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Masterchef Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Battle for a White Apron: Part 1
Wed, May 31, 201743 mins
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.
Episode 2
Battle for a White Apron: Part 2
Wed, Jun 7, 201742 mins
The first battle in this episode is between Josh and Dino in veal parmigiana. Dino is the winner. The next battle features Taylor and Cate, who auditioned last season but lost to their respective opponents and failed to win aprons, in salmon. Cate is declared the winner. Michael, Brien, Daniel, and Aakash battle in steak. Brien and Daniel win aprons. In a montage, Jeff, Eboni, Heather, and Jennifer receive aprons. Newton and Tom battle in cupcakes. Newton wins, earning him the final white apron and the final spot in the top 20.
Episode 3
America's Grocery Bag
Wed, Jun 14, 201742 mins
In their first mystery box challenge of the season, the 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. Whoever wins the challenge will have a huge advantage moving forward in the competition.
Episode 4
Feeding the Lifeguards
Wed, Jun 21, 201742 mins
The Top 19 take it to the sandy shore, where they will compete in their first team challenge of the season. The chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish. The losing team will have to compete in a pressure test before the judges send one chef home.
Episode 5
Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
Wed, Jun 28, 201743 mins
The Top 18 face a mystery box challenge that includes cooking some of the finest shellfish in the world. The winner will receive a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to compete in an elimination challenge where they will have to create a Gordon Ramsay classic. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
Episode 6
Silenced by the Lambs
Wed, Jul 12, 201743 mins
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 7
Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
Wed, Jul 19, 201742 mins
This week on MASTERCHEF, the home cooks head to Beverly Hills, CA, to take over the dining room breakfast service for The Belvedere restaurant at the iconic five-star Peninsula Hotel. After splitting into two teams, the cooks will make a variety of dishes for diners. The team that fails the challenge will have to face a pressure test and cook a perfectly battered fish and chips dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
Episode 8
Whole-y Cow!
Wed, Jul 26, 201742 mins
The Top 15 face a mystery box challenge in which they randomly choose from boxes containing a different body part of a cow and use it as the star of a dish. The winner receives a huge advantage moving forward, while those who didn't impress must face off in an elimination challenge. It is then up to the judges to decide who leaves the kitchen.
Episode 9
Holy Cannoli
Wed, Aug 2, 201742 mins
The MASTERCHEF kitchen is transformed into a full dining room, as it welcomes purveyors of the finest local ingredients, ranging from butchers and vegetable farmers, to beekeepers and herb growers. After splitting into two teams, the home cooks must prepare dishes using the guests' own ingredients. The purveyors will then vote on which team created a better dish, forcing the losing team to head back to the kitchen for a pressure test, during which they will cook a classic Italian dessert, the cannoli. It is then up to the judges to decide who will head home.
Episode 10
The MasterChef Returns
Wed, Aug 9, 201742 mins
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen, as he chooses ingredients from his new cookbook to be part of the mystery box challenge. The winner will receive a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the other chefs to battle it out in a coconut-themed elimination challenge. It is then up to the judges to decide who will head home.
Episode 11
Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
Wed, Aug 16, 201742 mins
The Top 12 head to Sin City for a team challenge during which they will serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then will cast a vote for their favorite dish. The team with the most votes wins, sending the losing team back to the kitchen for a pressure test. It is then up to the judges to decide who will head home.
Episode 12
In a Pinch
Wed, Aug 23, 201742 mins
In this week's skills test, The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and will have to carefully cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks will go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they will make a crawfish dish created by none other than Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge. Find out which contestants will be eliminated.
Episode 13
Gordon's Game of Chicken
Wed, Aug 23, 201742 mins
In this week's skills test, The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and will have to carefully cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks will go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they will make a crawfish dish created by none other than Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge. Find out which contestants will be eliminated.
Episode 14
A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
Wed, Aug 30, 201741 mins
In a 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. Find out which contestants will be eliminated .
Episode 15
The Great Outdoors
Wed, Aug 30, 201741 mins
Team Challenge: The contestants travel to Big Bear Lake where they are split into teams. Cate captains the Red Team with Jason, Eboni, and Gabriel, while Dino captains the Blue Team with Daniel, Yachecia, and Jeff. Both teams must cook two separate rainbow trout dishes in a campground kitchen for the judges in one hour. Once they are finished, Gordon announces that the judges will only taste one of the dishes and that the teams must choose their best dish. The Red Team wins the challenge. Challenge Winners/Immune: Cate Meade, Eboni Henry, Gabriel Lewis and Jason Wang. Pressure Test: Back in the MasterChef kitchen, the Blue Team must now recreate a box of nine chocolate truffles with three different flavors in one hour. Dino is saved first. Bottom three: Daniel Pontes-Macedo, Jeff Philbin and Yachecia Holston. Jeff and Yachecia are told to say goodbye to Daniel as he is eliminated. Eliminated: Daniel Pontes-Macedo.
Episode 16
Chopsticks & Pasta
Wed, Sep 6, 201742 mins
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Seven 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 17
Pop-Up Restaurant
Wed, Sep 6, 201742 mins
Team Challenge: The contestants are taken to Triunfo Creek Vineyard where they are split into two teams. Eboni and Jason are the team captains for having the best dishes in the last challenge. Eboni's Blue Team includes Cate and Jeff; while Jason's Red Team includes Dino and Yachecia. They will cook two appetizers and two entrées in a pop-up restaurant and the judges will determine the winning team based on guest feedback. The Red Team wins the challenge. Challenge Winners/Immune: Dino Angelo Luciano, Jason Wang and Yachecia Holston. Pressure Test: Back at the MasterChef kitchen, the Blue Team members must make a chocolate soufflé in 35 minutes. Bottom three: Cate Meade, Eboni Henry and Jeff Philbin. The judges decide not to eliminate anyone, as all three contestants served perfect soufflés. Eliminated: None.
Episode 18
Something Fishy
Wed, Sep 13, 201742 mins
Mystery Box Challenge: The six finalists faced a Mystery Box Challenge to cook a dish inspired by their family members. Eboni, Cate, and Yachecia delivered the top dishes with Cate winning. Challenge Winner/Immune: Cate Meade. Elimination Challenge: As the winner of the Mystery Box Challenge, Cate assigned different time limits to the other contestants to cook dishes with salmon to join her in the semifinals: Jason got 60 minutes, Eboni had 50 minutes, Yachecia had 40 minutes, Dino had 30 minutes and Jeff had 20 minutes. Yachecia and Jeff were called out as the bottom. Bottom two: Yachecia Holston and Jeff Philbin. The judges eliminated both Yachecia and Jeff. Eliminated: Yachecia Holston and Jeff Philbin.
Episode 19
The Semi-Finals
Wed, Sep 13, 201742 mins
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 20
The Finale: Part 1
Wed, Sep 20, 201740 mins
After countless mystery box, team and skills challenges, it all comes down to this. The final three home cooks will each prepare a three-course meal with ingredients of their choosing. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, who will walk away with a MASTERCHEF trophy and a check for $250,000. Find out who will be crowned champion of the kitchen. Part 1.
Episode 21
The Finale: Part 2
Wed, Sep 20, 201741 mins
After countless mystery box, team and skills challenges, it all comes down to this. The final three home cooks will each prepare a three-course meal with ingredients of their choosing. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, who will walk away with a MASTERCHEF trophy and a check for $250,000. Find out who will be crowned champion of the kitchen. Part 2.
