MasterChefSeries 7Season 7 · 2011 · 15 episodesEpisodes1Episode 1Sizzling from the outset, the latest MasterChef fires up with a tough audition round as the hunt for the country's best amateur cook begins. With tens of thousands of applicants this year, MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace's immense task is to eat and judge a vast assortment of dishes, and then fill the 20 coveted places in this year's competition.2Episode 2John Torode and Gregg Wallace continue to whittle down thousands of applicants as they search for the amateur cooks who will fill the remaining nine places in this year's competition.3Episode 3With the selection process behind them, the 20 chosen candidates are shown around the new kitchen where they face their first challenge - to prepare in one hour a dish containing an egg. Those who divide John Torode and Gregg Wallace's opinion have a second chance to make it to the next round by cooking a roast dinner for Amy Willcock, national cookery judge for the Women's Institute. Continues tomorrow.4Episode 4The remaining 12 contenders face a daunting challenge as they cook for previous finalists and winners of the competition, working under head chef John Torode in their first restaurant-style service. They are asked to design a stand-out dish for the three-course menu and have just 30 minutes to deliver their food once the orders have been taken. The diners include Dhruv Baker, Mat Follas, James Nathan, Steven Wallis, Peter Bayless and Thomasina Miers.5Episode 5The remaining contestants must prepare a hearty lunch at the Invercharron Highland Games.6Episode 6The nine remaining contestants cook for the paying public at leading London restaurants.7Episode 7The contestants are stripped of meat and fish, and asked to cook a vegetarian meal.8Episode 8The remaining cooks prepare a dish for the critical palate of Bertie de Rougemont.9Episode 9The remaining contestants prepare a three-course meal for 150 students in Oxford.10Episode 10Just five amateur cooks remain, and John Torode and Gregg Wallace give the contestants the fearful challenge of cooking for three leading restaurant critics.11Episode 11With four amateur cooks remaining, and John Torode and Gregg Wallace ask the contestants to overcome their greatest weakness - pastry - and set them three pastry challenges.12Episode 12The remaining contestants are sent to Madrid to learn the art of molecular gastronomy, then it's back to London to prepare a four-course extravaganza for the Royal Society.13Episode 13The Final Three (1)14Episode 14The Final Three (2)15Episode 15The Final Three (3)Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 8Season 9Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15Season 16Season 17Season 18Season 19Season 20Season 21Season 22
