MasterChef: Professionals
Season 1
201914 episodes
No more culinary mistakes, banal recipes and tasteless presentations! Master Chef professionals have no right to make a mistake. Who is the strongest chef in Ukraine? Look in the new season! The project "Master Chef. Professionals "is radically different from all previous seasons of the culinary show. Not amateurs take part in it, who have never been to a real restaurant kitchen, have not seen the shine of rubbed surfaces, refrigerators and hoods, do not know what a hellishly hot atmosphere is when the hall is full of hungry people. In the project "Master Chef. "Professionals" will be measured by the strengths and skills of chefs and cooks with extensive experience.
Episode 1
Casting of professionals: edible toys, black meat and a double by Oleg Vynnyk
Mar 2, 2019
Today in the kitchen MasterChef will be prepared for the first time not by green amateurs who have learned recipes on video, but by professionals! Many of them already run their own restaurants and confectioneries, can boast of awards from international competitions and even fans. Will they worry about the judges' verdict?
Episode 2
Masterpiece for 50 UAH
Mar 9, 2019
"In the soul of trembling. Just an unreal tremor "- participants of the show" Master Chef. Professionals "today entered the historic kitchen for the first time, which changed dozens of destinies. Only Kateryna Peskova is already familiar with the feeling of awe and greatness from these walls. What will she return? And will the experience of participating in the 6th season of Master Chef help her to become a leader? The first stage of the casting was successfully completed by 24 participants, but only 15 of them will compete on the air. Already today the fate of as many as 9 people will be decided, who will go home one step closer to their dream aprons. To take an honorable place on the balcony, the contestants will have to prove themselves in 3 team competitions. How will confectioners cope, because they are not used to processing fish and chopping meat?
Episode 3
War of confectioners and Vladimir Yaroslavsky in the battle of "black aprons"
Mar 16, 2019
Castings are finally over. Today, the 15 strongest participants will wear honorary coats "Master Chef. Professionals! Kateryna Peskova is especially trembling about her shape - the girl still remembers how much sweat, tears and nerve cells it took to win her over. But the happiness of a small victory will not last long, because the participants will have to pass the first tests and feel where they got. A marathon of 39 competitions to win begins! Outrage of Elizaveta Hlynska, Volodymyr Yaroslavsky behind the work surface, the first quarrels and a wedding banquet - watch your favorite show
Episode 4
Defeat Elizaveta Hlynska and go the way "From the Vikings to the Greeks": who will fail the test?
Mar 23, 2019
Is it possible to make any household item edible, such as a light bulb or cotton swabs? Of course, not in the standard situation. However, participants will have to figure out how to embody these items in the dish! What will happen? Watch tonight. The chefs will once again be reminded that they came to a complicated culinary competition. Therefore, at the very beginning of the journey they will have to pass a test, which is given to amateur Master Chef participants only on the threshold to the finals, when they have accumulated the necessary experience and knowledge. Today, professionals will have to prepare a concept lunch for the winners of the Master Chef! To complicate the task, the jury allowed to prepare dishes only from products grown in Ukraine. This means that participants will not be able to surprise guests with exotic fruits, ocean fish and other delicacies.
Episode 5
Master class from Jordi Cruz: the heroes prepare a dish for a Michelin star
Mar 30, 2019
The participants of "Master Chef Professionals" have never faced such a difficult task as today: to perfectly recreate three dishes of the genius Spanish chef Jordi Cruz, owner of 4 Michelin stars! Jordi Cruz himself will teach them to cook these complex recipes so that the heroes of the show do not fall into the dirt with their faces! The chefs will receive as many as three invaluable master classes from the world-famous chef. He will be able to turn the audience's idea of the kitchen. For example, on the air of "Master Chef Professionals" online Cruz will prove that a dish can consist of only one ingredient! He will show you how to make tomato tar-tar and even tomato ice cream. Will professionals be able not to disgrace their teacher and cook decent meals?
Episode 6
Desserts against butchers: who will wear a black apron?
Apr 6, 2019
During the castings, Hector Jimenez-Bravo and Vladimir Yaroslavsky worried that confectioners would not be able to process a huge fish or a heavy piece of meat. And no one thought how hard-working butchers would cope with fragile eclairs and croissants. What about today, the day when we all learn whether it is really easy to prepare dessert?
Episode 7
The final battle of Peskova and Yablonska: who won a unanimous victory?
