Masterchef

A former credit controller and DJ has been crowned the winner of MasterChef.

Natalie Coleman has reigned supreme on the BBC One series, beating fellow finalists Dale Williams and Larkin Cen.

Natalie says: “It’s a dream come true! This is probably the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. It’s like a fairytale really, the girl from Hackney done good!”

John Torode said: “I think Natalie is destined for great things. She not only understands finery of great food but she cooks for the people, food that people want to eat. She makes people smile. And she’s not fazed by a thing. Continue reading »

The return date of MasterChef has been confirmed.

The culinary competition series will return to BBC One on Tuesday, March 12 at 9pm.

Gregg Wallace and John Torode will return as hosts as 50 new contestants looks to win the title.

MasterChef finishes in draw

MasterChef: The Professionals has finished in a draw for the first time in its history after the judges were unable to decide between Keri Moss and Anton Piotrowski. Judge Michel Roux Jr said: “This has probably been one of the hardest, tightest finals that I have ever seen. It was just impossible to split them – their talents have been matched plate for plate for the past several challenges and it was truly impossible to award one the title over the other.”

Young Apprentice finalists confirmed

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So it’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all been caught up in the Olympic games this year; it’s in our home country, it’s been gloriously sunny, we’ve seen some great medals won and history has been made.

The Olympic games comes to a close this Sunday and begs the question, er, what exactly shall we watch now?  It seems all we’ve done for the past (nearly) two weeks is watch the BBC and their Olympics coverage, which we have to say, has been excellent.

Of course, there’s still some great Olympic action to come, Mo Farah in the 5,000-metre final on Saturday, the sailing today that was postponed from yesterday and we’re hoping Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell will be bringing home another gold medal, and of course, who could forget the closing ceremony on Sunday at 9pm but what will we watch after that? Continue reading »

Details have been announced regarding the eighth season of MasterChef set to premiere on BBC One this month.

John Torode and Greg Wallace will return to host the popular cooking format which seeks to find the best amateur chefs in the country.

24 applicants will be selected during the first televised stage, where the contestants are asked to wow the judges with their best dish.

From the 24, only 12 will earn a place on the show, which kicks off with an Invention Test in the heats.

Two contestants will be eliminated before the remaining ten are put into professional kitchens to demonstrate their skill. 

The heats will round out with the contestants returning to the MasterChef kitchen to cook one final dish.

“It’s a new year, a new MasterChef, bundles of talent, huge amounts of potential, amazing cooking – now the fight can begin!” said Torode.

Wallace added: “MasterChef is back and the eighth series is very exciting. We’ve got some fantastic talent cooking their hearts out in some truly outstanding places. As we know, cooking does not get tougher than this!”

MasterChef returns on Tuesday, January 17 at 9pm.

Source: Digital Spy

The Sun reports today that Masterchef hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace are taking the internet by storm after a fan turned their soundbites from the show into a catchy techno song…

And it’s brilliant!

Here’s the rest of the report and the clip of the track… The track, which has been called MasterChef Synesthesia, was uploaded by Youtube user “swedemason” yesterday and has already received 1,000 hits in just a few hours.

The video for the track sees Gregg Wallace repeating: “I like the base, base, biscuit base, I like the buttery biscuit base. I like the base, base biscuit base.”

Sidekick John Torode then chips in appearing to rap: “Crunch base, nutty base,” before Gregg is back yelling: “Buttery biscuit base!”

Then Aussie John gets his own riff adding: “It needs more ooomp.”

Last night a source close to Gregg and John said: “They absolutely love the song, it’s so catchy and very funny.

“They’ve both got a great sense of humour and have been laughing themselves silly about it.”

Here’s the track…

While in the UK there’s no shortage of people wanting to audition for MasterChef, it appears to be a different story in the US.

Fox’s voice-over claimed “thousands upon thousands lined up” to try out for the current season of MasterChef.

Hmmm…

MasterChef final pulls nearly 6 million

The final of MasterChef on Wednesday night was seen by almost 6 million viewers on BBC One. The show peaked at 7.03 million in the final 15 minutes when Tim Anderson was crowned the winner.

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Tim crowned MasterChef champ

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ITV and Sky secure Champions League deals

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Fergie says no to The X Factor USA

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America’s Next Top Model all-stars announced

An America’s Next Top Model ‘all-stars’ series has been announced that will see returning contestants from previous seasons competing for another shot at success. The network promises “breakout characters” with “memorable stories” from the past will be returning.

Tim Anderson has been named the winner of MasterChef this year.

The 26-year-old has become the youngest chef to take the title, beating fellow finalists Sara Danesin and Tom Whitaker in the final.

“Tom and Sara are outstanding cooks and I never really thought I had a chance to beat either of them,” said Anderson afterwards. “Looking back on all the amazing cooks that left before me, it is really quite humbling to have come out on top. Humbling but super awesome at the same time. 

“Really, it is such a good feeling. I’m very proud of the accomplishment and I’m just so glad that John and Gregg liked my food.”

Judge John Torode said: “I think all three were amazing but Tim was in a different world altogether. He had influences from Norway, Japan, America, Australia and the UK. That all coming together gave us the best culinary explosion that we’ve ever seen in MasterChef.”

Source: Digital Spy