Masterchef Australia – Does Alice Think There Is A Jury Vote At The End?
Is the bromance between Andy and Ben one of the great reality TV romances? Like Boston Rob and Amber from Survivor or Matt and Jess from Big Brother? It was like a Bold and the Beautiful melodrama between them the whole episode, sharp words, objects thrown and pensive looks. Thankfully there was a happy ending for them both until next episode.
Though some of the soap opera drama has been spoiled by Woman’s Day who printed an article a week early about who was in the top five. The full story is in the Herald Sun (it has no spoilers in it), but one would guess Network TEN are totally pissed off, considering the ratings were really starting to climb with The Block finishing. Hopefully the major spoiler stuff up won’t effect them.
The big issue tonight was whether Alice would use her immunity pin. And it was clear she thought she was in Survivor and thought her winning the game depended on a jury voting for her at the end. She basically did not want to blind side anyone to put another person in the elimination challenge.
Her rationale was she wanted to show her students that you can still win without stepping on other people. She won the pin, she had the right to use it and it is part of the strategy of the game. This is not a negative thing. Mindy’s is the pin that shouldn’t be played considering two other cooks actually won it for her.
Tonight Ben, Alice and Wade were in the elimination pressure test.
The challenge was from, Grant King, chef of Gastro Park. The contestant who actually could identify what it was should have been safe. It was crispy-scaled snapper with textures of calamari, smoked potato puree and ink sauce. They had two hours and 45 minutes to replicate the dish.
A few quick comments about the cooking:
- Interesting they got the squid ink from a jar and not having to procure it from the squid itself.
- However they had to filet the snapper and it seem excessive that each had such a big fish to get just one serve. Alice butchered hers as well leaving a lot of flesh on the bones.
- The calamari crackling was like black tar, Wade’s first attempt at rolling it out did not work. They also had to use a bench saw to cut up the calamari. This dish would not have fit into Editor of Masterchef Magazine brief of being achievable to the home cook.
- George gave Ben a razz up and told him to work fast, he said if he was a chef in his kitchen he would be sticking a boot so far up their backside to get him moving. He conceded that he knew he could not do it to Ben. Does this mean he actually does it in his kitchen? With George’s Gordon Ramsay like demeanour and his opposition to penalty rates on public holidays he must be fabulous to work for.
- Wade tasted his smoky potato and then put the implement back in the bowl.
- Wade having it all under control until he realised he had forgotten to cook the calamari in the final minute of the challenge. He yelled out for a pan, and after getting a cold one, Alice told him she had a hot pan and he quickly chucked it on.
- Once the challenge finished he was so angry he walked away from Ben and Alice.
At judging Matt Preston thought Wade’s squid ink sauce was done well, and George liked all his “potato alaments”. However the fish was not done well.
Guest judge Grant did not like much about Alice’s dish at all. Everything was overcooked according to him. However George thought it was not a bad job, at this point Grant just looked agitated. Gary also got a snapper bone in his piece.
Ben’s dish looked the best and maybe his methodical process was worth it as Gary said he nailed the dish.
Ben was safe first, and Wade was eliminated.
How Wade made it to the top nine was always a mystery confirmed by the fact they were scratching around to find Wade’s best dishes. One was the Brussel Sprout Salad he made for Marco Pierre White, and the other was the Squid Ink Gnocchi dish in Italy which Alice did the most of the cooking for.
Wade had a big reunion with family and friends and I note he managed to get the beard shaved off before he arrived home.
He revealed he had been talked out of doing a chef’s apprenticeship when he was 17 years-old, and is now seeking an apprenticeship in Perth so he can get enough gain enough experience to open his own cafe.
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Good luck to Wade. I’ll be honest and say that I’ve gained much more respect for Alice. She could have played it, but it’s nice to know HOW she wants to play the game.
Regarding the spoilers, I’ve read them and I’ll still be watching. Would be nice to see if they’re true or not.
RR, thanks for the mammoth effort in recapping “The Shire” and tonight’s alimination after Woman’s Day shameful leaking. It is way too late to think about this episode right now. I hope you have time to interview Wade. Remember, ask him whether he is still rocking the eyebrows and beard combination. Looking very sexy when he was having his mini tantrum – all shaking head and everything. Oh God! I am tired and I wish someone never lent me that travesty of writing known as 50 Shades of Grey to read!
I just want to say: yay Ben. What luck George got on your case. Not going to be happy when Mindy uses her pin.
The most interesting part for me tonight was hearing Kylie say to Andy “ooh, lover’s spat?!” when Ben was still behind in the timing and Andy was annoyed at how he couldn’t give Ben any help or at least a hurry along. The Kylie/Ben story is apparently a threesome with her approval.
1. Poor Wade. I know you want to hold on to finals week, but you have to realize you’re not good enough to win, right? Right?
2. Aw Ben and his baby….nephew? Cousin? No matters. Ben + baby = cute. Ben + no job…less cute. But Ben must know he’s no going to win either, right? Aren’t they allowed internet at the house? Use all that free time to either practice cooking or shoot out some applications.
3. If they have the internet are they watching their own season online?
4. Alice and her kids are cute. She’s probably not gonna wanna use to the pin so as to set a good example for them. So…actually, Alice is cool. Yeah, she’s allright.
5. HA Passive Aggressive Mindy + Fake Kylie telling Beau to his face that they would totally slit his throat if it meant saving their own skin. Wow, MCA really doesn’t want either of their guaranteed possible winners to be likeable by the end of the show do they?
6. Not enough Andy/Beau tbh that was a cute little moment between them MCA, show me more of THEIR friendship too instead of milking Andy/Ben to the last thanks
7. Yeah, Alice >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mindy. I would have paid to see a reaction shot from M/K. Because I know they don’t want someone else with immunity up in there.
