MasterChef - Series 18: Episode 1 (original) (raw)
MasterChef Series 18: Episode 1
MasterChef - Series 18: Episode 1
The first set of nine contestants try to appeal to John and Gregg by cooking two signature dishes.
- Duration58 mins
- First shown23 Mar 2022
- Available for 1 month
Series 18 Episodes
- This episode
- Seven cooks return to face two challenges, one of them set by critic Tom Parker Bowles.
- The first four quarter-finalists cook two courses for three previous MasterChef champions.
- Nine home cooks arrive for the second week of heats, ready to make two signature dishes.
- This week's remaining contenders cook for food critic Grace Dent.
- In the second quarter-final, the four contenders cook for the three 2021 finalists.
- Nine cooks try to impress judges John and Gregg with their signature dishes.
- Critic Jimi Famurewa asks the cooks to serve dishes with a playful or theatrical element.
- The third quarter-final sees the four contenders cook for three former MasterChef winners.
- Nine talented home cooks try to impress judges John and Gregg with their signature dishes.
- This week's contenders must cook to a brief set by critic Jay Rayner.
- This week's quarter-finalists cook for three former MasterChef champions.
- The final group of nine home cooks try to impress the judges with their signature dishes.
- The contestants cook to a brief set by food critic William Sitwell.
- In the last of the quarter-finals, the chefs cook for three former MasterChef champions.
- The ten semi-finalists cook in a restaurant setting, with John Torode running the pass.
- The remaining semi-finalists cook a three-star lunch for the Royal British Legion.
- The semi-finalists must prepare dishes inspired by the hit single Buttery Biscuit Bass.
- The five finalists create dishes inspired by public figures or works of popular culture.
- The finalists cook alongside Gordon Ramsay at his London restaurant.
- Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace decide who is this year's MasterChef champion.