MasterChef 2001

Out with the old Loyd Grossman, in with the new Gary Rhodes for a whole new MasterChef. New evening slot, new channel, new chef (as opposed to the Through The Keyhole bloke who launched his own pasta sauce range just to prove he did have some vague interest in cooking) all under New Labour in the New Millennium.

And with a new look too, apparently - although tapes weren't available, so we were unable to check it out.

This is all, one presumes, aimed at attracting a new breed of MasterChef contestant - less Maureen from Tunbridge Wells with her salmon mousse in balsamic sauce, more Trevor from Hoxton with his ironic fishfingers on a bed of beans and chips. Maybe. But this is mere speculation. I'm sure it's same dish, different plate.

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