The T.V. Guru

Fox’s latest cooking show, “Masterchef” is down to the final six contestants. Chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich are still searching for the first Master Chef. Alongside the prestigious position, the winner will get 250,000 and the chance to release a cookbook. Starting with 100 contestants, the fifth episode was stripped down to 9. And for the remaining 9 competitors, the challenges only got harder.Airing September 1^st, the final nine faced three different challenges. The first, put one of the chefs in a comprising situation. Contestants were asked to kill a live crab and make a gourmet seafood dish. From the results, the judges would pick the three most appetizing meals. One contestant struggled between her religious beliefs and the test before her. However, Sheetal Bhagat pulled through, and earned herself a position as one of the judges’ top three. Lee Knaz and Sharone Hakman joined Sheetal, with Lee winning the challenge for his Dungeness Crab Salad.The next test led to the first elimination. For winning the last contest, Lee got to pick the ingredients for the challenge. Asked to invent a romantic dish, Lee chose passion fruit for the competitors. The finished results left the judges furious, with Joe actually throwing one contestant’s (Slim Huynh) dish in the trash. Slim was given the chance to redeem herself when the judges asked her what she’d do with an extra hour. Slim’s attempt to fix her original dish upset the judges, and she was sent home.While the previous challenges were hard, the pressure of the final test was worse. The groups were split into two teams (red and blue) and asked to cater for a wedding with 230 guests. Unfortunately, the blue team suffered the most. From sending out overcooked food, to contestants buckling from the pressure, Ramsay and Elliot had to jump in to save the cuisine. The chefs’ disappointments left the blue team up for elimination, and the test was to cook an impressive handmade pasta meal. The judges felt Tracy Nailor’s pasta was unseasoned, and that the sauce tasted more like sloppy Joe. And while the chefs did like Jake Gandolfo dish, a few mistakes cost him the competition. Jake and Tracy were both eliminated from the competition.Now the final 6 contestants will face the hardest, most stressful challenges yet. To find out who is next to go home, tune in Wednesday.