What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?

MasterChef US season 8 features MasterChef judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sanchez and Christina Tosi testing the culinary skills of amateur chefs from the USA.

They undertake a number of challenges and dishes to prepare, with those failing to impress being sent home.

MasterChef US Season 8 aired May 31 to September 20, 2017 on Fox Network, there were 20 contestants and the prize for the winner was $250,000, their own cookbook and a MasterChef trophy.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Adam Wong was a Harvard Student from Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 13 after a chicken and potatoes cook off with Caitlin.

After MasterChef, Adam was an intern and later a research fellow at Niskanen Center. He currently works as U.S. Accelerator Principal at Starburst Aerospace and is also a food vlogger on Youtube.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Brien O'Brien worked in Magazine Ad Sales and was from Redding, California. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 9 after a cannoli pressure test.

After MasterChef, Brien worked in kitchens and returned to Culinary school and vlogs about the experience. He had an intern placement at Bouchon Bistro, worked at various restaurants and for wineries and does pop up dining events.

He co-hosts podcast Talking NorCal with his brother and appears on local TV talking about MasterChef.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Cate Meade was a Nutritionist from Chicago, Illinois. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 19 after a cheese souffle skills test against Dino.

After MasterChef, Cate is a Personal Meal-Prep Chef, offers Private Dining experiences, cookery classes, seminars and a personal grocery shopping service. She returned for MasterChef: Back to Win (season 12)

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Caitlin Jones was a Dancer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 14 after a Mexican platter Team Challenge.

After MasterChef, Caitlin is a Personal Trainer, Event Caterer and a paleo food blogger.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Daniel Pontes-Macedo was a Substitute Teacher from Medford, Massachusetts. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 15 after a chocolate truffles challenge saw him in the bottom three.

After MasterChef, Daniel is a Private Chef, caters small events and teaches cookery classes, both online and in person.

He was an Executive Chef at Becks's Bistro Catering before opening food truck VictorEats Food Truck in June 2021.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Dino Angelo Luciano was a Dancer from Bensonhurst, New York. He was the MasterChef season 8 winner due to his unique menu with a twist of traditional dishes of squid ink pasta, lamb chop and tiramisu.

After MasterChef, Dino has hosted a number of exclusive dinners and pop up dining experiences as The Gourmet Rabbit and was Executive Chef at Muse and Market in Phoenix.

He also posts recipes on YouTube

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Eboni Henry was a Addiction Counselor from Chicago, Illinois. She was MasterChef season 8 runner up losing to Dino in the finale.

After MasterChef, Eboni is a Private chef offering private dining experiences. She features in cookery videos on Youtube with Jacoby Ponder.


What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Gabriel Lewis was a Fast Food Server from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 16 after his cannelloni lands him in the bottom two. He was offered culinary training by Gordon and Aaron offers a job after his training.

After MasterChef, Gabriel took up Gordon's offer and studied at Johnson and Wales University’s Denver campus's Culinary School.

He planned to move to New Orleans and take up Aaron's offer before the pandemic hit.

He is now a Private Chef offering private dinners and events catering, online cookery classes and is a brand ambassador for a number of brands. He returned for MasterChef: Back to Win (season 12)

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Heather Dombrosky was a Registered Nurse from Miami, Florida. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 5 after a scrambled eggs elimination challenge landed her in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Heather is a nurse and works for a medical tech company. She has also been a Private Chef for dinner parties and is an avid surfer.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Jason Wang was a High School Music Teacher from Newton, Massachusetts. He was a MasterChef season 8 runner up.

After MasterChef, Jason is a Chef, Culinary Instructor and TV host on Jason On Mission on FOX Taiwan and other cookery shows. He is also a freelance Tenor singer.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Jeff Philbin was a Marketing Director from Tampa, Florida. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 18 after a salmon elimination challenge.

After MasterChef, Jeff returned to his previous role as a Marketing Director until June 2018. He was a restaurant consultant and Private Chef and is currently Director of Business Strategy at an advertising company.

Jeff posts recipes online and appears on local cookery segments.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Jennifer Williams was a Debt Collector from Chalmette, Louisiana. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 7 after a fish and chips pressure test.

After MasterChef, Jennifer was a Communication Director and offered private dining experiences in her home. She is currently owner of Second Line Art & Vintage, a boutique store in Charleston and offers interior design services.

She also caters private dinners and pop up dining events.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Jenny Cavellier was a Special Needs Therapist from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 12 after a crawfish dumpling pressure test landed her in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Jenny was a training supervisor and is currently a National Account Director in the medical profession.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Mark Togni was a Stay-at-home Dad from Portland, Oregon. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 3 after a retry of a Mystery Box challenge.

After MasterChef, Mark returned to being a Stay-at-home Dad.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Mike Newton was a Ranch Owner from Lipan, Texas. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 11 after a champagne poached oysters pressure test.

After MasterChef, Mike is a Private Chef offering private dining experiences, cookery classes and pop up dining events. In 2021, he was offering dining experiences at Newton’s Cellar.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Necco Ceresani was a Marketing Manager from Newberry, South Carolina. He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 8 after a hanger steak elimination challenge landed him in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Necco is a writer at Venture Fizz, a Marketing Manager and a Growth Hacker at logmein, a remote access company.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Paige Jimenez was a Swimsuit Model from Honolulu, Hawaii. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 4 after a grilled pork chop pressure test landed her in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Paige returned to culinary school and got her culinary degree but turned down a position in a top restaurant as the hours would mean she could not model. She continues to model for fashion brands and has appeared in magazines including Cosmo.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Reba Billingsley was a Stay-at-home Mom from Carthage, Texas. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 10 after a coconut elimination challenge lands her in the bottom four.

After MasterChef, Reba is a private chef, was writing her first cook book that is yet to be published and regularly posts recipes on social media.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Sam Reiff-Pasarew was a Creative Writing Teacher from Washington D.C. He was in MasterChef season 8 episode 6 after a lamb elimination challenge landed him in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Sam is Executive Producer/Founding Company Member at Story Pirates, an arts education and media company based in New York and Los Angeles. He has done a number of pop up cookery events and regularly posts food pics on his social media.

What is Adam from MasterChef Season 8 doing now?
Yachecia Holston was a Minister from Detroit, Michigan. She was in MasterChef season 8 episode 18 after a salmon elimination challenge landed her in the bottom two.

After MasterChef, Yachecia is a Private Chef offering private dining experiences and has done a number of local pop up cookery events.

This post was last updated in February 2022.

What happened to Adam from MasterChef Season 8?

He was eliminated in MasterChef season 8 episode 13 after a chicken and potatoes cook off with Caitlin. After MasterChef, Adam was an intern and later a research fellow at Niskanen Center. He currently works as U.S. Accelerator Principal at Starburst Aerospace and is also a food vlogger on Youtube.

Where is Adam from MasterChef Australia now?

Liaw is UNICEF Australia's National Ambassador for Nutrition. In 2016 he was appointed by the Japanese government as a Goodwill Ambassador of Japanese Cuisine. He is also on the board of the Australia-Japan Foundation. Liaw is prolific on social media.

Who is Adam Liaw married to?

Asami FujitsukaAdam Liaw / Spousenull

What condition does Adam on MasterChef have?

After he hit his head at the age of five, the resultant bump persisted instead of healing. He was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type I, which causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue.