Episode guide
MasterChef: Season 4
25 episodes · premiered May 22, 2013
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.
- Episode 1: Auditions No. 1 May 22, 2013 Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
- Episode 2: Auditions No. 2 May 22, 2013 Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
- Episode 3: Top 19 Revealed May 29, 2013 The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face…
- Episode 4: Top 19 Compete May 29, 2013 The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
- Episode 5: Top 18 Compete Jun 5, 2013 The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
- Episode 6: Top 17 Compete Jun 5, 2013 The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
- Episode 7: Top 16 Compete (1) Jun 12, 2013 The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
- Episode 8: Top 16 Compete (2) Jun 12, 2013 Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
- Episode 9: Top 15 Compete Jun 19, 2013 A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
- Episode 10: Top 14 Compete Jun 19, 2013 The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
- Episode 11: Top 13 Compete Jun 26, 2013 The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs.
- Episode 12: Top 12 Compete Jun 26, 2013 A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
- Episode 13: Top 11 Compete Jul 10, 2013 Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
- Episode 14: Top 10 Compete Jul 10, 2013 The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
- Episode 15: Top 9 Compete Jul 17, 2013 The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge.
- Episode 16: Top 8 Compete Jul 24, 2013 The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
- Episode 17: Top 7 Compete Jul 31, 2013 The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
- Episode 18: Top 6 Compete Aug 7, 2013 Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
- Episode 19: Top 7 Compete Again Aug 14, 2013 The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
- Episode 20: Top 6 Compete Aug 21, 2013 The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara…
- Episode 21: Top 5 Compete (1) Aug 28, 2013 The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
- Episode 22: Top 5 Compete (2) Aug 28, 2013 Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
- Episode 23: Top 4 Compete Sep 4, 2013 The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
- Episode 24: Top 3 Compete Sep 4, 2013 The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
- Episode 25: Winner Chosen Sep 11, 2013 The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.