The theme this week is dessert. How can the eight remaining cooks screw this up? All you have to do is fill a spoon with frosting, toss on a few rainbow sprinkles, and you’re golden. The Team Challenge will be judged by pastry chef Christina Tosi, creator of Milk Bar’s Crack Pie, and the winning team will have her invaluable mentorship to the winning team. And since Nigella has precisely zero cooks left on her team, she’s going free range and wandering the kitchens. Continue reading
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Today’s challenge is a vegetarian challenge, which does not sit well with Team Bourdain. But he will solider on, broccoli and all. Continue reading
by Ludo’s kitchen dominates as Nigella and Marcus fizzle. But the important thing to note is that my imaginary boyfriend Anthony Bourdain is going to his happy place with this week’s challenge. Street food. Continue reading
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This episode is all about putting your life on a plate. The guest mentor is Edward Lee, and the winner of the Team Challenge will get receive help for the entire team during the next challenge. The losing team’s mentor must then decide which team member goes home. Continue reading
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It’s the second season of The Taste, and *gasp* they’ve replaced the weasley little guy with dreamy-eyed Marcus Samuelsson! For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, there are four “mentor” chefs who choose teams of cooks to compete against each other for…bragging rights? Money? Both? The mentors are: Continue reading
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We made it to the finale, and four cooks remain: Khristianne (Malarkey’s kitchen), Diane (Bourdain’s kitchen), Gregg (Ludo’s kitchen), and Sarah (pronounced Saaagggurglehhhaaa, from Ludo’s kitchen). Continue reading
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It’s the semi-finals! Three of the seven cooks are going home, and no more immunity. Continue reading
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Frédéric Morin and David McMillan, chefs at Montreal’s Joe Beef, will be our guest judges because this week, it’s all about meat. But not just any old cut of meat. The cooks are frying up the off cuts. Offal. Trotters, ears, eyeballs, balls, the yummy parts. Continue reading
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Do you like sandwiches? Of course you do, because you’re an American with a mouth and at least a few good teeth left. Well lucky for you, this week’s episode is all about the humble sandwich. Continue reading
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Last week, the cooks served up spoonfuls of comfort food. This week, it’s all about perfect pairings. Continue reading
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