A new generation of foodies are rewriting the rules. Judges Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs watch over the kitchen battleground to decide which fresh talent has what it takes.
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 10: The pink neon lights of the kitchen are sparked, Poppy and Kerth have their forks at the ready, and the competition’s best three cooks are ready to battle it out. It’s the Young MasterChef final. The final challenge of this year’s competition is a true celebration of everything these three remarkable finalists have learned so …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 9: Only one challenge separates the final four cooks from a place in this year’s Young MasterChef final. Head chef Kerth wants a restaurant-style service all in the name of street food. This is the biggest challenge to date and to make the final, the four rookie chefs have to cook for 20 expectant diners – …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 8: The Young MasterChef final five are back to show judges Poppy and Kerth their sweet side in the form of an ice cream parlour challenge. Not just any old ice cream but a complex dessert that will have customers queueing round the block. Joined by award-winning ice cream sandwich wizard Terri …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 7: Only six Young MasterChef cooks remain. Judges Poppy and Kerth have guided them this far, and they must now grab the trolley by the handles….literally. In a series first, the contestants must work in pairs to dash around the local supermarket to cook a meal with a budget of £30. Dishes must be created individually, …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 6: With the competition ramping up, it’s time for the final seven rookie cooks to face their biggest task yet and enter the world of the professional. Their task is to replicate a fine dining recipe given to them by renowned London chef and two-time Great British Menu champion James Cochran. No pressure – they must …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 5: Young MasterChef reaches its halfway point. The rookie cooks are down to the last eight, and the twists continue. In the age of melt-in-your-mouth online videos, mouth-watering melting cheese, pouring sauces, oozing chocolate and dripping burgers, hashtag Food Porn is rife. Judges Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs set the cooks the challenge of not only …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 4: Flick open your food apps because it’s pizza night in the Young MasterChef kitchen. The final nine best cooks come together to do battle with dough. Working in teams of three, they must band together to keep their top-of-the-range pizza ovens lit and fired up. Each cook will be responsible for making a unique pizza …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 3: It’s the last of the heats, and the final five rookie cooks arrive at the Young MasterChef kitchen to make themselves known to judges Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs. They are: a waiter from Gloucester, a law student from Nottingham, a mum from Burnley, an acting student from Leintwardine, Herefordshire, and an engineering student from …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 2: It’s the second heat, and five new young cooks roll up their sleeves to face culinary superstars Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs. Facing the kitchen is a midwife from Swansea, a mechanical engineering student from Dunstable, a retirement village carer from West Bridgford, a food and hospitality student from Streatham and a lash artist from …
Young MasterChef 2023 episode 1: The first five budding young cooks arrive for their initial taste of the Young MasterChef kitchen. They are a vegan entrepreneur from Knebworth, a DJ from Coventry, a paediatric nurse from Birmingham, a single mum from Dundee and a psychology student from Hackney. Under the watchful eye of judges Poppy O’Toole …