Episode guide
MasterChef: Season 8
21 episodes · premiered May 30, 2017
Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
- Episode 1: Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1 May 31, 2017 In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off…
- Episode 2: Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2 Jun 7, 2017 In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who…
- Episode 3: America's Grocery Bag Jun 14, 2017 Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
- Episode 4: Feeding the Lifeguards Jun 21, 2017 The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
- Episode 5: Shell-Shocked & Scrambled Jun 28, 2017 The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
- Episode 6: Silenced by the Lambs Jul 12, 2017 This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face…
- Episode 7: Breakfast, Lunch & Winner Jul 19, 2017 The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
- Episode 8: Whole-y Cow! Jul 26, 2017 The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
- Episode 9: Holy Cannoli Aug 2, 2017 The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split…
- Episode 10: The MasterChef Returns Aug 9, 2017 Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the…
- Episode 11: Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks Aug 16, 2017 The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both…
- Episode 12: In a Pinch Aug 23, 2017 The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during…
- Episode 13: Gordon’s Game of Chicken Aug 23, 2017 The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
- Episode 14: A Mexican Tag Team Challenge Aug 30, 2017 In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge…
- Episode 15: The Great Outdoors Aug 30, 2017 The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
- Episode 16: Chopsticks & Pasta Sep 6, 2017 In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets…
- Episode 17: Pop-Up Restaurant Sep 6, 2017 The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
- Episode 18: Something Fishy Sep 13, 2017 In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by…
- Episode 19: The Semi-Finals Sep 13, 2017 The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
- Episode 20: The Finale (1) Sep 20, 2017 The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
- Episode 21: The Finale (2) Sep 20, 2017 The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.