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MasterChef (American TV series) season 11

The eleventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Legends) premiered on Fox on June 2, 2021, and concluded on September 15, 2021. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.[1][2] The season was won by physical therapist Kelsey Murphy, with bartender Autumn Moretti and food blogger Suu Khin finishing as co-runners-up.

MasterChef: Legends
Season 11
Promotional poster for season 11, featuring (L to R) Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich
Judges
No. of contestants15
WinnerKelsey Murphy
Runners-up
  • Autumn Moretti
  • Suu Khin
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJune 2 (2021-06-02) –
September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)
Season chronology
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Season 10
Next →
Season 12

Production edit

In July 2020, it was reported that the first half of an eleventh season had been filmed, with production shutting down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Production on the season resumed on October 26, 2020.[1] On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere on June 2, 2021 and would feature culinary legend guests.[4][2]

Top 15 edit

Source for all first names, ages, hometowns, and occupations.[5]

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Kelsey Murphy[6] 32 Indianapolis, Indiana Physical therapist Winner September 15
Autumn Moretti[7] 27 Boston, Massachusetts Bartender Runners-up September 15
Suu Khin[8] 30 Houston, Texas Food blogger
Alejandro Valdivia[9] 39 Atlanta, Georgia Professional animal trainer Eliminated September 8
Michael Newman[10] 47 Asbury Park, New Jersey Lifestyle coach Eliminated September 1
Abe Konick[11] 22 New York, New York Student
Anne Hicks[12] 39 Kalamazoo, Michigan Small business owner Eliminated August 25
Joseph Manglicmot[13] 32 Houston, Texas Environmental engineer
Lexy Rogers[6] 23 Zion, Illinois Stay-at-home mom Eliminated August 18
Tay Westberry[14] 29 Omaha, Nebraska Radio host Eliminated July 21
Miles Gateff[15] 31 Frisco, Texas YouTube gamer Eliminated July 14
Matt Gagnon[16] 36 Cromwell, Connecticut Construction worker Eliminated July 7
Mary Jayne Buckingham[17] 59 Bastrop, Texas Hospice nursing assistant Withdrew July 7
Annai Gonzalez[18] 25 Dallas, Texas Legal assistant Eliminated June 30
Elyce Wooten[6] 39 Chicago, Illinois Salon owner Eliminated June 23

Elimination table edit

Place Contestant Episode
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17/18
1 Kelsey WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH IN WIN WIN WIN IN LOW WIN IMM IMM WINNER
2 Autumn HIGH IN IN WIN HIGH IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN WIN IMM RUNNERS-UP
Suu HIGH IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN LOW WIN IN WIN IN IN WIN
4 Alejandro LOW IN IN LOW LOW IN IN IN IN LOW WIN IMM IN IN ELIM
5 Michael IN HIGH IN LOW IN IN IN IN LOW LOW IN ELIM
6 Abe IN LOW WIN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IN ELIM
7 Anne IN HIGH LOW HIGH IN IN LOW LOW ELIM
8 Joseph IN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IMM ELIM
9 Lexy IN HIGH LOW HIGH IN HIGH ELIM
10 Tay IN WIN IN IN ELIM
11 Miles IN IN IN ELIM
12 Matt IN LOW ELIM
13 Mary Jayne IN IN WDR
14 Annai LOW ELIM
15 Elyce ELIM
  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.
  (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/ Skills Test or Elimination Test).
  (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
  (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
  (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and they advanced.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced.
  (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes edit

