Alvin Schultz

Hometown	Houston, TX
Age	28
Occupation	Retail Manager
Statistics
Mystery Box(es) Won	0
Elimination Test(s) Won	0
Team Challenge(s) Won	1
Pressure Test(s) Survived	0
Top Entries	0
Bottom Entries	1
Placement	15th
Episode Eliminated	Top 15 Compete

Alvin Schultz was a contestant on Season 2 of MasterChef. He ranked in 15th place.

Personality

Alvin was a self-proclaimed "m9aydm" and was respected by most of the other cooks as a strong cook who was very intelligent, especially by Suzy who claimed he’d make it to the Top 5. He had a vast food and ingredient knowledge, along with a technical arsenal used for molecular gastronomy. However, despite having a lot of great ideas for his dishes, he failed to execute them properly, and lacked the knowledge to use complex molecular techniques appropriately, which backfired in his final elimination test when he served a bitter coffee sauce that led to his early elimination.

Season 2

Episode 1

Alvin was not seen in this episode.

Episode 2

Alvin was seen auditioning in this episode. When he started cooking, he cited his knowledge of different scientific processes, including molecular gastronomy which he claimed to be using in his dish.

He served the judges a Moco Loco with Egg on Sticky Rice. When he walked into the room, the judges asked what he was doing with a massive immersion circulator, which Alvin said he was using it to make a perfectly cooked egg. Upon tasting, his dish was liked by all 3 judges, who each gave him a yes, and Gordon furthermore stating that he felt that he could not have that kind of knowledge and not work in the industry, calling him a “Freak Genius”.

Episode 3

Alvin had already auditioned, so he was not seen in this episode.

Episode 5

Alvin was not seen during the Salmon Mystery Box or the French Elimination Test.

Competition History

Week 5	In/In
Week 6	Win
Week 7	In/Eliminated

Post MasterChef

• After his appearance, Alvin offers cookery services with his company Eat.Drink.EXPERIENCE! and is also a restaurant consultant.

Quotes

• (After being eliminated) "You know, hearing my name called, it sucked. It sort of instant snap back to reality that the dream of being the next MasterChef has ended, but it's been an unbelievable experience and it's something I'll take with me forever, so I thank them for the opportunity and walk back to my station and take my apron off."

Gallery

Season 2

Alvin's Confessional

Alvin's Audition Dish

Alvin receiving his Apron

Alvin's Boot Camp Dish

Alvin in the Red Team

Alvin's Coffee Dessert

Jennie, Alvin, and Max in the Coffee Dessert Bottom 3

Alvin Eliminated

External links

• Alvin Schultz on Instagram: alvinschultz

• Alvin Schultz on Twitter: @AlvinSchultz