- There are many tight spots a Masters contestant can find himself in at Augusta National, not the least of which is having great affection for a tournament run by a club that would not allow one's wife, mother or daughter to become a member.
Top Chef Masters contestant Jonathan Waxman, would be happy to learn that model Lily Aldrige is a big fan of his.
Then for the elimination round, the chefs prepare a classic picnic feast for a group of Capitol Hill interns at the home of the first U.S. president, George Washington -will the remaining chefs wow the interns and guest judge, past Top Chef Masters contestant Jonathan Waxman, or will they get schooled by the discerning eye of these go-getters?
For instance, the segments on "Late Show" will present Mr. Fallon as a quiz master, asking contestants to use bing.com to search for answers to questions in categories like travel, health and shopping.
Next, after being introduced to the audience by the master of ceremonies, the contestant launches into a song, a dance, a juggling act--whatever.
If any contestant manages to master either the hot or cold chamber, "we'll retire it and bring on a new chamber," Mr. Darnell said.
There, Pomeroy, who has become a cooking-world star — a Food & Wine Best New Chef, a contestant on "Top Chef Masters" — perfected the ideas for her next restaurant, Beast, a twenty-six-seat place where, five nights a week, she cooks whatever she wants.
"Our next contestant," says the Muppet master of ceremonies in a little parody of the quiz show "Concentration," "is a monster from Sesame Street".
Unlike many, more severe yoga masters, Friend worked the crowd like a contestant on "Last Comic Standing": "Cool color!" he said, inspecting a student's polished toenails, or "Pray for him," when he guided a student into a difficult pose.
Sly scenes depicting each character in bed at night clarify the status of each contestant: those who are still "masters" toss and turn, while those who have been satisfied sleep well.
On a day when the secret sound was "ar," the master of ceremonies was ecstatic when the contestant, Bill Cosby, spoke of someone who "gave me my big start;" he pivoted a full circle with enthusiasm when the contestant mentioned that he "works very hard;" he became totally hysterical by the time he heard the sentence "It's pretty far".
