Meet the 12 Pint-Sized Chefs Competing on Season 9 of “MasterChef Junior”

Judges and Mentors Gordon Ramsay, Daphne Oz, and Aarón Sánchez return alongside new judge Tilly Ramsay

MEET THE YOUNG CULINARY CONTESTANTS:

Alfred

Age: 11
Hometown: Binford, ND
Food Dream: To write a Midwest kids’ cookbook

Asher

Age: 8
Hometown: Yakima, WA
Food Dream: To become a chef and write a cookbook

Bre

Age: 10
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Food Dream: To open an affordable food truck

Bryson

Age: 11
Hometown: Opelika, AL
Food Dream: To have a cheese mobile food truck

Jason

Age: 9
Hometown: San Gabriel, CA
Food Dream: To have a TV show and write a cookbook

Jordyn

Age: 8
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Food Dream: To open a restaurant

Kristell

Age: 10
Hometown: Austin, TX
Food Dream: To have a food truck

Lilo

Age: 9
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Food Dream: To open a restaurant

Lydia

Age: 9
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Food Dream: To open a restaurant

Michael

Age: 11
Hometown: New Smyma, FL
Food Dream: To open a restaurant with his mom

Miles

Age: 10
Hometown: College Station, TX
Food Dream: To write a kids’ cookbook

Remy

Age: 10
Hometown: Hollywood, FL
Food Dream: To connect with my community through cooking

One talented young chef will be named America’s newest MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 grand prize!

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