One contestant wins the honors and must make strategic choices; she decides the fate of the other contestants by imposing a theme for the week's dish; guest judge Marc Hervieux is delighted to see the contestants at work.

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Martin Picard

Stefano Faita

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Amateur chefs compete in auditions to enter the MasterChef adventure. They'll have to impress judges Martin Picard and Stefano Faita. Places are limited, expectations are high and the competition is fierce!

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Selected candidates enter the MasterChef kitchen; a mystery box awaits them; they have to cook a top-of-the-range dish with imposed ingredients; already, they have to prove themselves to stand out from the crowd.

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A candidate wins a significant advantage, but will also have to make tough choices; she'll have to allocate ingredients to her peers according to the judges' preferences; the decisions made won't please everyone.

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Candidates do their utmost to please the judges with their favorite ingredients; they give their best to avoid the danger of elimination; following the tasting, some will be saved.

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Candidates face a tough challenge to keep their place in the adventure; time is limited and the judges' expectations are high; they'll have to work with speed, precision and rigor if they want to keep their apron.

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The candidates find the mystery box. Its contents are decidedly not to everyone's taste. To stand out from the crowd, the MasterChef contenders will have to deliver perfect dishes, nothing less. The judges are keen to reward excellence, but will be uncompromising with competitors who don't measure up.

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One contestant wins perks to help her overcome a daunting challenge. The MasterChef kitchen restaurant is officially open and fully booked! Working as a team, contestants must satisfy their customers. The choice of menu is paramount, and ingredients must be selected with care. One wrong decision could easily cost them victory.

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The candidates have their hands full in the kitchen, but some very special guests arrive. The candidates realize they have no margin for error. These guests have a discerning palate and expect a gourmet meal of the highest standard. The tension in the kitchen is at its height. The teams work tirelessly to avoid the danger of elimination.

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One team finds itself in an elimination challenge. Now it's every man for himself. To stay in the competition, candidates will have to outdo themselves, as the judges expect perfect mastery of the dishes requested. Some competitors come through with flying colors, but others will have to work hard to prove that they belong in the MasterChef kitchen.

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A new week, a new mystery box; the candidates will have to honor an ingredient that does not meet with unanimous approval; moreover, they will be given a dish theme; some will have to overcome their fear of making a dessert.

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One contestant decides the fate of the other contestants by choosing what they're going to cook; he sets the bar high by trying to be strategic; the contestants will have to create a comforting, but high-end dish in a given time.

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The candidates finish their dishes and are desperate to impress the judges; some are confident of their performance, but others think they're not up to it; no one wants to find themselves in an elimination challenge.

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The judges test the taste buds and culinary knowledge of the contestants in danger; they take turns guessing ingredients; those who get it wrong have to make up for it by cooking a well-known dish to perfection.

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The theme of the mystery box disconcerts some candidates, but inspires others. An important advantage is at stake and competitors are well aware of it. They will have to use their imagination to stand out from the judges.

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A candidate gains several advantages that will be useful for the upcoming challenge. As a team, competitors must recreate the favorite dishes of a well-known chef. A turnaround in the situation ratchets up the tension in the kitchen.

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The frenzy in the kitchen is at its height. Some believe they cannot complete the challenge. The candidates are working like never before to finish their dishes on time. The judges will not accept any compromise on the plate.

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Judges test contestants' skills with a well-known cooking ingredient. They will have to demonstrate that they have mastered certain techniques perfectly. The margin for error is slim and the tension is palpable.

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The contestants lift the mystery box and find well-known ingredients; they have to create a high-end dish with very little; some are inspired, others wonder; the judges make an announcement that surprises the contestants.

The candidates present their dishes to the judges; some are praised, others have taken risks and fear elimination; every detail counts, and the moment of tasting is increasingly nerve-wracking.

Candidates in danger will have to recreate a classic French bistro perfectly; those who fail are offered a second, and final, chance to fight to keep their aprons; they'll have to use their creativity to stand out from the crowd.

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The contestants lift the mystery box and discover totally disparate foods; they realize that they all have a different selection of ingredients from each other; the judges give them the right to exchange items with each other.

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The judges reopen the restaurant, and the guest clientele will delight the candidates. As a team, they'll have to outdo each other to serve several portions of a convivial yet upscale meal.

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The candidates get busy in the kitchen; the judges make a shock announcement that thwarts their plans; the teams have to add a dish to their service; the challenge is even greater and a real race against the clock ensues.

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To avoid elimination, contestants must recreate a popular restaurant entree; when the challenge is announced, one contestant becomes emotional and believes she can't do it; the judges offer several tips to guide the group.

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The contents of the mystery box are surprising; the candidates will have to be ingenious to succeed; they are allowed very few resources to create a dish to impress the judges.

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Three at-risk candidates face off in a challenge to stay in the MasterChef kitchen; one of them will have to leave the adventure; the other contestants are lucky enough to receive a visit from Ricardo as a guest judge.

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The teams work hard to impress the judges, but nothing goes according to plan; everyone has their own creative approach and innovative ideas to impress, but soon signs of chaos emerge in the kitchen.

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Quebec's best amateur chefs compete for the title of MasterChef. Passionate about gastronomy, creative and resourceful, they will have to stand out from the crowd in front of judges Martin Picard and Stefano Faita during tough culinary challenges.

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