Presenting anything you cook to others can be intimidating, especially when its Gordon Ramsay!
In fact, her background in the military is something she attributes to her success on thecooking show.
So whats it like to be on MasterChef and haveGordon Ramsaystanding over your shoulder as a mentor/kitchen drill sergeant?
Pressure Can Be Good
Ramsay is just as famous for his food as his fiery spirit in the kitchen.
People can see it [in Gordon].
Hes just so passionate.
His intensity really does come from a good place.
He loves to teach.
He loves to help.
One of her greatest takeaways from Ramsay was to trust her instincts in the kitchen.
Sarah recalled a specific example comparing the lamb she prepared on two occasions.
Its very intimidating initially but its something that comes through experience and learning to trust yourself.
In the auditions, I used the temperature gauge on my lamb to verify that it was good.
However, in the finale, I didnt use a temperature gauge at all.
And I just felt like I was very confident in what the temperature was going to be inside.
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Know Your Limits
It wasnt always a cakewalk for Sarah on MasterChef.
Everything is not always going to turn out perfect.
But thats kind of OK. Its part of the learning process.
The cool thing in the cake week situation is that I learned from that experience.
Choosing that cake was a terrible idea.
Way too much work.
Believe in Yourself
Sarah explains that she feels a lot of people struggle with impostor syndrome, including herself.
If you have a passion for something, then you deserve to be there.
Dont let any sort of impostor syndrome keep you from doing what you love.
Instead of asking, why me?
say, why not me?
I think that is the biggest thing that I learned.
For Sarah, food has always been about the people, the culture and the stories that surround it.
I dont think being on MasterChef changed my food philosophy.
I think it has just made me dive a little bit deeper into it.
Whats next for Sarah?
While she didnt take the top prize, her culinary career is far from over.
Her next venture is launching a culinary podcast called Everyday Food & Wine in early 2020.
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