Two Finalists Vie To Be 'Master Chef Junior'
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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Tonight, a big moment for
a couple of extraordinary chefs.
There were
originally 24 but after unimaginable cooking
challenges, devastating eliminations and, yes,
some tears, the field is down to two.
We're talking
about the reality cooking show "Master Chef
Junior."
These contestants were ages 8 to 13.
Some stood on crates to reach their cooking
stations.
The two finalists: 12-year-old Dara Yu and
13-year-old Alexander Weiss.
We spoke to them
along with one of the celebrity judges, chef Joe
Bastianich.
Dara Yu says when she's not on TV,
it's her friends who are doing the tasting.
DARA YU: I bake a lot for my friends, and I'm actually in a class at my school.
So every week, we get a
theme.
And then we have to make a dish around that theme.
And then if I have extra, I'll give them out
to all my friends.
GREENE: How do your friends and fellow students deal with being in a cooking class with you?
What is
that dynamic like?
DARA: Well, it's kind of funny.
I was actually just on a camping trip and everyone, every meal, would be
like, is this good enough for you?
Is...
GREENE: Does this measure up to what you do, Dara?
DARA: Yeah.
Is this like, Dara-worthy?
(LAUGHTER)
DARA: I was just like um, I can't really answer that because the chefs are standing right there.
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GREENE: Alexander, let me ask you about the types of pressure on this show.
I mean, you're 13.
You're
in eighth grade.
A lot of people criticize parents, saying they put way too much pressure on kids in
middle school and high school.
Tell me if you think this kind of competitive spirit is a good thing for
someone your age.
ALEXANDER WEISS: You know, it's important to have some competitive spirit in your life because
that's what it's going to be like in the real world.
And the restaurant service, that was a really different
experience and...
GREENE: We should say, all of you got in a kitchen, and you actually served a meal at a restaurant.
DARA: Yeah.
ALEXANDER: Yeah.
I mean, it was really scary.
DARA: Yeah, it was.
ALEXANDER: It's not an easy thing to do.
There's something that I kind of liked through the restaurant
service.
When we went out there and saw the diners' reactions and, you know, their comments on our
food, something's really special about that, that you don't get from every other career in life.
JOE BASTIANICH: That's amazing, Alexander.
You have the two fundamental factors in being a
professional chef.
You are a masochist1 who needs approval.
(LAUGHTER)
GREENE: Well, let me ask all of you.
I read one piece describing the show, and it talked about the grace
and the composure the kids showed when they did lose.
And it was almost, in a way, more graceful
and handled better than adults would show, when we had lost something.
I mean, did you feel that
way - that you were setting an example maybe not just for other youngsters like yourselves, but also
for us, adults?
DARA: I definitely think that it's, like, we're setting an example to adults, showing them that like, one
door closes and another one will open.
And that's kind of how it is in the "Master Chef" kitchen.
But all
the kids who have gone home, they've already shown what they have.
And that's going to get them
ahead in life.
ALEXANDER: Yeah.
And to add on to Dara, we're always with each other, throughout this whole
process.
I mean, yes, of course - you know, people go home every other day; and it's really
disappointing to see our friends go home.
But you know, in LA, we really bonded together because we
were kind of trapped in a hotel room for our lives.
GREENE: It's kind of an odd kind of summer camp, but it sounds like these are going to be lasting
friendships.
ALEXANDER: Yeah.
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DARA: Yes.
Definitely.
I've made family from this.
And it was a summer camp because the food wasn't
that good.
(LAUGHTER)
GREENE: The food wasn't that good?
DARA: Our caterers at the hotel.
GREENE: I think you guys just have high standards.
BASTIANICH: Yeah.
We've got to keep them hungry.
We don't feed them that well.
(LAUGHTER)
GREENE: Well, I want to hear about the food challenge that got you two into the final round.
Each of
you were given a different part of a chicken to make a restaurant-quality meal.
And Alexander, you
were given the chicken liver.
ALEXANDER: I hadn't eaten chicken livers before that; and from watching cooking shows, I kind of got
an idea of what I was going to do.
And as I was cooking it and everything was starting to come
together, I tasted it.
And after being so scared for so long of chicken livers, I realized that, you know, it
tastes really good.
GREENE: Tell me about the dish that you made.
ALEXANDER: It was a chicken liver pate.
It's like an Italian Tuscan-style dish.
And I made a homemade
cherry kind of marmalade to go with it, for some sweetness, on a garlic crostini with a reduced
balsamic glaze.
BASTIANICH: It was great.
I can still taste it now.
