MasterChef (US)

Season 4

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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.

Where to Watch Season 4

25 Episodes

Auditions No. 1
E1
Auditions No. 1Each contestant is given 5 minutes to prepare, cook, and present their signature dish to the three judges. If they receive at least 2 yes' from the 3 judges they can advance to the next stage of the competition.
Auditions No. 2
E2
Auditions No. 2The auditions continue where each contestant is given 5 minutes to cook and present their dish in front of and to the judges. If they receive at least two yes's from the three judges, they can advance to the next stage of the competition.
Top 19 Revealed
E3
Top 19 RevealedThe 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 elimination.
Top 19 Compete
E4
Top 19 CompeteThe top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
Top 18 Compete
E5
Top 18 CompeteThe cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
Top 17 Compete
E6
Top 17 CompeteThe cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
Top 16 Compete (1)
E7
Top 16 Compete (1)The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
Top 16 Compete (2)
E8
Top 16 Compete (2)Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
Top 15 Compete
E9
Top 15 CompeteA mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
Top 14 Compete
E10
Top 14 CompeteThe contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
Top 13 Compete
E11
Top 13 CompeteThe contestants had ninety minutes to cook a dish with parts from a pig's head specifically the ears tongue, cheek, snout using other ingredients from the pantry and cook in any style and using any technique they preferred.
Top 12 Compete
E12
Top 12 CompeteIn the next team challenge, the remaining contestants cooked for a wedding reception where they cooked the entrée and Graham cooked the appetizer and Gordon cooked the desert. The menu was created from the likes and dislikes of the bride and groom. The judges would determine which two members of the losing team would compete in the Pressure Test which was to make a dozen macaroons.
Top 11 Compete
E13
Top 11 CompeteRestaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
Top 10 Compete
E14
Top 10 CompeteThe contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
Top 9 Compete
E15
Top 9 CompeteThe 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.
Top 8 Compete
E16
Top 8 CompeteThe Top 8 chefs are taken to a remote field for an overnight challenge in which they must cook for sustenance and create lunch for the judges using limited ingredients. Later, the losing team competes in a spun-sugar-dessert pressure test.
Top 7 Compete
E17
Top 7 CompeteThe cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
Top 6 Compete
E18
Top 6 CompetePreviously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
Top 7 Compete Again
E19
Top 7 Compete AgainThe cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
Top 6 Compete
E20
Top 6 CompeteThe remaining six contestants cooked one dinner service at WP24, an Asian inspired restaurant in Los Angeles owned by Wolfgang Puck. The dinner service included two appetizers and two entrées done by teams.
Top 5 Compete (1)
E21
Top 5 Compete (1)The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
Top 5 Compete (2)
E22
Top 5 Compete (2)Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
Top 4 Compete
E23
Top 4 CompeteThe four contestants were divided into two teams and had two mystery boxes containing fifty ingredients each and were required to make a three course menu consisting of an appetizer, entreé and dessert.
Top 3 Compete
E24
Top 3 CompeteThe remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
Winner Chosen
E25
Winner ChosenThe final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.