Slim Huynh, Tracy Nailor and Jake Gandolfo have become the latest contestants to leave MasterChef. The trio were eliminated in last night's episode of the Fox competition, which saw the remaining nine chefs having to face another Mystery Box challenge and cater for a large wedding in a romance-themed instalment. This week's Mystery Box contained a Dungeness crab. Gordon, Joe and Graham decided that Lee had created the best dish and he was named the challenge winner. His prize was selecting the ingredient that all the chefs would have to use in the next round. He chose a passion fruit and was also named the winner of the second challenge. Gordon decided that every girl deserved to land in the bottom three, so he extended it to a bottom four this week. Slim was eventually sent home for her passion fruit fondue. "You stumbled on a junction where (more)...
- 9/2/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot have chosen the 14 hopefuls who will compete for the title of America's first-ever "MasterChef."
Throughout the season, the home cooks will undergo a series of high-pressure individual and team challenges from creating incredible gourmet dishes using mystery ingredients and identifying components in a complex dish to providing an all-American send-off meal for hundreds of U.S. Marines and catering a high-end wedding. The judges are looking for the contestant who possesses a refined palate as well as the right blend of skill, passion and creativity.
The competition heats up next when the "MasterChef" contestants enter the kitchen on a new night and time beginning Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox.
The contestants are:
Sheetal Bhagat
Age: 37
Occupation: Teacher
Hometown: Chicago, Il
Cooking inspiration: My mom had the biggest influence on me. Everything she made used fresh ingredients; there was nothing canned or processed.
Throughout the season, the home cooks will undergo a series of high-pressure individual and team challenges from creating incredible gourmet dishes using mystery ingredients and identifying components in a complex dish to providing an all-American send-off meal for hundreds of U.S. Marines and catering a high-end wedding. The judges are looking for the contestant who possesses a refined palate as well as the right blend of skill, passion and creativity.
The competition heats up next when the "MasterChef" contestants enter the kitchen on a new night and time beginning Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox.
The contestants are:
Sheetal Bhagat
Age: 37
Occupation: Teacher
Hometown: Chicago, Il
Cooking inspiration: My mom had the biggest influence on me. Everything she made used fresh ingredients; there was nothing canned or processed.
- 8/11/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"MasterChef" has 14 competitors, announced by Fox. The competition will be featured in a two-hour episode on a new night, Wednesday, August 18, on Fox After scouring the nation for the best amateur cooks in America, the judges of "Masterchef" have chosen the 14 hopefuls who will compete for the title. The Top 14 are Sheetal Bhagat, Tony Carbone, Jake Gandolfo, Sharone Hakman, Jenna Hamiter, Kim Dung .Slim. Huynh, Faruq Jenkins, Mike Kim, Lee Knaz, David Miller, Whitney Miller, Tracy Nailor, Avis White and Sheena Zadeh. The cooks will face individual and team challenges from creating gourmet dishes using mystery ingredients and identifying components in a complex dish to providing an all-American send-off meal for hundreds of U.S. Marines and...
- 8/11/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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