My MasterChef Open Call Experience – New York 2012

May 27, 2015 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

Times Square billboard advertising MasterChef. Photograph by

Auditioning for a reality television series is not something I had ever dreamed of or planned on doing. But in November of 2012, I spent the day lined up with hundreds other hopefuls in New York City, wishing for just one thing…

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 2 Recap and Review: May 20 2015

May 22, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencapture from the May 20, 2015 episode of MasterChef, "The Battle Continues".

We’re back for the continuation of the season premiere, where the top forty home cooks in America (picked by FOX, at least) had to battle it out for their place in the top twenty. Each had to face off against another hopefully in a battle of signature dishes, based on their common theme or ingredient…

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 1 Recap and Review: May 20 2015

May 21, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screen capture from the May 19, 2015 premiere of MasterChef season 6.

This week we have a special 2-part premiere episode of MasterChef, so I’m going to divide this recap into two separate posts (part two to follow shortly). There are a lot of new hopeful home chefs to meet – and a new judge as well – so let’s not waste any more time on getting started, shall we?

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MasterChef US Season 5: Where Are They Now?

May 11, 2015 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

"Everyday Fancy" by Courtney Lapresi, the winner of MasterChef Season 5.

A new season of MasterChef US is set to begin in a few weeks (May 20, 2015 on the FOX network, to be exact), so it’s time for my annual round up of the previous season’s contestants: Where are they now? Who has gone back to his or her “day job”, and who has gone on to pursue a dream of working in the food and cooking industry?

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MasterChef US Season 3: Where Are They Now?

February 8, 2015 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

"Recipes from My Home Kitchen: Asian and American Comfort Food" by Christine Ha, winner of the third season of MasterChef US.

The third season of MasterChef US aired on FOX from June through September 2012. Now that several years have passed since that time, fans of the show might be wondering what happened to some of their favorite contestants from the series…

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MasterChef US Season 6: Will New Judge Christina Tosi Save or Sink the Show?

January 30, 2015 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

"Milk Bar Life: Recipes and Stories" is the upcoming cookbook by new MasterChef US judge Chrstina Tosi.

Back in November of last year, restauranteur Joe Bastianich announced that he would be leaving the MasterChef television series, with his last appearance in the third season of MasterChef Junior (currently airing on FOX). Since then there has been plenty of speculation as to who would replace him on the show…

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MasterChef Junior Season 2: November 25 2014 Episode 4 Recap and Review

November 29, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screen cap from the November 25 2014 episode of MasterChef Junior.

But now it’s time for the final eight competitors in MasterChef Junior to compete! Left at this point are Abby, Adaiah, Oona, Josh, Logan, Levi, Sean and Samuel. Abby says that getting this far on MasterChef Junior is better than eating all of the ice cream in the world…

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Masterchef Season 5 Finale Recap & Review: September 15 2014

September 16, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV, TELEVISION | By

Screencapture from the MasterChef finale on September 15, 2014.

Last week five became three as Christian and Cutter went home. Now it’s down to Leslie, Courtney and Elizabeth. It’s the semi-final so who will win the money, the book and the trophy this season on MasterChef?

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Masterchef Season 5 Episode 16 Recap & Review: September 8 2014

September 9, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencap from MasterChef, September 8 2014.

It’s a Mystery Box challenge but the ones on their counters are empty. The most important ingredient is under a huge box in front of them. Courtney sees a bunch of feet…and then…

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Masterchef Season 5 Episode 15 Recap & Review: September 1 2014

September 2, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencapture from the September 1 episode of MasterChef on FOX.

The final six contestants for this season’s MasterChef are brought to location on the Sunset Strip, to the (supposedly) legendary Sunset Marquis Hotel. Leslie feels like rock and roll royalty as this is supposedly where all the rock stars stay. They are led into the kitchen of the hotel’s restaurant, Cavatina…

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