Last Bite Hotel

I put off watching this show because it seemed weird. But one day when watching Chopped, (which I love more than all other cooking competitions) I didn't feel like changing the channel to find something else. I watched & was surprised. It's not the typical cooking show. Don't expect to get any tips or learn anything. It's really a Comedy meets Cooking show.........It's QUIRKY. Titus Burgess steals the show. I don't think I've ever watched anything with him in it but now I find something. And they did a smart move putting after Chopped. T he Episode I watched had Andrew Zimmern as a guest, I love him.

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 lived Iron Chef, both the original and American versions, but was always put off by the fakery of the "chairman." Same here, with a show set ona. Fake hotel with a fake proprietor (an otherwise plesant Titus Burgess) who drips with fake drama.

It's embarrassing to the caliber of chefs on the show, including Top Chef and Food Network albums. The premise of the show- limited ingredients and difficult challenges- is fun. But why does FoodNW treat us like we need the fakery? We dont.

I thought Guy's Grocery Games was a bit over-the-top but at least Guy's is sincere and seemingly unscripted. Titus is too dramatic and fake. I'll bet he could be a normal host with a great, real personality!

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 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.