
It is finals week and the competition is racing to the finish line. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, just four talented chefs remain from the original 48. As the tension rises, the chefs need to pull out all the stops for presenter Gregg Wallace and leading chefs Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing. Only one chef can be crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion of 2017.\n\nIn the penultimate challenge, the four remaining chefs fight to secure their place amongst the final three. First, they must face a cook-off against each other in the MasterChef kitchen. For one chef, this will be the end of the competition, as only three can take the next step - being sent to the south of France to learn in the two Michelin-starred kitchens of the 4th best restaurant in the world, Mirazur.\n\nThe judges begin by setting the four finalists a simple brief in the MasterChef kitchen - they are tasked with creating a single showstopping dish which draws inspiration from where they are from. In 90 minutes, they must go all out to cook the dish of their professional lives. At this point in the competition, there is nowhere to hide from the judge's scrutiny and one finalist is sent home.\n\nThe remaining three finalists then travel to Menton in the south of France. This small town sits close to the Italian border and it is here that inspirational Argentinian chef Mauro Colegreco came in 2006 and established restaurant Mirazur, putting the town firmly on the culinary map. Within a year of opening, Mirazur had been awarded its first Michelin star and within five years it achieved its second. Inspired by its situation in the stunning landscape, Colegreco's food highlights his love and respect for the land, sea and mountains of the region. The restaurant regularly makes it into the prestigious World's 50 Best Restaurants list and, in 2017, sits in 4th place. It is frequented by diners who travel there from across the world, and who have to book months in advance to secure a table.
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Series 18: Episode 21
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26-03-2026
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Series 12: Episode 10
The hunt for the UK’s finest cooking talent is underway. Celebrated MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, renowned chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing ar ...
13-09-2024
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Series 16: Episode 3
This year’s first quarter-final sees the strongest five chefs from the first two heats return to battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen. \n\nFirst, the chefs must think o ...
01-11-2023
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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 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
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Series 16: Episode 4
Four of the country’s most determined chefs make the journey to the MasterChef kitchen, ready to battle for the prestigious title. The two challenges ahead of them are set ...
05-11-2023
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Series 16: Episode 6
It’s the quarter-final, and the four best chefs from this week’s heats return to the MasterChef kitchen, where they must prove themselves to the judges in two challe ...
08-11-2023
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Series 14: Episode 13
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 S ...
14-12-2021
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