July 20th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Giuseppe Morisco has been eliminated from Masterchef USA, after he cooked for Gordon Ramsay’s mother.
The hopeful chef lost out after he acted as leader of the red team for the evening, which saw the contestants whip up a meal for the judges parents – Joe Bastianich’s mum Lidia, Gordon Ramsay’s mum Helen, and Graham Elliot’s mum Kate.
The team leaders were given just two minutes chatting to the mums, after which they were supposed to have ascertained their likes and dislikes and take back some ideas to the rest of the hopefuls. The groups then had to cook a three course meal for the matriarchs.
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May 4th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Masterchef runner-up Tom Whitaker has admitted that he struggled throughout filming of the whole series, as behind the scenes his dad was dying from cancer.
The advertising agency worker lost out to Tim Anderson in the final cook-off and hid well the fact that he was putting on a brave face and actually feeling devastated about his father’s condition.
Tom’s dad Peter had pancreatic cancer and in the end, passed away just one day after the final was filmed.
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April 26th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Dragon’s Den, The Apprentice, Britain’s Got Talent, Masterchef, Take me out, TOWIE, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Dream School’ , X-Factor, Come Dine With me, Coach Trip, Dancing on Ice and more battle it out at this year’s prestigious 1st annual National Reality TV Awards.
National Reality TV Awards is set to become one of the biggest worldwide Television awards shows specifically targeting the different sub-genres that make up Reality TV. NRTA (National Reality TV Awards) will be launched in London, UK on the 6th of July 2011 whilst the official US version of the awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on the 1st of December 2011.
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April 26th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
The MasterChef finals are firing up as the three exceptional finalists face their penultimate challenge: cooking for some of the world’s greatest chefs.
The pressure is on as the amateurs arrive in the eating-out capital of the world, New York. With just 24 hours in the city they must prove they can cook with the best. Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace send them to three of New York’s finest restaurants: Gramercy Tavern, one of the city’s most popular, long-standing dining institutions run by executive chef Michael Anthony; Picholine, a two-starred establishment under chef patron and master of Mediterranean cuisine, Terrance Brennan; and wd-50, a cutting-edge restaurant on the Lower East Side run by maverick chef Wylie Dufresne. The three amateurs have to dig deep and show true grit if they are to survive lunch service and master dishes at this high level.
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April 13th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Only four exceptional amateur cooks remain in the culinary battle to become this year’s MasterChef. Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace ask the amateurs to overcome their greatest weakness – pastry – and set them three daunting challenges.
First off it’s a masterclass with the king of patisserie, Michel Roux, in the art of making one of the most challenging cakes of all time: the croquembouche, a perfect tower of choux pastry buns filled with crème patissiere and bound with spun sugar. Following the lesson, the four have just three hours to rise to the challenge and make their first ever croquembouche for Michel Roux to taste. Tension runs high in the MasterChef kitchen as the amateurs struggle with their choux, delicately build them up, and then, with bated breath, remove their mould to see the towers of their labour. Will they stand tall or fall flat for the maestro?
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March 2nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
A ‘Masterchef’ challenge descended into disarray recently, when a contestant slipped up and managed to slice off the top of his finger.
In scenes which will air on the BBC One cookery show tonight, professional cello player Kennedy Leitch was rushed to medics for emergency treatment after he accidentally chopped off part of the digit whilst peeling potatoes for his task.
The musician – who plays with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra – had the top of his middle finger glued back on by doctors who were called to the scene by concerned show bosses.
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March 11th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
The BBC have announced that when Masterchef returns next year it will be moving to BBC One.
The show kicked off in 1990 but was revamped in 2005 at which point its ratings began to rise. More than five million viewers saw Mat Follas win the last series, judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace, last month.
