Young MasterChef 2023 episode 8: The Young MasterChef final five are back to show judges Poppy and Kerth their sweet side in the form of an ice cream parlour challenge. Not just any old ice cream but a complex dessert that will have customers queueing round the block.         Joined by award-winning ice cream sandwich wizard Terri Mercieca, the cooks must show the three judges that they can dabble in pastry and come up with a dessert worthy of gracing the menu of the best ice cream joint in town. The amateur cooks from all over the […]

Young MasterChef 2023 episode 7: Only six Young MasterChef cooks remain. Judges Poppy and Kerth have guided them this far, and they must now grab the trolley by the handles….literally. In a series first, the contestants must work in pairs to dash around the local supermarket to cook a meal with a budget of £30. Dishes must be created individually, but pairs must work together to spend cash wisely and design a menu to impress judges.         The judges aren’t alone for this one. They are joined by YouTube star, chef and author Big Has, who knows

Young MasterChef 2023 episode 6: With the competition ramping up, it’s time for the final seven rookie cooks to face their biggest task yet and enter the world of the professional. Their task is to replicate a fine dining recipe given to them by renowned London chef and two-time Great British Menu champion James Cochran. No pressure – they must cook one dish each from his restaurant menu.         So far in the competition, pizzas and burgers with flair have passed the test, but this time, they must leave all of that behind and begin to think

Young MasterChef 2023 episode 5: Young MasterChef reaches its halfway point. The rookie cooks are down to the last eight, and the twists continue. In the age of melt-in-your-mouth online videos, mouth-watering melting cheese, pouring sauces, oozing chocolate and dripping burgers, hashtag Food Porn is rife. Judges Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs set the cooks the challenge of not only producing a mouth-watering plate of food, but to film a video that will stand out on any social media that has the concept of hashtag Food Porn at its core.         If ever there was a time