Clarendon Hills 10-Year-Old Makes Debut On 'MasterChef Junior'

CLARENDON HILLS, IL — A Clarendon Hills 10-year-old made his debut on Fox's MasterChef Junior on March 2. Mikey DiTomasso, was among 40 junior chefs across the country featured on the show.

The show features chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi and will next air on Friday, March 9 from 7 to 8 p.m. DiTomasso, a student at District 181's Prospect School, made it into the top 24 chefs of the show, and will appear in the next episode.

According to a release, this season, the kids will face exciting challenges, including a mystery box challenge with 26 ingredients, each representing a different letter of the alphabet, and a test during which they’ll cook a dish that represents their family heritage. Additionally, the young home cooks will prepare a meal for one lucky couple and their guests at their wedding reception, create the perfect chicken-and- waffle dish, compete in a Blue Apron mystery box challenge and power through the fan-favorite pop-up restaurant challenge, until one talented kid is named America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home the trophy and the $100,000 grand prize.

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