The six strongest chefs from the week's heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus in two high-stakes challenges in this quarter final. Only the three most talented chefs will go through to knockout week and continue their pursuit of the MasterChef: The Professionals title.\n\nFirst the chefs face this series' new challenge - the judges' favourite ingredient test - where the six chefs are asked to invent a dish centred around one key ingredient. This week Marcus has chosen vanilla. With a whole range of ingredients to choose from, the chefs have the flexibility to wow the judges with their ingenuity and creativity. They must try to keep the distinct flavour of vanilla key to the dish without it overpowering everything else. With 10 minutes to select the ingredients and 70 minutes to cook, the chefs' dishes need to really stand out as only four chefs will get the\nchance to cook for the critics. For the other two, it is the end of the competition.\n\nThe four remaining chefs now face a test that has seen even the best crumble under the pressure - the critics test. They must cook their own two-course menu that will be scrutinized by the judges and three of the UK's most experienced food critics - Jay Rayner, Grace Dent and Tom Parker Bowles. They have just one hour and 15 minutes to turn out eye-catching dishes with faultless flavours.
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Series 12: Episode 21
Just one life-changing cook-off remains before one of the chefs takes the crown.\n\nOver the last seven weeks, 48 of the most talented and tenacious chefs in the UK have battled ...
02-10-2024
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Series 12: Episode 20
It is finals week and the excitement is palpable with the finish line in sight. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, four exceptionally talented chefs remain from the or ...
01-10-2024
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Series 12: Episode 19
It is finals week and the competition is at fever pitch. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, only the four most talented chefs out of the original 48 remain. With the t ...
30-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 18
It is MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finals week and the competition is fierce. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Mar ...
27-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 17
It is MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finals week and the competition is on a knife edge. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-st ...
26-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 16
It is MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finals week and the competitors are feeling the heat. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin- ...
25-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 15
Tonight, the second group of five chefs face two intense challenges set by Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing in a bid to become semi-finalists. \n\nIn the second round of the br ...
23-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 14
Knockout week continues. Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing scrutinise the chefs’ every move in their bid to uncover the professional to crown champion of 2019.\n \nOnly te ...
20-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 13
It is knockout week on MasterChef: The Professionals. Presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with two of Britain’s leading chefs – Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing and Moni ...
19-09-2024
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Series 12: Episode 12
Highly reputed chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing are together once again in their search for the UK’s most exciting cooking talent. \n\nTonight&rsqu ...
18-09-2024
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Series 16: Episode 11
It’s the final heat of MasterChef: The Professionals, and the four remaining hopefuls sample the pressure in the MasterChef kitchen across two challenges set by Monica, Ma ...
21-11-2023
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Series 14: Episode 22
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 th ...
30-12-2021
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Series 11: Episode 7
In this heat, six more professional chefs from across the UK set out to prove they can become the culinary star of this year's competition. Starting their fight for the coveted ...
11-12-2018
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Series 11: Episode 8
Six more chefs head to the MasterChef kitchen for another heat. Monica kicks off the skills test by asking the chefs to cook an elegant and tasty dish of broccoli - cooked three ...
13-12-2018
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Series 16: Episode 10
It’s the last week of heats, and another four ambitious chefs go all out to impress Marcus, Monica and Gregg as their race for the title begins. First, they must prove the ...
20-11-2023
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Series 11: Episode 5
MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing are together once again in their search for the UK's finest cooking talent.\n\nIn the ...
04-12-2018
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Series 11: Episode 6
Celebrated MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing are together once again in their search for the UK's finest cooking talent ...
06-12-2018
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Series 11: Episode 17
It is semi-finals week and the competition is is on a knife edge. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing to con ...
17-01-2019
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