Tag: Gordon Ramsey
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MasterChef: And Then There Were 4
Well…that was weird. Up to this point, watching MasterChef was unusual because I had LIVED every moment they showed on camera. Now I’m just watching my friends on TV, and have no idea what to expect. It’s kinda weird. My first impression is…Christian seems different in this episode. And I am wondering if it’s just…
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A Post-Masterchef Perspective
I have just spent the past 5 hours reading a fraction of the 949 tweets, 549 emails, and 1752 Facebook messages that have been posted in the 300 minutes since MasterChef finished airing on the East Coast. (Update, as of 11pm August 10, about 24 hours after the show has ended, my email inbox has…
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MasterChef: Shepherds Pie and Venison Backstrap
Today will be the last mystery box of MasterChef. After today, the final 4 will be announced and will go head-to-head in the semi finals. I have not won a single mystery box in this entire competition. And when I analyze my competitors, this is what I think: Christian – Sure, he may be a…
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MasterChef: Michelin Stars and Massive Salmon
We’re dropped off at the Walt Disney concert hall, a Frank Ghery monstrosity in downtown Los Angeles, and we can barely look at it because its curvilinear aluminum panels are gleaming like a mirror in the midday sun. And my mind is flying from place to place…are we catering for the LA Philharmonic? Making green…
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MasterChef: Surf ‘n’ Turf and Childhood Faves
Fresh off a group win normally means that a member from the LOSING team gets eliminated, and the winning team is safe from taking that hit. However, due to exceptional soufflés created by Christian, Jennifer, Adrien, and Derrick last night, the judges couldn’t decide WHO to send home, and decided to send no one. So…
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MasterChef Top 9: Scallops and Pigs
I think, by now, we’ve established the fact that I hate mystery boxes. So you can imagine that I’m less than thrilled that it’s time for another one. We lift our boxes and I see 3 massive, gorgeous scallops, still in their shells. “Diver’s scallops,” announces Gordon. That means these scallops are each foraged, by…