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [19][20]Original air date [19][20]Prod.
code [19]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
2061"Legends: Emeril Lagasse - Auditions Round 1"June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)MCH-11012.55[21]
Ramsay opens the show explaining that various culinary legends will be on every episode of this season, and that this year only 15 people will receive the traditional white apron and become contestants. This year's prize includes the usual trophy and $250,000 cash, but also includes kitchen appliances from Viking Range. For the first round of auditions, the judges are joined by Emeril Lagasse and the potential contestants must get approval from at least three of the four judges to qualify. Season 10 winner Dorian Hunter and finalists Sarah Faherty and Nick DiGiovanni will assist the audition process; each person will have 45 minutes to prepare their dish. An unnamed female and an unnamed male both fail, but Alejandro gets four yeses. Mother Jen and daughter Cailin both fail. Matt is next and gets three out of four yeses, followed by Autumn who gets four yeses. Miles is up next and gets three out of four yeses followed by Elyce who gets four yeses. The last entrant is Suu who gets four yeses. The episode ended with a dedication to MasterChef Junior season six contestant Ben Watkins, who had passed away.
2072"Legends: Curtis Stone - Auditions Round 2"June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)MCH-11022.55[22]
After a recap of the last episode, Curtis Stone joins the regular judges for this round of auditions. Anne is up first and gets three out of four yeses. Brit and Bernardo both fail. Josey fails but Aarón Sánchez offers her training at his restaurant in New Orleans. Abe is up next and gets three out of four yeses. Joseph comes out of judging with an apron; although it is not shown directly how many yeses he received, all four judges praised his dish. Nayha fails her audition. Annai is the last entrant of the day and gets four yeses.
2083"Legends: Paula Deen - Auditions Round 3"June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)MCH-11032.51[23]
This week's guest judge is Paula Deen for the final batch of auditions. At this point only five aprons are left to be awarded. Brittany and Michael both fail with their dishes. Kelsey succeeds with four yeses. Lexy gets three out of four yeses. Tay follows with three out of four yeses. Mary Jayne gets four yeses. Alan fails his audition, but Aarón gives him a scholarship to culinary school. With the last apron on the line, Cathleen and Michael are the last to audition. Cathleen fails while Michael gets the last apron; it is not shown how many judges said yes to him.
2094"Legends: Chef Morimoto - Monkfish Challenge"June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)MCH-11042.82[24]

  • Elimination Test: Masaharu Morimoto joins the judges this week as he filets a monkfish for the contestants. They have one hour to cook their best dish using the monkfish filets. The three best dishes belong to Kelsey, Autumn, and Suu; and Kelsey wins the challenge, also winning dinner for two at Morimoto's restaurant. The bottom three dishes belong to Annai, Alejandro, and Elyce.
  • Challenge winner: Kelsey Murphy
  • Bottom three: Alejandro Valdivia, Annai Gonzalez and Elyce Wooten
  • Eliminated: Elyce Wooten
2105"Legends: Sherry Yard - Dessert Challenge"June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)MCH-11052.84[25]

  • Elimination Test: This week, Sherry Yard joins the judges to set the contestants' next challenge. They are given 90 minutes to make a dessert of their choice. The four best dishes belong to Tay, Lexy, Anne, and Michael, and Tay wins the challenge, also winning a complete set of Breville kitchen appliances. The bottom three dishes belong to Annai, Matt, and Abe.
  • Challenge winner: Tay Westberry
  • Bottom three: Abe Konick, Annai Gonzalez and Matt Gagnon
  • Eliminated: Annai Gonzalez
2116"Legends: Michael Mina - Meat Roulette"July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)MCH-11062.61[26]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: Gordon announces that Mary Jayne has withdrawn from the competition due to illness. Michael Mina joins the judges this week for the first mystery box challenge. They are given one hour to cook a beef dish using the beef cut under their box. The three best dishes belong to Abe, Joseph, and Kelsey, and Abe wins the challenge, also winning dinner for two at Mina's restaurant. The bottom three dishes belong to Anne, Lexy, and Matt.
  • Withdrew: Mary Jayne Buckingham
  • Challenge winner: Abe Konick
  • Bottom three: Anne Hicks, Lexy Rogers and Matt Gagnon
  • Eliminated: Matt Gagnon
2127"Legends: Nancy Silverton - Pasta Challenge"July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)MCH-11072.67[27]

