Ben Starr

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Tag: MasterChef

  • Guest Post: Do Food Shows Have Ethical Obligations?

    My supremely cool fan Josh O’Connor, who interacts often on my blog posts, got to thinking about the issues of food waste, and the treatment of reality TV contestants with dietary restrictions, after one of my recent MasterChef recaps where many dozens of eggs were thrown in the trash, as well as shattering the plates…

  • Masterchef 4 Quick Recap: Finale (S4E25)

    Hello! It’s Michael again. After talking to Ben, he told me that he would not be watching the last few episodes of MasterChef, so I took it upon my weary shoulders fingers to finish this season out for those of you that can’t live without the recaps. Expect a post from him in the near future about…

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: Paula Deen 2.0 and Fancy foods (S4E22)

    For the second time this week, hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t…

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: Mini-Judges and Noodle Soup (S4E21)

    Once again, hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name…

  • Masterchef 4 Recap: WP-24 and Calamari (S4E20)

    Hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Michael…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: T-Bones and Live Birds (S4E19)

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog contains the IPA-soaked rants of a former MasterChef survivor who has practically no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.  It’s not fit to be read by anyone.) So we’re back up to 7 contestants, now that Bri is back.  And it’s time for a mystery box.  Krissi tells us,…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: Eggs and Salmon (S4E18)

    (PLEASE NOTE: This blog contains the maniacal ravings of a Season 2 survivor with [practically] no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.  It should be treated as opinion only, and isn’t fit to be read by anyone.) We’re down to 6…but are we?  Apparently, the producers are pulling another surprise comeback, but this…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: Family Food and Sushi (S4E17)

    (PLEASE NOTE: The content that follows is entirely from the depraved mind of a MasterChef season 2 survivor.  It should be treated, not as fact, but as opinion, only…and probably not a very sound opinion, at that!) We’re down to 7 for MasterChef season 4.  At this point in my season, Christine Corley and Derrick…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: (S4E16)

    (WARNING: This blog contains the crazed ravings of a MasterChef season 2 survivor who has no inside knowledge of how this season was produced.  Everything in this blog should be considered opinion and nothing else.) Before I begin, I need to address a MasterChef issue that’s been flying around the TV gossip websites today.  These…

  • MasterChef 4 recap: Sausage and Mushrooms (S4E15)

    (PLEASE NOTE:  This blog contains the drunken ravings of a MasterChef season 2 survivor.  It should be considered solely opinion, and nothing more.) We’re down to 9 contestants, and Luca rubs a bit of sand in the face of Giuseppe Morisco from Season 2 by stating that he is the only Italian to have ever…