Back for another serving
MASTERCHEF
BBC1, 9pm FOOD enthusiast Gregg Wallace and Aussie chef John Torode are serving up a new series of MasterChef where they’re hoping to discover passionate cooks and avoid an accidental poisoning.
You can almost hear the infamous MasterChef voiceover now, that soothing narration set to guide us through the next six weeks.
Approximately eleventy billion series in, we know the drill. Forty amateur cooks are put through their paces in intense heats, all hoping to be awarded a coveted white apron and ultimately take the crown.
With five contestants in each heat and only four aprons, competition is fierce from the get-go.
The first contestants in HQ are Tom, Mike, Dominique, Madeeha and Ross, who must cook their signature dish. “This is their chance to really tickle my palate and put a smile on my face,” says John. “There is no reason why their signature dish shouldn’t be an absolute showstopper,” adds Gregg.
From lobster thermidor to spiced chicken, the dishes are all impressive. But only two cooks will win aprons at this stage.
The remaining three contestants will have to pull out all the stops as they whip up a dish having been gifted with their favourite ingredient.
After this, one cook is sent home, and the remaining cooks must whip up two courses to wow John, Gregg and guest experts from the food industry.
Tonight their fate is in the hands of last year’s MasterChef champion Thomas Frake and the 2014 champion Ping Coombes.
The heat is on to win safe passage to the quarter-finals...