Aug 12 2010
MasterChef: Week 3
This week in MasterChef, the show started with the 30 potential MasterChefs that made it through the first auditions and earned the right to wear the apron. These 30 were first given the challenge of chopping onions, after Chef Ramsay showed them all how to properly slice and dice an onion. Some of the onions were nice, thin, and consistent, while others clearly didn’t pay any attention, leaving almost whole onions in their bowls, which got them an on-the-spot elimination. The challenge went on for over ninety minutes and at the end, two were left – Hollie, and Faruq, the guy who made the Mac N’ Cheese during his audition and forgot to add salt. He did make it through, while Hollie was sent home.
After this challenge, the contestants weren’t done. They then had the challenge of making one dish, in half an hour, that starred, as Gordon Ramsay put it, “one single, stunning egg.” The egg was to be the star of the show and the dish had to be tasty. There were some winners, and some clear losers. And some had good dishes but were sent home because of things such as poor presentation. After this round, there were several of my favorites left, such as Faruq, but there were lots of people that I don’t like too, such as the guy who made Bouillabaisse during his audition. At the end, fourteen contestants were left.
The show was very good and showed a lot of promise. I was very happy that the auditions were over, as that got old pretty quickly. And, even though we did see the contestants participating in challenges for the first time, it’s not the last of the firsts we’ll see for the show. Next week we’re told that the cooks will enter the MasterChef kitchen for the first time, and it looks like they’re going to have to stand up to a lot of heat! I can’t wait to see who makes it through and what Gordon Ramsay has in store for them next!
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