Dr Mumbo

Masterchef and the ultimate clumsiness of being

Many pretentious words have been written about Masterchef. But this sentence from sociology professor John Carroll, published in the Weekend Australian, may take some beating:  

“The whole self was on display. A bad dish was a manifestation of some ultimate clumsiness of being. That the focus was food gave a special sensual bite to critical assessment: a failed meal is literally, and not just metaphorically, disgusting.”

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