“It’s one of those challenges where there are so many different obstacles in the communication, in the cooking styles, we just couldn’t get over that wall,” says “MasterChef” contestant Kolby Chandler following his elimination on Wednesday night’s episode. “You can’t pivot. The pantry is closed. I don’t think anything necessarily went wrong, I just think we just did the worst.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In this “United Tastes of America” episode, judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich gave the home cooks their biggest challenge yet: a 55-foot wall. As the winner of the previous challenge, Wayne was tasked with pairing contestants to cook on opposite sides of the wall, where they had to rely on great communication in order to save themselves from a double elimination. In the end, Brynn and Kolby’s Crispy Skin Salmon with Parsnip Puree, Braised Fennel and Raspberry & Pear Red Wine Sauce sent them both packing.
One moment from this season Kolby will always cherish is having his grandfather there for his audition. “Meaningful isn’t a good enough word for it,” he explains. “It was a great way to memorialize him. I lost him in April. I got back from filming and he passed a couple weeks later. I’m so glad we had that time together and I think that ‘MasterChef’ making that happen is something that I’ll always be grateful to them for. I’ll always be grateful to Gordon for bringing him in there to taste it. Having that moment with him on camera is going to live with me forever.”
Fans hoping to keep up with Kolby’s food journey can follow his Instagram @chefkolbykash.
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