
MasterChef (2010)
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Aarón Sánchez as Self - Judge
Episodes 149
A Mexican Mystery
The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest culinary judge Aarón Sánchez.
Read MoreGordon Ramsay Masterclass
The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to properly deconstruct a lobster.
Read MoreVets, Jets, and Home Cooks
The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
Read MoreBattle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to try to earn a place in the Top 20. Judging the battle rounds will be Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and new judge and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez, who will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. After each battle, the judges will decide whom they think deserves to make it to the next round and a chance to compete for the coveted title.
Read MoreBattle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
Read MoreAmerica's Grocery Bag
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
Read MoreFeeding the Lifeguards
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
Read MoreShell-Shocked & Scrambled
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
Read MoreSilenced by the Lambs
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge that includes recreating Gordon Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
Read MoreBreakfast, Lunch & Winner
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
Read MoreWhole-y Cow!
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
Read MoreHoly Cannoli
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a team challenge using their guests' products. Later, the losing team must prepare cannoli as part of a pressure test.
Read MoreThe MasterChef Returns
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.
Read MoreVegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then cast a vote for their favorite dish.
Read MoreIn a Pinch
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
Read MoreGordon’s Game of Chicken
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
Read MoreA Mexican Tag Team Challenge
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to pair up for a Mexican-themed tag team challenge.
Read MoreThe Great Outdoors
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
Read MoreChopsticks & Pasta
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
Read MorePop-Up Restaurant
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
Read MoreSomething Fishy
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.
Read MoreThe Semi-Finals
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
Read MoreThe Finale (1)
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Read MoreThe Finale (2)
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Read MoreThe Judges Do Battle (1)
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – and they then will mentor those contestants throughout the competition.
Read MoreThe Judges Do Battle (2)
The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.
Read MoreThe Judges Do Battle (3)
Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to earn a spot in the Top 24.
Read MoreHome State Heroes
In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.
Read MoreGordon Ramsay Masterclass
In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab, before the contestants must replicate his work. The contestants whose skills don't cut it, face an elimination challenge during which Ramsay will show them how to make his signature Crab Benedict dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
Read MoreTrouble Brewing
The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the season. The two teams must cook a beer-infused lunch for more than 100 employees at the brewery who will each place a vote on his or her favorite dish. The team that receives the least amount of votes will head back to the kitchen for a banana cream pie pressure test that will determine who will be eliminated.
Read MoreWorld Cup Dishes
The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive three huge advantages. Later, the kitchen welcomes American soccer legend and Fox Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas, who will introduce a street food-themed elimination challenge that involves popular food among soccer fans in various countries.
Read MoreA Gordon Ramsay Wedding
The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.
Read MoreThe Big Not Easy
The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and be asked to upgrade one of the most popular frozen dinner dishes, Salisbury Steak.
Read MoreRise or Fall
The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contestant without a pair. The contestant cooking solo gets a huge advantage in the challenge and gets the opportunity to cook alongside his-her mentor.The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and create the ever-challenging cheese soufflé in just 40 minutes.
Read MoreThe Kids Are Alright
The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discerning judges who have big expectations. Contestants are surprised when diners are revealed and forced to scramble and alter their dishes to accommodate the guests. Ultimately the winning team’s recipe will be printed in Family Circle Magazine. The losing team will compete in a cupcake pressure test with special guest and pastry chef Christina Tosi.
Read MoreFrying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1
The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a citrus-centered dish.
Read MoreJust for the Halibut
The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then tasked with creating a stunning original dish using their broken-down fish. Some contestants yield a bountiful filet, while others offer up a poor portion of protein.
Read MoreSky's the Limit
The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.
Read MoreAmerican Heroes
The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.
Read MoreWaste Not Want Not
A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.
Read MoreRestaurant Takeover
The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining room filled with 48 guests.
Read MoreCooking With Heart
Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.
Read MoreBattle of the Beef
The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.
Read MoreThe Semi Final
The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich; an elimination leaves three cooks moving on to the finale.
Read MoreThe Finale (1)
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.
Read MoreThe Finale (2)
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.
Read MoreThe Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1
Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
Read MoreAuditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round
Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
Read MoreGordon's Mystery Box
The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
Read More10th Season Pool Party!
In two teams of nine cooks, the Top 18 prepare for a 10th anniversary-themed pool party by preparing food for 100 important guests that include former "MasterChef" winners and contestants, but only one team can earn immunity.
Read MoreThe Blind Chicken Show
The team who failed to impress the pool party guests are given only 45 minutes to completely break down a chicken and prepare it into a delectable dish, but one contestant will be forced to surrender their apron after the timer runs out.
Read MoreHot & Spicy
Model Alessandra Ambrosio offers input for the Top 17's next mystery box challenge, which includes an additional twist that throws some cooks off balance, but only 15 home cooks can be chosen to continue on to the next round.
