I am a "MasterChef" survivor
7 years, 1 month ago

I am a "MasterChef" survivor

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If you take 300 people and push them to an extreme stress level, some of them will die under the pressure. Most contestants send a video, then go and prepare a "signature dish" in person at various tryouts around the country, at which point the "signature dish" is graded by subcontracted cooking school judges in secret. In the "MasterChef" contract, which a casting director later told me was essentially identical to those of most reality competition shows, they asked me to agree to be subjected to physical and mental distress, to agree to have my medical history used in any way that they wanted and to use it in perpetuity, to agree that my family would likely not be contacted in the case of an emergency. They asked me to agree to pay a 15 percent "management fee" to a company called One Potato Two Potato owned by... Gordon Ramsay. I knew that on top of the other egregious actions sustained by the "MasterChef" contestants, Gordon's management company was waiting to siphon off future earnings from winners.

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MasterChef: The Professionals viewers slam 'ill timed' remark from Marcus and Monica and question why it was left in after co-star Gregg Wallace was hit by sexual harassment claims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MasterChef: The Professionals viewers slam 'ill timed' remark from Marcus and Monica and question why it was left in after co-star Gregg Wallace was hit by sexual harassment claims

Daily Mail  

MasterChef: The Professionals viewers slam 'ill timed' remark from Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti amid ongoing sexual misconduct allegations concerning Gregg Wallace. When trying to contestants dishes, Marcus finished his portion, saying: 'I've eaten all of it' To which Monica replied: 'You've done a Gregg,' with Marcus repeating: 'I've done a Gregg' MasterChef: The Professionals viewers slam 'ill timed' remark …

First look: Reality star Charlotte Crosby joins Christine McGuinness and Eastenders actress Danielle Harold as Celebrity MasterChef 2024 lineup is revealed
9 months ago

First look: Reality star Charlotte Crosby joins Christine McGuinness and Eastenders actress Danielle Harold as Celebrity MasterChef 2024 lineup is revealed

Daily Mail  

Celebrity MasterChef is set to return to BBC One this summer with a dazzling line-up of stars from the worlds of screen and stage, sport and arts, all entering the race to lift the 2024 trophy. Announcement: Celebrity MasterChef is set to return to BBC One this summer with a dazzling line-up of stars from the worlds of screen and …

MasterChef star returns to the show and shares health update after chopping off he tip of her finger on the BBC cooking show
11 months ago

MasterChef star returns to the show and shares health update after chopping off he tip of her finger on the BBC cooking show

Daily Mail  

MasterChef contestant Charlotte has given a health update as she returned to the BBC cooking show on Thursday after a horror accident. MasterChef contestant Charlotte has given a health update as she returned to the BBC cooking show on Thursday after a horror accident The IT programmer, 42, from London left viewers feeling queasy after she suffered a gruesome knife …

MasterChef Australia viewers call out the contestants over alarming detail on the show: 'It's not a good look'
11 months ago

MasterChef Australia viewers call out the contestants over alarming detail on the show: 'It's not a good look'

Daily Mail  

MasterChef Australia viewers have once again expressed their concerns after noticing one glaring detail during the new Channel Ten season. 'Ok we're confirming the trend of food and workplace safety going downhill every year,' wrote one viewer on X. Pictured: MasterChef contestant Harry Butterfield Fans of the cooking competition took to social media this week to complain about how loose …

MasterChef Australia judge Jamie Oliver explodes at contestant over her 'raw' and 'undercooked' prawn dish - reducing her to tears
11 months ago

MasterChef Australia judge Jamie Oliver explodes at contestant over her 'raw' and 'undercooked' prawn dish - reducing her to tears

Daily Mail  

A female contestant was reduced to tears during Wednesday night's shocking episode of MasterChef Australia after guest judge Jamie Oliver brutally slammed her dish. A female contestant was reduced to tears during Wednesday night's shocking episode of MasterChef Australia after guest judge Jamie Oliver brutally slammed her dish A devastated Alex, who previously had admitted she had been a fan …

MasterChef Australia fans fume over service challenge detail: 'You can't serve that!'
11 months ago

MasterChef Australia fans fume over service challenge detail: 'You can't serve that!'

