MasterChef Season 5 Episode 1 Recap and Review: May 26, 2014
May 28, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
It’s that time again…MasterChef time! Season 5 has just begun, and once more I will be doing episode recaps so you can follow the action at home—and chime in with your thoughts and opinions on each episode…
Is MasterChef US Ageist?
April 23, 2014 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
MasterChef is a televised cooking competition series which is popular around the world, and in 2014 will be airing for its fifth season in the United States. The show bills itself as a competition to find “the best home cooks in America” through casting calls held around the country…
The Taste versus MasterChef: Comparing the two cooking competitions
January 30, 2014 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
I’ve been catching up on this season of ABC’s cooking-themed reality series The Taste, which began airing at the beginning of January 2014. I didn’t watch the first season—I guess because I missed when it was airing as I don’t
Bravo’s Top Chef: How I Would Fix It
December 18, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Has Top Chef Jumped the Shark? 5 things I’d change about the increasingly tired Bravo cooking competition I’ve been an on-again/off-again viewer of Bravo TV’s Top Chef since the beginning of the “reality” series, now some eleven seasons ago (not
Who will win “Restaurant Express”?
December 11, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Food Network’s Latest Robert Irvine Vehicle Heads To The Finale Restaurant Express is one of the newest “reality”/cooking competition shows on the Food Network this Fall 2013. The show is hosted by Robert Irvine, who has previously been featured on
MasterChef Junior: November 8 Episode Recap & Review
November 9, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Who will win the title of the first-ever MasterChef Junior? This is it – the finale of the first-ever MasterChef Junior! Of the original 24 young contestants we met in the very first episode, only two remain: Dara and Alexander.
MasterChef Junior: November 1 Episode Recap & Review
November 3, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
The final four battle it out in the semi-finals It’s been an amazing journey for the young contestants on the first ever MasterChef Junior US! Last week, the top six competed in a “restaurant takeover” challenge which ended up sending
MasterChef Junior: October 25 2013 Episode Recap & Review
October 26, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
It’s time for a restaurant takeover! We’re now down to the top six contestants on Junior MasterChef and left standing are Alexander, Dara, Gavin, Jack, Troy and Sarah. These six may be talented and good at performing under the pressure
MasterChef Junior: October 18 2013 Episode Recap & Review
October 21, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Who will make the final six? It’s not going to be a piece of cake… Apologies for the lateness of this recap – I was working a craft show all weekend, but did take notes on Friday night to now
MasterChef Junior: October 11 2013 Episode Recap & Review
October 12, 2013 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
The Top Ten compete in week three of MasterChef Junior Last week saw the end of the road for two young chefs in the MasterChef Junior competition: Tommy and Molly. That leaves ten young chefs still vying for the title,
