MasterChef Canada season 1

MasterChef Canada
Season 1
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	CTV
Original release	January 20 (2014-01-20) – April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
Season chronology

The first and inaugural season of the Canadian competitive reality television series MasterChef Canada, featuring Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014 and concluded on April 28 with Chinese-Canadian chemical engineering university student Eric Chong winning the inaugural season. Filming began in September 2013 and wrapped up in November 2013. At the age of 21, Eric was the youngest winner of MasterChef Canada at the time of his victory. He held the record until June 2018, when Beccy Stables won the top prize of Season 5 at age 19, becoming the youngest female champion in the history of MasterChef Canada.

After his victory, Chong partnered up with Chef Alvin Leung to open up Rebel and Demon "R&D" Restaurant located in Spadina, Toronto, specializing in East Asian cuisine and his was promotionally featured in a restaurant takeover in season 3. Chong also guest starred in an episode of the second season and the fifth season.

Contestant Dora Cote, who originally came in 11th Place later returned to MasterChef Canada: Back to Win. She came in 12th Place

Top 16

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Status
Eric Chong	21	Oakville, Ontario	Chemical Engineer	Winner April 28
Marida Mohammed	31	Toronto, Ontario	Stay-at-Home Mom	Runner-Up April 28
Kaila Klassen	24	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Realtor	Eliminated April 21
Tammara Behl	38	Calgary, Alberta	Special Needs Teacher
Michael "Mike" Green	30	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Journalist	Eliminated April 14
Pino DiCerbo	36	Mississauga, Ontario	Stay-at-Home Dad	Eliminated April 7
Julie Miguel	30	Woodbridge, Ontario	Bankruptcy Analyst	Eliminated March 31
Danielle Cardozo	28	Fernie, British Columbia	Employment Development Officer	Eliminated March 24
Carly Tennant	30	Vancouver, British Columbia	Retail Clothing Store Owner	Eliminated March 17
Dale Kuda	26	Toronto, Ontario	Household Manager	Eliminated March 10
Dora Cote	37	Edmonton, Alberta	Plumber	Eliminated March 3
Joshua "Josh" Gale	26	Vancouver, British Columbia	IT Sales	Eliminated February 24
Daniel "Danny" Raposo	36	Brampton, Ontario	Construction Worker	Eliminated February 17
Brooke Feldman	32	Toronto, Ontario	Make-up Artist	Eliminated February 10
Meghan Toth	30	St. Catharines, Ontario	Stay-at-Home Mom	Eliminated February 3
Benjamin "Ben" Miner	33	Toronto, Ontario	Stand-Up Comedian

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
		3		4	5		6	7		8	9		10	11		12	13	14		15
1	Eric	HIGH	IN	LOW	DNP	LOW	NPT	WIN	IMM	WIN	IN	WIN	PT	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	WIN	WINNER
2	Marida	WIN	IMM	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IN	NPT	HIGH	LOW	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	WIN	HIGH	LOW	RUNNER-UP
3	Kaila	IN	IN	PT	WIN	IMM	PT	IN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN	IN	WIN	PT	WIN	ELIM
4	Tammara	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	WIN	ELIM
5	Mike	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	WIN	IMM	WIN	ELIM
6	Pino	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	LOW	NPT	HIGH	WIN	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	WIN	ELIM
7	Julie	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	PT	IN	IN	LOW	IN	ELIM
8	Danielle	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	PT	IN	IN	PT	WIN	IMM	ELIM
9	Carly	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	ELIM
10	Dale	IN	WIN	NPT	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	ELIM
11	Dora	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	ELIM
12	Josh	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	IN	ELIM
13	Danny	IN	LOW	DNP	IN	ELIM
14	Brooke	IN	IMM	ELIM
15	Meghan	IN	ELIM
	Ben	IN	ELIM

  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.

  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.

  (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).

  (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was directly advanced to the next round.

  (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win, or received considerable praise during an Elimination Challenge.

  (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, but won the Pressure Test.

  (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in an individual challenge.

  (DNP) The chef was injured or sick and couldn´t participate in the challenge.

  (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in a team challenge.

  (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.

  (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test.

  (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.

  (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, but was exempted from the Pressure Test.

  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge or Pressure Test and they advanced.

  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a team challenge and they advanced.

  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes

The episodes started airing on CTV on January 20, 2014.

{{Episode list/sublist|MasterChef Canada (season 1)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	Viewers (millions)	Rank (week)	EpisodeNumber = 1	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	Title = White is the new Black	OriginalAirDate = January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)	ProdCode = 101	Viewers = 1.777	Aux4 = 11	ShortSummary = The 50 cooks selected from across Canada had one hour to prepare their signature dishes for judges Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile. 26 contestants were presented with MasterChef aprons and advanced to the next round.	LineColor = 6A4794 }}
2	2	"Chicken Little"	January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)	102	1.653	14
3	3	"First Kick at the Box"	February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)	103	1.824	10
4	4	"The Puck Drops Here"	February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)	104	1.654	7
5	5	"Where's the Beef"	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)	105	1.999	9
6	6	"Edible Art"	February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)	106	1.618	20
7	7	"Brains Before Beauty"	March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)	107	1.853	16
8	8	"Major Steaks"	March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)	108	1.885	12
9	9	"Great Canadian Bake-Off"	March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)	109	1.784	11
10	10	"Meals on Wheels"	March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)	110	1.833	11
11	11	"Claws Out"	March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)	111	1.777	15
EpisodeNumber = 12	EpisodeNumber2 = 12	Title = Line of Fire	OriginalAirDate = April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)	ProdCode = 112	Viewers = 1.820	Aux4 = 13	ShortSummary = Team Challenge 5: For their next team challenge, the home cooks were taken to Claudio's restaurant, Origin North. Tammara and Pino were the team captains, and Claudio chose the teams. The Red Team consisted of Tammara, Kaila, and Mike, while the Blue Team consisted of Pino, Marida, and Eric. They had one hour to prepare and two hours to serve a menu, consisting of two appetizers: a [[beet] salad with walnuts, yogurt and pickled onions, and seared scallops with a smoked roe and squid ink aioli, and two entrees: a tea-smoked venison loin with chanterelle mushrooms and sweet potato, and a pan-roasted halibut served in a Thai coconut broth, for 44 diners. The judges determined the Blue Team to have the worst performance and subjected them to the pressure test. Pressure Test 5: In the pressure test, Pino, Marida and Eric had one hour to make one dozen donuts with at least three different types. Marida's donuts were deemed the best. Eric made eight different flavors with varying degree of success, while Pino's donut sizes were inconsistent and some of the dough did not rise properly. In the end, Pino was judged to have made the worst box of donuts and was sent home.	LineColor = 6A4794 }}
13	13	"Family Style"	April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)	113	1.842	7
14	14	"Not Your Average Joe"	April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)	114	1.936	8
15	15	"And Then There Were 2"	April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)	115	2.216	7