  • Elimination Test: This week, Nancy Silverton joins the judges to set the contestants' next challenge. They are given one hour to cook a pasta dish. The four best dishes belong to Autumn, Anne, Kelsey, and Lexy, and Autumn wins the challenge, also winning dinner for two at Silverton's restaurant. The bottom three dishes belong to Michael, Alejandro and Miles.
  • Challenge winner: Autumn Moretti
  • Bottom three: Alejandro Valdivia, Michael Newman and Miles Gateff
  • Eliminated: Miles Gateff
2138"Legends: Jonathan Waxman - California Mystery Box"July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)MCH-11082.42[28]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The top 10 contestants are joined by Jonathan Waxman for their second mystery box challenge of the season. They are given one hour to create a dish using all five California inspired ingredients picked out by Waxman. The three best dishes belong to Suu, Abe, and Autumn, and Suu wins the challenge, also winning dinner for four at Chef Waxman's New York City restaurant, Barbuto. The bottom three dishes belong to Alejandro, Tay, and Joseph.
  • Challenge winner: Suu Khin
  • Bottom three: Alejandro Valdivia, Joseph Manglicmot and Tay Westberry
  • Joseph was initially called out for having the worst dish, but Tay was eliminated from the competition instead for missing one of the five required ingredients in his dish.
  • Eliminated: Tay Westberry
2149"Legends: Roy Choi - Elevated Street Food"August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)MCH-11092.37[29]

  • Immunity Challenge: Roy Choi joins the top nine for their next challenge. They are given one hour to make an elevated version of a street food dish of their choice. The three best dishes belong to Kelsey, Joseph, and Lexy, and Joseph wins the challenge, also winning dinner for two at Choi's restaurant and immunity from the following challenge.
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Joseph Manglicmot
  • Ramsay announces that on the next episode, the remaining contestants will be competing in an elimination challenge.
21510"Legends: Cook for Your Legend"August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)MCH-11102.40[30]

  • Elimination Test: Joseph is immune from this challenge. The remaining chefs must prepare any dish that is inspired by their personal legend, whoever that may be to them. They have one hour to prepare their dish. The bottom three dishes belong to Abe, Lexy, and Anne.
  • Bottom three: Abe Konick, Anne Hicks and Lexy Rogers
  • Eliminated: Lexy Rogers
21611"Legends: Dominique Crenn - The Wall"August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)MCH-11112.41[31]

  • Team Challenge: The top eight are joined by Dominique Crenn for their first team challenge. They are split into four teams of two: the Grey Team (Michael and Autumn), Orange Team (Anne and Joseph), Green Team (Alejandro and Suu), and the Blue Team (Abe and Kelsey). The teams are each given one hour to cook a dish of their choice, but both members are separated by a wall and must rely on communication in order to cook identical dishes. The Blue Team won the challenge, while the Orange Team were at the bottom.
  • Challenge winners: Abe Konick and Kelsey Murphy
  • Bottom two: Anne Hicks and Joseph Manglicmot
  • Eliminated: Joseph Manglicmot
21712"Legends: Niki Nakayama - Kaiseki"August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)MCH-11122.41[31]

  • Elimination Test: The top seven are joined by Niki Nakayama and the contestants are asked to create a kaiseki in one hour, consisting of a steamed, fried and grilled dish. Kelsey is deemed the winner of the challenge. Suu, Anne and Michael are the bottom three.
  • Challenge winner: Kelsey Murphy
  • Bottom three: Anne Hicks, Michael Newman and Suu Khin
  • Eliminated: Anne Hicks
21813"Legends: Dinner"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)MCH-11132.26[32]

  • Team Challenge: The top six are joined by four guest judges for their next challenge: Jonathan Yao, Tanya Holland, Val Cantu and Sherry Yard. They are split into two teams of three: Alejandro captains the Blue Team with Michael and Abe, while Autumn captains the Red Team with Kelsey and Suu. The teams are tasked with preparing a two-course meal consisting of an appetizer and entree, with 45 minutes to cook each course. The Red Team wins the challenge while the Blue Team are at the bottom.
  • Challenge winners: Autumn Moretti, Kelsey Murphy, and Suu Khin
  • Bottom three: Abe Konick, Alejandro Valdivia and Michael Newman
  • Eliminated: Abe Konick
21914"Legends: Ludo Lefebvre - Timed Out Mystery Box"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)MCH-11142.26[32]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: Ludo Lefebvre joins the judges as this week's guest. The contestants are given a mystery box and inside the box is a timer with 75 minutes on it. The challenge is split into two rounds and they must prepare a French bistro-style dish; the contestants are allowed to use as much time they want on their first dish, but if they do not impress the judges with that first dish, they must use their remaining time to make a second dish to avoid elimination. Alejandro wins the first round and is immune from further cooking in this challenge.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Alejandro Valdivia
  • When the remaining cooking time ends, Suu has the best dish of the second round. The bottom two are Kelsey and Michael.
  • Challenge Winner: Suu Khin
  • Bottom two: Kelsey Murphy and Michael Newman
  • Eliminated: Michael Newman
22015"Legends: Semi Final - 3 Chef Showdown"September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)MCH-11152.55[33]

