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After surviving weeks of mystery boxes, pressure tests and plenty of criticism from the judges, Jake Kelley walked away as the winner of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet. But if you ask Kelley, he certainly didn’t enter the competition expecting to be the last home cook standing. The TV Cave caught up with Kelley to talk about his journey through the competition, the work viewers didn’t necessarily see happening behind the scenes, that memorable finale dessert and what he hopes to

After a season of international flavors, big risks and plenty of pressure inside the MasterChef kitchen, it all came down to Jake Kelley, Heidi Muston and Peter Egede. Part one of the Season 16 finale got their three-course menus underway with the appetizers, but the title of America’s next MasterChef would ultimately be decided by what happened next. The finalists returned for the final two courses of the competition, and there wasn't much room separating them. Heidi deliver

Spoiler Warning: This recap contains spoilers for MasterChef: Global Gauntlet Season 16, Episode 17, “Finale Part 1,” which aired Wednesday, September 9. After weeks of challenges, eliminations and dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world, MasterChef: Global Gauntlet has officially reached its final showdown. Heidi Muston, Jake Kelley and Peter Egede entered the kitchen as the final three home cooks of Season 16, with $250,000, the trophy and the title of America’s n

After weeks of Mystery Boxes, team challenges, pressure tests and enough Gordon Ramsay yelling to make even the most confident home cook question every decision they've ever made, MasterChef: Global Gauntlet has its final three. Heidi Muston, Jake Kelley and Peter Egede have officially earned their spots in the Season 16 finale, where one of them will walk away with the MasterChef trophy and the $250,000 grand prize. The three finalists represent very different journeys throu

The MasterChef: Global Gauntlet finale is officially set, but getting there required the remaining home cooks to survive one of the toughest nights of the season. Wednesday's semifinal began with Heidi Muston, Jake Kelley, Peter Egede, Basia Newman and Julia Cili still fighting for the title, and by the end of the episode, two cooks had turned in their aprons while the final three secured their places in the Season 16 finale. The semifinal also brought a twist to one of Maste

Spoilers ahead! If you haven’t watched the August 26 episode of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet, turn back now because we’re getting into who survived Restaurant Takeover — and who got sent home. There are MasterChef challenges, and then there is the Restaurant Takeover — the annual reminder that being great inside the MasterChef kitchen does not necessarily mean you are ready to survive an actual dinner service. With only six home cooks remaining on MasterChef: Global Gauntlet,

Just when the MasterChef: Global Gauntlet contestants thought surviving last week's Tag Team Challenge might earn them a tiny break, Gordon Ramsay basically said, "That's cute." The Top 8 walked into the MasterChef kitchen for one of the competition's most stressful returning challenges: The Wall. The cooks had to work in pairs while separated by an eight-foot wall, communicating only by yelling back and forth as they attempted to create two identical dishes. Oh, and because

Grab your aprons and take a deep breath because the kitchen just delivered the most brutal episode of the season. The latest installment of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet (Season 16) just whittled the competition down to the Top 8, and let’s just say the culinary pressure cooker absolutely shattered a few dreams. If you missed it, you missed a masterfully stressful hour of television that proved teamwork doesn't always make the dream work. Our MasterChef recap dives straight int

Last night’s episode of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet delivered the kind of high-stakes drama that keeps foodies glued to their screens, complete with a game-changing twist and a heartbreaking departure that changed everything for the remaining home cooks. The judges kicked off the hour by completely obliterating the immunity pin rule. The safety blankie has been officially revoked, meaning no one can coast on past victories anymore. Enter the "Global Feed" challenge. The cooks

The World Cup cross promotion continues to dominate MasterChef: Global Gauntlet. As a non-sports fan, this is too much but I understand why this is being forced upon us. This week, courtesy of Home Dept, the kitchen was turned into the ultimate backyard watch party, and the remaining home cooks were challenged to elevate standard game-day comfort food into fine-dining masterpieces in just 60 minutes. With a $2,500 Home Depot gift card, that coveted immunity pin, and total saf

Fox loves a corporate crossover and the latest episode of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet delivered a hefty dose of World Cup synergy. Season 16, Episode 7, titled "Team Pitch to Plate," forced the remaining home cooks into their first team challenge of the season. The culinary battlefield shifted from the luxury of the MasterChef kitchen to a soccer field, where the judges task the contestants with feeding a swarm of hungry kids after soccer practice. It was a recipe for disaste

The stakes just got a whole lot higher on FOX’s MasterChef: Global Gauntlet. Episode 6 finally delivered the first Mystery Box challenge of the season and the judges did not play nice. The task? Reinvigorating the brunch staple of every millennial's weekend budget: Eggs Benedict. But because this is MasterChef, a standard poached egg on an English muffin simply will not do. The home cooks had exactly one hour to turn a humble egg into a globally inspired masterpiece, and the

The auditions are finally in the rearview mirror, and MasterChef Season 16 has officially hit its stride with the premiere of the main competition. This year, the kitchen has been rebranded as a Global Gauntlet, a high-stakes culinary tournament clearly designed to capitalize on the upcoming World Cup hype. We have our Top 20, divided into four distinct territories: Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific and the atmosphere in the studio is vibrating with the kind of nervo

Dust off those expensive copper pans you bought during a mid-life crisis and tuck your apron strings tight: MasterChef is back tonight on FOX, and it’s bringing a brand-new theme that is sure to make your microwave dinner feel even more depressing. Season 16 kicks off with the “Global Gauntlet,” a premise that essentially asks home cooks to prove they can navigate international borders better than a diplomat, all while Gordon Ramsay yells about undercooked protein. The Worl

Pack your bags and hide your blandest spices, because Gordon Ramsay is taking his passport out of storage. After years of watching home cooks struggle to properly sear a scallop in a Los Angeles soundstage, MasterChef is officially rebranding for Season 16 with a high-stakes, border-crossing theme: Global Gauntlet . While the show has flirted with regional rivalries and "United Tastes of America" gimmicks in the past, Global Gauntlet promises to be the "Culinary World Cup"

If you thought solo cooking was stressful, try doing it with someone who might set your scallops on fire. Welcome to MasterChef: Dynamic...

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