Apr 13, 2019
The confrontation between Yablonska and Peskova continues. Today, the judges of "Master Chef Professionals" decided to confront the girls with their foreheads to resolve their dispute once and for all. Which of them will prove that she is the best pastry chef on the show? Project participants received one of the most unusual and incredibly difficult tasks - to prepare an edible carousel! One word hurt Alik. The butchers were covered in cold sweat. But not everything is so scary - assured Hector Jimenez-Bravo, Elizaveta Hlynska and Volodymyr Yaroslavsky. You do not have to cook alone. The heroes were divided into two teams, and two of the most qualified specialists in this field, Kateryna Peskova and Kateryna Yablonska, were appointed captains. Each of them should teach rough butchers to make an airy meringue and the softest sponge cake.
Episode 8
A game of culinary monopoly: "kulaks" Servetnik declared war on Peskova
Apr 20, 2019
Did everyone play monopoly at least once? In the Master Chef Professionals program, your favorite game has reached a new level! There are only 11 contestants left. The struggle is becoming more intense. Who prepared such an interesting snack that Volodymyr Yaroslavsky lost the gift of speech? And who made Elizaveta Hlynska grimace?
Episode 9
Second chance for a million: ex- "professionals" are again fighting for a white apron
Apr 27, 2019
Today, a unique issue awaits viewers. For the first time in the history of the show, chefs will not cook! Their new task is to surprise judges with their ability to organize the work process. This Saturday in the kitchen of "Master Chef Professionals" the participants will be their relatives. They will have to repeat the finest examples, to the smallest detail. But the wives, husbands and sisters of our heroes are not accustomed to cooking restaurant food: they do not know the technology of cooking, the tricks of chefs in handling food, they do not understand what size should be a portion for a dish to claim a Michelin star? All this will have to be explained to the star ten "Master Chef Professionals". See how they will manage loved ones? Which married couple will show the highest degree of mutual understanding? And who will shout so loudly that he will snore?
Episode 10
Open a restaurant and repeat the success of Heston Blumenthal
May 4, 2019
What will professionals do with a million? Everyone, as one, answers - will open the restaurant. To prepare the heroes for such a serious step, the judges launched a long-known competition - to build their own institution from concept to dishes. Participants made repairs, bought utensils, learned to be competent waiters and, of course, prepared a menu from six positions: two snacks, two main dishes and two desserts. Someone rejoiced at such an adventure: "This is your restaurant!" And others were not jokingly alarmed. The referees fueled the excitement even more - the losing team wore black aprons.
Episode 11
Trials from Nadezhda Matveeva and investigation of a culinary crime
May 11, 2019
Participants are preparing to go beyond culinary creativity. Today they will have to combine cooking with literature and solve a crime that only Sherlock Holmes likes! Two teams, two dishes and a mountain of fake ingredients - who can figure out the right recipe for them? As always, the insidious trio of judges did not reveal the names of the dishes to the teams, but told this information to competitors and gave the enemy a full set of products to complete the task. Participants will have to exchange ingredients, but in such a sequence that the team behind the wall does not understand what they need to cook. You can also send a product that is not related to the dish, but you will have to pay for it with a white apron. What strategies did the teams choose? And did they manage to deceive experienced colleagues?
Episode 12
Professionals vs. Amateurs: hot battle of participants with winners Master Chef
May 18, 2019
In the first individual competition no one will be able to cook anything! All because this time the judges decided to test the taste receptors of the participants and their ability to recognize tastes for professional suitability. Especially for this occasion, Hector prepared a dish from his homeland - a classic Colombian soup. It consists of 12 ingredients, which must be guessed by professionals "Master Chef". The chances of failure or success are equal - the heroes have a choice between 24 boxes of food and 3 minutes to make a decision. As many as three participants of the STB culinary project, who guess the smallest number of components of this "soup", will wear black!
Episode 13
The ordeal of French cuisine and the ominous prophecy of Mkrtchyan's mother
May 25, 2019
The participants had one last chance to prove their talent, show diligence and earn a place in the final. Only six will be able to continue the battle for a million in the next final episode. Who will take a step towards victory? Elizaveta Hlynska warned the participants from the threshold: today one of them will be convinced that the number 13 is unlucky. The judge divided the cooks into two teams, and offered to become captains at will. Who will the initiative punish?
Episode 14
Final: drawing up a culinary map of the world and the struggle for a million
Jun 1, 2019
It's time for the last battle for a million in the final! At stake is not only money but also the reputation of the chefs. Who will be able to withstand the strong pressure of competitors, not to succumb to panic and anxiety and become the first winner of "Master Chef Professionals"? Six of the best chefs of the country reached the finals of the culinary competition: butcher Alik Mkrtchyan, confectioner Kateryna Peskova, station wagons Pavlo Servetnyk, Yulia Prokhoda, Oleksandr Abramov and Yuriy Negrych. Today, the finalists are waiting for 10 surfaces and 20 boxes with price tags. They will have to cook under the boxes and sell them to the demanding Hector.