MasterChef contestant Fumbi Kolawole has been eliminated from the show after a disaster with ravioli and a disappointing apple crumble.
The amateur chef struggled in the professional kitchen round of the cookery programme when the lobster ravioli he was tasked with cooking split in the pan.
Sounds like Michelin star chef @ShaunRankin is going to put the amateurs through their paces at @OrmerMayfair… ?? #MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/w3qJjiQ47f
— MasterChef UK ?? (@MasterChefUK) April 26, 2017
He was responsible for crafting the ravioli in crab bisque at Shaun Rankin’s restaurant Ormer Mayfair but admitted he had never made pasta before.The aerospace engineer struggled with time management and keeping track of orders, at one point confessing: “I’m lost” and failing to notice the ravioli had split apart.He got the boot after he disappointed judges even further with his apple and pear crumble in the invention test round.
Judge Gregg Wallace branded it “not crumbly”, adding the presentation was not right, while John Torode said the fruit was “soggy”.Guest judge Tom Kitchin told the hopeful: “This is MasterChef, it’s knock-out time. This is too homely,”For viewers at home the writing was clearly on the wall for the amateur.
I love Fumbi. Great personality for TV but he has been living on borrowed time. Not a good night for anyone. We need a hero! #MasterChef
— MCB Cunningham (@MCBCunningham) April 26, 2017
#MasterChef right decision – at the end of the day Fumbi miles ahead of peeps like me but still behind the rest of the contestants
— SoullaStylianou (@SoullaStylianou) April 26, 2017
Fumbi said he made it much further then he ever imagined. He got much further then anyone imagined he would with his cooking #MasterChef
— Generic White Bitch (@MissBarbie69) April 26, 2017
After he got the bad news, Fumbi said: “I have made it much further than I ever imagined I would and learned so much and I think I pushed myself.”However, some viewers were outraged marketing consultant Alison O’Reilly did not get the chop after she served up venison so raw Kitchin branded it “blue”.
Saliha, Alison, Steve, Faye and Brodie have made it through the toughest round yet. #MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/TnUjWFZA41
— MasterChef UK ?? (@MasterChefUK) April 26, 2017
#Masterchef nooooo I liked Fumbi! Alison's Venison was so undercooked it was still calling for its mom!
— Zibbles Zeb ?? (@ZibblesSez) April 26, 2017
I think when u cook essentially raw venison that's worse than a bland dessert #MasterChef ??
— David Linden (@qosfc1919) April 26, 2017
MasterChef continues on BBC One on Thursday.
