Food Network shows to be insufferable these days, but I liked this one. It felt SLIGHTLY more relaxed in pace, and the theme was a fun change (slightly spooky vibes/setup without being gross Halloween food - no fake eyeballs here!) I especially liked the idea that the chefs had to come prepared for versatility, and use it up, make it do, or do without - it was interesting to me to see how they repurposed ingredients or substituted others. (I am a home chef who spends way too much money on single-use ingredients and can't figure out ways to use them up!) I also felt the contestants and judges and host were slightly more supportive of each other than a lot of competition cooking shows. Finally, I really enjoyed Tituss on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and enjoyed seeing his semi-subtle shtick here. I would say the spooky vibe is suitable for around ages 6 and up, particularly for kids who enjoy cooking.

I actually loved the idea behind the show. I loved being able to see what the chefs would come up with as their ingredients dwindled. I also loved that they had to cook multiple times in a day, even when they were exhausted. I think that showed true skill.

I HATED Titus as the host. I loved him in Kimmi Schmidt, but this was not it for me. He was so unnecessarily extra, and coming from someone that is extra herself, it was way too much. I get trying to make the show quirky, but he was just incredibly annoying.

If they got rid of him, I would definitely watch every season of this show. He just ruins it for me.

I hope that they decide to renew this show. It's fantastic. The host is weird but perfect. I love the setting in the old looking hotel. I hope that future chefs are unaware of how tough it is. I want to see more of this hotel.

It would be nice if one of the dinners was to a group of ordinary people (not chefs) also a blind tasting where the samplers of the meal, so that the kitchen chefs cannot be matched with the meal... Also the $25,000 prize is a bit low. I think that $50.000 would be better.

More of the traveling to the hotel would be fun. Maybe a hike into the surrounding woods to find herbs would be fun.

Keep them coming.

I loved the show, but Tituss made it almost too bad to watch. His antics were too over the top and detrimental to the show. Just look at Alex' facial expressions.... she knew. I would hope that any further seasons would not be so stupid. He made it almost comedic, which is NOT a thing I want to see on a cooking show. He needs to do better. He may be a comedian, but cooking competitions are serious business and not a place to be an over-the-top comedic arena. Take that other places. It does not belong here. Once again, PLEASE be better in the next season, IF there is one. Just my 2cents on this ... I know I am not the majority.

So, the producers are out of real ideas. They've reached a point where they throw darts at a board with words and make a show from whatever words they hit. This is officially garbage. A waste of time and effort.

Why is this happening? Cooking stations are supposed to teach people how to cook. Do they even have shows like that anymore? A show where I can learn some techniques, some flavor profiles. Some recipes perhaps?

But no. All we get are idiotic crap like thus where we don't even get recipes to try. I'd never bother making a pickled egg salad or a picked egg dusted chicken wing. That's just gross.