And season 4’s Tae-Ho has studied at the Culinary Institute of America. Season 5’s Shayne "The Train", the Texan with a big mullet and a bigger smile, is now a college student who works at a Vietnamese restaurant. Season 2’s Dara, notorious for her adorable bows that season, has packed up the cute accessories and earned a culinary degree. And judging by their bona fides, they all certainly make a case. This is the round "MasterChef" fans have really been waiting for - three former "MasterChef Junior" contestants, competing to see whether they have what it takes to play in the big leagues. June 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX "MasterChef" Back to Win Round 4: The kids are alright
MASTERCHEF: L-R: A contestant with Gordon Ramsay in the MASTERCHEF episode airing Wed. He and Bowen naturally advance to the competition. But it’s classic Stephen with all his signature intensity.
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WATCH FREE ON TUBI: Gordon Ramsay’s new series "Next Level Chef"ĭramatic? Maybe. We hear from contestants like cowboy Newton (whose hot sauce is a bit too hot for the judges cut to Aarón’s quivering lip), soft-spoken Bowen Li (whose filet potstickers receive rapturous praise), and season 6 firebrand Stephen, who gifts the judges "rabbit and donuts" and theatrically falls to his knees in relief when Joe tells him his dish is "psychedelic." This episode squeezes in one more round than the other audition showcases and pulls it off by zipping through this round at a lightning-fast pace. We’ll miss his energy.) "MasterChef" Back to Win Round 3: Speed round (Shoutout to Danny, though, one of the only contestants to work the crowd up as he cooks. And suddenly, he and Cate have two white aprons. Yeah, Aarón thinks the leeks don’t add anything, but Gordon backs up Joe’s rapturous response to the beef. WATCH FREE ON TUBI: Acclaimed food documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" Lucky for Michael, his filet mignon survives the dreaded MasterChef doneness test Joe actually murmurs "Oh wow" when he bites in, as authentic a response as you can find on the show.
Sarah fared a bit worse, though, as her balsamic glaze and green mole predictably clash. "Did it even need to be smoked?" Gordon asks, and by the look of the gorgeous sear on those mushrooms, the dish was delicious enough as-is. That doesn’t seem to matter though, as she gets some of the best critiques of the night. MASTERCHEF: L-R: Contestants with Aaron Sanchez in the MASTERCHEF episode airing Wed. The smoking gun gets a real workout this round, as three of the four contestants add smoky elements to their dishes Cate scrambles to get hers going, but she’s only got ten seconds left, so she gives up. Like Brandi in the last episode, Cate’s a country girl shooting for a smoked venison dish, while Sarah goes for a strange Mexitalian fusion in the form of a duck breast paired with a green pipián mole and balsamic honey glaze. Next up are two sets of contestants who competed in their respective seasons: season eight’s Cate (a hunter) and Daniel (a substitute teacher), as well as kitchen porter Michael and Army interrogator Sarah, both from season 10. "MasterChef" Back to Win Round 2: Two pairs of past-season pals Willie and Tommy get the aprons and move on to the main competition. That said, Joe did say that it "looks like a dish from outer space," so his plating has still come a long way. The critiques are fairly friendly, most dishes passing muster with one or two notes (Willie’s dish needed lime, Derrick didn’t cook out his cornstarch enough), but the real tragedy comes with Micah’s fritters, which are raw in the middle. WATCH FREE ON TUBI: "The French Chef with Julia Child" (Line of the night: Joe trying to take the quail’s wishbone from Tommy, who retorts, "You don’t get to touch my wishbone!") "I’m going to treat this quail like haute couture," he promises Gordon.
Meanwhile, Micah, whose narrative in season 10 largely revolved around his lack of confidence and familial support, comes back strong and assured this season with a gastropub-friendly yuzu ricotta fritter with blackberry gin sauce and chocolate sand(!).īut really, the food (and style) winner here is Tommy, the 59-year-old Vietnamese fashion designer turned food ambassador who shows up with a kickin’ yellow blouse and a quail-in-a-nest dish. MASTERCHEF: A contestant in MASTERCHEF airing Wed.