Cooking Shows

Episode description State Fair Food Elimination challenge: The contestants must cook foods inspired by the state fairs of their region. Whoever cooks the worst dish will be eliminated. The contestants from this point onward will be competing with the other members of their respective regions, and whoever cooks the best dish will be immune next […]

Episode description Apple Mystery Box Mystery Box Challenge: The mystery boxes contain apples. Kyle is immune due to winning last week’s challenge, and he gets to decide which regions must cook sweet dishes and which must cook savory dishes; he chooses the Midwest and West to cook savory, and the South and Northeast to cook […]

Episode description Trial by Fire: Field Challenge Team Challenge: The contestants are taken to the Ventura County Fire Academy for a field challenge where they must cook a lunch for 101 firefighters and other emergency personnel. Jennifer is immune and gets to choose which regions will be on the two teams; she chooses Midwest to […]

Episode description Birds of a Feather Mystery Box The top 17 home chefs return to the kitchen for their second Mystery Box Challenge, but this time with a twist – one region will begin the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest. With one box per region, the chefs must race against time to incorporate flavors […]

Episode description United Cakes of America The chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create. The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this scrumptious celebration of MasterChef’s 250th episode! The kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with […]

Episode description Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge Team Challenge: The contestants are taken to Dodger Stadium with guests Freddie Freeman and his wife, where the contestants are split into two teams and must cook a lunch for 100 kids. The West and Midwest are assigned to the Red Team with James as their captain, while the […]

Episode description Military Rations Mystery Box Mystery Box Challenge: The mystery boxes contain military rations. The judges welcome chef Andre Rush as a guest judge. The contestants will be required to make a dish using at least three of the rations under the boxes. They are also told that there will be no more region […]

Episode description Tag Team Team Challenge: The remaining contestants face the Tag Team challenge. Grant is safe, but still has to participate and he gets to choose the teams. He pairs Wayne with Reagan (Orange Team), Kennedy with James (Green Team), Jennifer with Charles (Red Team), MD with Sav (Maroon Team), Kolby with Lizzie (Blue […]

Episode description Fish Out of Water Mystery Box The chefs face their toughest Mystery Box challenge yet – fish. When the chefs with immunity are able to switch up the other contestants’ fish, the competition starts to fire up. Then, the contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region […]

Episode description Kelsey’s Stadium Food The contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish, and the chef with immunity is tasked with giving a penalty to the home cook of their choosing to receive a five-minute timeout. MasterChef MasterChef US MasterChef US Season 13 Episode […]

Episode description Patio Grilling Challenge The remaining nine home cooks are tasked with firing up their grills and preparing a restaurant quality barbecue plate that is guaranteed to impress the judges. MasterChef MasterChef US MasterChef US Season 13 Episode 01 | Episode 02 | Episode 03 | Episode 04 | Episode 05 | Episode 06 […]

Episode description The Wall The chefs face their biggest challenge yet: a 55-foot wall. The chef with immunity is tasked with pairing contestants to cook on opposite sides of the wall, where they must rely on great communication in order to save themselves from a double-elimination. MasterChef MasterChef US MasterChef US Season 13 Episode 01 […]

Episode description Regional Auditions – The Northeast The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today’s episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is […]

Episode description Restaurant Takeover – Hell’s Kitchen With Gordon Ramsay’s reputation on the line, the top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world’s largest Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. MasterChef MasterChef US MasterChef US Season 13 Episode 01 | Episode 02 | Episode 03 | Episode 04 | Episode 05 | Episode 06 […]