8. “You can win without stepping on other people.” Mindy: “What is this thing you call love?”
9. Matt and his dramatics lol….wtf are you a lit wannabe?
10. Yay they introduced someone and there’s no OTT-screaming! Just laughing from the Bottom 3 –t he kind of hysterical laughing you do when you’re literally creaming yourself
11. Yeah, but is it any scarier then George’s tryhard deconstructed Greek Salad?
12. “If this came to me in a restaurant I’d take a couple of minutes just to admire it.” Lol no Alice you’d send it the fuck away because it looks ridiculous.
13. Andy’s vote of confidence: “this pressure test is nearly impossible.”
14. Do you think Grant is kinda….hot?
15. So Gary is basically saying he thinks (hopes?) Ben’s gonna leave. Aw Ben
16. Done-skies? And yet mysteriously I still feel like Alice is more genuine than A/K/M. Maybe not J
17. Awkward: Mindy’s unfunny joke that only Kylie half-heartedly laughed at.
18. Kylie: “Wade is the master of pressure tests.” Backhanded compliment?
19. Actual funny joke delivered by Beau. YES Producers show more of that. REMEMBER Beau? And his funny-ness???
20. Ben is like a little old lady in almost every way except his physique.
21. Andy getting frustrated…. Hee.
22. Mindy’s fake laugh at Alice’s endearing but ultimately unfunny Snapper joke.
23. So anyone that had some hope that Andy was interested in Kylie can go cry into your silk pillows after watching this scene: Andy literally throws Kylie out of the way so he can inspect Alice’s cutting of the Snapper. Like – remember that scene in Twilight where Edward literally throws Bella into a piano to save her from his bloodthirsty cousin? How much mileage did Kylie get, like seriously I was afraid she’d topple over the railings. Glorious.
24. Everyone’s horrified at her butchering that snapper but no one’s helping her?
25. See guys Gary’s allright.
26. Oh, NOW Mindy’s helping. Might as well right because Gary came in and helped.
27. Andy: “I’ve never seen anything that bad.” Andy, my love, remember that burnt pork pineapple thing you burnt your hand cooking? I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES.
28. Tapioca = something out of ghosts busters. FINE DINING EVERYONE!
29. It’s definitely more than a science experiment than cooking. FINE DINING EVERYONE!
30. Wow Ben just slid his knife through that fish and it was so so smooth. (dirty)
31. BEAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTIFEW
32. I think it’s obvious at this point that Wade is going to lose because they keep harping on how ‘efficient’ he is while harping on how slow Ben is. Red Herring 101.
33. Mindy about Alice: “I love her.” I wonder.
34. Frustrated Andy…hot.
35. Lol Andy is literally having several aneurysms each second. SO CUTE. (jump over the balcony and ‘shake him up’ Andy).
36. Troll!George being an asshole to contestants while they’re stressing again. Can we have Gary back or did he go for a bathroom break?
37. BEN VS. ANDY? BEN SNAPS AT ANDY AND ANDY DROPS THE RECIPE AND WALKS AWAY ANGRY AND KYLIE: “LOVER’S TIFF” OMG
38. My world just exploded three times in that one moment.
39. Beau so awkward at Ben vs. Andy: is it at the fact that they’re fighting or is it because of the implied homoeroticism? Does he know something we don’t?
40. Ben is being such a child though wtf.
41. lol After George’s speech Ben buckles down to dial it up half a notch.
42. Audra: “Dude.”
43. Your potatoes are going to stick to the bottom of the pan if you just put the pan in the hot (?) oven while the oil is hot……
44. So this is the part of the narrative where Ben has a turn around for the better and Wade has a turn around for the worst. So it’s obvious Wade’s going home.
45. Kylie is super far away from Andy I’m thinking because she doesn’t want to get thrown over the balcony again.
46. Five second on the flesh side of the fish? Is that fish gonna get cooked?
47. Deep frying it? WHAT are they even making?
48. Ben’s crackers look good. Cuz, you know, he took his time and concentrated, like you’re supposed to when you’re cooking outside of a ridiculous reality tv show.
49. What is…Wade doing? Oh fuck.
50. Alice is so awesome giving him her hot pan to stick his fish in. (dirty)
51. Wade is fucked. What happened??????
52. Andy screaming for Ben. It’s Guy Love Between Twoooo Guuuuys. (Seriously I hope Andy is still open to having sex with women after this – or was he before?)
53. Wade hissy fit. It’s time for him to go.
54. I love how both Alice and Ben come for Wade and as soon as Wade starts shrieking Alice just does a B-line.
55. Wade’s first – is he gonna start crying?
56. Does the fact that it’s served quite a long time after cooking affect how good it is? Because it’s not like they serve it as soon as they plate up.
57. George pulls a Wascaly Wabbit while eating that black tapioca wafer stuff. So terrible.
58. Alice almost killed one of the judges
59. Ben haters to the left. His dish is awesome. He now can officially cook more than Mexican. Bandy is safe. For now.
60. “Scales standing up proud. What we wanted to see.” Oh lord.
61. Not too sad to see Wade leave. He came far, but he was sort of on borrowed time at this point. Glad he’s okay with it.
62. Tomorrow EVERYONE faces an Elimination? Maybe they’re just trying to get rid of Beau at this point.
63. Audra/Beau was actually cute
64. Yeah, yeah Andy is worried about Ben. PLEASE can we see more of his interactions with non-Ben contestants?
65. Just realized that Debra never got an epilogue…
Frustrated Andy was INDEED hot. I don’t know. But seeing him as really genuine and lovely then watching him almost bang his head angrily at the wall because of Ben was a huge turn on.
I wonder if Ben and Andy got it on in the Masterchef house that night.
