MasterChef: The Professionals Catch up, Series 11: Episode 20 on BBC 2

MasterChef: The Professionals

Series 11: Episode 20

It's the finals on MasterChef: The Professionals and the tension is palpable with the finish line in sight. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, four exceptionally talented chefs remain from the original 48. The chefs need to reach new stellar heights to sway the judges, Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing. Only one chef can be crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion of 2018.\n\nIn tonight's penultimate challenge, the four remaining chefs fight to secure their place amongst the final three, and the chance to take the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to one of the world's most legendary Michelin-starred restaurants. First, they must face a cook-off against each other in the MasterChef kitchen. For one chef, this will be the end of their journey, as only three can take the next step - being sent to Valence in France, to learn from three Michelin starred Chef Anne Sophie Pic, at Restaurant Pic.\n\nThe judges begin by setting the four finalists a simple brief in the MasterChef kitchen -creating a single exceptional and evocative dish which draws inspiration from a place that is special to them. In 90 minutes they must go all-out to cook the dish of their professional lives. At this point in the competition, there's nowhere to hide from the judge's scrutiny and one finalist will be sent home.\n\nThe remaining three finalists then travel to Valence, in France. Anne Sophie Pic is one of the World's leading chefs, she comes from a stellar lineage of chefs and is the fourth generation, the third generation to have won three Michelin Stars. Her family have been in every Michelin Guide since it began. Initially Pic didn't want to follow in the family footsteps and instead pursued a career in business in New York and Japan. Aged 23, Pic was drawn to return to France and train with her father to become a chef, Anne Sophie Pic has since had a culinary career spanning 26 years.\n\nDuring this time she has won three Michelin Stars, been awarded the Legion of Honour, won further Michelin stars in two more countries and been named the World's Best Female Chef. Her cuisine and career not only reflects the generations of gastronomic genius that went before her but has been taken on to new heights, pushing boundaries and creating a cuisine unique to her.\n\nThe three finalists will now have the ground breaking opportunity to learn from Anne Sophie Pic and her elite team. First they are given an inspiring masterclass about the secrets of her cuisine and her food philosophy. The chefs are then asked to draw on this lesson to create their own dish for Pic to taste. They are given the freedom to explore Anne Sophie Pic's herb garden for ingredients and inspiration. They must show that they can translate her philosophy and her unique approach to flavour, aroma and balance and deliver one dish worthy of this three-star chef.\n\nAfter this challenge, in the biggest test of their professional careers, the three finalists must seamlessly join Pic's brigade of chefs during a packed lunchtime service. The pressure intensifies as they're tasked with creating two exceptional dishes each, in a six-course menu for the exacting restaurant diners. As well as impressing Anne Sophie Pic and her team, their dishes will face the judgement of Marcus, Monica and Gregg who have joined the guests. This service will test the three finalists like never before.\n\nThis will be the most terrifying and demanding service the chefs have ever faced and they can't afford to falter for a second, but the rewards could be great. They must return with the inspiration to push themselves right to the top - with the ultimate goal being to take home the title of\nMasterChef: The Professionals 2018.

Source: BBC 2

Most recent episodes of MasterChef: The Professionals

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 21

It’s the endgame, and the three extraordinary remaining chefs do battle in the MasterChef: The Professionals final. Each dish plated and each mouthful tasted in this compe ...

26-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 20

Finals week continues, and the three chefs left standing are in for an absolute treat as they head off for an Italian adventure that will change the way they think about food fo ...

24-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 19

The finals have arrived, and after weeks of culinary excellence, the four chefs remaining in the competition now need to deliver their best food yet, with two huge hurdles to ov ...

23-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 18

The semi-finals draw to a close, with just five remaining chefs ready to face two challenges. The contenders dig deep into their culinary repertoire as they cook for one of the ...

19-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 17

The semi-finals continue, and just six sterling professional chefs remain. They face two extraordinary tests that should take their food to the next level. At the end, one will ...

17-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 16

As the semi-finals begin, just eight extraordinary professional chefs remain. Each of them has their sights set on taking the title, but they must dig deeper than ever before to ...

16-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 15

It's the end of knockout week and time for the second group of five professional contestants to enter the world of pop-ups as they head out of the MasterChef kitchen for the fir ...

13-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 14

Knockout week continues as the ten remaining professional chefs are split into two groups. The contenders step out of the MasterChef kitchen to compete in the real world once ag ...

11-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 13

Knockout week has arrived. It will see the best 13 chefs who have cooked their way through the heats and quarter-finals come together to do battle once more. Some will only be f ...

10-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes

Masterchef: The Professionals

Series 18: Episode 12

The last quarter-final has arrived, and with it come the standout chefs of the week, who are ready to impress with even more culinary wizardry. Deliver across two tasks tonight, ...

08-03-2026

BBC 2

All episodes