Malyna's Exit: Sauce Mastery on America's Culinary Cup

0:00On March 26th, tonight on America's culinary cup hosted by Padma Lakshmi, the 10 remaining top chefs tackled the third culinary commandment, challenge, all about mastering sauces. In a three-round tournament, they faced mother sauces, childhood inspired creations, and a tense bottom four cook-off. Michelin starved chef Malina Sy became the latest to go home, leaving nine elite competitors in the race for the $1 million prize, the biggest. In culinary TV history, the first round assigned random mother sauces like hollandaise or beshamel, with judges scoring on taste, creativity, presentation, and mastery. Diana de Vila, Beverly Kim, and Matt Peters topped it with near-perfect scores and advanced safely. Meanwhile, the second round had chefs reinventing comfort foods from their pasts into new sauces, where Chris Morgan, Cara Stadler, and Katie Button, shown brightest. These chefs bring serious credentials, from Jane's beard awards to top chef wins and

1:02bokeh's door medals, making every elimination hit hard. Fans are buzzing about the high stakes, as small mistakes can end a career-defining run. Malina herself noted how tiny airs cost her in the final cook-off against Emily UN, Budalow, and Keith Corbin. In that pressure cooker, the bottom four use rival-picked ingredients like white miso, preserved lemons, and basiliciles to invent fresh sauces. Budalow pulled ahead with 59 points, while Malina scored just 39 and packed her knives. The field now includes heavy hitters like two-time top chef winner Budalow and Jane's beard winner, Katie Button. With the competition heating up, tune in next Wednesday at 9.30pm Eastern on CBS for more sauce mastery and surprises, as these pros chase, culinary glory. That's your update from entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.