And yeah Debra never got an epilogue. Shame.
And no one did the 3 cheers for Wade thingy. Maybe Mindy was pissed because she and Wade had a possible alliance. Mindy seems cunning. Hmm. She always starts the 3 cheers thing. MAYBE IT’S ALL A STRATEGY!
But seriously the thing worth watching for is for Andy and Ben. They need to give us more. But don’t want the show to milk their relationship.
One last observation: Mindy couldn’t even pretend to be happy about seeing Alice back in the house. Well, Alice probably had the worst dish to be honest.
Mindy’s “I love her” to Alice through gritted teeth as Alice was ‘wackily’ talking to her sliced calamari was a bit awkward.
Still Alice gets to be two things now, the one with the Dennis Taylor glasses gimmick and the good sportsman who doesn’t use her pin. Could use that to get a nice sponsorship deal/media gig.
It was kind of cute to see Gary just…utterly flustered with Alice’s inability to fillet the snapper, and finally residing to cross the bench and help her. “Means I’ve got to show everybody, doesn’t it?”
Ever since Amina left, Audra and Mindy have developed this new “thing” where they stand next to each other on the balcony, overlooking the contestants in elimination, and judge them for not doing things quickly or competently enough. Debra used to do that too. But by herself, of course. Has Mindy been in a “pressure test” yet?
Mindy was supporting Wade a lot in this challenge. I didn’t really buy the “she’s trying to eliminate the good cooks, and keep the bad ones in longer” conspiracy at first. But it kind of seems that way…
Andy frustrated with Ben’s working pace:
http://i.imgur.com/oOyaP.gif
And shoving Kylie aside:
http://i.imgur.com/b3aph.gif
How do these immunity pins work? What happens to the fourth person of three of the top four have pins?
Awesome recap RR and Fred!
“Bandy is safe. For now.” LOL Brilliant!
is he serious about that meal , it looked like a oil slick with dead fish washed up on the beach .
Awesome recap RR & Fred! Your notes always have me laughing. Andy reached new levels of cuteness this episode. Ben and Andy’s friendship/bromance may be my favourite relationship of MasterChef. That dish they cooked looked disgusting, everything except the fish looked like dog poo.
George definitely didn’t want Ben to lose! Wonder what he whispered in his ear during that man hug? In the end, Ben put up a really great dish and deserved to win.
Poor Andy, I was on the edge of my seat with him – what a lovely friendship they have, hope it continues outside the confines of the Masterchef house where there is no reality.
Pleeease, don’t let Mindy win! She didn’t win that pin, let’s hope she goes this week.
I thought Wade’s beard balanced out his eyebrows, but did notice that not only had he shaved it off sometime on the journey home, but his head also looked freshly shaved!
Go Andy!
DMC, I think I heard George say that tonight is their last opportunity to use a pin …
fred….35. Lol Andy is literally having several aneurysms each second. SO CUTE. (jump over the balcony and ‘shake him up’ Andy).
Not sure what you mean by this??? an aneurysm is merely a bubble or weakness in the artery wall- a burst aneurysm is a whole different matter- & I should know!
the rest- love your posts
kingfisher you just nailed it – a washed up oil spill with dead fish is exactly what that plate looked like.
The whole immunity pin concept is a farce, from how they win it to how they use it – don’t use it. Definitely needs to be a serious overhaul on that one Shine. Alice sees hers as some sort of medal of honour and achievement, yet how she won it was just as big a farce.
Thanks for the recap once again RR! and thanks to Fred for the detailed analysis, always a good read.
Wade has a nice smile, thankfully he shaved off his beard prior to coming home.
It was good that Ben was in the elimination challenge so that we could see more of Andy…. man he is so likeable!
The fashion of the day was winter colours (notice the browns?) except for Beau who didn’t get the meno but is getting some fashion tips from god knows who. Tiffany blue last night & yellow shirt the other night…
Those blobs of squid ink looked like tar randomly smeared on a dish. Is not appealing, I would rather eat offal. It would not be something I would order from a menu.
Alice coming back to the house jumping up and down with excitement & no one rushed to hug her. She’s a nice girl, I don’t have anything against her.
Whilst watching last night’s episode, I thought there were no cutaways of Wade talking about the pressure. There only seemed to me to be excerpts of him talking while cooking. Kept wondering if this was because he lost and was uncooperative when they went to shoot the cutaways…
@Dmc, I think they can use the immunity pins anytime this week (ie, they can’t use them in “finals week”). But in one way I don’t think it matters when they expire because Mindy and Kylie will definitely use them tonight! They won’t need to throw anyone under a bus to use them (they’ll just get excused from the challenge) so I’m sure they’ll feel justified in doing so. Alice might even use hers too!
Was just about to say before I saw JKo’s comment – the only excitement at the warriors return to the house last night came from one of the warriors – Alice. She really went hard to lift the joy level over her triumph. OTT!
i am not looking forward to the day when ben and andy actually do get split up. their tiff was the best drama this show has given the entire series. as for them still being friends, they have been spotted all around melbourne and sydney together these past couple of weeks. andy even posted a picture of them together on instagram, so i’d say their friendship is still strong.
I admire Alice more now for her silly move yesterday, she and the other 2 should use their pins tonight though. Also great gifs Jess!
DMC – the immunity pins can be used at the start of any elimination challenge. You trade one in so that you are safe. All pins become void during the final week and no one is safe.
To the person that asked why George can’t stick his boot that far up Ben’s bum – there are 3 reasons. a) Ben doesn’t work for him. b) MC doesn’t pander to foot-fetishes or c) Ben is too tall.
Huge respect for Alice.
I am hoping tonight all 3 use the pins just to get them out of the way and all on to a level playing field.
Bron, you can’t mention that Andy has an instagram and then NOT post a link to it. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US!
