Christine Ha wins Masterchef Season 3

At channelAPA.com, we’ve been rooting for Christine Ha since the beginning. She’s the first ever blind cook on MasterChef. Last night, the top two finalists (Christine Ha and John Marks) competed for the title of MasterChef Season 3. They had one last chance to prove to the judges that they have the passion, skill and drive worthy of the top honors. In their final challenge, the two home cooks conceptualized and prepared the most important three-course meal of their lives. Sticking with Asian style recipes, Ha delivered a three-course meal that included a Thai papaya salad with crab and vegetables (vibrant salad wowed the judges with its balance of crisp green papaya, sweet lump crabmeat and a tangy dressing), braised pork belly with rice and egg (sophisticated and impressive entrée served with pickled shallots, steamed rice and sautéed kale with mushrooms), and coconut-lime sorbet with ginger tuile. Meanwhile, Marks created butter poached lobster on sweet corn grits with pureed sweet potato, rack of lamb with green curry sauce, spring peas and carrots, and bacon crusted pecan pie with vanilla cinnamon ice cream. While each chef had both pluses and minuses to their dishes. Ultimately, Christine Ha got the top prize walking away with a cook book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.
Christine Ha wins Masterchef Season 3
She took time off from completing her Master’s of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Houston, which is one of the top ranked programs for writing in the country, to compete on Master Chef. You can expect a stunning cookbook With both great writing and delicious food. Christine states, “Food and words are my creative portals, the ways through which I connect with others. When not cooking or eating, I am writing, reading, dreaming.” On twitter, she sent out the message: “Thank you for watching. I’m overwhelmed w/ your love & support. Pleas excuse me as I take a break from social media. I’ll be back soon. xoxo”