(LAUGHTER)
GREENE: In comparison, Dara, I guess you got chicken wings to cook.
DARA: Yep.
GREENE: Tell me about the dish you ended up making.
DARA: Well, I made a soy ginger glazed wing with pickled cucumbers, carrots and radishes.
For my
dish, I wanted to kind of go in a different direction and the pickled vegetables, actually, that's a family
recipe.
GREENE: Mm-hmm.
DARA: And I thought that would just go really well with like, an Asian-style wing.
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GREENE: It worked.
DARA: Yeah.
It worked.
GREENE: Where's the family recipe come from?
DARA: My grandma, actually.
She has all these like, old cookbooks from her mom and her sisters, of
like, handwritten recipes.
GREENE: Wow.
DARA: Like, just binders of them.
I see where I get my love of cooking.
GREENE: She is just 12 years old.
That's Dara Yu and also, 13-year-old Alexander Weiss.
They're the two
finalists remaining on "Master Chef Junior."
The winner will be revealed tonight.
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Do you agree with Dara Yu’s comment that these junior chefs are setting an example for adults? What kind of an example have they set for adults? For other young people?
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Yes I do believe that the junior chefs are setting an example. I feel that way because Dara stated in her passage stated that if one door closes, another one will open. Even though that’s something an older person should tell us, it’s pretty cool that its someone closer to our age.
They set an example for adults to have the same outlook in their lives as they have about not winning the junior chef challenge. For the younger people, it should be an inspiration for them that if they attempt something and it doesn’t go as planned, you’ll have another opportunity to try again.
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I do agree that junior chefs are setting an example. The junior chefs are setting an example because when they lose they don’t get mad or throw a fit. The junior chefs are setting an example for the younger people because they are setting an example that it is ok to lose and never give up. In paragraph 20 it states “I definitely think that it’s, like, we’re setting an example to adults, showing them that like, one door closes and another one will open.”
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yes i do agree that dara yu’s comment that these junior chefs are setting an examples for aduts.here are some examples she said that passge that the kids who got elmated did not get mad or throw a fit they said thank you and walked out.some aduts probley whoulld have got mad and thorw a fit and started crying.they also say the they were setting a example for aduts by telling them when one door closes other one opens . they also say that they were setting examples for younger kids to by say if they come on to the show dont be anger if they lose and dont cry .
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yes the junior chefs are examples because they stay strong when they lose most people get mad others cry they are teaching younger people it’s ok to lose
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I say this because when the chief asks them questions, they answer them politely and not rude. For example, “GREENE: How do your friends and fellow students deal with being in a cooking class with you? What is that dynamic like?
DARA: Well, it’s kind of funny. I was actually just on a camping trip and everyone, every meal, would be” Instead of giving an attitude, Dara was polite. Also they give another example because when the kids get eliminated, they do not cuss, throw a fit or anything like that. One example that they have set for the younger ones is to always be respectful to others and you can always try it again. So when you get eliminated, you just have to accept it and not make a whole scene by throwing a tantrum.
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I think that the young chefs are setting an example for adults because when they lose, they do not give up or cry.They are glad they were able to show what they were made of.In the passage, Dara says that one door will close and another will open which shows that they have shown what they’ve got and gone home.In conclusion, the young chefs are setting an example for adults by never giving up and not whining or pouting.
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I would agree with Dara because kid chefs are changing the world and setting examples for the adults in this world. The information in the text says, “Showing them that like, one door closes and another one will open.” " we’re always with each other, throughout this whole
process." " I mean, yes, of course – you know, people go home every other day; and it’s really
disappointing to see our friends go home." " But you know, in LA, we really bonded together because we
were kind of trapped in a hotel room for our lives." I think kids are setting examples because they are showing dignity and pride when they lose and that is what most adults should do when they lose.
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Yes, I agree with Dara Yu’s comment that these junior chefs are setting an example for adults because when they loose they are not being mad or giving up. Also the junior chefs are respectful and not being rude. According to the passage Dara says ‘’I definitely this that it’s like were setting an example to adults showing them that like one door closes and another one will open.‘’ Whenever the junior chefs get asked a question their not rude. In the text it says GREENE: Alexander let me ask you about the types of pressure on this show. I mean you’re 13 you’re in eight grade. A lot of people criticize parents saying they put way too much pressure on kids in middle school and high school. Tell me if you think this kind of competitive spirit is a good thing for someone your age. ALEXANDER WEISS: You know, it’s important to have something competitive spirit in your life because that’s what its going to be like in the real world.‘’ Basically, I agree with Dara Yu’s comment because the junior chefs are setting examples for the adults.
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