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Home cooks from all over the country have a shot to become the newest star in the culinary firmament. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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2 This season on MasterChef, there have been stunning highs and deep lows. And all of it was to get to this point... One final round with three competitors - a former beauty queen from Delaware, a stay-at-home dad from New England, and a restaurant server from Southern California. The quarter-mill is on the line, as is the title of MasterChef. Who will achieve cookery greatness? The finale starts with... the players coming full circle. MYSTERY BOX #8 As a reminder... Jennifer has won three Mystery Boxes. Adrien has two. Christian won the first. Inside the box.... We started with a chicken... We might as well end with one. One hour... another chicken. You will have full access to the pantry. Winner gets a huge advantage going into the final Elimination Test. - Christian Collins: Bacon-Wrapped
Chicken with French Onion Sauce The weakest chicken dish... Jennifer's. The winner of this Mystery Box... A
unanimous decision... ADRIEN! His advantage... in a moment. But first,
to the pantry. The choices... - Veal cuts As the advantage, Adrien will pick first; Christian second. Adrien will pick... the OCTOPUS. He's cooked it before, PLUS he doesn't want Christian to have it. Christian picks the veal. Jennifer is left with the mushrooms, which would be problematic if she didn't grow up outside Kennett Square, PA... the Mushroom Capital of America. There's ONE MORE THING. GUESS WHO'S BACK.... that's right, the 15 people you had to clobber in order to get to where you are. They will be your peanut gallery. This dish will decide who is going into the final and who's going to join the gallery. One dish... one hour... TWO spots in the final. And all they have are what they got from the pantry.... Relevant. Because halfway in, Christian forgets flour. Will anyone lend him that? Nope. So he's going to continue without it. And without the shanks, which have yet to cook through. Jennifer is switching gears from a pappardelle to a ravioli with egg yolk inside. The dishes that will either send you to the final... or doom you to being "so close yet so far". - Adrien: Pan-Seared Octopus with Saffron Rice and Watercress Salad. Incredibly beautiful on the plate... Disappointment: not the best rice. Octopus is perfect. - Christian: Veal Osso Buco with Vegetable Medley and Mashed Potatoes. Joe replates the dish for the rest of the judges. The cook on the veal is good and the mash is perfect, but it's a little rudimentary for semifinal caliber. - Jennifer: Mushroom and Egg Ravioli with Mushroom Ragout. After Gordon calls her one crazy (^_^), the dish really works, but it needs a couple of finishing-off points, like parmesan or seasoning. Pasta is a bit under, while the mushroom flavor is really on point. But overall, the judges have selected the correct final three... Who moves onto the final and who goes home? The winners of this Elimination Test... ADRIEN and JENNIFER! Sorry, Christian, but in this competition, close gets you third place and nothing else. THE FINAL CHALLENGE: Jennifer Behm vs. Adrien Nieto Joining the fallen in the gallery, the family and loved ones of the two finalists. Okay, say your goodbyes, we have to decide who wins this thing. You have two hours to make superlative appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The best will win $250,000. Good luck... and MAY THE BEST HOME COOK WIN! Jennifer's starting with a vegetable puree and scallops, tying into her entree of stuffed quail. Her dessert: poached pears and cider apples. It's an interesting menu with a classic restaurant flair. Adrien is going to counter with prawn taquitos, beer-braised short ribs with chocolate, and a chocolate/passion fruit/blood orange tart. Two contrasting menus... and it's so close right now. The winner will have the best menu overall - taste, conceptualization, originality, and presentation. Leave nothing on the table. Jennifer is using a quail that she's never cooked before. Adrien is using chilies in all of his dishes and chocolate in two. His cake... ends up falling flat. Meanwhile Jennifer is running around looking for tools. When you can't plan... Improvise. And the countdown to a winner begins in five... four... three... two... one... STOP! You've done as much as you can do in this competition, and you're better people for it. Now it's all about the judges. APPETIZERS ENTREES DESSERTS On the whole, both cooks raised the bar for future competitors... But there can only be ONE winner... ... the winner.... ... of the $250,000... ... and the title of America's next MasterChef... .... is.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... JENNIFER BEHM! And cue the Moet showers! Both cooks certainly deserved to be there, but in the end, Jennifer ekes out the win. Now the question... do YOU think you have what it takes to follow in her footsteps? Casting for season 3 is live at Fox.com or www.masterchefcasting.com. Click on and see if you have what it takes. In the meantime and between time... Thanks for reading, never stop cooking, you're going to eat three times a day, you might as well do it up right. To see this episode in its entirety OR to apply to be a contestant on season 3 of MasterChef, go to fox.com/masterchef. |
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