{"id":46104,"date":"2013-07-30T01:23:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T23:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=46104"},"modified":"2013-07-30T01:26:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T23:26:23","slug":"masterchef-sa-season-2-the-top-10-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/masterchef-sa-season-2-the-top-10-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"MasterChef SA Season 2: The Top 10 cook up a storm!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MasterChef<\/a>There are 12 episodes left in the next six weeks of MasterChef SA, and we are down to the Top 10, an amazing accolade for each of the Finalists, and will change their lives forever. \u00a0This is the MasterChef SA Season 2 Top 10 Finalist list, with their performance to date:<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Tiron Eloff :\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Into Pressure Test in episode 12, and did reasonably well. Twitter: @TironEloff<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Karen Els<\/strong>\u00a0: Top 5 dish in episode 7. Did well in her fish dish in the Pressure Test in episode 10, after not doing well in the Spice Test. \u00a0Won best dish in episode 11, and won a MasterClass in ice-cream making at The Creamery. Twitter: @kelsfoodie<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Khumo Twala<\/strong>\u00a0: Into Pressure Test in episode 6. Made a perfect hollandaise sauce, and was allowed to join the other Finalists in episode 6. \u00a0Top 5 dish in episode 7. Was in the Spice Test in episode 10, but was allowed to join the other Finalists. \u00a0Survived the Pressure Test in episode 14, making Chef David Higgs\u2019 macaroons and panna cotta. \u00a0Twitter: @Simply_khumski<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Ozzy Osman<\/strong>\u00a0: Survived the Pressure Test in episode 14, making Chef David Higgs\u2019 macaroons and panna cotta.\u00a0\u00a0Twitter: @Oh_so_Ozzy<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Leandri van der Wat: \u00a0<\/strong>Into Pressure Test in episode 8. \u00a0Had to go into the Bouillabaisse Test in episode 8, and did very well. Was in the Spice Test in episode 10, but was allowed to join the other Finalists.\u00a0 \u00a0@This_is_Leandri<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Seline van der Wat<\/strong>\u00a0: \u00a0Into Pressure Test in episode 6. Made a perfect Hollandaise sauce, and was allowed to join the other Finalists in episode 6. Into Pressure Test in episode 8. Touch and go, but survived Bouillabaisse Test in episode 8. \u00a0Twitter: @SelineVW<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Kamini Pather\u00a0:<\/strong>\u00a0Winner of bell and Food and Wine Pairing Master Class at Nederburg, for best Signature Sandwich in episode 5. Best Dairy dish in episode 13. \u00a0Twitter: @KaminiPather<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Joani Mitchell<\/strong>: Top 5 dish in episode 7. Was in the Spice Test in episode 10, but was allowed to join the other Finalists\u00a0Twitter: @joanimitchell04<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Amanda Beck : \u00a0<\/strong>Into Pressure Test in episode 8. Knew her cheeses well enough to get out of Bouillabaisse Test in episode 8. Survived the Pressure Test in episode 14, making Chef David Higgs\u2019 macaroons and panna cotta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter: @quirky_mandy<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Jason Steel : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Did not do well in Spice Test, and therefore went into the Pressure Test in episode 10. \u00a0Despite never having made risotto, he survived the Test. \u00a0Into the Pressure Test in episode 12, and did best of the three Finalists. Worked at La Colombe as a waiter, and now at The Test Kitchen. \u00a0Twitter: @jasonsteel100<\/p>\n

Kamini Pather is the clear favorite to win, with no Pressure Tests yet, and winning two\"MasterChef<\/a> dishes of the day. \u00a0 Joani Mitchell is the next best contender in not having been in a Pressure Test to date.<\/p>\n

For an overview of what is lying ahead for the rest of Season 2\u00a0read here.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0For behind the scenes information on the filming of Season 2 in January\u00a0read here<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0For an overview of episode 1 of Season 2\u00a0read here.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0For an overview of episode 2 of Season 2\u00a0read here<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0for episode 3\u00a0read here<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0episode 4\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>here, episode 5\u00a0here,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 episode\u00a06 here<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0episode 7<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0episode 8<\/a>,\u00a0episode 9<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0episode 10<\/strong><\/a>, \u00a0episode 11<\/strong><\/a>, \u00a0episode 12<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0episode 13,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and episode 14<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0read here. \u00a0Enter our competitions, to predict the Finalist who will be\u00a0eliminated in the next\u00a0Pressure Test<\/strong>,<\/a> and which\u00a0Finalist will win MasterChef SA Season 2<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MasterChef SA\u00a0<\/strong>Season 2. Tuesdays and Wednesdays 19h30 \u2013 20h30. \u00a0www.masterchefsa.dstv.co<\/a>\u00a0 Twitter: @MasterChef_SA.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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