Name: Masterchef
Released: 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Reality · Special Interest

Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out as John Torode and Gregg Wallace turn up the heat.

2008 · 21m

EPISODE 1

The First 24 Hours

Twelve aspiring chefs arrive in Stratford to start the intensely grueling two year program at Canada's most prestigious culinary arts academy.
EPISODE 2

Cooking Is Like Dancing

The students are overwhelmed by the workload, and they must now learn everything about poaching and endure a "movement class."
EPISODE 3

A Little Finesse

The students learn the exalted station that butter occupies in French food.
EPISODE 4

101%

The students are required to produce a dish from start to finish in limited time and for the first time they must work entirely on their own.
EPISODE 6

What Happens Outside The Kitchen

Despite tensions, the students must remain professional and learn about roasting.
EPISODE 7

Today You Become An Executive Chef

Ben, who emerges as one of the most promising in the group, fails.