Baton Rouge 9-year-old Avery Kyle—or “Hurricane Avery,” as she’s dubbed herself—did the Bayou State proud on the most recent episode of MasterChef Junior.
225 Dine reports Kyle carefully crafted a plate of pecan-crusted halibut, sweet potato mash and a sour sauce that judge Gordon Ramsay loved.
Going into the fish dish competition, Kyle says she felt comfortable and confident, noting that she goes fishing all the time. The contestants were again faced with a daunting task: Each had to filet a fish on their own, with only a brief lesson from judge Graham Elliot beforehand.
Being a Louisiana native proved its perks again. Of course the 9-year-old chef had fish-filleting experience before the competition. To top off Kyle’s success in episode three, Ramsay gave the Baton Rougean what she calls one of the most exciting moments on the show.
“Gordon Ramsay called me chef,” she says. “I’m so used to calling him chef.”
Read the full 225 Dine Q&A with Kyle on her experience on MasterChef Junior thus far and her culinary ambitions. Here’s a sample of what you’ll find:
On the show, Chef Gordon Ramsay talked about what he wanted to be when he was growing up. What do you want to be?
“Well … I want to be a lawyer and an actor and a comedian. And a chef, too. First, I would act and save money from acting, and then I would go to college to get my degree, and then law school. … And on my business cards, I would put “lawyer” and “comedian,” so people could hire me for both. And then I would charge people extra for being funny as a lawyer.”
