I love Professional Masterchef - it's the only version of Masterchef I watch, not being interested in celebs making tits of themselves or amateur foodies showing off how au courant they are with the latest food fads.
However, this series has been bizarre, and I suspect an element of barrel-scraping - both with the choice of contestants and the choice of 'skills' tests. Out of six contestants in last night's show, two out of three couldn't even make a prawn cocktail (one had never even made mayonnaise before), and two out of the other three weren't capable of producing a decent cheeseburger.
Mind you, even Marcus Wareing... sorry, Michelinstarredchefmarcus Wareing, to give him his proper name, managed to cock up the cheeseburger by serving it on a feckin' brioche.
As for the 'signature dish' round, at least half the chefs produced dishes that were only borderline edible. I don't think I would have put any of them through last night. Really poor standard.
I only hope I never have the misfortune to eat in an establishment that employs any of them.