Read MoreGordon Takes on a Tarte
The remaining home cooks face another elimination challenge in which they have 60 minutes to closely replicate the dish du jour, tarte Tatin that must be prepared with silky crème anglaise sauce, or risk surrendering their apron and going home.
Read MoreJoe Takes a Risk
The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.
Read MoreTag Team Tears & Tantrums
With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
Read MoreGerron's Wedding
The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.
Read MoreBackyard BBQ
The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
Read MoreKing of The Crabs
The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Read MoreSomeone's Toast
Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.
Read MoreLet Them Eat Cake
In under 75 minutes, the contestants must replicate a cake for the judges.
Read MoreSmall Dessert, Big Problems
Special guest judge Candace Nelson gives the home cooks 75 minutes to create one dozen macarons.
Read MoreNASCAR Finish Line Feed
The top 10 contestants test their speed in a special team challenge at the Irwindale Speedway, where they have 75 minutes to cook for 101 race car crew members.
Read MoreBox in a Box in a Box
The contestants face a mystery box challenge with more mystery ingredients than ever before.
Read MoreMind Blowing Food
The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.
Read MorePigging Out
The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.
Read MoreOne Pan Wonder
TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.
Read MoreFamily Reunion
Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.
Read MoreLondon Calling (1)
The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.
Read MoreLondon Calling (2)
The top four chefs travel to the historic Hatfield House, where they must cook a venison dish.
Read MoreThe Finale (1)
Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle their final dishes in hopes of crossing the finish line and coming out on top!
Read MoreThe Finale (2)
The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.
Read MoreEmeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1
Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
Read MoreCurtis Stone: Auditions Round 2
The cooks have 45 minutes to impress the judges, including Curtis Stone.
Read MorePaula Deen: Auditions Round 3
The final audition round of the season; guest judge Paula Deen.
Read MoreChef Morimoto: Monkfish Challenge
Chef Masaharu Morimoto sets the bar high with his monkfish demonstration, leaving the cooks desperate to impress in their first elimination challenge.
Read MoreSherry Yard: Dessert Challenge
Chef Sherry Yard visits the kitchen. With elimination on the line, a dessert challenge puts the spotlight on the home cooks' baking skills for the first time.
Read MoreMichael Mina: Meat Roulette
In the first Mystery Box challenge chef Michael Mina is the guest judge. The cooks must create a beef dish without knowing what cut of beef they will be cooking until the mystery box is opened.
Read MoreNancy Silverton: Pasta Challenge
With the top 10 at their fingertips and an elimination on the table, Michelin Star chef Nancy Silverton challenges the home cooks with a fresh pasta challenge. The cooks must prove they can master this Italian staple and impress with a pasta dish of their own.
Read MoreJonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box
The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian Mystery Box Challenge, with Michelin Star Chef Jonathan Waxman as guest judge. It's the highest stakes challenge yet with an elimination no one sees coming.
Read MoreRoy Choi: Elevated Street Food
The pioneering king of the food truck revolution, Roy Choi, tasks the home cooks with making a street food dish worthy of a Michelin star restaurant.
Read MoreCook for Your Legend
Chef Ramsay challenges the home cooks to create a dish for the most important legend yet - their own personal legends. Their personal legends could be someone they look up to, a personal hero, or even a family member who inspires them.
Read MoreDominique Crenn: The Wall
Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America to attain three Michelin Stars, visits the MasterChef kitchen with a brand-new team challenge - the cooks must pair up and make the same exact dish... without being able to see one another.
Read MoreNiki Nakayama: Kaiseki
Legendary chef Niki Nakayama gives the cooks a taste of Japan.
Read MoreLegends Dinner
Four legendary chefs grace the MasterChef kitchen for a one-of-a-kind Chef's Table team challenge that pits boys against girls. It's an intimidating Michelin Star lineup as Val Cantu, Jonathan Yao, Sherry Yard and Tanya Holland take a seat in the MasterChef restaurant, to judge a two-course menu created by the home cooks.
Read MoreLudo Lefebvre: Timed Out Mystery Box
Legendary French chef Ludo Lefebvre joins to guest judge a Mystery Box challenge with a twist. The home cooks are challenged to make two elevated French Bistro-style dishes in 90 minutes to guarantee themselves a spot in the semi-finals.
Read MoreSemi-Final - 3 Chef Showdown (1)
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
Read MoreSemi-Final: 3 Chef Showdown (2)
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
Read MoreFinale: Curtis Stone (1)
Legendary Chef Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge for the semi-finals when the Top Three battle for a spot in the finale in the appetizer round.
