Claire Smyth's pig trotter starter is judged

Claire Smyth puts the finishing touches to her pigs trotters starter.
The Great British Menu season 4. Top British chefs compete to have their dishes included in a home-coming banquet for returning soldiers.

[@Kate31415]

Going back and watching these clips and related videos for some menu inspiration. Claire's plating is often beautiful, incredibly precise, bit of an off day here though, borderline pub food aesthetic. When the 'using unusual cuts and making something out of them' thing goes wrong it goes very wrong, as you don't have the familiarity and joy of good meat cooked well to fall back on.

[@Ericbryanmr]

Food critics are the pampered sick if earth who live in their own lavender scented bubble having never done a proper day of work in their lives.

[@MrYoumitube]

Worth the calories? Your a food critic on a tv show, your eating Michelin Starred chef meals for free.

[@chrish12345]

they still can choose if they eat it all, and if they do they liked it more than if they dont

[@nitelite78]

@@chrish12345 Plus the reason why they are food critics is because they are critical. If they weren't critical they wouldn't be sitting at the table.

[@maniswolftoman]

But their criticisms are stupid. Saying it would be better if it looked better? Then why doesn’t he go back there and plate it? Because he can’t. And then crying about is it worth the calories... That’s an argument for mediocrity, not greatness. Because I can make half-decent food that contains no real caloric hit, but great food in a restaurant is always going to have some fat content. Even in a vegetarian or vegan restaurant, sugar, for example in braised beets, or peanut butter in curries. A restaurant cooking experience will always contain as many calories as a chef is able to put in a dish because largely fat and sugar is what one craves in decadence and a chef wants you to feel their restaurant was special. If you want healthy food make it yourself. But don’t criticize one of the world’s great chefs for making you feel guilty about your calorie intake.

[@paulbrinicombe3665]

Actually prue is a chef, point invalid

[@ChampionofTerra]

@@nitelite78 to criticize something, you have to have knowledge of what you are criticizing.

[@danagboi]

Congratulations on best female chef in the world, BTW

[@Ericbryanmr]

Grizzly fat in breadcrumbs? You had me at grizzly fat.

[@barbaras6792]

Well, she could keep that little lot.

[@MyScubasteve]

Michelin star chef cutting up pig on a fruit board.

[@Thor_Asgard_]

food critics are just useless.

[@danielhorton5814]

I'm glad she lost in the end

[@chrish12345]

yh only poor peasants food has lasted, nobody uses fillet or fuckin turbot today