Dessert is Bittersweet for Carly Tennant, the Eighth Home Cook Eliminated from CTV's MASTERCHEF CANADA

- The remaining eight home cooks compete off-site at Toronto's City Hall in the KRAFT food truck team challenge, on the next episode of MASTERCHEF CANADA -

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TORONTO, March 18, 2014 /CNW/ - At the conclusion of last night's episode of CTV's MASTERCHEF CANADA featuring the fourth Mystery Box challenge of the series, Carly Tennant, a clothing retail store owner from Abbotsford, B.C. and now based in Vancouver, was eliminated from the culinary competition.

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Episode 9 Recap
The Top 9 home cooks faced an array of astonishing and exotic ingredients that the judges count among their favourites from their own restaurant kitchens. The home cooks who take the biggest risks are the ones who reap the biggest rewards, including Kaila's perfectly roasted squab (pigeon), and Tammara's efforts with an Asian -inspired squab-based broth and home-made noodles. Ultimately, Danielle ekes out the win with her monkfish paired with a sea urchin velouté. As the winner of the Mystery Box, Danielle chooses Nanaimo Bars as the sweet the home cooks must elevate into a fine dining dessert in the Great Canadian Bake Sale elimination challenge. The kitchen is in chaos as the cooks work feverishly to plate a MasterChef quality dessert, but ultimately, many of the dishes fall desperately short of looking and tasting good. Tammara finally wins her first challenge, with Eric coming in second; they will be captains in the next team challenge. Three cooks who are usually on top - Pino, Carly, and Marida - fall to the bottom. Ultimately, a very emotional Carly is asked to leave the MASTERCHEF CANADA kitchen.

MASTERCHEF CANADA airs Mondays at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT on CTV and CTV GO (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Last night's episode is now available on demand at CTV.ca and the CTV GO app.

Next week:
Coming up on the next all-new episode of MASTERCHEF CANADA (Monday, March 24), the Top 8 home cooks arrive at Toronto's City Hall and the iconic Nathan Phillips Square, the location for a team challenge that tests both their culinary skills and entrepreneurship. The red and blue teams must run their own themed food truck during the busy lunch rush, creating and selling one delicious crowd-pleasing dish to the masses. After the public votes with their wallets, with all proceeds going to charity, the shockingly close results are revealed. The final Top 8 home cooks vying for $100,000 and the first-ever Canadian MasterChef title are:

• Danielle Cardozo, born in Fernie, B.C., currently resides in Cranbrook, B.C.
• Eric Chong, Oakville, Ont.
• Julie Miguel, Woodbridge, Ont.
• Kaila Klassen, born in Penticton, B.C., currently resides in West Kelowna, B.C.
• Marida Mohammed, born in Sudbury, Ont., currently resides in Toronto, Ont.
• Mike Green, born in Kenora, Ont., currently resides in Winnipeg, Man.
• Pino DiCerbo, Mississauga, Ont.
• Tammara Behl, born in St. Albert, Alta., currently resides in Calgary, Alta.

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