Read MoreFinale: Michael Cimarusti (2)
Michelin star chef Michael Cimarusti is the final legend to grace the MasterChef kitchen and it's the finalists last chance to impress with their entrée and dessert dishes. Only one will be crowned the winner and earn the coveted title of MasterChef.
Read MoreAudition Battles (1)
Season 12 of MASTERCHEF is all about redemption, when All-Star competitors from the last 11 seasons return to the show to see if they have learned from their past mistakes. For the first time ever, MASTERCHEF is re-opening the door to some of the most memorable and talented cooks in the competition's history, including two MASTERCHEF Junior Edition cooks now competing as adults! 40 chefs get called back to audition, but only 20 will claim a coveted white apron. The returning chefs compete in groups of four in head-to-head audition battles. In each round, the two chefs that create the most impressive comeback dish will secure a spot this season.
Read MoreAudition Battles (2)
The audition battles continue this week on the most competitive season of MASTERCHEF yet. For those who fell short in past seasons, these auditions are a chance to fulfill their culinary dreams. This week, three chefs who competed on MASTERCHEF JUNIOR enter the kitchen for the first time as adults.
Read MoreAudition Battles (3)
With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChef kitchen. Each 45-minute audition battle brings the contestants one step closer to being in the top 20.
Read MoreDish That Sent You Home
In the first elimination round of the season, all 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home. The chef that recreates their elimination dish in the most elevated, refined and skillful way will win immunity.
Read MoreWinners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas
This week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner and cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale, returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen to dish out the challenge. The chefs have 60 minutes to cook three identical dishes using the spirits they receive in their mystery box. On the line are immunity or elimination, as the chefs compete to create a dish with their respective spirit as the star.
Read MoreFeeding the U.S. Coast Guard
For their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborate to create a hearty and delicious lunch for more than 100 brave women and men. One contestant will be eliminated.
Read MoreGordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!
Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his famous Beef Wellington transformed into a vegan dish made out of beets. Chef Ramsay then challenges the contestants to create a top-notch vegan dish, using their knowledge of flavors and techniques.
Read MoreSouthern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry
The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world. Award-winning chef and Southern fusion restaurateur Tiffany Derry also stops by the kitchen.
Read MoreBake to Win
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
Read MoreCooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
Read MoreWinners Mystery Box - Christine Ha
The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch - they must use every ingredient given to them.
Read MoreTag Team
The Top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off, as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock.
Read MoreGrubHub Challenge
In order to secure a spot in the Top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
Read MoreGas Station Gourmet
Keeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
Read MoreWinners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt
The Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from MasterChef Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilies and peppers.
Read MoreRestaurant Takeover - Spago
The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
Read MoreSemi Finals
The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
Read MoreFinale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)
The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
Read MoreFinale - Special Guest Christina Tosi (2)
The three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the help of former judge Christina Tossi; a new champion is crowned.
Read MoreRegional Auditions - The Northeast
The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is the next contestant and he advances with three yes votes. Nina is next and earns three yes votes and an apron. Purvi is next and her dish impressed all four judges earning her an apron. Eddie is next and only gets two yes votes therefore he did not advance; however, Joe offers him training in some of his restaurants after the show. Ross also fails his audition. Brynn is next and earns four yes votes and an apron. Ryan is the day's last auditionee and gets three yes votes earning him the final apron for the Northeast region.
Read MoreRegional Auditions - The Midwest
The Midwest region contestants begin their auditions, with Graham Elliot joining as the guest judge. Grant is the first contestant up and gets three yes votes and the first apron. Sarah is next and also gets three yes votes and an apron. Kevin gets two no votes to start with and does not advance. Yomira is next, and while it is not stated how many no votes she received, she does not earn an apron. Marquela is next and has the same negative result. Charles is next and gets four yes votes and the third apron of the night. Wayne is next and also gets four yes votes and an apron. Kyle and Trevor have their auditions shown intermingled with each other, in the end Trevor does not earn an apron but Kyle does.
Read MoreRegional Auditions - The West
The West region contestants begin their auditions. This week the guest judge is Susan Feniger. Lizzie is the first contestant to audition and she earns four yes votes earning her the night's first apron. Both GiGi and Tyson fail their auditions. Amanda is next earning three out of four yes votes earning her the next apron. Megan auditions next and only gets two yes votes. Madame Donut is the next contestant and she gets four yes votes earning her the next apron. Kennedy also gets an apron with four yes votes. James and Calvin have their auditions intermingled; Calvin does not win an apron but James does.
Read MoreRegional Auditions - The South
The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan starts off the auditions and gets four yes votes and the first apron of the night. Austyn is up next but gets two immediate no votes, so she fails. Kendal is next and gets four yes votes for the evening's second apron. Jessica attempts her audition next but she gets two no votes and does not pass. Michele follows with her audition and also gets two no votes thus failing. Jennifer is next and gets three yes votes, breaking the streak of failures and earning the night's third apron. Sav follows with her audition and gets an overwhelming four yes votes and the fourth apron. When Kolby auditions, Gordon brings his grandfather in to taste the dish and witness Kolby being awarded the fifth and final apron.
