MasterChef Québec

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MasterChef Québec
Genre
Stefano Faita
Martin Picard
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes54
Production
Running time21 minutes
Original release
NetworkTVA
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)
Related
MasterChef Canada

MasterChef Québec is a Québécois competitive cooking reality show, part of the MasterChef franchise, open to amateur home cooks across Quebec. It premiered on TVA on January 8, 2024.[1]

Format

On MasterChef Québec, amateur, non-professional homecooks are given the opportunity to compete in a series of challenges to win a trophy, a

Stefano Faita and Martin Picard
currently serve as the series' judges.

Judges and hosts

Additionally, several guest judges are slated to appear throughout the series for specific challenges and episodes.

Seasons

Season Episodes Time slot (ET) Originally aired Finalists Winner Runner-up
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1 54 Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) 2024 (2024) 2023–24 16 Sandra Plourde Fadwa Chtita

Season 1

Top 16

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Sandra Plourde 34 Ste-Croix Food Inspection Team Leader Winner April 4
Fadwa Chtita 35 Montreal Computer Engineer Runner-Up April 4
Meriem Elbaine 50 Boucherville Teacher Eliminated April 2
Pierre-Yves Lévesque 41 Laterrière General Manager Eliminated March 28
Jean-Christophe Nadeau 30 Quebec Director of Board Games Stores Eliminated March 21
Vincent Notaro 33 Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington Farmer Eliminated January 18
Returned January 23
Eliminated March 14
Alexandre Lapointe 50 Varenne Service Manager Eliminated March 7
Désirée Duchesne 45 Saint-Eustache Supervisor Eliminated February 29
Yves Lemelin 40 Drummondville Paver Operator Eliminated February 27
Simon Caron 31 Rivière-du-Loup Firefigther Eliminated February 22
Yvon Larochelle 61 Blainville Administrator Eliminated February 15
Kimberly Landerman 37 Saint-Philippe Automotive Sales Director Eliminated February 8
Alysan Boudreault 24 Quebec Nurse Eliminated February 1
Stéphane Prescott 53
Saint-Félix-de-Valois
Entrepreneur As du VR Eliminated January 25
Sonia Rhéaume 56 Quebec Event Service Eliminated January 23
Mariel Jomphe 24 Natashquan Brewer Left January 23

Elimination table

Place Contestants Week
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Sandra IN WIN IMM WIN LOW IN WIN IMM IN HIGH HIGH WIN IMM IN WIN IN WIN IN WIN IMM IMM IN LOSE WIN IN IN PT IN WPT WIN IMM WINNER
2 Fadwa HIGH IMM IMM IN WIN IN WIN IMM IN PT IN IMM IMM IN WIN HIGH IMM IN IN WIN IMM WIN WIN PT IN IN PT IN WIN IN WIN RUNNER-UP
3 Meriem IN LOW PT IN LOW IN WIN IMM IN PT WIN IMM IMM HIGH WIN WIN IMM WIN IMM IMM IMM IN WIN PT IN IN PT IN WIN IN ELIM
4 Pierre-Yves IN LOW PT LOW PT HIGH LOW PT IN WIN IN LOW PT HIGH LOW IN WIN IN HIGH IN PT IN LOSE WIN IN WIN IMM IN ELIM
5 Jean-Christophe HIGH IMM IMM IN PT WIN IMM IMM HIGH HIGH IN WIN IMM IN WIN HIGH LOW IN IN IN LOW IN LOSE PT WIN IN ELIM
6 Vincent IN LOW ELIM RET WIN PT IN LOW PT IN HIGH HIGH IMM IMM IN LOW LOW LOW IN HIGH IN LOW IN LOSE ELIM
7 Alexandre IN LOW PT WIN WIN HIGH WIN IMM IN PT IN LOW PT IN PT PT PT IN IN IN ELIM
8 Désirée IN WIN IMM IN WIN HIGH LOW PT IN WIN IN LOW PT IN PT IN ELIM
9 Yves IN LOW LOW LOW WIN IN LOW PT IN HIGH IN LOW LOW WIN WIN ELIM
10 Simon IN LOW PT IN PT IN WIN IMM HIGH PT IN LOW LOW IN ELIM
11 Yvon IN LOW PT IN WIN IN LOW LOW IN LOW IN LOW ELIM
12 Kimberly IN WIN IMM IN WIN HIGH WIN IMM WIN ELIM
13 Alysan WIN IMM IMM IN PT HIGH LOW ELIM
14 Stéphane IN LOW PT IN ELIM
15 Sonia IN IMM IMM ELIM
16 Mariel IN LOW LOW WDR

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Ép 01. Les affrontements"January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)101

  • Auditions 1: The judges welcomed the contestants. First, Mélanie Germain, a 50-year-old retired woman from Orford, faced off against Yvon, a 61-year-old administrator from Blainville, in a battle of tartare. Yvon won a white apron. Last, Fadwa, a 35-year-old computer engineer from Montreal, faced off against Stéphane Gabriel Prescott, a 53-year-old consulting service vice president from Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in a battle of steaks. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as Fadwa presented her dish to the judges.
22"Ép 02. Les affrontements"January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)102

  • Auditions 1: First, continuing from the previous episode, both Fadwa and Stéphane won white aprons. Next, Jessica Francis, a 38-year-old special education technician from Wendake living in Montreal, Ginette Rainville, a 60-year-old pharmaceutical training administrator from Saint-Eustache, Mariel Jomphe, a 24-year-old brewer from Natashquan, and Diane Guillot, a 61-year-old food store manager from Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, faced off in a battle of desserts. Mariel won a white apron. Following this, a montage of three contestants, Alysan Boudreault, a 24-year-old nurse from Quebec, Sandra Plourde, a 34-year-old food inspection team leader from Ste-Croix, and Jean-Christophe Nadeau, a 30-year-old director of board games stores from Quebec, cooking their dishes with unnamed opponents and winning white aprons was shown. Last, Julie Couvrette, a 47-year-old social development officer from Rivière-du-Loup, Philippe, a 30-year-old dentist from Montreal, and Sonia Rhéaume, a 58-year-old event service attendant from Quebec, faced off in a battle of seafood pasta. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as the judges were about to reveal the winner of the white apron.

References

  1. ^ Hugo Dumas, "Une recette courte, rapide et figée". La Presse, January 15, 2024.

External links

  • TV network website: TVA [1]