MasterChef season 2: Plot 17 iteration main points

by Todd Betzold With only five competitors left, we are down to one of the last Mystery Box Challenges on tonight’s MasterChef. Under tonight’s wooden box, the competitors found ground pork, ground veal and ground beef. They had 60 minutes to make an amazing dish that would wow the judges, with them only tasting the top three dishes. Ben realizes quickly that all the ingredients are present for Shepherd’s Pie, but Suzy also makes that observation…so a battle of the pies. Mr. Arrogance himself, Christian, is actually stumped at this challenge, as he is not sure what to do for…

MasterChef season 2: With Kelisiting Corley exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa and Todd Betzold   Last week on MasterChef , the judges sent not one, but two contestants home. Both Christine and Derrick didn’t cut it in the childhood classic dish challenge and were eliminated. Last week, we spoke to Derrick and today, it was Christine’s turn to open up in an exclusive interview about her time on MasterChef.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you want to do MasterChef? A. Christine: Making the decision to be on MasterChef was probably one of the most difficult choices I’ve ever had to make. I had recently gone through a…

MasterChef season 2: With derrick prince’s exclusive interview

by Gina Scarpa and Todd Betzold   This week on MasterChef , the competitors were brought back to their childhoods when asked to prepare grilled cheese and tomato soup for the Elimination Test. The gourmet version of this childhood classic proved to be a test for Christine, Derrick, and Ben, as they all landed in the bottom three. In the end, the judges sent Christine and Derrick home for their less-than-stellar dishes. Today, we caught up with Derrick in an exclusive interview to learn more about his MasterChef experience.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When did you start cooking? A…

MasterChef season 2: With Alejandra Schrader exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa and Todd Betzold   Last week on MasterChef , the competitors were squealing with excitement as they were faced with cooking up amazing pork dishes for the Elimination Test. It proved to be a huge test for all the contestants and Suzy, Alejandra, and Jennifer all landed in the bottom three. In the end, the judges sent Alejandra home for breaking the first rule of the kitchen and serving raw meat. Today, we caught up with her in an exclusive interview to learn more about her MasterChef experience.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When did you first start…

1,000,000 US dollar decorations: Plot 7 iteration main points

by Todd Betzold   More showcasing and shopping than designing on this week’s episode of Million Dollar Decorators .   Kathryn kicks it off this week and has her limited amount of camera time for this episode, as she meets with Shannon Factor about the beach house one more time. They are a few weeks away from install and going over furniture needs. Later in episode they go shopping together for furniture and it goes over pretty smooth compared to other episodes with thee two.   Let the showcasing begin, as both Nathan and Mary work separately to get ready to…

Sound: Scene demonstration – semi-final iteration main point

  by Todd Betzold   We are cutting it down to eight tonight on The Voice .   We start out with results from last week’s performances for Team CeeLo. After a look back at their performances, Carson Daly announces that America saved Vicci Martinez (makes me one happy guy).   Now it is time for CeeLo to choose his save. Some kind words for each singer, but in the end CeeLo uses his save on Nakia. Hugs go around for all! So, Vicci and Nakia for Team CeeLo.   They get right into the results for Team Adam, as we…

1,000,000 US dollar decorations: Plot 4 iteration main points

by Todd Betzold   Birthday celebrations and crazy clients on this week’s Million Dollar Decorators .   Mary gets us started this week, as she is working with Jill, a fashion designer, on designing her home office. Jill always has too many wants and loves lots of colors. Mary said she is like a kid in a candy store and needs to pick just one lollipop.   Martyn travels to NYC for one of his clients, Tamara Mellon, the president and founder of Jimmy Choo. She has a $30 million apartment and they’ve spent $2 million so far, with another $…

Sound: Scene demonstration – 1/4 finals, 2nd part of iteration main point

  by Todd Betzold   The Voice is back and we get to see the rest of the singers perform live and see who goes home (sad face).   We start out with results from last week’s performances for Team Christina. After a look back at their performances and a tearful speech from Christina, Carson Daly announces that America saved Beverly McClellan (shocking to me, but loved her performance).   Now, time for Christina to save one of the remaining girls. She says some nice things about each singer, but in the end she decides to save the superstar voice…

MasterChef season 2: Plot 4 iteration main points

by Todd Betzold   We are down to the top 38 on MasterChef and tonight, we have two culinary stress tests to see who makes the top 16 and into the MasterChef kitchen.   The first test: after a dump truck backs into the kitchen and drops thousands of apples, the contestants are tested on their precision with their knife skills. Judge Joe Bastianich said, “Precision, accuracy and focus is what we’re looking for.” They are also looking for consistency of slicing and minimal waste.   The test has many of the contestants cutting themselves in their attempts to cut the…

MasterChef season 2: Plot 2 iteration main points

  by Todd Betzold   Another day of auditions for judges Chef Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich as they search to find America’s next MasterChef .   We start out this day with an emotional audition as Dustin, the pool boy from Orlando, tries to showcase his talents as a chef. With the Italian background, his mother was the one who taught him how to cook. Now, she is fighting breast cancer and he is doing this for her. Well, his mother was secretly flown in to support Dustin and surprises him before he goes before the judges…insert…

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