In the first year the judges varied widely in their tastes and knowledge, and they constantly bickered. Then Jiao Tong made an even bigger mistake: He tried to resolve disputes by inviting the judges to return to certain restaurants and reassess them. But the restaurant staffs immediately figured out who they were and what they were doing.
然而，在首屆「決審會議」上，幾位美食家因口味認知歧見，彼此唇槍舌戰、火爆場面不斷；這不打緊，為求具體溝通，焦桐便邀大家一塊兒再去試吃評理，結果「樹大招風」，立刻被店家識破身分。