EXCITING NEWS! #MASTERCHEFonFOX Season2

 

EXCITING NEWS!

Friends, family and readers of this blog… Many of you have supported me on a recent quest to be America’s Next MASTERCHEF… The support you have shown, some all the way back to filling out the original application and first level audition, has been incredible! I’m happy to announce that I WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF ONE HUNDRED CONTESTANTS! Earlier this year I was flown to Los Angeles and had the pleasure of cooking for Gordon Ramsey, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich… Tune in Mondays and Tuesdays starting June 6th at 8pm/7central on FOX to find out what happens! Thanks for your support!

 

Click to read the entire press announcement, and find out who the other finalists are!

 

“MASTERCHEF” GETS COOKING MONDAY, JUNE 6, ON FOX

 
 

NATIONWIDE SEARCH BRINGS 100 AMATEUR COOKS

TO LOS ANGELES TO VIE FOR COVETED TITLE

 
 

Top 18 Revealed Tuesday, June 14

 
 

Famed chef Gordon Ramsay is back for Round Two of his culinary smash hit and last summer’s highest-rated new series, MASTERCHEF, Monday, June 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. After conducting a nationwide search, 100 of the best amateur cooks in America, including a police officer, an oil rig engineer, an interior designer, a forklift operator, a professional poker player, a classical pianist and a tattoo shop owner, were flown to Los Angeles in the hopes of becoming the next MASTERCHEF and walking away with the life-changing grand prize.

 
 

In the premiere episode, the hopefuls will prepare their signature dishes and present them to the renowned MASTERCHEF judging panel: Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay; restaurateur and wine maker Joe Bastianich; and the youngest four-star chef in America, Graham Elliot. The judges are looking for presentation, flavor, originality and creativity, but most importantly – to have a chance – every contender must possess an immense passion for food. The amateur cooks will be put through the paces, and only the most deserving among them will win the coveted white apron and move on to the next round of the competition. One thing is certain in MASTERCHEF: Winning will be no piece of cake.

 
 

On Tuesday, June 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, June 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), the judges will continue to winnow down the Top 100 and ultimately reveal the Top 38. The competition heats up as more hopefuls are eliminated until the Top 18 are announced on Tuesday, June 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

 

 

Below are the hometowns, names and professions of the 100 amateur cooks:

 
 

California
	Burbank	Edgardo Geronimo	Teacher
		Michelle Farmer	Clothing Designer
	Calabasas	Pauline McAloon	Realtor
	Fremont	Denise Jacinto	Event Planner
		Julie Lafoya	Human Resources Manager
	Fresno	Jervis Cole	Sport Management
	Laguna Beach	Tahera Smith	Sales Representative
	Los Angeles	Esther Kang	Lawyer
	Modesto	Brian Dolnick	Physician
	Napa	Kevin West	Nursing Supervisor
	Newhall	Michael Labrador	Aerospace Company President
	Pasadena	Kristie Amobi	Oncology Marketing Vice President
	Playa Del Rey	Alejandra Schrader	Architect/Urban Planner
	San Francisco	David Gunderman	Homemaker
	Ventura	Adrien Nieto	Server

 
 

