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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Win or Lose, Andrew Zappley is South Jersey’s MasterChef Junior Hero

February 25, 2015 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

West Deptford’s own Andrew Zappley.

While I haven’t been doing weekly recaps of MasterChef Junior Season 3 as I have in the past, I’ve still been avidly watching the series this season. In fact, I think this has been my favorite edition of MasterChef Junior overall as there was such a great bunch of kids this time around—including one young chef from my own area, Andrew Zappley of West Deptford, New Jersey…

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MasterChef Junior Season 2: December 2 2014 Episode 5 Recap and Review

December 3, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencap from the December 3 2014 episode of MasterChef Junior.

Logan thinks it’s amazing to be here at this point. Oona thinks she is underestimated because of her size. We should know by now that the contestants spotlighted early on in an episode are likely going to be in trouble and perhaps next on the chopping block, so does this mean…

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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 Junior Season 2: November 18 2014 Episode 3 Recap and Review

November 19, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencapture from the November 18 2014 episode of MasterChef Junior.

There are 10 young chefs left now in the MasterChef kitchen: Abby, Oona, Mitchell, Samuel, Sam, Logan, Sean, Adaiah, Josh and Levi. The competition is just going to get harder as it’s time for their next mystery box challenge. The

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MasterChef Junior Season 2: November 11 2014 Episode 2 Recap and Review

November 12, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencap from MasterChef Junior, November 11 2014 episode.

ast week we met the sixteen young contestants who would be computing in season two of MasterChef Junior, but four of them were sent home before the end of the night: Coco, Berry, Nasir and Isabella…

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MasterChef Junior Season 2: November 4 2014 Episode 1 Recap and Review

November 5, 2014 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

MasterChef Junior screencap

So here we are, back for a second season of MasterChef Junior! After my disappointment with season 5 of the “adult” version of MasterChef this year, I was really eager to get back to some fun kids cooking—less drama, more food, or so I hoped. We’ll see how the rest of the season plays out but already I’m a little concerned…

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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 14 Recap & Review: August 25 2014

August 26, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencap from the August 26, 2014 episode of MasterChef.

It looks like it’s going to be a crazy week on MasterChef this episode just from the opening preview. Courtney says the kitchen feels bigger since there are fewer people…good thing given that poofy skirt she’s wearing that looks like

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