Masterchef

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

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

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

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.

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

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