Tag: MasterChef
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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…
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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…
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MasterChef: Rancheros and Huevos
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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!)…
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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,…
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MasterChef 3: Food Trucks and Tortellini
All throughout my season, we kept waiting for the food truck challenge. Food trucks were all the rage throughout the country last year, and we just KNEW we’d have a food truck challenge. But they saved it for this season. A few short years ago, most American’s wouldn’t be caught dead eating at a food…