Bungalower Editor in Chief Brendan O’Connor stars as guest judge on “Blind Kitchen Orlando”
The episode is streaming now on the Very Local app
Updated: 10:26 AM EDT Nov 2, 2023
CHEF’S WENT HEAD TO HEAD YESTERDAY ON BLIND KITCHEN. IT’S A TV SHOW WHERE CHEFS HAVE TO TRY TO COOK THEIR OPPONENT’S CREATIONS. AND ANOTHER CENTRAL FLORIDA NATIVE WAS ON THE SHOW AS A GUEST JUDGE. AND JOINING US TODAY, BRENDAN O’CONNOR. HOW ARE YOU? I’M GREAT, THANKS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH, I KNOW THEY PUT US SO FAR APART, BUT IT’S BECAUSE WE GOT TO SHOWCASE THE NAME OF THE SHOW. OKAY. I DIDN’T KNOW KITCHEN ORLANDO. THIS IS SO FUN. NO, NOT AT ALL. YOU SMELL LOVELY. THANK YOU. WHEN? AND I WENT ON TO THE SET HERE. IT’S THIS LITTLE LOVELY SPOT RIGHT IN COLLEGE PARK, AND THEY’RE. THEY’RE DOING THIS COMPETITION WHERE THESE TWO LOCAL CHEFS GO HEAD TO HEAD. CAN YOU SORT OF TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND HOW YOU GOT INVOLVED WITH A GUEST JUDGE? I DID. YOU KNOW, THEY TOLD ME I WAS LOCAL FAMOUS, AND I SAID, WELL, IF YOU’RE CALLING ME THAT, I CAN’T SAY NO. OH, NO. WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT BUNGALOW OR AND ALL OF THAT, THAT’S YOU, MR. BUNGALOW, OR WE KNOW YOU AND LOVE YOU AND YOU ARE FAMOUS HERE. ORLANDO MAGAZINE CALLED ME UBIQUITOUS, AND I THINK IT PUT A CHIP ON MY SHOULDER. THAT MEANS TOO MUCH. THEY’RE SEEING ME TOO MUCH. IF YOU SAY UBIQUITOUS. BUT YEAH, THEY TAKE TOO LOCAL CHEFS AND MAKE THEM FIGHT TO THE DEATH. YOU THEY HAVE TO 30 MINUTES TO CREATE A SIGNATURE DISH AND THEN THEY TASTE EACH OTHER’S DISHES. BUT THEY’RE BLINDFOLDED AND THEY HAVE TO TRY TO RECREATE IT JUST USING TASTE, SMELL AND TOUCH. AND YEAH, IT’S KIND OF CRAZY HILARITY ENSUES. WELL, IT’S LIKE ALL OF US DO WHEN WE GO TO A RESTAURANT AND WE ENJOY SOME AMAZING DISH AND WE’RE LIKE, OH, I THINK I COULD PULL THAT OFF AT HOME. YEAH, I CAN’T NOT. BUT IT’S BEEN IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH SOME OF THE CREATIVITY OF THESE CHEFS AND HOW CLOSE THEY GET. I, I COULDN’T EVEN IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. I’LL BE HONEST. MY EPISODE JUST AIRED YESTERDAY ON VERY LOCAL AND ONE OF THE CHEFS GOT THE MEAT COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT IT STILL TASTED EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER PERSON’S DISH. YOU’LL HAVE TO SEE IT YOURSELF, BUT I WAS FLOORED. YEAH, I WAS LIKE, HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN? THIS ISN’T EVEN THE SAME ANIMAL. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT TASTE LIKE CHICKEN, AS WE ALL SAY. THAT’S TRUE. THAT IS TRUE. YEAH. I DON’T KNOW. I’M REALLY A BAD PERSON TO JUDGE ANY KIND OF EATING OTHER THAN I WILL EAT A LOT OF IT AND ENJOY IT. BUT. BUT BRENDAN, YOU HAD QUITE A ROLE HERE TO BE A JUDGE ON THIS. WHAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? SURE. I JUST KIND OF MADE IT UP ON THE SPOT. I HAVE NO QUALIFICATIONS TO JUDGE THESE PEOPLE. NO, THAT’S NOT TRUE. WE DID. IT’S GOT TO KIND OF LOOK THE SAME. IT HAS TO LIKE, DOES IT TASTE THE SAME? AND JUST LIKE GENERAL OVERALL AWESOMENESS, WAS IT A GREAT DISH? AND IT’S A LOT OF FUN. IT’S EXCITING TO WATCH THE CLOCK TICK DOWN AND TO SEE ALL THE CHAOS IN THE KITCHEN AND OH, I LOVE IT. I LOVE WATCHING PEOPLE SWEAT ON CAMERA LIKE THAT, LIKE OUT OF STRESS. THEY’RE JUST THEY’RE DEFINITELY SOME STRESS ATTACKS HAPPENING. PEOPLE WERE CRYING. THEY WERE RUNNING AROUND. YEAH, GREAT TELEVISION. BUT BUT LET’S JUST SAY THIS. THE BEST PART ABOUT IT HERE BEFORE I GET WRAPPED UP HERE IS THAT WE’RE SHOWCASING LOCAL TALENT HERE. YEAH, THESE ARE ALL PRACTICING CHEFS, AND I’M ACTUALLY A FAN OF ALMOST EVERY SINGLE. WELL, ALL OF THEM, EVERY SINGLE CHEF THAT’S ON THE SHOW. I HAPPEN TO BE A PERSONAL FAN OF I HAVE A FOOD COLUMN WITH ORLANDO MAGAZINE WITH BUNGALOW. WE REPORT A LOT ABOUT THEIR BUSINESSES, SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT AND FLEXING JUST THEIR CHEF MUSCLES. YEAH, I LOVE IT. AND AND OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT BRAND NEW EPISODE WITH YOU, BRENDAN, ON BLIND KITCHEN. AND WE PUT OUT THOSE NEW EPISODES WEEKLY. THEY COME OUT ON WEDNESDAY, SO DON’T MISS THE ONE THAT JUST DROPPED YESTERDAY. DOWNLOAD VERY LOCAL FOR FREE ON YOUR ROKU AMAZON FIRE TV OR MOBILE DEVICE TO CHECK OUT THOSE ORIGINAL NEW SHOWS. YOU CAN ALSO STREAM WESH
Bungalower Editor in Chief Brendan O’Connor stars as guest judge on “Blind Kitchen Orlando”
The episode is streaming now on the Very Local app
Updated: 10:26 AM EDT Nov 2, 2023
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