Previously on "Cry-on Chef America," ("MasterChef") we somehow pared our way down to four final contestants. Now that we just have two hours of TV time together, let's meet them, shall we? Lee's a bartender from Los Angeles, whom the pleasantly-voiced fem more

n this episode, the would-be chefs have been transported a hundred miles away from the "MasterChef" kitchen to a particularly barren hellscape in the California desert. Or perhaps this is what a preview of what all of California will look like i more

To judge from the comments on the Hell's Kitchen recaps, this hasn't been a bumper year for the angry-cooking show. All reality series have off-years: the contestants don't gel, the competitions feel repetitive. But the main problem with HK more

In the overstocked world of culinary competition shows, a network needs to deliver a well done product or risk losing customers to tastier alternatives. Such is the likely fate of Fox's "Masterchef," which places network favorite Gordon Ram more

As the 30 remaining would-be chefs arrive, the pleasant-sounding lady who handles voice-over duties informs us that, for some, "the dream of a lifetime ends today." If that dream means cooking in a pristine kitchen like those high-falutin' more

Previously on "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & The Crybaby" ("MasterChef")... well, if you need a recap at this point, you haven't really been paying attention. David and Whitney are your two finalists. Other than some Gordon more

Previously, on "It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want to ..." ("MasterChef") well, Fox aired this one right after Episode No. 4, so if you need a reminder of what just went down, you have either suffered a recent brain injury more

Previously on "Eat, Pray, Cry" (aka "MasterChef") the judges continued to pare down the initial glut of would-be chefs from hundreds to 30 to 14. And there was much rejoicing. For our purposes, rejoicing also looks like weeping. Oh, an more