

They plan to be tougher and more critical of the dishes the kids cook. However, this season the judges make it very clear to the 16 finalists that the gloves are off. One of the best parts of MasterChef Junior is the kinder, gentler version of Ramsay viewers get to see. Now, I don’t know about anyone else but I never heard the term “MasterChef” used to describe Daphne Oz but I guess when your father is good friends with Oprah Winfrey, you get to host whatever show you want. Joining the two MasterChef mainstays this season is new judge Daphne Oz. Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sánchez are both back to find the best kid chef in the country and award them the $100,000 prize as well as the MasterChef Junior trophy and a dream kitchen. The highly anticipated eighth season of MasterChef Junior is officially here. ‘Masterchef Junior,” season 8 debuts at 8 p.m.By D. If you want to meet A’Dan, he will be at a watch party tonight at Whiskey Tees in Stockbridge. “We helped each other elevate our own dishes.” I am, too.”Ī’Dan said he came into the show wanting to focus on his cooking and not making friends. “He’s like a nicer version of Gordon Ramsay,” A’Dan said. He felt most connected with judge Aarón Sanchez. He now wants to also open a place where he hires ex-convicts.


When he was 10, he told Fox he wanted to open a vegan restaurant. “You’re cooking with such confidence,” Ramsay later said.Ī’Dan has ambitious plans to open multiple restaurants. “Seafood is very delicate to cook with,” he said. In his first challenge, A’Dan made creamy grits and lobster, a type of seafood he had never cooked before so on screen he said he had to guess how long to cook it. On the first episode, Gordon Ramsay, who is much kinder on “Masterchef Junior” than “Masterchef” or “Hell’s Kitchen,” talked to A’Dan about Atlanta and that he had gone catfishing there. “He wants to save it for his cookbook.”Ī’Dan said since the show was taped, he can cook more Hispanic food and is a better griller.

“He won’t tell me his ingredients,” she said. Her favorite dish her son makes is his lamp chops. “I can cook enough for us to survive,” she said. Sophia, his mom, said A’Dan is a tough critic. He said his dad got him into cooking while his aunt and grandmother taught him Southern cuisine. He currently loves making steak and mashed potatoes with asparagus. He has been helping her cook for years and oversees dinner two or three days a week. A’Dan said he grew up watching “Hell’s Kitchen.” His mom, Sophia Riley, encouraged him to audition.
