About this season
The ultimate culinary competition offers home cooks a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to demonstrate their skill and passion, as they compete for $100,000 and the title of Canada’s next MasterChef.
Episodes (15)
1. White Is the New Black
Aired 20 January 2014 • 60 min
Out of thousands of applicants, 50 Canadian home cooks are chosen to present dishes for the judges.
2. Chicken Little
Aired 27 January 2014 • 60 min
Auditions for the Top 50 home cooks reach a dramatic conclusion as the final aprons are handed out. The cooks enter their first challenge, a Stress Test, where they must prepare a stunning chicken dish with very limited access to equipment. After a dramatic round of tasting, the judges choose the final group of home cooks moving forward to the MasterChef Canada kitchen.
3. First Kick at the Box
Aired 2 February 2014 • 60 min
The first Mystery Box Challenge gives the winner an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.
4. The Puck Drops Here
Aired 10 February 2014 • 60 min
The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.
5. Where's the Beef?
Aired 17 February 2014 • 60 min
A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.
6. Edible Art
Aired 24 February 2014 • 60 min
The cooks must cater an exclusive art gallery event, and the losers bake to save their lives.
7. Brains before Beauty
Aired 3 March 2014 • 60 min
A Mystery Box Challenge takes the contestants back to their roots; an Alberta Beef challenge.
8. Major Steaks
Aired 10 March 2014 • 60 min
The top 10 cooks face off at Canadian Forces Base Trenton and the losing team goes to war.
9. Great Canadian Bake Off
Aired 17 March 2014 • 60 min
The contestants get creative with leftovers; upscale versions of common bake sale items.
10. Meals on Wheels
Aired 24 March 2014 • 60 min
The cooks compete in a team challenge at Toronto City Hall and the losers face a challenging Pressure Test.
11. Claws Out
Aired 31 March 2014 • 60 min
The remaining cooks duel with a tank of lobsters in a tag-team challenge with the winner receiving two advantages.
12. Line of Fire
Aired 7 April 2014 • 60 min
The cooks take over one of the judges' restaurants and the losers face a pressure test.
13. Family Style
Aired 14 April 2014 • 60 min
The cooks prepare a family reunion dinner and in the pressure test, they face the most difficult challenge yet.
14. Not-Your-Average-Joe
Aired 21 April 2014 • 60 min
The cooks use judge Joe Bastianich's favourite ingredient in the hopes of moving on to the finale.
15. And Then There Were Two
Aired 28 April 2014 • 60 min
The final two compete in a three-course battle for the grand prize and the title of MasterChef.