Bro, hold on tight because I've got news that'll make you lose your appetite! The semifinal of "Chefi la cuțite - The Future Has Taste" was crazier than Mioara's wedding this summer! And I'm not kidding - four lucky bastards qualified for today's finale, but the real story is this: the chefs' kids tasted the contestants' food, ice cold! Yeah, you heard right: Carlottina, Chef Richard's daughter, Ștefan and Alexandru, Chef Ștefan's boys, and Andreas, Chef Orlando's son, were the judges. No joke, these little ones know good food better than we do. And not just them - Giulia with her little one, Mihai Găinușor with his son Andrei, Sorin Brotnei with Ivana, Andrei Ștefănescu with Aian, and Bela Santiago with her little girl gave their verdicts. Man, I thought I was slick tasting grilled sausages at Fane's terrace, but look at these fancy chefs!
Now, let me tell you who made it to today's finale, starting at 8:30 PM on Antena 1 and AntenaPLAY: Irina Iancu (from Chef Richard's team), Nicolas Manolache (from Chef Ștefan's team), Daria Ion (from Chef Orlando's team), and Ilona Tand (from Chef Alexandru Sautner's team). Four people who fought through two special challenges, like they were on MasterChef, not a reality show. Chef Orlando was missing at first because of personal business - maybe his BMW broke down, like mine last week - and was replaced by Claudiu, as Irina Fodor said. He came back, though, to save his team.
Today's finale: each contestant picks their own cooking team, and the prize is a culinary tour of the judges' restaurants Richard, Orlando, and Sautner, plus a course with Ștefan Popescu. Sounds like a snob contest, not a cooking one! If you ask me, I'd rather have a barbecue at Fane's, but hey, to each their own fancy.
And now, the sad part: former contestant Fabian Soare went through hell on earth. His little dog, Bella, 19 years old, died from a ruptured tumor. He announced on social media, said he's sorry, but at least she's not suffering anymore. I went through the same with Tyson two years ago - I cried like a baby, bro. You never forget something like that.
Alright, I'm off to tell Mioara to watch the finale, maybe she'll pick up a decent sarmale recipe!