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MasterChef: The Professionals: Season 11

21 episodes Premiered Nov 6, 2018 Updated Oct 4, 2026
Previously on MasterChef: The Professionals

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of MasterChef: The Professionals Season 10.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 11 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 11: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S11·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Nov 6, 2018 · 30 min

Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace team up to search for the country's 2018 culinary superstar. The chefs must cook tempura squid from scratch in just 15 minutes.

S11·E2 Core

Episode 2

Nov 7, 2018 · 30 min

The chefs prepare a hanger steak with chimichurri, as well as cook gurnard with a pepper and tomato sauce.

S11·E3 Core

Episode 3

Nov 8, 2018 · 30 min

In this quarter final, the six strongest chefs from the first two heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus.

S11·E4 Core

Episode 4

Nov 13, 2018 · 30 min

In this heat, the first three chefs have 20 minutes to cook a monkfish with a spicy tomato and roasted onion sauce.

S11·E5 Core

Episode 5

Nov 14, 2018 · 30 min

Three chefs have 15 minutes to produce perfect poached plaice with a beurre blanc sauce.

S11·E6 Core

Episode 6

Nov 15, 2018 · 30 min

The search for the country's 2018 culinary superstar continues. The chefs face a brand new challenge - the judge's favourite ingredient test.

S11·E7 Core

Episode 7

Nov 20, 2018 · 30 min

In this heat, three chefs face a pasta test set by Monica, while the remaining three must make a sandwich for Marcus.

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Episode 8

Nov 21, 2018 · 30 min

In this heat, Monica asks three chefs to cook an elegant and tasty dish of broccoli - cooked three different ways.

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Episode 9

Nov 22, 2018 · 30 min

The six strongest chefs from the week's heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus in two high-stakes challenges.

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Episode 13

Dec 4, 2018 · 30 min

The search for the UK's 2018 culinary superstar continues. The final 12 chefs cook against each other in the most intense invention test of the competition.

S11·E14 Core

Episode 14

Dec 5, 2018 · 30 min

The professionals must work as a team to create a three-course fine-dining menu for special guests at Trinity House.

S11·E15 Core

Episode 15

Dec 6, 2018 · 30 min

The chefs create an exceptional three-course, fine-dining menu at The Royal College of Physicians.

S11·E16 Core

Episode 16

Dec 11, 2018 · 30 min

The eight chefs cook against each other to create a dish inspired by a poignant food memory.

S11·E17 Core

Episode 17

Dec 12, 2018 · 30 min

The first three semi-finalists are sent to work alongside one of the countries' leading chefs - Michael Caines.

S11·E18 Core

Episode 18

Dec 13, 2018 · 30 min

It is the last semi-final and the three remaining chefs are sent to cook at an exclusive address in Padstow, Cornwall.

S11·E19 Core

Episode 19

Dec 18, 2018 · 30 min

It's the finals on MasterChef: The Professionals and the competition is at fever pitch. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, the four most talented chefs remain from the or

S11·E20 Mytharc

Episode 20

Dec 19, 2018 · 30 min

The judges set a simple brief: to create a single dish which draws inspiration from a place that is special to each chef.

S11·E21 Mytharc

Episode 21

Dec 20, 2018 · 30 min

The final three chefs face one last challenge: to cook the best three courses of their lives for the MasterChef judges.

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