2:08 am Fri November 8, 2013  2 Finalists Vie To Be 'Master Chef
Junior'  Originally published on Fri November 8, 2013 7:17 am
Tonight, a big moment for a couple of extraordinary chefs. They
were originally 24 but after unimaginable cooking challenges,
devastating eliminations, and, yes, some tears, the field is
down to two. We're talking about the reality cooking show
"Master Chef Junior." These contestants were ages eight to 13.
Some stood on crates to reach their cooking stations? The two
finalists: 12 year old Dara Yu and 13 year old Alexander Weiss.
We spoke to them, along with one of the celebrity judges, Joe
Bastianich.  Dara Yu says when she's not on television it's her
friends who are doing the tasting.  DARA YU: I bake a lot for my
friends and I'm actually in a class at my school. So every week
we've got a theme and then we have to make a dish around that
theme. And then if I have extra I'll give them out to all my
friends.  GREENE: How do your friends and fellow students deal
with being in a coo