MasterChef Season 8

May. 30,2017      TV-14
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis

Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

Episode 21 : The Finale (2)
September. 20,2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Episode 20 : The Finale (1)
September. 20,2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Episode 19 : The Semi-Finals
September. 13,2017
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
Episode 18 : Something Fishy
September. 13,2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.
Episode 17 : Pop-Up Restaurant
September. 06,2017
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
Episode 16 : Chopsticks & Pasta
September. 06,2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
Episode 15 : The Great Outdoors
August. 30,2017
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
Episode 14 : A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
August. 30,2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to pair up for a Mexican-themed tag team challenge.
Episode 13 : Gordon’s Game of Chicken
August. 23,2017
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
Episode 12 : In a Pinch
August. 23,2017
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
Episode 11 : Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
August. 16,2017
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then cast a vote for their favorite dish.
Episode 10 : The MasterChef Returns
August. 09,2017
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.
Episode 9 : Holy Cannoli
August. 02,2017
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a team challenge using their guests' products. Later, the losing team must prepare cannoli as part of a pressure test.
Episode 8 : Whole-y Cow!
July. 26,2017
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
Episode 7 : Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
July. 19,2017
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
Episode 6 : Silenced by the Lambs
July. 12,2017
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge that includes recreating Gordon Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
Episode 5 : Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
June. 28,2017
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
Episode 4 : Feeding the Lifeguards
June. 21,2017
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
Episode 3 : America's Grocery Bag
June. 14,2017
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
Episode 2 : Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
June. 07,2017
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
Episode 1 : Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
May. 31,2017
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to try to earn a place in the Top 20. Judging the battle rounds will be Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and new judge and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez, who will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. After each battle, the judges will decide whom they think deserves to make it to the next round and a chance to compete for the coveted title.

Seasons

Season 14
This season's theme will feature contestants representing four various generations of cooking talent − Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers.
Season 14 2024
Season 13
Season 13 2023
Season 12
Season 12 2022
Season 11
Season 11 2021
Season 10
This season is more exciting than ever with a surprise-filled journey that takes the contestants on the trip of a lifetime. Ramsay and the judges will serve as mentors to these skilled home chefs as they compete to claim the title of MasterChef and the $250,000 grand prize on MasterChef’s milestone 10th season.
Season 10 2019
Season 9
Season 9 2018
Season 8
Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
Season 8 2017
Season 7
Throughout Season Seven, host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will welcome a number of special guest judges, including Wolfgang Puck, Aarón Sánchez, Edward Lee, Kevin Sbraga and Richard Blais, to help search for America’s best home cook.
Season 7 2016
Season 6
Season 6 2015
Season 5
Season 5 2014
Season 4
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.
Season 4 2013
Season 3
Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012. By the third episode, which aired on June 11, 2012, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 36 contestants. In the same episode, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants. The season concluded on September 10, 2012 with the first blind contestant Christine Ha winning the MasterChef title.
Season 3 2012
Season 2
Season 2 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 6 and 7, 2011. At the end of the third episode, which aired on June 13, 2011, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 38 contestants. In the fourth episode that aired on June 14, 2011, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants.
Season 2 2011
Season 1
Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.
Season 1 2010

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