Charles Barkley Critiques Masters Champions Dinner Menu with Candid Commentary

Former NBA legend and golf enthusiast Charles Barkley has stirred up conversation with his candid critique of this year's Masters Champions Dinner menu, designed by Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy's Sophisticated Selection

McIlroy crafted an elaborate menu featuring four appetizers including peach and ricotta flatbread, rock shrimp tempura, and bacon-wrapped dates. The main course offered a choice between Wagyu filet mignon or seared salmon, accompanied by traditional Irish champ and various sides. The meal concluded with sticky toffee pudding for dessert.

Barkley's Unfiltered Opinions

During "The Steam Room" show, Barkley didn't hold back his criticism. He dismissed the peach and ricotta flatbread as "too foo-foo," insisting that "you got to have meat on your flatbread." He was equally harsh on the bacon-wrapped dates, calling them "the only way you can mess up bacon."

His Alternative Menu

Barkley proposed a more straightforward approach: - Main course: Masters fried chicken ("some of the best fried chicken I've ever had") - Appetizers: Shrimp and crab cocktails - Sides: Caesar salad without anchovies and "some type of vegetarian stuff" - Dessert: Key lime pie, apple pie, and vanilla ice cream

Host Ernie Johnson's response to Barkley's commentary was simply: "I don't even know what to say."