At age 22, Whitney was the youngest person to win
“I was actually preparing myself not to hear my name,” admits “MasterChef” season 12 champion Dara Yu. The 20-year old from Los Angeles became the youngest winner in the show's history on Wednesday night's finale. She previously competed on “MasterChef Junior” at the age of 12 where she finished in second place.
Despite her lack of social media success and TV appearances, Hannah Miles, MasterChef 2007 finalist, claims the top position when it comes to the greatest number of books published. She has published 32 books since appearing on our screens, with her first book, 'The Big Book of Cakes & Cookies', published in 2009.
In 2015 Elizabeth co-founded Pidgin in Hackney, and in 2017 she was awarded her own Michelin star- the only MasterChef contestant to currently hold that title.
French chef Guy Savoy, frequently named the best chef in the world was reduced to tears after the Michelin guide downgraded his restaurant.
The Real Reason Behind His Lost Michelin Stars
According to Michael Ellis, the director of Michelin's Guide, the reason behind Chef Ramsay's loss of his Michelin Stars is inconsistency. “The inspectors were disappointed with the consistency of the food,” he said.
After much deliberation – strewn with numerous superlatives in praise of the two chefs' food – the judges chose to name them joint 2012 MasterChef: The Professionals champions, the first time in the show's history contestants have shared the title.
Personality. Krissi is unarguably the most hated contestant in the history of the show despite her resilience and strong cooking abilities.
Season 10: Dorian Hunter
Her win has propelled her to culinary success since the season finale in 2019. In 2021, she returned to the cooking competition circuit as one of the eight contestants in "The Great Soul Food Cook-Off," making it to the final three.
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Parents need to know MasterChef Junior is a family friendly cooking competition featuring contestants age 8 to 13. Contestants are under stress and pressure, asked to cook under time constraints for judges. One is eliminated on each show; viewers will watch kids react and even cry.
Chris and Julia, a MasterChef love story. The pair met when they were both contestants on the debut season of the show way back in 2009, with then-23-year-old Julia placing fifth and then-41-year-old Chris coming third, behind winner Julie Goodwin and runner-up Poh Ling Yeow.
1. Alan Wong. Japanese-born Alan Wong is the richest chef in the world by a country mile. Wong is known as one of the founding leaders of island fusion cuisine (think poke bowls), which has earned him over $1 billion dollars.
Aiden Byrne
Aiden was just 22 when he earned his first Michelin star and owns several pubs in England.
In 2004, Elliot was named one of Food & Wine Magazine's "best new chefs" and at age 27, went on to become the youngest chef in the US to receive four stars from a major publication (Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times).
He was a decent cook, but was infamous for serving food from another home cook that wasn't cooked by himself. Despite the understanding that the incident was an accident, he made history for being the first contestant ever to be disqualified from MasterChef, although he took his elimination gracefully.
MasterChef US and UK
Of course, we're all curious where that veritable smorgasbord of delights ends up after filming is over. As it turns out, the crew gets first dibs, Marketplace reported. All leftovers and unused pantry items are then donated to MEND – a support service charity based in LA.
Mat Follas (2009)
The series five winner has achieved huge success since his win. He opened his first restaurant, The Wild Garlic, to great national acclaim, receiving 2 AA Rosettes and being recommended in The Good Food Guide and The Michelin guide.
2019: Irini Tzortzoglou
Greek-born and a former banker, Irini Tzortzoglou won the first all-female final. In the process she became the oldest MasterChef winner, she was 61. The MasterChef 2019 winner has not followed in the footsteps of most previous winners in opening her own restaurant.
Claire Lara, Masterchef's first professional female winner, has explained how pregnancy gave her an advantage over the male finalists.
The winner of MasterChef UK is awarded the iconic MasterChef trophy. It looks like the MasterChef logo, with a 'm' in the middle of a spiral.
There are many chefs who are starting to reject the idea of the stars in the first place. The first chef to reject his stars was Marco Pierre White—in 1994 he was the youngest chef to achieve three Michelin stars only to renounce them five years later in 1999, CNN reports.
I started crying when I lost my stars.
It's a very emotional thing for any chef. It's like losing a girlfriend. You want her back. I think every top chef in the world, from Alain Ducasse to Guy Savoy, when you lose a star it's like losing the Champions League.
After earning a vocational diploma in hotel management from North Oxon Technical College in 1987, he moved to London and began honing his culinary skills under chef Marco Pierre White at the restaurant Harvey's and under chef Albert Roux at La Gavroche.