Author: Ben Starr

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: Paula Deen 2.0 and Fancy foods (S4E22)

    For the second time this week, hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t…

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: Mini-Judges and Noodle Soup (S4E21)

    Once again, hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name…

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: WP-24 and Calamari (S4E20)

    Hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Michael…

  • Burning Man 2013: The Pilgrimage, part 2

    Day 3 of our pilgrimage to Burning Man, and since Ross hadn’t laid eyes on the Grand Canyon since he was a little kid, I decide it will be well worth the hour and a half drive from Flagstaff to show it to him the BenStarr way. I have to say that when it comes…

  • Burning Man 2013: The Pilgrimage, part 1

    It begins.  My annual pilgrimage to Burning Man.  I’ll explain more about Burning Man in a later blog, because right now, it’s about the journey there.  And boy, was I ready to be on the road.  The last month has been nothing but frantic preparation for Burning Man.  Way more than normal.  In the past…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: T-Bones and Live Birds (S4E19)

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog contains the IPA-soaked rants of a former MasterChef survivor who has practically no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.  It’s not fit to be read by anyone.) So we’re back up to 7 contestants, now that Bri is back.  And it’s time for a mystery box.  Krissi tells us,…