Daily Mail  

MasterChef Australia fans have slammed the stingy size of a dish in one of the competition's first challenges. Meanwhile, someone else made a joke out of the seemingly stingy portion size: 'Cost of living crisis - you get one scallop on MasterChef.' one X user wrote, despite MasterChef having been filmed before the latest season of I'm A Celebrity' It …

Masterchef 2024: Viewers complain about 'over the top' screaming and shouting in season premiere: 'Unpleasant to watch'
11 months ago

Masterchef 2024: Viewers complain about 'over the top' screaming and shouting in season premiere: 'Unpleasant to watch'

Daily Mail  

MasterChef Australia viewers have criticised the show's triumphant return to TV screens. Joining him on the judging panel was French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, Melbourne-based food critic Sofia Levin, and MasterChef season one runner-up Poh Ling Yeow, each greeted by a chorus of screaming and cheers from the eager contestants. MasterChef Australia made it's triumphant return to screens on Monday …

John Torode and Gregg Wallace address plans to QUIT MasterChef as the show celebrates 20th series
11 months, 3 weeks ago

John Torode and Gregg Wallace address plans to QUIT MasterChef as the show celebrates 20th series

Daily Mail  

John Torode and Gregg Wallace have addressed quitting MasterChef as the show celebrates its 20th series. John Torode and Gregg Wallace have addressed when they plan to QUIT MasterChef as the show celebrates its 20th series The duo have been hosting the show since it's 2005 relaunch, however it seems neither of them are ready to hang their judging boots …

Masterchef: The Professionals’ Cristina forced to pull out of competition after blender of ‘red hot’ sauce explodes in face
1 year, 5 months ago

Masterchef: The Professionals’ Cristina forced to pull out of competition after blender of ‘red hot’ sauce explodes in face

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chaos erupted on the set …

Meet the MasterChef The Professionals 2023 contestants: A sorbet expert and Mayfair Members' Club chef are among the talented cooks taking to the famous kitchen
1 year, 5 months ago

Meet the MasterChef The Professionals 2023 contestants: A sorbet expert and Mayfair Members' Club chef are among the talented cooks taking to the famous kitchen

Daily Mail  

MasterChef: The Professionals is returning - and with it a new batch of talented chefs. And Heat One will see the likes of a sorbet expert and Mayfair Members' Club chef battling it out to impress judges Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing as well as food critics. Meet the contestants: Cameron, Dara, Catrin and Himanshu will all take …

Celebrity MasterChef 2023: The final five are REVEALED as they prepare for their toughest challenge yet
1 year, 6 months ago

Celebrity MasterChef 2023: The final five are REVEALED as they prepare for their toughest challenge yet

Daily Mail  

It's been five weeks and now the Celebrity MasterChef 2023 final is looming. In it to win it: The final five for Celebrity MasterChef 20203 have been confirmed as Luca Bish, Amy Walsh, Wynne Evans, Jamelia and Max George Culinary champs: The 18th series of the hit BBC show has seen a number of famous faces battle it out to …

Young MasterChef judge on how the show will be ‘inspirational’ for young people
2 years, 2 months ago

Young MasterChef judge on how the show will be ‘inspirational’ for young people

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge of the new Young MasterChef has said she …

Axed MasterChef judge George Calombaris set to return to television
2 years, 11 months ago

Axed MasterChef judge George Calombaris set to return to television

Daily Mail  

George Calombaris has finally landed a new television gig. Back on: Former MasterChef judge George Calombaris has finally landed a new television gig Speaking to The Herald Sun, George, 43, revealed that the pair shot the pilot late last year. Show time: George has filmed a pilot alongside Sarah Todd who is also a MasterChef star, having competed on season …

The latest MasterChef: Back To Win editing fail revealed
4 years, 10 months ago

The latest MasterChef: Back To Win editing fail revealed

Daily Mail  

MasterChef Australia suffered a subtle editing fail on Wednesday night. Contestants were required to cook up a dish in 75 minutes using fruit and vegetables grown in a suburb's backyards, as well as one other ingredient from Coles However just before the judges announced Tracy Collins, Amina Elshafei and Emelia Jackson were the winners, a passerby threatened to upstage the …

MasterChef fans slam the show and switch off as contestants cook in front of roaring crowd
4 years, 10 months ago

MasterChef fans slam the show and switch off as contestants cook in front of roaring crowd

