ICYMI: Masterchef Back to Win Recap for 7/27/2022

• Dessert week! Everyone chooses a dessert to make, but Christian (who has immunity) gets to pick the order in which everyone chooses said dessert.
• Apparently, Derrick and Christian have a bit of a competition for alpha male.
• I had no idea Dara was majoring in pastry and baking.
• Watching this challenge is making me crave dessert…..yummmmm.
• I understand Tommy needing a calm kitchen to bake and having trouble with the chaos.
• Poor Shelly is having trouble getting her dough to manipulate properly. I hope she gets the problem solved soon.
• Now Tommy is having trouble getting the crust done and the tart in the oven!
• Tommy froze his dough by mistake! Poor guy! He keeps trying to fix it and losing time he needs to bake the actual tart.
• Bri is struggling with getting her own tart done—she almost drops it and then the first layer is underdone.
• Brandi sets her station on fire and Chef Gordon Ramsay needs to put it out. It sets her behind and she ends up only making 40 of the 80 macarons.
• Shelly’s Napoleons are also a disaster.
• It seems like almost everyone struggled tonight.
• Seeing the judges go around and comment on each dish always makes me nervous.

Top 3:

• Michael: Hazelnut ricotta cake–it was made almost identical to the sample and tastes delicious….it just could have been a bit more moist.
• Dara: Berry chiffon cake–It looks exactly like the sample and is ‘perfection’ all around.
• Amanda: Coconut passionfruit cake–it is delicious and exceptional all around.

WINNER: Dara!

Bottom 3:

• Tommy: lemon meringue tart–the crust is cracked, the piping is too thick and it is undercooked.
• Shelly: Napoleons–it is a huge mess, but it was well cooked, despite there not being enough cream.
• Bri: Strawberry pistachio tart–it is sloppy and raw, but the cream is delicious.

Tommy is eliminated.