The cooking show "The Perfect Dinner" has been broadcast in Corona mode since this week. How are the changes received by the audience?
After a week-long corona break, in which repetitions were shown, new episodes of the popular evening cooking show "The Perfect Dinner" (weekdays, 7 p.m., VOX) have started this week. Masks and Co. are now part of the program, as is currently the case in everyday life. What has changed and how are the corona-related changes being received by viewers?
What has changed?
The production and certainly every viewer knew that something had to change during the broadcast. After all, completely foreign people visit each other at home to eat together. It was obviously out of the question for the broadcaster to completely discontinue the format of success: "'The perfect dinner' has been an integral part of the VOX evening the past 14 years – Corona does not change that either," they said fiercely.
"After a short break from filming, new consequences can be produced in compliance with the usual safety measures – such as the distance rule," was the happy customer. And the first new episodes prove, according to the broadcaster: "Our hobby chefs are highly motivated even in Corona times and contribute to the usual great 'dinner' atmosphere."
In addition to adhering to the distance rule already mentioned – especially when it comes to greetings and aperitifs – the following changes catch the eye: The cooking participants wear masks and gloves when serving the dishes. The individual courses are brought to the table under a bell (serving bell). There, the dining guests are separated from one another by plexiglass panes.
How are the changes received by viewers?
Most viewers react on social media to the food on offer, the host qualities of the amateur chefs, their kitchens and the quality of the guest reviews. But in between there are also comments on the new Corona conditions.
Some view it critically: "Cooking without a mouthguard and gloves is possible, but not serving up?" Asks one user, who apparently concerns many people. "I see it that way too. Above all, people speak during cooking, as droplets of saliva constantly spray on food." A follower writes on it: "Perhaps because it is still cooked while cooking and only comes to the guest directly after serving?" The objection to this: "Well, it is possible … but everything was not heated … see salad dressing … we all wear masks in our company until the last guest leaves … stupid time … but you have to make the best of it … "
And something else comes up against a user: "I'm sorry, that's ridiculous that she can't take the present. Is the bottle disinfected afterwards? Then I can't take a box of cigarettes in a kiosk either?" .
But there are also completely different comments on Wednesday evening at Hanna (33): "A natural young woman, warm and friendly. She cooked well, a nice atmosphere. I would like to compliment all participants, they try to convey a good atmosphere , in spite of all restrictions. It is a shame that there are so many grumbling here, Covid-19 is there, whether it suits some or not.
And this viewer is also full of praise: "They solved it really charmingly, very unobtrusively and not at all strange. Thumbs up!"
The dinner of the evening
This Thursday evening (July 16), the 26-year-old Lea is the fourth and penultimate candidate in the Ruhr area round. According to the announcement, she serves "gnocchi with porcini mushroom and a small asparagus salad" as a starter. Then there is "ox cheeks in red wine sauce on risotto with glazed carrots". And for dessert she prepares a "men's cream à la Mama Betty". Tomorrow, Friday, July 16, the final will be contested by 38-year-old Christian. And in the coming week there will be cooking, tasting and evaluating in Potsdam – of course, continue in Corona mode.