How Cheese Curd Won $100K on MasterChef Junior — What's Cookin' with The McLemore Boys

How Cheese Curd Won $100K on MasterChef Junior — What's Cookin' with The McLemore Boys

From What’s Cookin’? — The McLemore Boys Podcast by John & John II McLemore

June 17, 2026 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 16

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Bryson "Cheese Curd" discusses his experiences on MasterChef Junior and his journey in the barbecue world.

Episode 16 of What's Cookin' with The McLemore Boys. He won $100,000 on national TV at 11 years old, cooked alongside Gordon Ramsay, and three years later showed up to the Key West BBQ Invitational and walked away with every People's Choice token on the table. Bryson "Cheese Curd" sat down with us live at the sandbar to talk MasterChef Junior, his Wagyu burger, and what it's like building a barbecue name before you can drive. Guest: Bryson "Cheese Curd," MasterChef Junior Season 9 winner https://www.instagram.com/cookinwithcheesecurd In this episode: The Wisconsin cheese-family nickname behind the "Cheese Curd" name What Gordon Ramsay is actually like off camera, according to someone who cooked next to him The People's Choice-winning Wagyu pickled pico burger with W sauce breakfast aioli Why a 14-year-old already thinks brisket is overrated Faith, Family, Food, Fun, Freedom — recorded live at the Key West BBQ Invitational benefiting the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, where we serve as culinary ambassadors. From our table to yours, God bless. Find The McLemore Boys: https://linktr.ee/themclemoreboys https://www.facebook.com/themclemoreboys…

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