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MasterChef USA
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MasterChef USA

2000
2 seasons
26 episodes
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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.

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Cast

Gary Rhodes

N

Nancy Vaziri

L

Lynne Champion

S

Stephen Both

G

Geoffrey Hill

D

David Ross

L

Lala Cheema

George Wallace

C

Claudia Cohen

S

Skitch Henderson

D

David Rosengarten

Michel Nischan

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Regional Cookoff 1

    01-04-200022m

    Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.

  • Ep 2

    2.Regional Cookoff 2

    08-04-200022m

    Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.

  • Ep 3

    3.Regional Cookoff 3

    15-04-200022m

    Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.

  • Ep 4

    4.Regional Cookoff 4

    22-04-200022m

    Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.

  • Ep 5

    5.Regional Cookoff 5

    29-04-200022m

    Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.

  • Ep 6

    6.Regional Cookoff 6

    06-05-200022m

    Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.

  • Ep 7

    7.Regional Cookoff 7

    13-05-200022m

    The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.

  • Ep 8

    8.Regional Cookoff 8

    20-05-200022m

    The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.

  • Ep 9

    9.Regional Cookoff 9

    27-05-200022m

    The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.

  • Ep 10

    10.Semifinal Competition 1

    03-06-200022m

    In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.

  • Ep 11

    11.Semifinal Competition 2

    10-06-200022m

    In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.

  • Ep 12

    12.Semifinal Competition 3

    17-06-200022m

    In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.

  • Ep 13

    13.Grand Finale

    24-06-200022m

    The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.

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