MasterChef Québec explained

Genre:Cookery / Reality competition / Food
Creator:Franc Roddam
Judges:Stefano Faita
Martin Picard
Country:Canada
Language:French
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:54
Runtime:21 minutes
Network:TVA
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 cash prize, and the title of MasterChef Québec. The first season began with a larger group of finalists invited to compete in a face-off in order to win a white apron and a spot in the primary stages of the competition. 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

SeasonEpisodesTime slot (ET)Originally airedFinalistsWinnerRunner-up
Season premiereSeason finaleTV season
154Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.April 4, 20242023–2416Sandra PlourdeFadwa Chtita
2TBASeptember 9, 2024TBA2024-25TBATBA

Season 1

Top 16

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatus
Sandra Plourde34Ste-CroixFood Inspection Team LeaderWinner April 4
Fadwa Chtita35MontrealComputer EngineerRunner-Up April 4
Meriem Elbaine50BouchervilleTeacherEliminated April 2
Pierre-Yves Lévesque41LaterrièreGeneral ManagerEliminated March 28
Jean-Christophe Nadeau30QuebecDirector of Board Games StoresEliminated March 21
Vincent Notaro33Saint-Patrice-de-SherringtonFarmerEliminated January 18
Returned January 23
Eliminated March 14
Alexandre Lapointe50VarenneService ManagerEliminated March 7
Désirée Duchesne45Saint-EustacheSupervisorEliminated February 29
Yves Lemelin40DrummondvillePaver OperatorEliminated February 27
Simon Caron31Rivière-du-LoupFirefigtherEliminated February 22
Yvon Larochelle61BlainvilleAdministratorEliminated February 15
Kimberly Landerman37Saint-PhilippeAutomotive Sales DirectorEliminated February 8
Alysan Boudreault24QuebecNurseEliminated February 1
Stéphane Prescott53Saint-Félix-de-ValoisRV Entrepreneur Eliminated January 25
Sonia Rhéaume56QuebecEvent ServiceEliminated January 23
Mariel Jomphe24NatashquanBrewerLeft January 23

Elimination table

PlaceContestantsWeek
2345678910111213
1SandraINWINIMMWINLOWINWINIMM INHIGHHIGHWINIMMINWININWININWINIMMIMMINLOSEWINININPTINWPTWINIMMWINNER
2FadwaHIGHIMMIMMINWININWINIMMINPTINIMMIMMINWINHIGHIMMININWINIMMWINWINPTININPTINWININWINRUNNER-UP
3MeriemINLOWPTINLOWINWINIMMINPTWINIMMIMMHIGHWINWINIMMWINIMMIMMIMMINWINPTININPTINWININELIM
4Pierre-YvesINLOWPTLOWPTHIGHLOWPTINWININLOWPTHIGHLOWINWININHIGHINPTINLOSEWININWINIMMINELIM
5Jean-ChristopheHIGHIMMIMMINPTWINIMMIMMHIGHHIGHINWINIMMINWINHIGHLOWINININLOWINLOSEPTWININELIM
6VincentINLOWELIMRETWINPTINLOWPTINHIGHHIGHIMMIMMINLOWLOWLOWINHIGHINLOWINLOSEELIM
7AlexandreINLOWPTWIN WINHIGHWINIMMINPT INLOWPTINPTPTPTINININELIM
8DésiréeINWINIMM INWINHIGHLOWPTINWININLOWPTINPTINELIM
9YvesINLOW LOWLOWWIN INLOWPTINHIGHINLOWLOWWINWINELIM
10SimonINLOWPTINPTINWINIMMHIGHPTINLOWLOWINELIM
11YvonINLOW PTINWININLOWLOWINLOWINLOWELIM
12KimberlyINWINIMMINWINHIGHWINIMM WINELIM
13AlysanWINIMMIMMINPTHIGHLOWELIM
14StéphaneINLOWPTINELIM
15SoniaINIMMIMMELIM
16MarielINLOWLOWWDR

Episodes

Season 2

Top 16

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatus
Chris Nhut Truong36MontrealFirefighter
Jade Auclair-Roy32Quebec CityReal Estate Appraiser
Josianne Falardeau44Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-PerrotHead of Procurement Division
Josie Tremblay32ChicoutimiCHSLD Manager
Pierre-Alexandre Joly33SherbrookeSpecial Ed Teacher
Bianka Martel34MashteuiatshSocial Worker & Beauty Care TechnicianEliminated November 14
Isabelle Séguin-Zilio25MontrealData ScientistEliminated November 7
Martin Gagnon51StonehamInformation OfficerEliminated October 31
Gerry Rembeyo42MontrealIndustrial Engineering AnalystEliminated October 24
Jordan Morin26Sainte-JulienneInsulation WorkerEliminated October 17
Jake Prévost32MontrealArtist, Producer, & DJEliminated October 10
Johanne Brosseau68LavalRetiredEliminated October 8
Pierre Martin56MontrealEntrepreneurEliminated October 3
Maude Dumas-Bonneau28Quebec CityHigh School TeacherQuit September 26
Annie-Claude Jutras40LévisActuaryEliminated September 19
Sébastien St-Germain31MontrealIT ConsultantEliminated September 12

Elimination Table

PlaceContestantsWeek
123456789101112
BiankaIN PTINWINIMMINWININWINIMMWINIMMIMMINLOWPTINPTINPTININLOWPT
ChrisWINPTHIGHWINIMMINPT/IMMINLOWPTININWININLOWPTINWININWINWINWINLOWPT
JadeINPTINWINIMMINPTHIGHWINIMMININPTHIGHLOWPTHIGHWININWINHIGHWINWINIMM
JosianneINWINHIGHWINIMMINWININWINIMMININPTHIGHWINIMMINWININLOWININLOWPT
JosieINWININLOWLOWINLOWINWINIMMININWINWINIMMIMMINPTWINWINHIGHINWINIMM
Pierre-AlexandreINWININWINIMMWINPTWINWINIMMININWININWINIMMWINPTINWINININWINIMM
7IsabelleINPTINWINIMMHIGHWINHIGHLOWPTININWININWINIMMHIGHPTINPTININLOWELIM
8MartinINWININWINIMMINWININWINIMMININPTINLOWLOWINLOWINELIM
9GerryINWININWINIMMINWININLOWLOWINLOWLOWINWINIMMINELIM
10JordanINLOWINLOWPTINLOWINWINIMMININWININLOWELIM
11JakeINWININWINIMMINWININLOWPTININELIM
12JohanneINLOWINLOWPTINPTINWINIMMINELIM
13PierreIN WININWINIMMINWININLOWELIM
14MaudeINWININLOWPTHIGHWDR
15Annie-Claude INPTWINLOWELIM
16SébastienINELIM

External links

Notes and References

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