Rock Chef

Last week I saw an ad on Facebook about GBC’s new programme RockChef, and that there were tickets on offer for one of the dinner nights (I think it was the quarterfinal) where the contestants were going to try their menus out on the public.

Before I go into how the night went I am just going to mention what Rock Chef is all about. It is a programme similar to Master Chef & Hell’s Kitchen but with a local flare. The show will be shown on TV at the beginning of April.

The tickets for the dinner were only £20.00 and this was for a 3 course meal which to me sounded like a good deal and a fun night out and in April Nadia and me can say we have been on TV even if it is just in Gibraltar.

The dinner was being hosted by the Yellow House which is just down the road from where I live (quite convenient). There was a dress code for the dinner which made it a bit more fun and Nadia was able to try her new hair styling springs which we had bought from London 2 weeks earlier.

When we arrived at the Yellow House the TV crew was not quite ready to start the event so we were told to wait for a few minutes while they put their finishing touches. We were introduced to the presenter of the show where he explained how the event was going to work out and he also mentioned to ignore the camera – we were asked to ‘participate’ by sharing our opinion on the food. The menus on offer had been created by the two chefs working there on the night - one was fish and the other meat.

The food was good and even though that I knew that the chefs were not professionals, they still prepared a good meal. I had ordered the meat option but I enjoyed Nadia’s fish more, and the Gambas Pil-Pil she had as a starter were the best we have had in Gibraltar. There was a lot of tasting and swapping of food involved!

All in all it was a fun night out. We enjoyed the food and the wine that went it, even though that talking to the camera was a bit nerve-racking but the wine helped there. I am looking forward to seeing Nadia and me on TV and also I finding out who will win Rock Chef.