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| 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.
| 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. 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.
'''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.

Revision as of 01:03, 8 June 2021

MasterChef Canada
Season 1
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkCTV
Original releaseJanuary 20 (2014-01-20) –
April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

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.[1]

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.

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Title Original air date Production
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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.[2] LineColor = 6A4794

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22"Chicken Little"January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)1021.65314
33"First Kick at the Box"February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)1031.82410
44"The Puck Drops Here"February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)1041.6547
55"Where's the Beef"February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)1051.9999
66"Edible Art"February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)1061.61820
77"Brains Before Beauty"March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)1071.85316
88"Major Steaks"March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)1081.88512
99"Great Canadian Bake-Off"March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)1091.78411
1010"Meals on Wheels"March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)1101.83311
1111"Claws Out"March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)1111.77715
1212"Line of Fire"April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)1121.82013
1313"Family Style"April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)1131.8427
1414"Not Your Average Joe"April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)1141.9368
1515"And Then There Were 2"April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)1152.2167


References

  1. ^ "Masterchef Canada judge Alvin Leung and winner Eric Chong are opening a restaurant on Spadina". Toronto Life. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. ^ "CTV - Masterchef Canada - Details". Bell Media. Retrieved 2014-04-27.