MasterChef Episode 2
After a great return last week for MasterChef, it was time for the second round of auditions! I was looking forward to this episode, as I always enjoy seeing what the contestants make every episode. As a reminder, the theme of the season is Dynamic Duos, so the contestants are competing in teams of two. The first battle for a white apron was between Darce and Courtney, two animal ER nurses, and Kayla and Ryan Kate, two former MasterChef Junior contestants. As soon as I found out they were going to be contestants this season, I knew that when it was time for their audition, it would either be the first or last one of the episode, as I knew that their presence on the show was enough of a game changer to either start off the episode or end the episode. Darce and Courtney presented their dish first, which was a vegan lomo saltado with lion’s mane mushrooms, rice, and aji amarillo paste, which I might be willing to try. I knew that they were taking a huge risk making a vegan dish as th...