1. Easy, lose Alex Guarnaschelli. Every reality show/competition does not need a b*thc/a**hole. Let's stop the trend. Have 3 judges who can dish compliments and criticisms equally. Also, she can dish it, but apparently she can't take it. I've heard things about her appearance on ICA where she (SPOILER) lost to Cat Cora.
2. Make Ted Allen a judge. He's a good judge, we've seen that on Top Chef and ICA. People are complaining that he doesn't do anything on Chopped and that he's robotic. Well make him host/judge. This show is short enough to allow him to do both.
3. Increase the entree section to 45 mins. I know 30 mins is sexy, but for good protein and varied cooking styles, it just seems like they need an extra 15 mins or so in this round. Keep Appetizers and Desserts at 30 mins.
4. Give them some of the ICA culinary toys. I'm not a chef, but I know ICA uses some cool toys for the chefs, right?. Don't they have something like an rapid chiller?
5. Increase the prize. $10k is good, but it's low relative to shows of its kind (and yes, I know it's per episode). If not a monetary increase, how about a sponsor tie-in with some free kitchenwares, etc. Just something to make it feel like a bigger deal.
6. Optional sweatbands for the contestants.
7. Not a change, but please keep Aaron Sanchez as a permanent judge. He's always positive, but not afraid to give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism (unlike Alex).
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