(aka: link please?)
Why such a huge fish needed to be filleted for two small portions of fish is not clear or was it a chance for one of the “judges” to show that he has the skills to fillet fish. The “judges” tried their best to relieve Alice of the immunity pin it is clear that they only want the two favourites to have their pins intact.
Love the gifs Jess
Hey CB-not MC related but I think this is close to your heart
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/private-sydney/ajay-rochester-piles-on-the-kilos-again-20120716-226pp.html
Does anyone want to share the nasty little spoilers?
What, this competition is a farce anyway, spoilers mean I don’t have to actually watch the damn thing.
I like Alice now though. I did think she showed some integrity. Wish Mindy, Audra and Kylie would vanish. Bleugh. So fake.
It was just like the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet with Ben and Andy, so cute! Can’t wait to see their bromance progress and how their Mexican restaurant goes.Thanks for the warning on the Woman’s Day Spoiler, how dare they do that! I will definitely not look at the magazine. The fish dish looked utterly unappealing to me, some of these chefs are up themselves ( this one was kind of nice though). As much as I like Alice now, I think she should have lost because of that bone in her dish, someone could have choked on that! Mindy was not happy to see her back, it was really obvious. These immunity pins should be stopped because if Mindy wins based on her pin then its just not fair, she didn’t deserve it.Audra said dude again, very annoying! Go Ben, Andy, Beau or Alice now!
No spoilers here please.
Anyone who wants to know what happens should just Google it. It’s easy enough to find online.
I think all 3 girls will use their pins and Beau will leave tonight.
Fred, spoilers are accepted here as long as they are well advertised. We then have the choice to read them or not.
Just started reading the comments from last night and had to stop myself when the final five were going to be announced. Why do some people feel the need to let us know who they are? Thanks, but no thanks, I don’t want to know and even if its headed up SPOILER SPOILER, we still see it and someone is bound to comment on it so we can’t really read the rest of the comments here now! Thanks Womans Day, I buy New Idea anyway!
Watching Ben work, I kept thinking of ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ and we all know who won that race.
Kudos to Alice, not an easy thing to do, a good life lesson for ‘her kids.’ What is the fascination with squid ink, those potatoes looked dreadful.
Despite Googling for the better part of 10 minutes, I can’t find the spoilers online. Could someone please direct me to said spoilers? e.g. name of blog or search terms or link?
http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/user/7974179/grid – andy’s
kylie has one too, she’s in andy’s friends
reality ranter, click on the last masterchef recap that was posted here, it’s in the comment section.
with that being said, i am very pleased with the final five.
Bron, do you have to have an account into order to see the link? Cuz all I’m getting is the login. And I went to the instagram website and there’s no place to register. you have to install it.
CB – I went out to buy the latest copy of WD (yup, to read the MC goss & scandal lol) and found a picture of Ajay that will definitely help you with your daydream today. No JRuth’s gold lame bikini but it is as good as that if not better:
http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii625/bettyenty/e659efcb.jpg
Fred, it’s not letting me post the other link, but if you type in: andy44 instagram in google, there should be a link that says “ink361″, click on that.
Maz, EH
Thanks for the update on that voluptuous jumping castle of horn-inducing womanly delights, Ajay.
Maz, just reading the following in the article got my heart racing –
“Rochester’s hulking frame spilling out of a tiny pink bikini” – *pant*… “hulking”…*such a seductive term*….mmmmmmm
But the pièce de résistance was provided by you, EH, gold lame, gold leaf or not.
Why is my desk levitating?
ajay is completely delusional, i honestly just feel sorry for her at this point. her blog just reeks of desperation.
does anyone know if the current contestants have twitter accounts or is it banned?
I posted the spoiler, so shoot me. $hoot the messenger.
I checked with RR to see if it was okay and flagged it with appropriate warnings. I realise that Georgie may have been unhappy about it but recognise her ability to deal with adversity on this blog.
You should be more annoyed with Woman’s Day charging $4.00 for such a load of $***.
Thanks to Ten and Woman’s Day.
q, they’re not allowed to have any social media sites i believe. once they’re eliminated from the show, they can start up accounts. andy has mentioned they made him delete his facebook once he made top 24.
This one here? http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/6266680cce7011e19f3f22000a1c00f7_6.jpg
yeah, that’s the one.
bdd, Jon Lord dead – http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/deep-purple-cofounder-jon-lord-dead-at-71-20120717-226yo.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTkKD8BNZgo
Cool gif Jess. Keep them coming. More Andy the better!
Thanks Boner, I knew he’d been ill for some time and was trying alternative therapies as last resort.
The beautiful,streaming sound of a Hammond Organ through a distorted Marshall guitar amp.
Could do a great Tommy Cooper impression, too .
I’m very sad to hear this .RIP.
I’m putting on my CD of Deep Purple In Rock out of respect.
I don’t know what’s worse: the fact that you get printed on the news.com website without being edited, or that such shocking writing can actually get a run on the news.com website. Grammar: bad. Sentence construction: poor. God help journalism.
Re spoiler, BDD had granted the permission from RR before posting the spoiler. I always thought it is allowed here as long as spoiler warning is well advertised. Agreed with PollyB, we have the choice to read it or not. RR used to have a separate spoiler post back in S2.
If you don’t want any spoiler, do not check your EPG or TV guide for Thursday episode, there is another ‘potential’ spoiler there.
Didn’t know he did Tommy Cooper impersonations, bdd.
The other great man at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJTTkpq50g&feature=related
#50…I’d say you were giving your colon a real hiding there, Spellcheck.
You don’t actually excel at sentence construction yourself ,sweetheart.
Re: Spoiler it is in the Woman’s Day so anyone going to the supermarket can see it.
