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MasterChef

Season 2 · Episode 4 — Top 18 Revealed

Jun 14, 2011
Reality

The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. First, slicing apples consistently, and with as little waste as possible, and second, creating the best chicken dish they can in order to impress the judges, and move onto the next round.

Season 2 episodes

E1
Audition 1Jun 6, 2011

100 amateur chefs are flown to Los Angeles to see if they have what it takes to be the next MasterChef. The contestants prepare their signa…

E2
Audition 2Jun 7, 2011

Round 2 begins with the amateur chefs trying to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Contestants compete for a chance to win the…

E3
Audition 3 & Top 38 RevealedJun 13, 2011

The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.

E4
Top 18 RevealedJun 14, 2011

The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. First, slicing apples…

E5
Top 16 RevealedJun 20, 2011

The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elimination round.

E6
Top 16 CompeteJun 21, 2011

The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.

E7
Top 15 CompeteJun 27, 2011

The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.

E8
Top 14 CompeteJun 28, 2011

The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.

E9
Top 13 CompeteJul 5, 2011

Vegetarian meals are made by the 13 remaining hopefuls. Then, Season 1 winner Whitney Miller shows up and challenges the wannabe chefs to p…

E10
Top 12 CompeteJul 11, 2011

The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party

E11
Top 11 CompeteJul 18, 2011

The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.

E12
Top 10 CompeteJul 19, 2011

The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.

E13
Top 9 CompeteJul 26, 2011

The Top 9 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it ta…

E14
Top 8 CompeteAug 1, 2011

The contestants will need to prepare a slider and a side for each kid. But there's a catch: They cannot use beef or potatoes. And the kids…

E15
Top 8 Compete AgainAug 2, 2011

After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judge…

E16
Top 6 CompeteAug 8, 2011

The remaining six home cooks arrive at the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Patina at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chef Gordon Ramsay tells th…

E17
Top 5 CompeteAug 9, 2011

The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastian…

E18
Top 4 CompeteAug 15, 2011
E19
Top 3 CompeteAug 16, 2011

The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 an…

E20
Winner RevealedAug 16, 2011

The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 an…

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