MasterChef US Season Three Episode #8 – June 26, 2012
June 27, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Tonight’s episode followed the classic Mystery Box/Elimination Challenge combination, as the remaining 13 contestants vied to keep their aprons for another week. This had to be one of the most annoying product-placement challenges ever on MasterChef – a box of $15 worth of ingredients from WalMart including a T-Bone steak…
MasterChef US Season Three Episode #7 – June 25, 2012
June 26, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
The teams must “Rise and Shine” to the challenge! This week’s team challenge sees the MasterChef contestants awoken at 3am and taken down to their hotel’s kitchen. It turns out their challenge will be for each team to prepare breakfast
MasterChef US Season Three Episode #6 – June 19, 2012
June 20, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
This episode’s Mystery Box challenge is a unique one for certain – offal! The contestants are presented with an assortment of meat and poultry organs from chicken livers to sweetbreads to cow’s tongue…
MasterChef US Season Three Episode #5 – June 18, 2012
June 19, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
With episode #5, it feels like MasterChef Season 3 is finally getting underway! We have our first team challenge, where the remaining 16 contestants find themselves at Camp Pendleton, CA. They are told that their challenge is to prepare a healthy, balanced meal for 201 U.S. Marines containing one protein, one starch and one vegetable…
MasterChef US Season Three Episode #4 – June 12, 2012
June 13, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
So, we finally have our Top 18 contestants for MasterChef – and now it’s time for their first “Mystery Box” challenge! The Mystery Box challenges are some of my favorites as they’re a bit like Chopped – only part of the challenge here is the ability to choose NOT to use certain ingredients…
MasterChef US Season Three Audition #3 – June 11, 2012
June 12, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
I have to say, it was a little difficult getting back into “audition” mindset for a third episode in a row, after nearly a full week’s break. At least we were spared the worst of the “stunt” auditions and mostly rushed through to meet a few contestants who at least seemed to have a real chance at potentially making it past our judging panel…
MasterChef US Season Three Audition #2 – June 5, 2012
June 6, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Episode Recap & Review by sockii And so the MasterChef tryouts continue in Los Angeles with another batch of hopeful contestants. First up is Felix, a spunky and cute waitress from Hollywood who shows up with traditional-looking Asian attire and
MasterChef US Season Three Audition #1 – June 4, 2012
June 5, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
The premiere episode of MasterChef Season 3 aired on June 4, 2012. In it we were introduced to our first round of hopeful MasterChefs, some potentially memorable, others not so much…
