If you have been following the Pinoy Junior Master Chef program on ABS-CBN, which I understand is in the final few episodes, you may want to catch the program this Saturday and Sunday. I haven’t seen too many episodes of this series, but was pleased to find out from the show’s producers that at least two of the kids I had selected nearly a year ago during a marathon day of auditions are still in the running to be the first Pinoy Junior Master Chef! Cool, and congratulations to them for making it this far! I was interviewed on camera last night on two specific topics (unusual food pairings and crabs(?!)) and unless cut and left on the editing room floor, they say I might make short appearances in the Saturday and Sunday episodes… :) So tune in if you like the show — posts related to the topics in each of those Master Chef episodes will be posted on the blog on Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, I recently discovered a forgotten stash of now “vintage” marketmanila shirts in a filing cabinet in our Cebu offices, so I will be giving them away for free on this website in the next few days, so stay tuned for that as well. Have a great weekend!
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Will stay glued on the televison this weekend. I’ve been watching the show since i read it here and those kids are really precousious. Though i think the time slot for the show was moved since i didn’t get to see it last week on the usual time.
Don’t have that series here :( Would love to follow it.
It’s a good thing that I always watch the Pinoy Junior Master Chef show. Will definitely look out for your brief “cameo” on the show. I guess, it would’ve been nice if you could’ve been a guest judge at the least.
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Please send me a MM T-Shirt.. ^_^
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Hi MM,
Definitely will watch this weekend’s episode. Those kids are great!, cant believe they can think amazingly of ways how to prepare their dishes.
Go go go, wanted to see your cameo role too
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I enjoy watching those kids and they are really soon to become great chefs in the future…
i always watch that show. i miss the “baldosano kid”, the most promising young chef. so sad, he was eliminated few weeks ago.
Definitely would be honored to wear one!
I am SO waiting for the MM shirt contest =)
Hey, I hope you become one of the judges for next season!
On another topic, I was just wondering whether or not you are still on that Cohen-like diet. Now that more time has elapsed, how do you find it? Is it worth the price b/c it seems just like portion control and having a paid person ensure you stay committed to the regimen? (can you hear me proscastinating the start of my own weight loss program? haha…. )
Medically speaking, I just wondered how valid are the principles behind those programs (eating to regulate hormones, etc etc). Maybe you can do a post on that since many people in your poll wanted Santa to magic away their unwanted pounds :)
I sure hope they will not edit out your part MM. I follow this show religiously (through Pinoy-ako.info in case some of your followers abroad are interested) and am rooting for Philip to win! I am hoping he gets a scholarship (one of the prizes) considering his family situation.
Bettyq, I now drizzle lobster oil on just about anything! My husband is starting to get alarmed because it whets my appetite and my clothes seem to be getting tighter. I tell him the washing machine/dryer is to blame! :-)
Oooohh! Wonderful news! I hope I get to win those MM shirts. :)
I hope next season you’ll be included in the roster of judges, MM.
I hope this doesn’t mean you’re holding your own “master chef” competition for the site. I would love a shirt, but would have an absolutely zero chance of winning there.
I was with Chef JP and Chef Fern of Junior Masterchef; Chef J Gamboa of Milky Way, Chef Ariel Manuel of Lolo Dad’s last December. We went on a short but harrowing banca ride, braving the crazy Amihan blown waves to Carbin Reef in Sagay to experience Enting’s kinilaw, freshly steamed seashells, crabs, and a lechon.
Will definitely catch that show online… Would be honored to wear that MM shirt. Thanks in advance. ;-)
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I watch Junior Master Chef every week @ TFC. Will definitely watch out for your appearance MM. Will you be raffling the MM shirts? I want one, please, please.
Oh….that’s a good one, MP! I will use the same excuse to my husband!….mwahahahaha!
Footloose…did you receive my e-mail?
Got it Betty Q and thanks. MP, I have drizzled it only on food up until now but since you confess drizzling it on almost anything, I think I shall try it your way on a very limited basis, just as a special treat for Saint Valentine’s day.
MM, my comments on the Junior Masterchef Pinoy edition:
I support all efforts at promoting Phil cuisine, I love the kids, the effort they show, and the dishes.
But I find the pace and presentation of the show too sleep inducing. My wife and I can’t pinpoint it- the music? , the editing of the shots?, the pacing (too slow?), the judges and how they interact? (like reading scripts instead of feeling it?) It just seems to lack the punch of the other versions. Parang it’s not making me curious enough to try and learn those dishes.
This is just my opinion, and I could be in the minority here, so if the organizers think it doesnt need changing, then I accept that.
Hay naku, I wish you luck Footloose… it really enhances the taste of any food (including, can you believe, paksiw na tulingan??).. I once over baked some salmon fillets and the oil was a big help in salvaging them! So addictive that you will find excuses…
Ariel, you are not alone in that sentiment. My hubby finds it boring, as well. We follow Junior Masterchef Australia and he thinks that the Pinoy version pales in comparison in terms of pacing, judging, timing, etc. He attributes it to the judges, he thinks they don’t seem credible and their statements seem too staged and scripted! But I love watching the kids and secretly envy them for being so good so I don’t mind the sometimes slow pacing. I just wish that the cute girl Bianca made it to the top 6. She was a spitfire – she even said China Coquangco was mataray hahaha.
ariel, you are completely spot on. :) I find the local version to be missing several ingredients, and after the first couple or so shows, I stopped watching many months ago. I was supposed to do the lechon episode with the kids, but last minute snafus, constant changes in plans, and seriously dizzy production schedules had me bow out two days before after the show’s staff threw several monkey wrenches into pot… So it will be interesting to see tonight and tomorrow’s episode and watch if things have improved…
If folks truly passionate about food were behind the show, it would shine through to the final product. As it was a few months ago, it seemed like just another advertising vehicle and money maker for the channel. I will probably get into hot water for saying that. :)
I saw you on JMC Pinoy Ed!!! Yes, now I’m hungry.
Hi MM who’s ur bet in JMC
I share the same sentiments as Ariel. Local version is too slooooow… After watching the 2 seasons of Junior Master Chef Australian edition, I don’t think I sat through one whole episode of the local show.
Phillip is my fave…hi from Iloilo, MM
I never bothered to watch the show because the host doesn’t appeal to me. I think she should just stick to acting instead of hosting.
I have yet to see a Pinoy version of any foreign TV show live up to the original.