But if you post spoilers put Spoiler up so people know to skip reading.
By the way EH the spoiler thread on Season 2 ended – a lot of stuff was wrong at times, also a lot was right. But spoilers should be taken with a grain of salt. Well maybe not the Woman’s Day one.
That dish was stupid and illustrates my mantra that just because things can be done, doesn’t mean they should be. Scales? They looked like fingernails from a corpse.
Andy has got it sooo bad …. and to think everyone was speculating about Andrew! Forget him gals – those two bookends are inseparable, except maybe with a crowbar.
How clever is Alice? Knowing she can’t win, she refuses to use her pin, ostensibly to set an example for the kiddies. Now everyone thinks she’s simply wonderful. Simply crafty, I suggest. This supreme sacrifice will guarantee her jobs in the media – quirky little insights, solemn humility and endearing mannerisms shall grace your screens very soon.
Wow, everyone is just devastated Wade has gone. Self-sabotage seems to be his strong point. I grew to really like him over time, but that weird bone move and then the rage-o reaction, shunning kind Alice’s comfort, after the calamari incident…
re the spoilers: thank god I didn’t read them. There is small enough tension in this last stretch, and if my worst hopes are confirmed, as they probably will be, with all my least liked contestants sailing smugly into Wednesday’s finals, at least there will be a few fond moments imagining an alternative outcome before then.
Woman’s Day are not so stupid they just ‘made a mistake’. What’s their game?
Spellcheck – I am not a journalist and I have never pretended to be. There is an interesting article on The Punch today talking about this very issue. There is room for both. Are you in the media?
The Woman’s Day spoiler will be fair dinkum because Ten honchos are already in damage control saying people will still watch to be titillated by when and how the doomed amatas are culled.
Yeah, right.
Alice could have set a better example to her children and never gone on the cheese machine that is Ma$terchef.
“Boys and girls, who can spell “apprenticeship” for me?”
That photo of Ajay #38 is surely photoshopped or taken with a warped lens – it/she doesnt look real.
For the love of Andy:
http://www-static3.sportingpulse.com/pics/00/01/12/11/1121134_1_O.jpg
planb has correctly observed how shattered everyone is over the culling of Eyebrowz.
We’ll never see Wade stressing out about who his father is, either. The old man looked like he’s got eyebrows to die for (if you’re a muppet) , too.
Reality Raver – yes, I am. Good on you for “having a go”, but perhaps you could proof your work before printing it?
I don’t see what the big deal is Spellcheck. I like this blog and these recaps, which is why I showed up. If you don’t, then feel free to find another one. (aka: GTFO).
Get over it Spellcheck – this is a forum for comments – not bloody English class!
Flicked over to TAR half way through MChef – that meal looked horrible – I loved that none of contestaants even knew what it was when he lifted the cloche!
Not the best pic of Andy littlepetal. His smile looks a bit forced and fake. But still rocking that sexy five-oclock shadow
You’re not in Kansas anymore, $pellchuck.
Spellcheck: Pot. Kettle. Black.
You’re “in the media”, but peeling potatoes behind the canteen at Ch9 doesn’t count, $pellcheck.
I get you, Spellcheck, being a bit of a grammar/spelling nazi myself, but here, it’s pretty casual, and there’s no need to be pedantic.
Yes, Sioux Denim, this is a place for comments – well, that was Spellcheck’s comment. Everything else has been discussed on this forum: obscure Malaysian tribes, old rock bands, gold bikinis …. and occasionally MC.
So what? All part of the mix.
Bones on front cover looks delicious:
http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii625/bettyenty/5d823284.jpg
Delicious is still my favourite food mag. Love them even more for not afraid to put the bones out there.
Lulu: Obscure Malaysian tribes? What is it that I missed?
I think Spellcheck is referring to the piece RR has written for news.com, not this blog:
http://news.com.au/entertainment/television/the-shire-puts-on-a-sobering-show/comments-e6frfmyi-1226427265715
Oh, poor AJ (and poor CB too…). Now I’m extra glad I didn’t let her borrow MY bikini!
I wonder if the reason that Alice said she would stop and look so long at a dish like that in a restaurant, would be because she was trying to work out what the hell it was!
We even have a foreign language section. (That was fun, but never to be repeated!)
By the way everyone thanks for the great comments a bit sad it is going to end next week. But then there is always Masterchef All Stars.
EH, very nice cover. Apart from showing that chops can look mouthwatering on a mag cover, this should be sent to the National Archive as a visual record to cover Matt P’s Severus Snape period.
Jruth, I’ve always wanted to run the bulls, so would be happy to face a charging Ajay leaping and throwing her legs around me Audra-style.
“Si può dire che ancora una volta, Dunbi.”
* You can say that again, Dunbi.
I haven’t made a commitment to All Stars, yet ~ even though my 32 ” digital screen should fit Julie Goodwin in now.
Think you’ve got Pamplona and Plumplona confused , Boner.
BDD-Don’t tempt me !!!!!!
bdd, both are about Death and Sex aren’t they?
From now till the final, this blog will be hot hot hot. With the TDF still on, I can’t keep up !!!
RR – 谢谢妳 (Thank you) for a great blog for us to talk & muck around.
You thought Ma$terchef was tacky, now it’s the TDF.
Speaking of which (well, the death bit anyway), only 16 days to go before we get to see the greatest ever US President, ol’ Abe, kick some vampire butt – http://media.smh.com.au/entertainment/trailers/how-to-be-a-vampire-hunter–exclusive-clip-3462306.html
I’m looking forward to other US Presidents getting similar treatment:-
Teddy Roosevelt: Zombie Killer
Ronald Reagan: Droid Smasher
Bill Clinton: Cougar Tamer
Just got back from shopping, was very tempted to look in a copy of Woman’s Day but didn’t thanks to the warnings here thank goodness . I would still like to be surprised with the final five if possible.PLANb, I agree, Woman’s Day have a lot to answer for, they had no reason to do that except to be spiteful, hope they’re happy!
