Chopsticks & Pasta

September 6, 2017

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MasterChef - S8 - E16

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.

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MasterChef: Season 8 - 21 Episode s

8x1 - Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
May 31, 2017
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to try to earn a place in the Top 20. Judging the battle rounds will be Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and new judge and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez, who will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. After each battle, the judges will decide whom they think deserves to make it to the next round and a chance to compete for the coveted title.
8x2 - Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
June 7, 2017
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
8x3 - America's Grocery Bag
June 14, 2017
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
8x4 - Feeding the Lifeguards
June 21, 2017
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
8x5 - Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
June 28, 2017
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
8x6 - Silenced by the Lambs
July 12, 2017
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge that includes recreating Gordon Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
8x7 - Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
July 19, 2017
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
8x8 - Whole-y Cow!
July 26, 2017
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
8x9 - Holy Cannoli
August 2, 2017
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a team challenge using their guests' products. Later, the losing team must prepare cannoli as part of a pressure test.
8x10 - The MasterChef Returns
August 9, 2017
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.
8x11 - Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
August 16, 2017
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then cast a vote for their favorite dish.
8x12 - In a Pinch
August 23, 2017
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
8x13 - Gordon’s Game of Chicken
August 23, 2017
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
8x14 - A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
August 30, 2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to pair up for a Mexican-themed tag team challenge.
8x15 - The Great Outdoors
August 30, 2017
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
8x16 - Chopsticks & Pasta
September 6, 2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
8x17 - Pop-Up Restaurant
September 6, 2017
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
8x18 - Something Fishy
September 13, 2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.
8x19 - The Semi-Finals
September 13, 2017
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
8x20 - The Finale (1)
September 20, 2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the ,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
8x21 - The Finale (2)
September 20, 2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the ,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.

Chopsticks & Pasta

MasterChef - S8 - E16

MasterChef: Season 8 - 21 Episode s

8x1 - Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1

8x2 - Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2

8x3 - America's Grocery Bag

8x4 - Feeding the Lifeguards

8x5 - Shell-Shocked & Scrambled

8x6 - Silenced by the Lambs

8x7 - Breakfast, Lunch & Winner

8x8 - Whole-y Cow!

8x9 - Holy Cannoli

8x10 - The MasterChef Returns

8x11 - Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks

8x12 - In a Pinch

8x13 - Gordon’s Game of Chicken

8x14 - A Mexican Tag Team Challenge

8x15 - The Great Outdoors

8x16 - Chopsticks & Pasta

8x17 - Pop-Up Restaurant

8x18 - Something Fishy

8x19 - The Semi-Finals

8x20 - The Finale (1)

8x21 - The Finale (2)

MasterChef: All seasons

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Legends

S12: Back to Win

S13: United Tastes of America

S14: Generations