Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Season 6 Top 10 Redux: Family Reunion


 MasterChef Season 6Picture Credit: MasterChef/Fox
 Boy, last week’s episode was a bit of a roller coaster wasn’t it?   The Red and Blue Teams were quite tasked with their “home on the range” dinner and, then, the Pressure Test was a bit of a train wreck. 

However, I made one huge observation about a potential front-runner – Katrina!  I was so impressed with the leadership skills she imparted to her Team. She is a born leader, an exemplary cook, knows how to delegate without losing her mind or her focus and is supportive of her teammates in the process.  Sounds like a winner to me! Keep your eye out for this one. She is a rising star. 

Because the Pressure Test – creating a Fruit Tart – was such a disaster,  no one was eliminated. I thought this was a very wise call. And, I do love Christopher and Stephen so I would  have been upset to see them leave this soon. 

This week, the Top 10 cooks prepare family-style meals for special diners. Then the cooks create a gnocchi in brown-sage-butter sauce dish for the Pressure Test Challenge.  Gnocchi??  Are you serious?? My absolute favourite dish. I am salivating waiting for this episode to air. 

MasterChef comes to you on Fox TV on Wednesday, July 29th at 8:00 PM.  Come on cooks!  I need your input here. The ratings are wonderful so I know you are out there. Comment away!!

About Masterclass Lady

Rosanne (Giallonardo) Simunovic began her musical career in Timmins, Ontario. She studied piano with Anne Pizzale and later, at an advanced level, with Soeur Anita Vaugeois (Sister Cecile of Les Soeurs De L’Assomption in Timmins). Her vocal and accompaniment skills were nurtured by her aunt, the late Dorothea Mascioli. When Rosanne graduated from O’Gorman High School, she moved on to the University of Toronto where she continued her piano and vocal studies while attaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was hired as a piano accompanist for several musical companies, most notably, the National Ballet Of Canada. She presently holds an A.R.C.T. Teacher’s Diploma in Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Rosanne has studied choral conducting with numerous well known Canadian Conductors, including Wayne Riddell of Montreal, Quebec and the internationally renowned Dr. Elmer Iseler. She has been a founding member of numerous community-based arts organizations: the Timmins Arts Council, later known as Arts & Culture Timmins, the Timmins Symphony Orchestra, and, the Timmins Youth Singers…as well as the TYS Alumnus choir, the Timmins Concert Singers. In 1987, she was also selected to be the conductor of the Timmins Board Of Education Choir, comprised of talented students from Grades 5 to 8. In 1988, she was elected to the Board Of Directors of the Ontario Choral Federation (now known as Choirs Ontario), where she served as Chair of the Festivals Committee for six consecutive seasons. In 1996, in honour of the Ontario Choral Federation’s 25th Anniversary, Rosanne was selected as one of 25 recipients of the OCF’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the choral art. The ceremony was presided by Lieutenant Governor, Hal Jackman. In November 1997, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Rotary Club Of Timmins to receive the prestigious Paul Harris Award for her years of dedication to the artistic development of young musical talent in Timmins. In August of 2002, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Board Of Directors of Choirs Ontario to serve as Conductor of both the Provincial Junior and Teen Choir Camps, now renamed in honour of the Camp Benefactors, Don and Lillian Wright. In November 2002, Rosanne was the one of the recipients of the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, honouring her work in the development of the arts in Timmins. Under Rosanne Simunovic’s direction, the Timmins Youth Singers and the Timmins Concert Singers have been featured in numerous choral festivals and performing opportunities outside of Timmins. In 1985, they were selected to partici

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