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MasterChef USA

MasterChef USA

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2 Seasons
26 Episodes
April 1, 2000
Reality

Overview

MasterChef USA, on PBS, is the original US adaptation of the BBC's MasterChef, a cooking competition for amateur cooks. Grab your whisks and hang on to your toques, as the 27 regional MasterChef champs chop, purée, roast, braise, sauté, simmer and grill their way through the Olympics of amateur cooking to the title of MasterChef USA! Host Gary Rhodes, one of Great Britain’s best-loved chefs, guides us through 13 half-hour episodes and an hour long prime time special. A panel of celebrity judges preside as 27 winning amateur chefs, wielding their own mouthwatering menus, battle over Brulée and Beurre Blanc, wrangle over roasted peppers and risotto, and strive to create the most satisfying soup, salad and soufflé.

Status

Ended

Created By

Franc Roddam

Network

PBS

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 2

Season 2

April 7, 2001
Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff
April 7, 200122m

Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.

Episode 2
Northwestern Regional Cookoff
April 14, 200122m

Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.

Episode 3
Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff
April 21, 200122m

Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.

Episode 4
Western-A Regional Cookoff
April 28, 200122m

Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.

Episode 5
Southeastern Regional Cookoff
May 5, 200122m

Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.

Episode 6
Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff
May 12, 200122m

The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.

Episode 7
Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff
May 19, 200122m

Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.

Episode 8
Western-B Regional Cookoff
May 26, 200122m

Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.

Episode 9
Southwestern Regional Cookoff
June 2, 200122m

The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.

Episode 10
Semifinal Competition 1
June 9, 200122m

Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.

Episode 11
Semifinal Competition 2
June 16, 200122m

Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.

Episode 12
Semifinal Competition 3
June 23, 200122m

The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.

Episode 13
Grand Finale
June 30, 200122m

The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef 2000 winner, Nancy Vaziri.

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Top Cast

Gary Rhodes

Gary Rhodes

Self - Host

Geoffrey Hill

Self - Competitor

David Ross

Self - Competitor

Lala Cheema

Self - Competitor

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