MasterChef Semi Final and Final 2010

SEMI FINAL AND FINAL WEEK ON MASTERCHEF 2010

The next round of the competition continues in MasterChef Semi Final Week and after six intense weeks of heats and one semi final show only the six best amateur cooks remain.

Friday 26th March saw the first semi final show when the eight exceptional amateur cooks who were the pick of the heats battled against each other for the first time as they cooked for their MasterChef lives!

They had just one chance to impress the judges when they had to cook one plate of food to demonstrate they had the skill, palate, flair and commitment to set them apart from the rest.
Now only six remain...

Week 13 – Semi Finals Continues

Episode 17
Wednesday 31st March 8pm

There are six outstanding contestants left in the competition and the pressure is on when they must face two tough challenges to prove that they have what it takes to make it. Firstly their teamwork and timing are tested when they have to create a three-course lunch for twenty of the most knowledgeable and discerning home cooks in the country – the Women’s Institute.

Then it’s back to MasterChef HQ where they have to create one perfect dish for the judges that showcases their skills, creativity and palate – all using the same basic ingredient, a chicken.

For one contestant who impresses the judges the least, their MasterChef journey will be over tonight.

Episode 18
Thursday 1st April 8.30pm

The five most talented cooks in the country remain and tonight they are put through their paces, as the competition gets tougher. First, each contestant is given an especially tailored master class at a top London restaurant to help them iron out their weaknesses as cooks and then back at the MasterChef studios they must produce one dish that demonstrates to the judges their improvement.

After that their heads are on the block when they have to create a banquet worthy of the magnificent surroundings of one of the country’s most iconic landmarks – the 1000-year-old Tower of London.

There is no room for error as only the best will carry on in the competition and become one step closer to being crowned this year’s MasterChef champion while one will leave the competition tonight.

Episode 19
Friday 2nd April 7.30pm

There are four semi-finalists remaining, and tonight they face just one daunting challenge – to impress the infamous restaurant critics. The semi finalists must serve their best two courses to three of the country’s most renowned and toughest food critics: Charles Campion, Jay Rayner and Kate Spicer. Will they be able to deliver exceptional food that makes the critics smile, or will they crumble under the pressure?

One semi-finalist will be sent home and their dreams of becoming the next MasterChef will be over and the MasterChef 2010 finalists will be revealed.

Week 14 - Final Week

Episode 20
Monday 5th April 9PM

It’s final week on MasterChef and there are now just three exceptional amateur cooks remaining in the competition. This year’s finalists are pushed to the limit when they are set an incredible series of challenges.

Tonight they will have to battle extreme temperatures, intense pressure and their most intimidating surroundings yet as they travel 4,000 miles to the Northern Indian city of Jodhpur for a gruelling three day challenge.

Here they face three tough tests; cooking a traditional Indian breakfast in the open air in over 100 degree heat for forty VIP guests. Then they must cater for 120 children when cooking their favourite dishes at the local school. Finally, they face their most daunting challenge to date – cooking for Royalty, as the Maharajah and his family allow the finalists into his hill- top Palace, where they must prepare a meal worthy of the magnificent occasion.

They must ensure that everything is perfect if they are going to continue with their dream of becoming crowned this year’s MasterChef champion.

Episode 21
Tuesday 6th April 9PM

It’s the penultimate test for the three MasterChef finalists. In tonight’s one hour show the finalists return to the UK where they must face two of the most daunting challenges ever undertaken by amateur chefs.

Firstly they take over a top London restaurant on a busy Friday night, creating their own menus and then cooking the dishes for the discerning paying public. The finalists have to cope with running a busy kitchen and producing top quality food for over 70 diners, and for the first time ever on MasterChef, with judge John Torode manning the pass.

Then they face their most terrifying challenge yet – cooking for one of the greatest living chefs in the world, the legendary Alain Ducasse. They have to recreate one of Alain’s iconic dishes and then serve it to the man himself, as well as five of his award winning protégés, who between them hold an incredible 30 Michelin stars.

The Final
Wednesday 7th April 9PM

It’s the final of MasterChef 2010. Out of 136 hopefuls from across the country, these three exceptional cooks have proven they have a genuine commitment to changing their lives in favour of a future in the food industry, but only one can carry off the title of MasterChef 2010.

The three finalists must now draw on everything that they have learnt over the past few weeks when they face their final three tough tests.

First they’re back where they started with a mystery box of ingredients in the MasterChef studios.

Then they face a baptism of fire as they travel to three of Europe’s finest three Michelin starred restaurants in France, Italy and Holland to cook a busy lunch service at the highest level.

And lastly, they must return to MasterChef HQ for the final time, to cook John and Gregg their last, sublime three course meal....at the end of which, one of them will be crowned MasterChef Champion 2010.

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