AfterChef Junior

t's our last episode of a tumultuous season and we're celebrating by eating an overdue ice cream cake and 'shipping Aarón and Cesar's mom—you know, like how normal people watch TV. PLUS we make our last minute pitches for spin-offs, learn about Joe's sleep apnea mask and talk about delicious conk. 

Max phones Shanika for the second time to play "Pony? No Pony," dig into Reddit rumours and find out what REALLY happened to Emily's cake. SHIIIIINK!!!

Producer Max lures MasterChef Season 9 finalist Chef Cesar into the studio for an intimate and interactive conversation that ends with him basically promising to do a pop-up dinner with us. We’re pretty sure that’s legally binding so see you all for tacos sooooon!

The countdown is on to the triple-header finale, and as the anticipation builds, so does the quality of our coverage. We’re asking the tough questions, unlike AfterBuzz TV, our new nemesis: When is Gordon’s birthday? Does he want him to throw him a party? Are we going to get sued for using the Reading Rainbow theme so extensively? Why hasn’t Jenni ever heard the phrase “Where’s the beef”? And most importantly: where is the beef?

The stakes have NEVER BEEN HIGHER as the remaining six MasterChef contestants are forced to feed rich people in a timely fashion!!! And as the clock ticks down, the questions…tick… up. Did MasterChef build a fake restaurant because they couldn’t afford to book out Providence (two Michelin stars) for the night? Is Bowen our friend? Is that beef heart from a healthy cow? Where can I get a set of those dishes that have all the MC contestants faces on them? (Follow up question: are they available at Williams Sonoma?) (Follow up question to my follow up question: Will Gerron and his fiancé put them on their wedding registry?) Join the hosts of the world’s most celebrated MasterChef after show as they grapple with the great mysteries of the MC kitchen, meet Cesar’s mom and experience Gordon’s biggest fake out yet.

Jenni comes face to face with her greatest nemesis to find out the truth about the great cake snafu, and Stacey hatches a plan to become Canada's next MasterChef and finally win her co-hosts respect. 

Stacey wasn't here for this episode so she's not even sure what to write here because she's a daredevil who's going to upload it without even listening first. She's assuming it's just about how much co-hosts Jenni and Max missed her? Or probably something about whatever drama transpired on the show this week... something BIG went down but Stacey also hasn't watched it yet. MYSTERIES ABOUND! 

Thousands of dollars of fish are wasted in a double-elimination episode. IT'S MUST-SEE TV and your AfterChef hosts Jenni, Stacey and Max are here to dissect every last detail and mourn that they never got to find out where SJ shops for his awesome shirts. 

Alternate title: Mr. Sanchez's Marvellous World of Citrus. What an episode! Listener Bill Chandler finally exerts his authority over us, rendering Producer Max powerless as we discuss gendered honorifics and start plotting out "Joey Clams: The Musical." 

The whole AfterChef gang is back together for this week's episode, discussing first kisses, Family Circle magazine and crates full of children.