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. Yes, No, Maybe So
Aired 14 February 2016 • 60 min
Forty home cooks from across the country compete for a spot in the Top 14.
2. A Cut Above
Aired 21 February 2016 • 60 min
Eighteen home cooks get a second chance, competing in two culinary challenges.
3. At Home and Abroad
Aired 28 February 2016 • 60 min
The cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge and the winner selects one of three international cuisines and some cooks get lost in translation.
4. Trial by Fire
Aired 13 March 2016 • 60 min
In the first team challenge, the remaining cooks honour firefighting heroes in a rib cook-off.
5. Off the Hook
Aired 20 March 2016 • 60 min
A Mystery Box Challenge requires the cooks to work together and the winners give the assignments in the pantry challenge.
6. Feast Your Eyes
Aired 27 March 2016 • 60 min
The teams use a fashion collection as inspiration for a fancy lunch; a surf and turf test sends one cook home.
7. From the Heart
Aired 10 April 2016 • 60 min
A Mystery Box Challenge has the cooks baking from the heart.
8. Oktoberfest Feast
Aired 17 April 2016 • 60 min
The remaining cooks compete in teams for a gourmet sausage challenge in celebration of Oktoberfest.
9. Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Aired 24 April 2016 • 60 min
The remaining eight cooks take on intimidating nursery rhyme-inspired ingredients.
10. Out of This World
Aired 1 May 2016 • 60 min
Astronaut Chris Hatfield inspires the cooks for a Mystery Box Challenge.
11. Demon at the Pass
Aired 8 May 2016 • 60 min
The cooks compete in a team challenge at Alvin's Chinatown restaurant. An elimination challenge pits the losing team against each other in a tough baking task.
12. Cooking with Cocktails
Aired 29 May 2016 • 60 min
Following a Mystery Box Challenge inspired by judge Michael Bonacini's techniques, the cooks create cocktail-inspired sweet and savoury dishes.
13. Meals and Wheels
Aired 5 June 2016 • 60 min
The top four cooks reunite with their families and then shop for a meal.
14. Only the Best
Aired 12 June 2016 • 60 min
The three remaining cooks battle for a spot in the finale by preparing a meal for some of Canada's most influential chefs using Canadian ingredients.
15. Finale
Aired 19 June 2016 • 60 min
The two finalists compete in a three-course challenge to determine the winner of the competition.