CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF – EPISODE 2
21:30 21st July 2013 RTÉ One
In the first episode of Celebrity MasterChef, eight became seven as one celebrity was asked to leave the kitchen when their ‘You on a Plate’ dish and attempt at the classic French dessert Crepe Suzette failed to impress Nick and Dylan.
In tonight’s episode the seven remaining cooks will be split into teams by Nick and Dylan, as they are asked to cater for a dinner party celebrating The Gathering in Drogheda. Hosted by entrepreneur Gavin Duffy and his wife Orlaith Carmody, the contestants must create a memorable night for the guests who are visiting American friends, local food producers and business people.
The party will dine on locally-sourced food produce. The Green Team will prepare a starter of Clogherhead crab salad with micro greens, basil oil and soda bread toasts. The White Team will be tasked with making the main course of Lusk cider-glazed Pork Belly on a bed of Colcannon mash, puréed beetroot, French beans and fondant potato. Finally the Gold Team will be on dessert of Carageen panna cotta with Bell Heather honey served with roast rhubarb, candied julienne of ginger with ginger shortbread. The guests will have the deciding vote on which course tasted the best.
Unbeknownst to the competitive cooks the two teams that fail to impress the dinner party guests will return to the MasterChef kitchen the following day where they will have to undertake a Mystery Box challenge, after which one of them will lose their apron and leave the MasterChef kitchen for the last time.
**Please note: Photos of all eight celebrities appear alongside this post. The identity of the celebrity eliminated in the first episode won’t be revealed until after broadcast on Sunday July 14th