'MasterChef' Sneak Peek: The 20 Home Cooks Face a Surprising Twist at the Start of Competition
You think that just because you’re one of the top 20 amateur chefs in the country you can waltz into the MasterChef kitchen? In the premiere of Season 6, returning judges Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot, along with newcomer Christina Tosi, let the cheftestants know it isn’t that easy.
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After bringing out 20 home cooks to claim the show’s signature white aprons, they bring out 20 more cooks, who will compete with them head-to-head. “Steak versus steak, seafood versus seafood, bakers versus bakers,” as Elliot says. Half of them will be gone by the end of the episode.
The “bakers versus bakers” is of note because there will be a focus on pastries this season, thanks to Tosi. She’s the chef and co-owner of Milk Bar, a renowned bakery that sprang from David Chang’s Momofuku kitchens. Baking is much more unforgiving than many forms of cooking, especially with a countdown clock. How many contestants will be sent home for fallen soufflés? We’ll soon find out.
Season 6 of MasterChef premieres with a special two-hour episode Wednesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
