Lto winner of MasterChef 13 It’s Eleonora Riso. Thursday 29 February 2024 the talent show of Sky One saw the 27 year old from Livorno triumph. This was decreed by judges Bruno Barbieri, Antonino Cannavacciuolo and Giorgio Locatelli at the end of a final which saw the last competitors competing in a last-ditch challenge.
MasterChef 13Eleonora wins
«The journey ends. The winner of the thirteenth edition of MasterChef Italy it’s Eleonora!». The name of the first place is announced by Bruno Barbieri. A sui generis proclamation not so much for the judge’s enthusiasm, but for the winner’s reaction. Eleonora remains impassivehe needs a few seconds before he understands what is happening.
After the embrace of her family, she is joined by Barbieri, who tells her: “You deserved it. You were really very good”. Eleonora confesses to the cameras: «I suffered a lot. I risked throwing myself, but I only threw myself”.
An instant before the victory, Locatelli defines it «an electrifying discovery. At first we had a little difficulty understanding you, but then we learned to read the convulsive trace of your electrocardiogram. One thing seemed clear to us: your creative genius. When you touch food you close yourself inside a bubble and your genius comes out.” And it’s true. TO MasterChef 13 Eleonora has demonstrated that she knows how to combine technique with creativity in every circumstance, even the most difficult.
“MasterChef 13”, the winner Eleonora Riso. (Sky)
The final dishes
The twelfth and final episode opens with a four-way battle. Antonio, Eleonora, Michela and Sara compete with the Mystery Box. A special guest arrives for the occasion. «A friend and colleague, a 3 Michelin star chef who is defined as the king of new Swiss cuisine», anticipates Barbieri. It’s about Andreas Caminada of the restaurant Schloss Schaunstein of Fürstenau, Switzerland.
«Perfection is a huge word. It takes a long time to get there and it’s even harder to get it on your plates every single day. It’s dedication, passion, but also continuity,” he says. The contestants have to reinterpret it Schloss Schaunsteina dish that the chef invented in 2006, whose main ingredients are scampi, lemon and yogurt.
The winner is Eleonora, who wins the chef’s jacket and goes up to the balcony to await the final test. A big smile mixed with disbelief for the waitress from Livorno. “I’m shaking, I was good,” she says. «I have treated myself badly in life. I didn’t give myself satisfaction, I didn’t give myself what I wanted. Now, however, I am satisfied”he comments hotly.
“MasterChef 13”, the embrace between Eleonora Riso and Giorgio Locatelli. (Sky)
Sara is eliminated
The second test consists in replicating one of chef Caminada’s dishes among the three proposed. Quail and beetroot; char with buttermilk foam; zander with jalapeño, green peppers and green tomatoes. Eleonora assigns the dishes: char to Antonio, pike perch to Michela and quail to Sara. The one eliminated is Sara, who must remove her apron and leave the kitchen MasterChef.
«Little Sara. She was never excessive, never out of place. You’ve always been the girl at the front that everyone loves”, says Cannavacciuolo. «Sara, you must be that rare example: good at school, but who makes others copy you. That’s Sara. This makes you great, though we have felt the fire you have inside. The passion that binds you to cooking, the desire to do, because you are capable. You proved it,” she adds.
«The judges saw me»he states through tears, «MasterChef It’s the most beautiful experience of my life”. During his journey he overcame several insecurities. «I have my baggage of teachings, I carry it with me. Thank you so much for accompanying me on this beautiful journey. Despite the stress, I am very happy», he concludes.
MasterChef 13the menus of the finalists
Antonio’s family members, Eleonora and Michela arrive in the studio. We proceed with the last test: the finalists’ menus. Michela wants to take the judges on a trip. Her menu is called Mountain experience. «I take you to the places that created my origins and that I love most. From Lake Garda to Mantua to the Mincio river, the Alps and the Dolomites and the journey will end at my house with my strudel because you will discover places that perhaps you have never seen”, she announces.
Antonio brings the menu The key to everything. He finds inspiration in Goethe, who on his trip to Italy «says that Italy without Sicily leaves no mark on the soul because it is in Sicily that the key to everything is found. It wants to be a tribute to Sicily. All the ingredients will also refer to all the populations that have dominated and contaminated it.”
Eleonora presents the menu Ichigo ichie. «A few years ago I read a book that explained the concept of in a simple way ichigo ichie. An invitation to live every moment because every moment is unrepeatable. I decided to bring a menu inspired by Japanese cuisine, which is intertwined with my traditions and which features fish that have been important in various experiences of my life». Specifically, it is made up of four dishes: the appetizer Grandpa Umamiravioli Sacred Riverthe eel Rebellious skin and dessert Mochi – Great Luck.
It is a long battle, which comes at the end of a journey full of joys and pitfalls, defeats and satisfactions. In all three cases, menus of the highest level, which saw all the competitors get involved and which now finally has its winner. In addition to prize pool of 100,000 euros in gold tokensEleonora Riso got the chance to publish a recipe book and to frequent a training course at ALMAthat is, the International School of Italian Cuisine.
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