They’re more like the Febrile Five than Final Five this year..
how dare spellcheck insult our REALITYRAVER , we all read and have fun no one cares how it is spelled or typed . she is up for hours on end typing frantically giving us the low down on shows .who cares if she makes a mistake , we love her views and again we all have a good laugh and a good bitch . so you leave all our errors alone that’s how we operate .
http://ink361.com/#/photos/144402489658135205_7974179
I wanna love Andy but…
“two in the pink one on the chink?”
Andy didn’t say it but he didn’t exactly correct the guy who did.
(chink = racist slur for Asians)
Damn it. This is why I try not to get so invested with ppl that I start to follow them on social media to see what they’re really like.
@ Kingfisher ‘That’s how we operate’ – too funny! I scan things very quickly so to be honest, I don’t always pick up on typos. You have to remember Spellcheck that RR is typing these recaps very quickly. I personally find it hard to proofread my own work.
I think you do bring up a valid point Spellcheck but you should email your complaints through to the media outlets. Unfortunately some people think that subeditors are not needed.
Great recap as per usual RR. I get more enjoyment reading this blog than watching the show!
Yes , I’ve got a pretty good idea who the famous five will be but still, its more interesting not to know for sure. Maybe Woman’s Day would like to tell us now who the winner of The X Factor or Big Brother will be this year? No need to watch anything anymore, great work!
In our local paper there are always spelling mistakes and they are supposed to be written by Journos and proof read so it still happens ( my daughter is a journalist and I know how hard she works and long hours, its not that easy )
You want spelling mistakes? Pop on over to Foxtel news, 601, multi-channel. Diabolical!
I guess some people are pretty perfekt (sic) Spellchek (sic) Umm, what else can I write to annoj yuo?
I agree, hat’s off to RR writing these blogs sometimes late into the night for our enjoyment and many topics discussed that we play with and move on, besides her very busy life and young children
I was flicking thru WD at about 5ish when I saw AJ and immediately chuckled thinking of you CB, then saw the ‘article’ but didn’t mind to know as often I’ll read the end of a book to find out who did what or ended up with whom. Looking forward to tonight’s challenge.
Oh Ajay, my petite petal, what hast become of you?
RR, have to agree with you that “Bandy” is the great showmance of this year’s Reality TV shows (thus far). The tortured looks on the balcony, as Bomeo fussed around whilst poor helpless Andiet could only look on helplessly, should honestly have its own spin off show. The nervous tension in Andy before Ben came back into the MC prison – seriously you could cut the unresolved sexual tension with a butter knife.
Too busy typing like mad with Survivor recaps so unfortunately I can’t do a ditty about the Bandy showmance. But to those who have seen Rock of Ages (either the film or the musical), you would especially love the following musical clip. Pretty much sums up the showmance that we have all witnessed unfold these past three months. With thanks to the hilarious Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxU_9CHYBw
FFS Ajay will ya lay of them Orange Mocha Frappuccinos and show some self control! You’re ruining our imaginary sex life, you know.
More Andy shots
http://www.theherald.com.au/multimedia/42955/608465/maitland-basketballer-andy-allen-on-masterchef.aspx?Start=0&page=1
I want to know what Kylie meant when she said Lovers Tiff??
Also that dish was gross. Who would eat it?
Reading Wade’s interview. Interestingly he didn’t say he wants his good mate Mindy to win. Instead he picked Andy, Ben, Beau & Kylie.
http://www.popsugar.com.au/MasterChef-2012-Elimination-Interview-Wade-Drummond-Strategy-Group-Challenges-Eyebrows-24020581
I’d love to eat it Alicia. The combination of the melt-in-your-mouth fish flesh, the crunchy skin and crunchy tapioca, the chewy squid would be amazing. It’d be a party in your mouth. I would not like to cook it however.
I think Ben and Andy’s bromance is well recognised in the house, so I’m sure Kylie was just commenting on the fact that they’d never disagreed before. I don’t think she was suggesting that they are actually lovers or even gay.
I’ve read that Beige Ben is keen to rekindle that lost romance he was in prior to Ma$terchef~ not the one with Nanna ,by the way.
EH, Wade was picking Mindy in his interview with the Courier Mail. But he did mention that Andy had a bit of “finals buzz” and he said he was also cheering for Kylie. I know a while back I was throwing out the Kylie and Wade showmance rumours for the hell of it. So disappointed that after four seasons, no one else has followed the Season 1 Julia and Chris hook-up. After being imprisoned for 6 months, I was hoping for further romantic dalliances to emerge.
Just want to thank everyone for their contributions. I’ve been o/s and having RRs blog everyday was just fab. And BDD — you made me laugh out loud in the silent area of an American library quite a few times. I’ve watched some episodes since returning but somehow the recaps and comments here are more entertaining.
How dull was the Italian trip? Was this because it was set mainly in a rural setting and the tranquility sent us to sleep?
I’ll stop lurking and start contributing for the finals — should be a hoot.
Thanks JStar. George picked Amina, Audra, Andy & Beau as stand out contestants. He must have known something about Beau that we don’t know or the camera didn’t show us.
http://www.popsugar.com.au/George-Calombaris-Interview-Good-Food-Wine-Show-MasterChef-2012-Being-Dad-23438423
I am getting MCA fatigue and didn’t watch last night.
Will try to see it through tonight now that my other hobby of daydreaming about Ajay seems to have taken a definite turn for the worst.
Even with my incredibly low standards, there’s still a tipping point.
