D.fter the success of the first season, from tonight at 20.20 on Real Time come back Courtesies for guests Restaurantthe spin off of the famous Courtesies for guests. Once again, the conductors I am the chef, judge, entrepreneur, and face of the Warner Bros. Discovery networks, Roberto Valbuzzi and the PR and trendsetter Ursula Seelenbacher.
Courtesies for guests Restaurantstages and protagonists
For the program produced by Banijay Italia, the golden rule “you don’t change a winning couple” applies. Compared to the 20 episodes of the first season, the format remains unchanged. At the center of the new 10 episodes – what are they doing stop in Bologna, Florence and Milan – the challenge between the two protagonist couples. Each of them proposes your favorite restaurant to the opponent and the judges. To win, the one that will have obtained the most points.
Each episode opens with a short curtain between Valbuzzi and Seelenbacher, which serves as an introduction to both the participants and the host city. Before the competition begins, the conductors and judges go to the restaurants that are the protagonists of the challenge. Roberto goes into the kitchens, talks to the chef and the managertry to find some useful information to know the history and vision of the place. Ursula has the task of carefully observing the place. So, take a look at the structure. Furniture, fixtures, lights, interiors, exteriors, to then focus on mise en place in its entirety: tablecloth, centerpiece, cutlery, plates. The eye wants its part, the label has its weight and every little detail can influence the final judgment.
“Courtesy for restaurant guests”, Roberto Valbuzzi and Ursula Seelenlacher. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
The game mechanism
Once the inspection is complete, the six diners take a seat at the table. The couple under examination chooses one of the three courses that make up the meal and which will be consumed by all. The choice of second course and dessert, on the other hand, is free. Each diner can therefore decide what to order independently.
Between one course and another they are fundamental the judgments of all challengers. It moves the program, but above all it gives an idea of the possible strategies implemented by the opponents. At the end of the meal there is the open vote. Challengers assign a grade of 1 to 5 points for each course.
Then we move on to the vote for experience. They judge the meal in its entirety, including the place, the menu, the consistency between one and the other, and so on. The most feared judgment is that of Roberto Valbuzzi and Ursula Seelenbacherwhich, however, reveal only one of the votes they will assign.
The winner of Courtesies for guests Restaurant
The reason is simple: to create the expectation according to the proclamation of the winner. As already happens in the original format, also in every episode of Courtesies for guests – Restaurant the interventions of the protagonists are inserted. At more or less tactical criticism of the challengersoppose each other the advice, judgments and reflections of the judgeswhich misses nothing.
From the preparation of the dishes to the setting up of the room, everything is perfect. The episode ends with the proclamation of the winning couple and the best restaurant. Up for grabs, prizes for both. Courtesies for guests Restaurant it is an interesting alternative to the traditional Courtesies for guests.
THE strengths reside in the hypnotic capacity of the format in relation to the dishes served and the dynamics that are created at the table. Also, it shows some points of contact with two other cooking shows equally strong: Little big Italy in the open vote part e Alessandro Borghese – 4 restaurants in that of the inspection in the kitchen.
Who are Roberto Valbuzzi and Ursula Seelenbacher
To add further appeal, the conductors and judges. Roberto Valbuzzi is one of the most recognizable faces of the Warner Bros. Discovery networks. Its arrival dates back to 2018 with Courtesies for guests, where he had the opportunity to make himself known for his grace and professionalism. In addition, the curtains with colleagues Csaba Dalla Zorza and Diego Thomas they proved to be functional to the consolidation of the program.
Son of restaurateurs from Varese, his television debut dates back to 2011 on Gambero Rosso Channel with A kitchen for two: North VS South. After other experiences on thematic networks, he landed at the court of Antonella Clerici and it’s The cook’s test. From there to the consecration it was a short step.
Beyond Courtesies for guestswhere today he holds the role of judge together with Dalla Zorza and Luca Calvani, for Warner Bros. Discovery led A chef on the farmon Food Network, and was on the jury of A country on a dieton Nove. Ursula Seenlenbacheron the other hand, it is an Austrian PR naturalized Italian. Courtesies for guests Restaurant it is his first television experience.
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