[CUL TV] Masterchef The Professionals [BBC 2]

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Op woensdag 2 december 2015 21:18 schreef computergirl het volgende:
Geen van de kandidaten kon iets met deze eerste opdracht

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It is knockout week on Professional MasterChef. Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace continue their search for the country's next culinary superstar.

After four weeks of intense competition, only the 12 most talented chefs remain. They come together for the first time to cook off against each other in the MasterChef kitchen. Their fate rests on their ability to create one outstanding dish in a high-pressure invention test. The chefs have a selection of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables to choose from, and to test them even further, the judges have removed all the modern equipment from the kitchen. The chefs will need to go back to basics using just the hobs and ovens - and their chef's intuition - to cook a stunning plate of food. With just two hours and 15 minutes to deliver that make-or-break dish, the nerves are running high and the competition is fierce. Only the chefs who seize the opportunity to stand out from the crowd and blow the judges away with a stunning plate of food will be among the eight considered strong enough to go straight through to the next round.

The four weakest chefs must pick themselves up and return to the kitchen to battle it out for the final two places in the next round. Facing another invention test with the unused ingredients from the previous round, the pressure is on for them to raise their game and produce a dish good enough to convince the judges they have future in the competition. Only the ten best chefs will continue in the fight for the title of Professional MasterChef 2015.

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It's the Professional MasterChef semi-finals. Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace turn up the heat in their hunt for a future culinary superstar.

The first two semi-finalists battle it out for a place in finals week. The semi-finalists travel to the village of Sparkwell, Devon, to cook alongside a chef who has achieved the very accolade they are both fighting for. In 2012, along with fellow contestant Keri Moss, Anton Piotrowski was crowned Professional MasterChef champion. Last year his pub, the Treby Arms, won its first Michelin star, and has just been voted Country Dining Pub of the Year. Now the semi-finalists are each put in charge of one of his award-winning dishes for a busy lunchtime service. The chefs must quickly adjust to the ferocious pace and high demand and deliver consistently stunning plates of food if they are to maintain the exceptional standards that have won Anton his reputation.

After the exhausting service, the chefs must rise to the challenge once again and cook Anton his very own signature dish - the pigeon wellington that was a triumph on Professional MasterChef. They must remain calm if they want to do justice to the stunning and technically demanding dish that holds a special place in Anton's heart.

Finally, the chefs return to the MasterChef kitchen for the final battle of their semi-final. They have one hour and 45 minutes to cook a flawless main course and dessert for Monica and Marcus. With the stakes so high, it is their most intense cook off so far. Only the best chef will continue on to finals week and keep alive their dreams of winning the coveted Professional MasterChef 2015 title.

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t's finals week on Professional MasterChef. Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace are just a step away from crowning a new Professional MasterChef champion.

In the penultimate episode, the four remaining chefs battle for a place in the final three and the chance to travel to one of the world's most innovative restaurants.

The four finalists are set an invention test with a difference - they must create a dish without any meat, fish or poultry. After tasting their dishes, the judges will send one more chef home.

The remaining three travel to the medieval city of Alba, Italy. Alba is famed for its truffles, hazelnuts and Barolo wine, and is home to a restaurant that has revolutionised Italian food - the Michelin-starred Piazza Duomo. Chef Enrico Crippa has taken the heart of traditional Italian food and pushed it in a whole new direction by putting vegetables at centre stage. With his own biodynamic kitchen garden, ingredients are picked in the morning and served by lunch, creating a unique culinary experience.

The finalists must first get to grips with Enrico's food philosophy in a masterclass where he demonstrates his signature dish Salad 21, 31, 41 - the numbers refer to the different number of ingredients in the dish, and vary according to season. The chefs must then show what they have learnt by creating a stunning dish to impress Enrico himself.

The finalists return the next day and are pushed even further as they are made responsible for service in this globally-renowned restaurant. The finalists have just the morning to master dishes before ten guests arrive. The reputation of the restaurant rests in their hands and their chances of winning the competition now hinge on the most intimidating service of their lives.