Daily Mail  

Monday's episode of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win saw the greatest off-site challenge in the show's history. Judge Andy Allen explained that the day's team challenge would see the chefs cook live in front of the howling audience. The contestants filed into a warehouse space to be greeted by a screaming and clapping crowd of fans Chef Poh Ling Yeow …

MasterChef's old judges share cooking tips on Instagram as ratings soar
4 years, 11 months ago

MasterChef's old judges share cooking tips on Instagram as ratings soar

Daily Mail  

The ratings for MasterChef Australia's twelfth season have been impressive so far, with viewers gushing over the three new judges, Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen. Sharing his tips: While in lockdown on Monday, Matt Preston demonstrated a cheap and easy Italian mussel dish to his 392,000 followers Recipes: He has also shared tutorials on how to make almond …

New MasterChef judge Melissa Leong admits she 'wasn't a die-hard fan' of the cooking show
4 years, 11 months ago

New MasterChef judge Melissa Leong admits she 'wasn't a die-hard fan' of the cooking show

Daily Mail  

New MasterChef judge Melissa Leong revealed she was not a fan of the high pressure reality cooking show. 'I wasn't a devotee': New MasterChef judge Melissa Leong has admitted she 'wasn't a die-hard fan' of the reality cooking show before she was cast 'But I wasn't hired to be a fan. Ready to judge: The food critic will be joined …

Matt Preston shares bittersweet MasterChef throw back photo
5 years, 3 months ago

Matt Preston shares bittersweet MasterChef throw back photo

Daily Mail  

It was announced in July MasterChef judges Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan would not return to the successful cooking show. Flashback Friday: Matt Preston paid homage to his MasterChef colleagues Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and host of the first season, Sarah Wilson, on Instagram 'It was 11 years ago that the four of us started out on an …

MasterChef's Matt Preston reveals the reality show was almost axed after season five
6 years, 3 months ago

MasterChef's Matt Preston reveals the reality show was almost axed after season five

Daily Mail  

MasterChef, entering its 11th season in 2019, was almost axed five years ago due to a decision to cast bad cooks, according to judge Matt Preston. 'Good cooking got overlooked in that season': Masterchef's Matt Preston reveals the reality show was almost axed in 2013 after it lost a 'third of its audience' due to unskilled contestants 'I think we …

Celebrity Masterchef: Jim Shelley reviews
6 years, 7 months ago

Celebrity Masterchef: Jim Shelley reviews

Daily Mail  

Nothing ever changes when it comes to Britain’s two great/terrible obsessions: fame and TV competitions involving cooking fancy food. I feel like some kind of gladiator who’s going in to fight on his own against some lions’ - Keith Allen on cooking a burger for Gregg Wallace BIGGEST ROCK STAR ‘At home I’d have drunk half a bottle of red …

MasterChef helped launch careers of more than 85 former contestants
6 years, 10 months ago

MasterChef helped launch careers of more than 85 former contestants

Daily Mail  

MasterChef has crowned nine victors over the past ten years, but it's not just the winners who have gone on to have successful careers in the food industry. As MasterChef's tenth season premiered on Monday night, here's a look back at the former contestants who found success after the show. Hayden went on to create his own YouTube food adventure …

MasterChef: The Professionals fans turn on judge Gregg Wallace
9 years, 3 months ago

MasterChef: The Professionals fans turn on judge Gregg Wallace

Daily Mail  

His gleeful gurning and love of a good pudding are well known amongst fans of the amateur and celebrity versions of the show. TV fans have called into question how greengrocer Gregg Wallace is qualified to judge acclaimed chefs on MasterChef: The Professionals The seamless efforts of the contenders - which involved cooking three dishes in three hours - was …

Meet the MasterChef 2013 finalists: Larkin, Natalie and Dale spill the beans on judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace
11 years, 10 months ago

Meet the MasterChef 2013 finalists: Larkin, Natalie and Dale spill the beans on judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spare a thought for this year's MasterChef judges: John Torode moans …

My MasterChef hell: Deborah Ross takes on cooking’s toughest
14 years, 8 months ago

My MasterChef hell: Deborah Ross takes on cooking’s toughest

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "You have to prepare one decent plate of food," says Gregg, "and it has …

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