MasterChef Singapore

The world’s toughest cooking competition is back for a second helping. Hundreds of applicants from all walks of life applied for a place in the competition. From this talented pool of home cooks, the top finalists will face off in a series of high-pressure cook-off. Up for grabs are the famous MasterChef white aprons and a shot at the MasterChef title.

The top contestants are are introduced to their first cook by a surprise guest - non other than Uncle Roger, the world-famous online comedy character and champion of fried rice. Stakes become even higher when the judges reveal how many people will be sent home this week.

The contestants face-off in their first team challenge at Clifford Pier, one of Singapore’s most sumptuous event venues. Season 1 finalists Gen and Zander make a special appearance as team mentors, offering advice and keeping the teams on track as they would need to impress the venue’s patrons. The losing team will then have to face off against each other in an elimination challenge.

Hawker food is Singapore’s culinary pride and joy and it’s time for the contestants to gather all their hawker knowledge and elevate two hawker dishes – one savoury and one sweet, but in a MasterChef twist – a team relay challenge. The losing teams head into a frightening elimination challenge cooking with the Judges most scary ingredients – ugly, slimy and smelly. A choice the winning team will get to bestow on the others.

In a fight against food waste, contestants must cook a delicious dish from ingredients headed to the dumpster. Their pantry is a pile browing bananas, wilted vegetables and meat offcuts. The top dish scores a special prize from DBS who are campaigning to reduce food waste in Singapore, while the bottom contestants go into one of the hardest of all MasterChef challenges - Keeping up with the Chef.

It's time to push the contestants of the comfort zone and test their ability to cook international cuisines. The Winning Dish will gain the most coveted advantage in MasterChef - an immunity pin that keeps them safe from the elimination.

Contestants meet at a Singapore fish farm for the start of another team challenge. First they must catch their own ingredient before heading back to the MasterChef kitchen to cook two ‘New Sing’ style dishes under the watchful of of guest Chef L G Han, the owner and head chef of Michelin starred Labyrinth restaurant.

Coffee is a drink that is enjoyed all round the world and it is the key ingredient in many much loved desserts. But for this invention test the contestants must think outside the box and create a savoury coffee flavoured dish as only the winning dish will have a complete recipe in the next round where the home cooks must replicate another incredible dish.

Popular restaurant Iggy's will be celebrating their 17th Anniversary, and to mark the occassion they have invited long time collaborator Chef Willin to devise a menu of his and their best dishes. The finalists will be pushed like never before to create Mod Sing' menu of the highest level. Only the best three performers make it to the next round where the judges have planned a devlish twist in the challenge that will determine the Top 2.

The Top 2 cooks have access to an open pantry stocked full of the most sumptuous ingredeints at their disposal as they cook a three course menu that represents their culinary dreams. Watched on by the rest of the Top 12, the finalist will be scored after each round, with the highest points total earning the cash prizes and the title of MasterChef Singapore