Tag: Master Chef

  • MasterChef recap: Stacey gets robbed

    Please note that my blog is not endorsed or approved by MasterChef and they would prefer you didn’t read it.  This blog contains opinion only.  I have no inside information about the judging process, only assumptions and uneducated guesses… 6 contestants are left, and today they get a day off.  They don’t have to cook. …

  • 20 Essential Kitchen Skills

    One of my fans asked me an interesting question on Facebook yesterday.  “Ben, I’ve always considered myself a good cook, but in the past few years watching shows like Masterchef, I keep running across things that other chefs refer to as being necessary skills to “belong in the kitchen.” If you don’t know how to…

  • MasterChef Recap: Southern Queens and Sushi Teams

    We’re down to only 7.  And the mystery box on the stage is big enough to house an entire cow or side of beef.  And had the commercials not spoiled it, I’d have NO clue that it was a mere human standing inside.  I’m conflicted about the spoiling of the mystery box surprise…I’d have been…

  • MasterChef: Rancheros and Huevos

    Today’s blog is brought to you by WalMart, which can figure out how to sell a dozen organic eggs for $3, but not how to make a commercial with decent actors. (That’s a joke, my blog is not endorsed by Walmart, though the link above will lead you to a fascinating article that talks about…

  • MasterChef Recap: Urchins and Master-Baiting

    (This blog is not endorsed or approved by MasterChef and consists entirely of my own uneducated opinions.  I have no inside knowledge about how eliminations are made, or how judging takes place, for either last season or this season.  My opinions should not be treated as fact, or as any more valid than your own!)…

  • MasterChef: Bunnies and Pizza Stones

    (Please note that the following blog entry reflects my own opinions and is NOT endorsed or approved by MasterChef.  I have no inside knowledge of how eliminations are made or how food is judged, either for my season or the current one.  My opinions should not be treated as fact.) So we’re down to 11,…