Salvador "Sal" Maida IV is a contestant on Season 9 of MasterChef and was mentored by Joe Bastianich. He ranked in 23rd place with Sid.
Personality[]
Sal was a confident cook, but he had a perceived arrogance which the judges, including his mentor Joe, disliked. He also never managed to live up to his confidence, as he was a consistently poor performer, and was eliminated when his steak during his final challenge was overcooked.
Season 9[]
Episode 1[]
Episode 2[]
Episode 3[]
Episode 4[]
Competition History[]
| Week 4 | Low/Eliminated |
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Post MasterChef[]
- After his appearance, Sal is an artist and continues to cook.
Trivia[]
Quotes[]
- (After being eliminated) "I know I'm a great cook, but I clearly still have things to learn, so it stinks to be the first one out, but I'm gonna keep going after the dream to start a supper club and this is just one step in my very long journey."
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References[]
| MasterChef U.S. Season 9 |
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| Judges |
| Contestants |
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Cesar Cano • Ryan Cortez • Juni Cuevas • Samantha Daily • Julia Danno • Ralph Xavier Degala • Lindsay Haigh • Emily Hallock • Sid Hoeltzell • Matt Houck • Gerron Hurt • Mark Ingraham • Darrick Krause • Bowen Li • Sal Maida • Ashley Mincey • Farhan Momin • Olusola Ogbomo • Shanika Patterson • Chelsea Sargent • Taylor Waltmon • Stephanie Willis • Alecia Winters • SJ Yun |