MasterChef: The ProfessionalsSeries 13Episodes Episode guide

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1. Episode 18

   18/18The three finalists must cook three courses that embody everything they are as a chef.
2. Episode 17

   17/18The final four chefs prepare dishes for eight of the most respected chefs in the UK.
3. Episode 16

   16/18The six finalists come up with their own twists on classic dishes including bouillabaisse.
4. Episode 15

   15/18The final four semi-finalists face an invention test set by top chef Andrew Wong.
5. Episode 14

   14/18Four semi-finalists must prepare dishes inspired by Michelin-starred chef Aktar Islam.
6. Episode 13

   13/18The remaining ten chefs must prepare a dish based on their favourite food memory.
7. Episode 12

   12/18The quarter-finalists must invent a dish that captures the essence of the forest.
8. Episode 11

   11/18In the final heat, the dishes include John Dory and poached figs with honeycomb.
9. Episode 10

   10/18The contestants prepare a potato rosti brunch dish and tempura mussels with aioli.
10. Episode 9

    9/18In this quarter-final, the chefs must cook for food critics Jay Rayner and Tracy MacLeod.
11. Episode 8

    8/18Four professional chefs are challenged to prepare scallops and lambs' kidneys.
12. Episode 7

    7/18Four professional chefs face skills tests involving smoked trout and crepe suzette.
13. Episode 6

    6/18The four best chefs from this week's heats return for their quarter-final.
14. Episode 5

    5/18In the second heat of the week, four new professional chefs face gruelling challenges.
15. Episode 4

    4/18Four more professional chefs arrive to endure the infamous Skills Test.
16. Episode 3

    3/18The quarter-finalists cook for restaurant critics Jimi Famurewa and William Sitwell.
17. Episode 2

    2/18The chefs prepare sweetbreads with a red wine sauce and a glazed sabayon fruit dessert.
18. Episode 1

    1/18In tonight’s first heat, the chefs prepare mushroom tortellini and butterflied mackerel.