Episode guide
MasterChef: Season 7
19 episodes · premiered Jun 1, 2016
Throughout Season Seven, host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will welcome a number of special guest judges, including Wolfgang Puck, Aarón Sánchez, Edward Lee, Kevin Sbraga and Richard Blais, to help search for America’s best home cook.
- Episode 1: Battle for a White Apron, Part 1 Jun 1, 2016 Forty of the best home cooks in America travel to Los Angeles to compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge and attempt to move forward to compete for the title, a cookbook deal, and the…
- Episode 2: Battle for a White Apron, Part 2 Jun 8, 2016 The chefs have use their culinary skills as the Battle of the Apron challenge continues.
- Episode 3: Wolfgang Puck Jun 15, 2016 After the Battle of the Apron concludes, the Top 20 home cooks in America meet the first guest judge of the season – culinary icon Wolfgang Puck..
- Episode 4: A MasterChef Wedding Jun 22, 2016 The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!
- Episode 5: A Mexican Mystery Jun 29, 2016 The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest culinary judge Aarón Sánchez.
- Episode 6: Gordon Ramsay Masterclass Jul 6, 2016 The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to properly deconstruct a lobster.
- Episode 7: Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks Jul 13, 2016 The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
- Episode 8: The Good, the Bad and the Offal Jul 20, 2016 The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.
- Episode 9: A Piece of Cake Jul 27, 2016 The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating their Sweet 16 birthdays.
- Episode 10: The Weakest Links Aug 3, 2016 The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants are taken to a vegetable patch for their next team challenge, where…
- Episode 11: Sweet Surprise Aug 3, 2016 The Top 10 cooks have one hour to make breakfast using a chocolate-hazelnut spread, and the winner gets to choose the dish for the next elimination challenge.
- Episode 12: 5 Star Food Aug 24, 2016 Guest judge Kevin Sbraga cooks alongside the Top 9 in the next Mystery Box Challenge, as they create an impressive dish using unique upscale ingredients. The contestants then go…
- Episode 13: Hot Potato Aug 24, 2016 The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbraga.
- Episode 14: Tag Team Aug 31, 2016 Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
- Episode 15: Pop-Up Restaurant Aug 31, 2016 The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.
- Episode 16: Family Drama Sep 7, 2016 The 5 remaining contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Richard Blais – chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author – who reveals the seventh Mystery Box challenge. The…
- Episode 17: Critics Choice Sep 7, 2016 The 4 remaining contestants are given 90 minutes to prepare either a halibut or duck entrée for VIP food critics in the Studio Box challenge. The winning team will be exempt from the…
- Episode 18: The Finale (1) Sep 13, 2016 In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create…
- Episode 19: The Finale (2) Sep 14, 2016 The contestants will have one hour to create entrees and an hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, and the deserving…