Twelve-year-old Chandler Jackson of Carnesville moves on to next week's finals in on the Food Network show "Rachael Ray's Kids Cook-off."
Meanwhile, Juliana Malfitano, 11, of Marietta was eliminated in last night’s episode, “Monster Meals.”
While Juliana has continued to impress the judges time after time, her dish in Monday’s episode — deep-fried chicken wings tossed in a Bloody Mary sauce — fell short in pushing her through to the final show.
Meanwhile, Chandler, who made a meat pizza with hen-of-the-woods mushroom brain, finds himself with two other junior chefs competing in next week’s episode, “Grand Finale Cook-Off,” at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. (The other kidtestants are Chris Ekpiken from Ann Arbor, Mich. and Scarlett Smorynski from Hollywood, Ca.)
These three finalists will be competing for the grand prize — a $20,000 culinary scholarship and their very own web series on FoodNetwork.com.
During this six-episode series, Chandler and Juliana face big culinary challenges, from preparing the perfect well-balanced bite, to creating spooky foods in disguise inspired by the new movie "Hotel Transylvania 2."
Chandler, who lives in rural Carnesville, calls himself a “survivalist,” and he prides himself with turning something that most people would never eat (such as squirrel) into a delicious stew.
Meanwhile, Juliana, daughter of two chefs, has an affinity for Italian cuisine and says she rolled her first meatball at about age 4. Her parents own the restaurant The Rotisserie Shop in Kennesaw, which is serving up “Juliana’s Picks” featuring dishes Juliana has whipped up on the show.
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