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Colorado
	Denver	Jonathan Baiardo	Electrical Engineer
	Colorado Springs	Kayla Hildebrand	Homemaker
		Christine Wendell	Government Contractor
		Joey Stasolla	Business Owner
	Highlands Ranch	DeVoyn Huddy-Nickels	Tattoo Shop Owner
	Longmont	Josh Heilbrun	Forklift Operator
		Gladys Jackson	Homemaker
	Parker	Jarvis Green	Construction/Retired Pro-Football Player
Delaware
	Wilmington	Jennifer Behm	Real Estate Agent
Florida
	Clermont	Rhonda Sweet	Produce Company Owner
	Coral Springs	Tracy Kontos	Style Consultant
	Davenport	Dustin Gatward	Pool Maintenance Technician
	Dunedin	Christin Carson	Teacher
	Nokomis	KC Quaretti-Lee	Internet Host
	Orlando	Kala Fillmann	Sales
		Ashley Pado	Student/Server
		Joe Palladino	Restaurant Manager
	Panama City	Yi Lynne Weber	Homemaker
	Saint Cloud	Joe Jayne	Pipe Superintendent
	Sopchoppy	Christine Corley	Homemaker
Idaho
	Nampa	Michelle Dean	Homemaker
Illinois
	Chicago	Lou Bank	Non-Profit Management
		Erryn Cobb	Publicist
		Brian Dombrowski	Mortgage Banker
		Giuseppe Morisco	Granite Sales Representative
		Mark Raffaeli	Real Estate Broker
		Suzy Singh	Neural Engineer
	Grant Park	Tony Scruggs	Truck Driver
	Naperville	Beth Peterson	Homemaker
	Rockton	Chad Ryan	Police Officer
Kentucky
	Richmond	Jeannie Burchett	Rental Property Management
Louisiana
	Baton Rouge	Jay Ducote	Program Coordinator
	Madisonville	Jason Broussard	Oil Rig Engineer
	New Orleans	Brant Langlinais	Nursing Student

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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“MASTERCHEF” TOP 100 – Page 3

 
 

Massachusetts
	Boston	Alice Phillips	School Psychologist/Education Therapist
		AJ Williams	Event Planner
	Gloucester	Christian Collins	Unemployed
	Lowell	Bob Rafferty	Farmer
	Milton	Mike Donovan	Firefighter
	Northampton	Jeff Dalton	Ph.D. Student
	Rowley	Ana Hammond	Interior Designer
	Scituate	Laura Raposa	Gossip Columnist
	Somerville	Erin Cabana	Customer Service Representative
		Kathy-Ann Hart	Lawyer
	Worcester	Natalie Rodriguez	Phlebotomist
Maryland
	Baltimore	David Bersch	Bartender
Michigan
	Howell	Reneen Chodkowski	Cooking Teacher/Kitchen Tools Salesperson
Minnesota
	Eden Prairie	Rebekah Garneau	Homemaker
Mississippi
	Jackson	Aaron Thomas	Student
	Kiln	Albert Necaise	Truck Driver
Nebraska
	Omaha	Timothy Hagedorn	Server
New Jersey
	Montville	Donna Zicarelli-Pierro	Homemaker
	Morristown	Alterik Wilburn	Lawyer
Nevada
	Henderson	Christian Alonso	Event Planner
New York
	Brooklyn	Morenike Lambert	Tutor/Freelancer
	Massapequa	John Addona	Plumber
	New York	Monica Chung	Classical Pianist
		Cidele Curo	Make-Up Artist
		Chiharu Dixon	Interactive Media Consultant
		Max Kramer	Student
	Saratoga Springs	Gary Styczynski	Professional Poker Player
	West Babylon	Derrick Prince	Musician
Ohio
	Columbus	Angel Moore-Soukkay	Property Manager
	Maysfield Heights	Kyle Manning	Catering Account Manager
Oregon
	Gladstone	Jim Miller	Martial Arts Teacher
	Portland	Garrett Lee	Student
		Craig Tyson	Computer Engineer

 
 

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Pennsylvania
	Elizabethtown	Heather Conger	Homemaker
Texas
	Arlington	Cynthia Price	Human Resources Representative
	Dallas	Donna Collins Yamini	President of Global Peace Project/ Feng Shui Master
		Anthony Fedele	Semi-Retired Brand Specialist
		Shamarra Garmon	Youth Cooking Instructor
		Risa Goldstein	Retired
		Jennie Kelley	Musician
		Amber Montgomery	Restaurant Manager
	Frisco	Stephen Russell	Bartender
	Houston	Jason McConniel	Property Tax Consultant
		Alvin Schultz	Retail Manager
	Lewisville	Ben Starr	Freelance Writer
	Mc Kinney	Bryce Hendricks	Office Manager
	McAllen	Seby Joseph	Student
	Plano	Shawn Guenther	Product Engineer
	Round Rock	Juliet Mossman	Homemaker
Washington
	Tacoma	Jason Albert	Hydraulic Technician
Wisconsin
	Milwaukee	Jenny Jennings	Car Sales Representative