Storyline
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.
Episodes
Specials
No overview available for this season.
Season 1 Special
Jun 22, 2000
The Season 1 special featured a preview of the final-round cook-off. The episode also included interviews with the contestants and season highlights.
Season 2 Special
Jun 28, 2001
The Season 2 special featured a preview of the final-round cook-off. The episode also included interviews with the contestants and season highlights.
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
Regional Cookoff 1
Apr 01, 2000
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
Regional Cookoff 2
Apr 08, 2000
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 3
Apr 15, 2000
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
Regional Cookoff 4
Apr 22, 2000
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
Regional Cookoff 5
Apr 29, 2000
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
Regional Cookoff 6
May 06, 2000
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
Regional Cookoff 7
May 13, 2000
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
Regional Cookoff 8
May 20, 2000
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 9
May 27, 2000
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
Semifinal Competition 1
Jun 03, 2000
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.
Semifinal Competition 2
Jun 10, 2000
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
Semifinal Competition 3
Jun 17, 2000
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
Grand Finale
Jun 24, 2000
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff
Apr 07, 2001
Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
Northwestern Regional Cookoff
Apr 14, 2001
Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff
Apr 21, 2001
Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
Western-A Regional Cookoff
Apr 28, 2001
Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
Southeastern Regional Cookoff
May 05, 2001
Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff
May 12, 2001
The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff
May 19, 2001
Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
Western-B Regional Cookoff
May 26, 2001
Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
Southwestern Regional Cookoff
Jun 02, 2001
The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
Semifinal Competition 1
Jun 09, 2001
Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
Semifinal Competition 2
Jun 16, 2001
Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
Semifinal Competition 3
Jun 23, 2001
The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.
Grand Finale
Jun 30, 2001
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.