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MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 15: The semi-finals conclude with the second group of four chefs facing two tough challenges as they try to win a place in Finals Week and move one step closer to lifting the trophy. Once again, the MasterChef: The Professionals pop-up opens for business in a warehouse in industrial east London, with the contenders cooking for 20 of the UK’s best pop up chefs and food entrepreneurs.       They then return to the MasterChef kitchen for their second task: cooking off against each other for an all-important place in Finals Week. They have […]

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 14: The semi-finals continue with only the eight best chefs left standing. They are now split into two groups and over the next two nights will strive to secure an all-important place in Finals Week. Tonight, the first four face two challenges, beginning with their first task outside the MasterChef kitchen. The MasterChef: The Professionals pop-up opens its doors in a warehouse microbrewery in industrial east London. In recent years, pop-up restaurants have revolutionised the way we eat. With a vibrant mix of cuisines on offer in dynamic settings, some of the most exciting food

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 13: As the semi-finals begin, only ten chefs are left standing. Tonight, they cook off against each other for the first time, all fighting to keep alive their hopes of being crowned MasterChef: the Professionals champion 2022. First, the chefs must each create a showstopping dish based on their favourite food memory. They have one hour and 20 minutes to showcase their creativity, skill and flair in a dish inspired by a time in their lives when food was especially important to them.       The ten are split into two groups for the

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 12: In the last quarter-final, the four best chefs from this week’s heats come together to compete in two challenges set by judges Anna Haugh and Marcus Wareing. To earn the last two places in the semi-finals, the chefs must show off their creativity in an Invention Test, then prepare food for some of the UK’s most hard to please food critics. Only the most exciting culinary talents will continue in the competition.       In the first challenge, the judges set a pastry Invention Test with a twist: the dessert must be based

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 11: It’s the final heat of MasterChef: The Professionals, and the last four hopefuls arrive in the kitchen eager to show they have what it takes in two challenges set by Anna, Marcus and Gregg. First up is the dreaded Skills Test. Marcus asks the first two chefs to prep a pigeon, cook it on the crown and serve the breasts with a pigeon and Madeira sauce. The other two contenders face Anna’s test, to make a filo pastry mille feuille with layers of tropical fruit and piped coconut.       Next, all four

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 10: It’s the last week of heats, and four more ambitious chefs set out to prove they have what it takes to win the title. In order to progress in the competition, they must impress in a daunting Skills Test and then cook two dishes of their own creation in the Signature Menu round. Only the chefs who can demonstrate the all-round skills, technique and flair of a future champion will make it through to the quarter-final.       Two chefs are set a Skills Test by Marcus Wareing, who asks them to fillet

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 9: In another quarter-final, the best four chefs from the week’s two heats return to face two more demanding challenges set by judges Anna Haugh and Marcus Wareing. First, the judges ask the contenders to make a dish based around the tried and tested combination of orange and ginger. As well as a wide variety of oranges and various ginger ingredients to choose from, they have a selection of poultry, fish, vegetables, dried fruit, nuts and chocolate to use in their sweet or savoury dishes. With just ten minutes to plan and an hour and

MasterChef The Professionals 2022 episode 8: The hunt for the champion continues as four new chefs set out to prove they are serious contenders for the MasterChef: The Professionals crown. Two chefs must prove they have what it takes in a Skills Test set by Anna Haugh. They have just 20 minutes to make sweet potato gnocchi with a hazelnut pesto. The other two face Marcus Wareing’s test, which involves a dish of poached apricots and chantilly cream with an almond tuile.       Then all four cook off against each other in the Signature Menu round. This is