The pies have it!
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF BBC1, 8.30pm
IT’S the final chance for the final six to try and flambé or fricassee their way to the final. That is to say, it’s the last of the semi finals and our remaining half dozen celeb cooks are about to take on three tough challenges in the hope of winning one of the four places in the final.
First up is the Pie Challenge, where each of the six – Made In Chelsea’s Spencer Matthews, Paralympian Stefanie Reid, Strictly pro AJ Pritchard, actor Martin Bayfield, comedian Zoe Lyons and former Eastender John Partridge – have to choose ingredients from two heaving tables and use them to cook a pie for the judges.
Sounds pretty simple, although there’s room for controversy, as some of their culinary creations play a bit fast and loose with the definition of ‘pie’ if you ask us.
If it doesn’t have pastry top and bottom, it’s not a pie – simple. We’d have disqualified half of them straight off.
Fortunately, John and Gregg are more tolerant, so we only lose one contestant before moving on to the next challenge.
This is some seriously fine dining, as they head to Hever Castle to cook a very fancy schmancy lunch for some Antiques Roadshow experts, to help celebrate the series’ 40th anniversary.
Cooking under awardwinning chef Paul
Askew, they serve up some impressively professional dishes and manage to wow the poshos.
Then it’s back to Masterchef HQ for one final cook-off, where they must each make one perfect dish inspired by someone they love or admire.
So no pressure.