(BTW, this does not apply in the least to Mrs Boner, who’s an absolute cracker of babe. In fact she’s Brynne to my Dr Geoffrey.)
CB, if you have a Brynne in your life, why are you even day tripping about AJ, I think we have to find you a new fantasy babe
I was rushing out the door before. I just wanted to add from my post at #87 that I didn’t mean that Spellcheck’s post about RR was valid but more so about the lack of subediting in general.
Interesting article EH but remember, this is George, yeah? Somebody who doesn’t eat curries or chillies, yeah? Standout dishes in the past included Julie’s infamous Puddle Pie? Seriously – WTF? He does go on to say that he feels that him still cooking legitimises his role as a judge on the show. Then why the hell did we get that MC Magazine editress guest judging last Sunday? Grr! Unqualified and biased dope she was. At least Donna Hay cooks – (Season 1 guest judge for the cookbook challenge during Finals Week).
I think George picking Beau sounds to me like his annual promise to all the females out there that this season, yeah, they definitely have hot guys to look at, yeah? So tune in, yeah? So many promises over the years and somehow we got Alex and his missing lobes put in last year as one of the “hot guys.”
Thanks to those that have contributed the Andy pics links, I have added them to my pinterest eye candy folder for those that are interested http://pinterest.com/kolo_ko/eye-candy/
CB Please don’t tell us you look like the Doc. Maybe you have his money?
JKo – No Ryan Gosling
Dear Woman’s Day
A sincere fuck you… now we know who is going home tonight, and that’ll leave no surprise as who is going home in 2 days time as well. Probably not too much loss given how crap MC has been this year… At least the challenge today is interesting even though we know the result
Once again, I can only say fuck you
Best wishes
Dr T
*Checked for spelling, but not grammar*
Please someone let me know who the top five is … Announce spolier or something – I really wanna know! I neeeed Andy and Ben to be in it together; their bromance is way too cute . Someone lemme know!
bdd #43 – no worries. The alerts were BIG and PROMINANT enough and I could have stopped reading if I wasn’t such a curious cat.
Spoiler alert on the previous MC thread.
re Bron’s post 44…..just wondering- I wouldn’t have thought MC/Ch10 would make anyone delete their facebook a/c???? maybe not allowed on it for the duration but delete it?? do they also make them delete their emails accounts/hotmail accounts???? seems a tad overkill and very invasive to me…
I’m watching MCA now and in the first 10mins I’ve had enough of Mindy and Audra already and Mindy isnt even in the cook off but we’ve had what seems to be a running inane commentary from her about everything and everyone. Shine, turning the camera to some of the quiet people now and then would relieve the general malaise one feels when watching this craptacular show and your pinups (Mindy and Audra).
Spellcheck Schmellcheck! Congrats on getting to write a news.com.au article RR!
sue: i’m assuming they wouldn’t make them delete their e-mails, however, contestants over the years have deleted/hidden their facebooks. not 100% sure as to why they’re made to do that, but that’s what the ‘rule’ is. andy has specified on his instagram that he had to delete his facebook before he went into the masterchef house. once they’ve left the house, i presume they’re permitted to reactive/open up their facebook and get a twitter.
How do the producers contain leaks? If I’ve heard on the “friend of a friend” basis who the final two contestants are (see previous thread for spoiler), then it’s fair to assume that info is fairly well disseminated.
Reality Rantings – I think it is wrong – as there is three going into the final this year…..
Just watching episode now hasn’t Ben cooked Chinese cuisine. He said Ben says ” if I can impress Kylie Kwong in a cuisine I am not familiar with…” It is top 8!
Shine is smarter this time. No group shot in the promo for team challenge tomorrow. Can only conclude they are split into 3 teams: green, blue & red.
“I have never cooked crab before” – Beau (top 8 yeah?)
Another entry for the “I’ve never…” list
I’ve never cooked crab – Beau
Great minds think alike Morgan! We posted at the same time
Kylie is in a blue team but didn’t see any of the other contestants.
We spotted 5:
Green – Julia, Alice
Red – Mindy
Blue – Kylie, Andy (based on a pair of tattooless hairy arms)
No sighting of Ben & Audra.
Ok thanks EH, but can’t be three teams unless one team has three contestants.
Are we waiting for one of the three finalists to (finally) admit:
“I’ve never cooked. Full stop”
Despite how absurd some of the cooking seemed, I have had that dish at Gastro Park and it was pretty good. Unfortunately, out of the 8 dishes I tried there it was probably the least exciting in terms of taste so every time I watched the judges comment on the dish, it’s flavours etc etc. i was like WHY????
Was Julia’s chicken really cooked through? Really?
Really?
Kugelhopf – I am guessing one will be spared by winning the mini dessert challenge and the rest of 6 worked in pairs. 2 losing teams will go into eliminations on Thursday.
Yes that makes sense EH — thanks.
I also think the same EH. Someone don’t have to do the team challenge.
Recap won’t be up until morning. Should be up by 8am
So who do we think will win the mini dessert challenge… Julia?
Goodbye wife beater.
Dr, read comment #123.
well Dr T, according to EH @123 it is either Audra or Ben as neither was seen in the promos for the team challenge.
I just ship Ben and Andy so much. They are soulmaaaaates, I’m telling you! I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re dating.
In regards to the whole Women’s Day top 5 leaked, doesn’t that magazine work for channel 9? #Suspicious #Sabotage?
@EH- I spotted a tattooed arm drawing a sketch so if you’re correct that there is a mini-dessert challenge at the beginning (and the winner gets a free pass to finals week), then I’ll say it is Audra.
@kugelhopf – yes that chicken was cooked through. Really. Julia did a great job with limited time.
JStar, cool! Puzzle solved. It is mentioned in the synopsis that there is a mini challenge to create a French inspired dessert.