Read MoreState Fair Food
The home chefs enter the kitchen for their first challenge: creating a state fair-inspired dish; whoever wins the challenge grants the rest of their region immunity from going home.
Read MoreApple Mystery Box
The remaining home chefs face their first mystery box challenge -- apples; with both sweet and savoury flavours on the table, the chef with immunity is tasked with assigning each region which kind of dish to cook.
Read MoreTrial By Fire: Field Challenge
The home chefs face their first team challenge when they're tasked with pairing up with another region and grilling a delicious meal for 101 firefighters and emergency personnel.
Read MoreBirds of a Feather Mystery Box
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
Read MoreUnited Cakes Of America
The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create.
Read MoreDodgers Stadium Field Challenge
The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium; the chef with immunity gets to choose one member from each team who must swap sides and work with the other regions.
Read MoreMilitary Rations Mystery Box
The chefs must prepare a gourmet meal out of Army rations. Chef Andre Rush guest judges.
Read MoreFish Out of Water Mystery Box
The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.
Read MoreKelsey's Stadium Food
The Contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish.
Read MorePatio Grilling Challenge
The remaining nine home cooks must prepare a restaurant quality barbecue plate.
Read MoreRestaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen
The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
Read MoreSemi-Finals: Pasta & Keeping Up with Gordon
The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who moves on to the finals.
Read MoreFinale (1)
The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience. Each chef has to whip up a spectacular three-course meal, knowing only one deliberation stands between them and the $250,000 prize.
Read MoreFinale (2)
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich crown the next MasterChef champion.
Read MoreMillennials Auditions
Season 14 of MasterChef brings together amateur cooks from four generations - Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z and Gen X - to prove that age does not matter in the kitchen. In the first round of auditions, the Millennial chefs prepare their signature dishes for judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich and guest judge Priya Krishna. Five home cooks will receive a coveted white apron and move on in the hopes of claiming the title of the next MasterChef champion, a trophy and $250,000.
Read MoreBaby Boomer Auditions
The auditions continue as the Baby Boomer chefs battle it out for a coveted spot in the top 20. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that impresses the judges in order to continue on in the competition.
Read MoreGen Z Auditions
The Gen Z chefs are next up in the audition round. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure a spot in the top 20.
Read MoreGen X Auditions
The auditions conclude as the Gen X chefs take over the kitchen. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure one of the final five spots in the competition.
Read MoreBack to the Future -- Mystery Box
The four generations go head-to-head as the top 20 enter the MasterChef kitchen. The chefs are faced with their first mystery box challenge where they are presented with a childhood photo of themselves and tasked with creating a restaurant-worthy dish that highlights their favorite nostalgic comfort foods from their youth. The most impressive dish grants an entire generation immunity from elimination while a chef from the remaining three teams risks going home.
Read MoreAge Is Just a Number
The multigenerational chefs are tasked with creating a stunning dish using a variety of aged and fermented ingredients. With the safety of an immunity pin, the winner of last week's challenge chooses a generation to incorporate a surprise ingredient into their dishes. The chef with the best dish will earn an immunity pin and protect the remaining chefs within their generation from elimination.
Read MoreLAFC Field Challenge
The four generations are split into teams as they take on their first field challenge - cooking a healthy and hearty meal for professional soccer players. The chefs must work together to cook over 100 portions of food and the pressure intensifies as the generations collide. Both teams compete head-to-head in hopes of scoring a win and earning the safety from elimination.
Read MoreBirthday Bakes
This time, they will compete in a cake-making competition that promises to be a complete disaster
Read MoreMemory Lane: Mystery Box
The chefs work in teams to create a dish using a mystery box filled with different food items from their generation.
Read MoreBeer Necessities
The chefs must incorporate the iconic beer, Blue Moon, into their dishes and ensure that the bright flavors are at the forefront of their creations.
Read MoreQuarry Field Challenge
The chefs take on another field challenge as they are tasked with cooking a hearty lunch for over 100 workers.
Read MoreStorm's a Brewin'
The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own espresso-infused dish.
Read MoreFeel The Burn - Mystery Box
The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.
Read MoreRamsay's Rooftop Restaurant Takeover
The top six home chefs get a break from the MasterChef kitchen to take over Ramsay's Rooftop, an exclusive pop-up restaurant open for one night only in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
Read MoreSemi Final
The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.
Read MoreFinale: Part One
The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer
Read MoreFinale: Part Two
The chefs must create entrée and dessert courses that highlight the generational backgrounds and culinary skill sets of each chef
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