MasterChef 2014 Recap: Week 8 – American Diner Challenge

The home cooks on MasterChef 2014 will be heading out for an American Diner Challenge on Master Chef 2014 tonight! We will have another team challenge on MasterChef Season 5, but a battle of the sexes with a twist. This will all come down to another Pressure Test on MasterChef 2014 Season 5 with the home cooks taking on a red velvet cake. Find out during our MasterChef 2014 Recap and see who went home on MasterChef 2014 tonight with us!

Last week on MasterChef 2014 Season 5, the home cooks took part in a team challenge, of sorts. They were partnered up (thanks to pairings from Courtney) and told to make a surf and turf dish. The pairings were not the best of friends, but we did see Ahran and Leslie partnered together and they worked out their differences and actually respect each other now! The Pressure Test had the home cooks makes spring rolls. In a shocker, the judges sent home Francis B., who was a favorite early on this season to win it all and now he is home with the rest of us!

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Watch the Team Challenge and Pressure Test tonight on MasterChef 2014 with us! Who made it through tonight on MasterChef 2014 Season 5 and who was sent home? Find out in our recap that follows!

WARNING: MASTERCHEF 2014 SPOILERS AHEAD!

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Here we go…

TEAM CHALLENGE: The home cooks head out to the diner for the challenge. They will be cooking for the diner during their busiest time. Each team will cook for one half of the diner. The judges are picking the captains: Christine for Red Team and Willie for Blue Team. The teams are boys versus girls, but with a twist. Chef Ramsay thinks it is too old fashioned, so both team get to steal one member of the other team. Red Team takes Christian and Blue Team takes Victoria. Christine and Willie will be expediting for their teams. The customers will be given MasterChef Dollars for tips and team with most tips at the end of the service will be the winner.

The teams get prepped and everyone is in place and the regular diners have arrived and tickets are coming back on MasterChef 2014! Christine is leading the Red Team beautifully and everything is going smooth. Willie is flustered and lost and his team is falling behind with orders! He is all over the place and has never worked in a professional kitchen or expedited, so Graham Elliot helps him a little and he gets it on track.

Over on the Red Team, Elise is struggling with the club sandwiches and falling behind. The other dishes are sitting there while they wait for Elise to make the sandwiches and Elizabeth starts helping her out. Meanwhile on the Blue Team, Leslie is struggling with the eggs and getting angry with being called out about it. The diners are not happy with the plates and Willie takes Leslie off the eggs and puts Victoria on the station. The Blue Team is way behind and two of their tables have left and they lost out on eight tips!

While the Red Team bounced back with the club sandwiches, Chef Ramsay gets a complaint on Master Chef 2014 and Christian has sent out raw chicken! The final tickets have come in and everyone has been served!

RESULTS: We are back in the MasterChef Kitchen and the judges have counted the tips and it is very, very close. The winning team, with $87 to $82 from the other team, is the Red Team! They are safe tonight and Willie and the Blue Team will face the Pressure Test on Master Chef 2014.

PRESSURE TEST: Willie can save three members of his team or he can save himself and all the rest will cook. Willie decides to save three people since he lead the team and will take the fall for the loss. He saves Daniel, Francis L. and Victoria. It will be Willie, Leslie, Dan and Cutter cooking tonight, which will be a red velvet cake! Willie is ecstatic for this one and Cutter looks devastated! They must make at least three layers for their cake and have 90 minutes.

The home cooks start cooking and Leslie is just full of himself. I just don’t like him, but no one else seems to either! The judges think everyone should have all the cakes in the oven, but Dan is running late and his dough is very thick. They all have their cakes out and are decorating and time runs out!

TASTING – 

WILLIE: Chef Ramsay said it slopes down, but it looks good. Firm texture on the sponge and evenly layered, frosting is delicious and great performance. Graham said it is moist and pretty near perfect.

LESLIE: Joe said it is very good and moist and likes the addition of the pistachios. Joe said they decide the next MasterChef and not the other home cooks. Chef Ramsay said it looks nice and the more pressure he is under, the better he becomes.

DAN: Joe said it is tougher to cut through and he overcooked it. He said it is like a boiled, wool cake. It is not velvety or soft.

CUTTER: Chef Ramsay said the side of the cake looks like a hairy back! He said it does not look good, but he is worried about the taste. He said it is moist, but too sweet and the balance is not right. Cutter disagrees that is too sweet, but Graham said it is oversweet. Joe questions him being disrespectful to Chef Ramsay and Cutter keeps cutting him off and being defensive. This is not going to end well for him!

RESULTS: The judges discuss all four of the cakes. Willie and Leslie are safe, so it is down to Dan and Cutter. The judges said both cakes had their ups and downs, but one was better. Cutter is safe, which means that Dan is eliminated tonight on MasterChef Season 5!

What do you think of the results on MasterChef 2014 Season 5 tonight?

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