Green team – Alice & Julia
Red team – Mindy & Ben
Blue team – Kylie & Andy
you may be right Jstar, but you’d never know reading the MCA facebook page.
Kugelhopf, I’ve only poached chicken in a similar manner that Julia did tonight a few times and that definitely looked cooked to me – (although I have eaten it plenty of times). I’m going to defer to my Lah Brains Trust to see what they think.
EH, littlepetal, Jess, Socs – I’m assuming all of you have poached chicken before in stock before like Hainanese chicken. Did that chicken look cooked to you? I thought I had a good look at it because the camera did stay on the dish for awhile – (unlike Tregan’s quail during that poultry elimination challenge).
I didn’t take note of the chicken as I know they will rig it no matter how it is done. Will check it tomorrow. But need to take note that Asian especially Chinese tends to poach their chicken a little under.
JStar, are you M-lah or S-lah?
Dr T @108, I wouldn’t have put it like that but I totally agree with you, they had no right to do what they did and spoil it for us. Send them an email telling them what you think, I did but of course they haven’t replied as of yet. At least I didn’t know who was going tonight as I have resisted temptation and not looked in Woman’s Day or the previous post. Even though Audra had negative comments she still got through! Typical duuuuude if you are one of the judges favourites! Poor Beau.
@EH – Lived here a long time but am M-Lah. Love that name, M-Lah or S-Lah. I’m going to steal it now and use it for a boy band group for Pop Asia. LOL!
@Andy Pandy – I didn’t think Audra’s comments were that negative. It was really on the length of time to cook the tofu. I also note that only comments from Matt and Kylie (who actually brought a great vibe in tonight’s elimination) were shown. Both the G’s are absolutely clueless with Asian flavours so I’m glad their comments in the second round were not televised. Now don’t make that same Survivor mistake. Stay away from spoiler sites until after Sunday!! If you’re sick, you can’t go to the doctor because you know that Woman’s Day magazine would be lying around on the table, begging to be read!
No, there would only be copies 2 years old at most doctors! You know what I’m doing now, just waiting for Survivor to start in a few minutes!
With Audra’s comments I thought I heard Kylie say that the tofu had a floury taste and she didn’t seem to0 keen on the flavour of the sauce?’ I agree she was great, very nice.
Just curious, what does M-Lah and S-Lah mean? Sorry to be ignorant but I’m obviously not Asian and just wondered.
Andy Pandy- M-lah means Malaysian and S-lah means Singaporean.
When Julia first cut the maryland, it looked slightly uncook. Didn’t concentrate much when Kylie was cutting the maryland. Like you say, our poached chicken will be considered uncooked as I remember always eating poached chicken with still some redness near the bones.
Andy Panty – Lah is a slang unique to Malaysian & Singaporean. Here is a fun essential guide to Singlish (Singaporean English):
http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii625/bettyenty/fe9b310b.jpg
I think mindy was way over the top with Kylie Kwong. It looked like she was competing with Audra for the biggest suck up.
That’s right Larry,(#135)Ch 9 and Woman’s Day are affiliated.( They’re both full of $hit, too) I figured it’s a kind of industrial sabotage against Ch 10, hoping to steal a few viewers for bilge like The Voice or whatever they’re excreting in the Ma$terchef timeslot.
ACA certainly did a hatchet job tonight on The $hire. ACA ‘s nothing to write home about.
Thanks kugelhopf and Georgie.
Should have joined the Fire Department, Beau~ dumbass.
Had visitors during Ma$terchef tonight….I HATE that. Julia’s doing me proud.
Only just did a speed-ffwd on Mchef tonight after coming home late and then trying to organise my life around taping Survivor finale……
Really enjoyed the episode in as much as they bloody cooked a lot of food and showed some half decent skill – well,you do get to see a lot of it on FFWD……..
Having already known top 5 – was a pretty good guess at tonights eliminiation but have to say it was good to see some focus on Beau, I dont think we really saw a lot previously (and Wade for that matter) – great family re-union, certainly seems to have a top-bloke personlity and heh, even got the 3 cheers from the housemates!
It’s funny because I think Channel 9 have been quite envious and pissed off that Masterchef was winning all the viewers after spending a lot of money to air the US version of the Voice. Will still be watching Masterchef though. To me, it’s about the contestants.
@JStar
The first time Julia took out her chicken, it was definitely raw on the inside. But when Kylie cut it up, it looked pretty good. I’ll try to get a screenshot for the recap.
I’ll save this for the next post, too, but I have…issues…with Kylie Kwong. Grrr.
I love all the comments on these Masterchef posts. Always entertaining!
I’m glad the All-stars is coming up and not the kiddie MC yet again – I couldn’t bring myself to watch that – ever.
Thanks EH and Littlepetal for the information, I have learnt a lot on this blog!
Missed the start yesterday. Did mindy, Kylie and Alice use their immunity pins yesterday? They were up on the balcony when I started to watch.
yes they did Moonstruck. Alice first, then Mindy then Kylie
And Mindy was spewing, spewing! with a big smile on, when she saw she could have kept it as it was a Kylie Kwong challenge.
Thanks kugelkopf. Did they know it was Kylie kwon? What a shame that Mindy didn’t cook. It would have been interesting to see how her cooking stood up to kylies standard.
Thanks plans. We were typing at the same time.
JKo – Went to look at your pin interest account and clearly I need to get out more. Who is Channing Tatum as he looks like a person with talent…
@JStar #139, @EH #140
You’re right! We always poach chicken slightly under, and I have no problems eating chicken which has red near the bones (Aaaah! I want Ipoh chicken rice now!!). I thought that Julia’s chicken was done to what we Asians would eat, but may be a tad on the raw side for Australians not used to having their chicken not cooked ‘properly’ =)
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