MasterChef – The Professionals 2021

MasterChef Champion of Champions 2021: Five former champions return to the kitchen to compete for the ultimate prize. Facing two demanding challenges set by MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are 2011 champion Tim Anderson, 2014 champion Ping Coombes, 2017 champion Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed, 2018 champion Kenny Tutt and 2019 champion Irini Tzortzoglou.     First, the returning champions are challenged to create a comforting dish rooted in a memory. But what the champions don’t know is that as well as cooking for John and Gregg, they also need to impress a special guest – Brit award and Mercury Prize […]

MasterChef The Professionals – Rematch 2021: Four of the most memorable chefs from past series return to show how far their food and careers have progressed by facing two demanding challenges set by the MasterChef judges. Competing this year are 2020 finalists Philli Armitage-Mattin, Santosh Shah and Bart van der Lee and 2017 finalist Jamie Park.     Judges Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing throw the chefs in at the deep end by asking them to repeat one of the most daunting rounds of any MasterChef competition: cooking for restaurant critics Grace Dent, Jimi Famurewa and Jay Rayner. The chefs

MasterChef episode 22 2021 – The Professionals:  Over the last six weeks, some of the UK’s most talented and ambitious chefs have battled it out to win the coveted title. Now, only the best three chefs remain. This is the final time they will cook in the competition and is the most important cook of their lives – at the end, one of them will be crowned champion.     In the MasterChef kitchen for the last time, the professionals have three hours to cook a starter, main and dessert that embody everything they are as a chef. They must

MasterChef episode 21 2021 – The Professionals: In the penultimate round, the pressure is on as the four remaining chefs compete to secure their place in the final three and a chance to cook in one of the world’s best restaurants. First, they must cook-off in the Classic Reimagined round. It’s a potentially career-defining moment for the contenders, and they have two hours to stamp their own personalities and styles onto a world-renowned classic. One chef will leave the contest, as only three can proceed to the next round.     The surviving three contenders are then taken out of

MasterChef episode 20 2021 – The Professionals: Finals week begins with six chefs remaining. To win a place at the infamous Chef’s Table, each must cook a dish that is dedicated to someone special. This round is all about passion and skill, and the judges’ verdict will decide which two chefs will be leaving the competition and which four will be cooking at the Chef’s Table.     Due to Covid-19, this year’s Chef’s Table is held at the MasterChef kitchen. The contenders must prepare their course for eight of the country’s most acclaimed chefs, who have been hand-picked for

MasterChef episode 19 2021 – The Professionals: The semi-final stage continues with the second group of four chefs facing off over two challenges in the hope of making it to finals week.     As in the previous episode, the chefs head to the heart of industrial east London to open a pop-up at a warehouse microbrewery. Working on makeshift workstations with limited equipment and no ovens, they must rise to the challenge and adapt their fine dining style to impress 14 esteemed guests from the world of pop-up kitchens. They have three hours to prepare and deliver one skillful

MasterChef episode 18 2021 – The Professionals: The semi-final stage continues with just eight chefs left in the running for the 2021 title. Tonight, the first four face off over two challenges in the hope of making it to finals week.     Their first challenge sees them cook outside the MasterChef kitchen for the first time as they head to the heart of industrial east London to open a pop-up at a warehouse microbrewery. In recent years, the pop-up scene has exploded in the UK, giving innovative chefs the opportunity to deliver a unique dining experience in dynamic locations.

MasterChef episode 17 2021 – The Professionals: After four weeks of intense competition, the nine strongest and most talented chefs return to the MasterChef kitchen for the semi-final round. They are set the challenge of creating a dish based around their favourite food memory. They have one hour and 15 minutes to produce a knockout dish supported by a culinary story inspired by wonderful times. With emotions running high in the kitchen, at the end of the challenge only the four strongest chefs will go straight through to the next stage of the semi-final.     The five weaker chefs

MasterChef episode 16 2021 – The Professionals: This week’s quarter-final sees the strongest four chefs from heats seven and eight return to face two more demanding challenges.     First, it’s an Invention Test. Marcus and Monica ask the chefs to create a dish based on the theme of cheese. With ten minutes to select their ingredients and 70 minutes to cook, the chefs must act quickly to produce an accomplished dish that balances the bold flavours and textures of cheese. Will they be brave enough to think out of the box? They then undertake the daunting task of cooking

MasterChef episode 15 2021 – The Professionals: Heat eight sees four more professional chefs from around the country attempt to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and stake their claim to the coveted title. Only the two strongest performers will go through to this week’s quarter-final.     First they face the Skills Test under the watchful eyes of all three judges. Two chefs face the first test, set by Marcus Wareing. They must demonstrate classical technique and precise fish preparation skills as they prepare and cook squid with a herb vinaigrette on toast with a red wine sauce.

MasterChef episode 14 2021 – The Professionals: Heat seven continues with the four contenders serving up their Signature Dishes. Each has one hour and 30 minutes to deliver a main and a dessert that showcase their creativity and individual cooking styles. Judges Monica, Marcus and Gregg will then choose which two chefs will be sent home and which two have done enough to make it through to this week’s quarter-final.     As the hospitality industry faces another year of unprecedented challenges, MasterChef: The Professionals showcases the range of culinary talent across the next generation of chefs in the UK.

MasterChef episode 13 2021 – The Professionals: Four professional chefs arrive for heat seven, aiming to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and to stake their claim to the coveted title. First, they face the infamous Skills Test. Two of the four face Marcus Wareing’s test: they have 20 minutes to prepare a prawn, avocado and pepper omelette served with prawn oil.     The other two are challenged by Monica Galetti to make chicken kofte served with flatbread and cucumber salad.   MasterChef episode 13 2021 – The Professionals   MasterChef is a competitive cooking show television format