  • Immunity Challenge (Part One): The four contestants must cook alongside three guest chefs in three rounds, and they must cook that chef's dish with the same speed and technique as the guest chef. Once the guest chef finishes cooking, the contestants have ten seconds to plate their dish. The winner of the round will have immunity for the remaining rounds. For the first round, the guest chef is Nyesha Arrington. Kelsey wins this first round.
  • Winner/Immune: Kelsey Murphy
  • Immunity Challenge (Part Two): The other three contestants continue to cook with the second round guest chef Suzette Gresham. The episode ends with this round in progress.
22116"Legends: Semi Final Pt 2 - 3 Chef Showdown"September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)MCH-11162.55[33]

  • Immunity Challenge (Part Two): The contestants continue to cook with Suzette Gresham. Autumn wins this second round.
  • Winner/Immune: Autumn Moretti
  • Elimination Challenge: Alejandro and Suu compete for the last spot in the finale by cooking in the third round with Gordon Ramsay, and in this round they will have 15 seconds to plate their dish when Ramsay finishes.
  • Bottom two: Alejandro Valdivia and Suu Khin
  • Winner: Suu Khin
  • Eliminated: Alejandro Valdivia
22217"Legends: Finale - Curtis Stone"September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)MCH-11172.53[34]

  • Finale The judges announce that all three finalists have already won a range from Viking Range and a package of kitchen tools from OXO. Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge. The three finalists are tasked with preparing and serving a three-course menu consisting of an appetizer, entreé, and dessert, with one hour to cook each course. A few minutes into the appetizer course, the judges introduce a twist: they must instead start by preparing ten canapés in 30 minutes for the judges and six of their fellow contestants.
  • Canapé: Kelsey serves beef tartare with toasted brioche crostini and fried caper. Suu serves beef and tomato curry puffs with tamarind sauce. Autumn serves uni toast with soft scrambled eggs and caviar, uni and chive.
  • Appetizer: Autumn serves a pork & spot prawn dumpling with prawn dashi, salmon roe and fried prawn head. Suu serves a Burmese chickpea tofu salad with baby octopus, tamarind-fish sauce caramel, red cabbage slaw and crispy lotus chips. Kelsey serves lobster & crab ravioli with blood orange & saffron nage, basil oil and caviar.
22318"Legends: Finale Pt 2 - Michael Cimarusti"September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)MCH-11182.53[34]

  • Michael Cimarusti joins the judges for these last two courses of the finale.
  • Entreé: Kelsey serves a crispy-skinned duck breast with a honeynut purée, cherry bigarade sauce, caramelized endive and pearl onions. Suu serves a banana leaf wrapped grilled seabass with coconut rice, banana ketchup, grilled shishito peppers, and an herb salad. Autumn serves a broiled miso cod with uni risotto, burdock root chips, fried maitake mushrooms and grilled scallion.
  • Dessert: Suu serves rose flan cake with saffron and cardamom ice cream, pistachio tuile and pistachio dust topped with rose petals frozen in liquid nitrogen done at the table. Autumn serves a Japanese jiggly yuzu cheesecake with strawberry coulis, yuzu curd, topped with strawberries and gold flake. Kelsey serves a blueberry and lavender panna cotta with a lemon curd, lemon sablé and a sablé cookie crumble.
  • Final three: Autumn Moretti, Kelsey Murphy and Suu Khin
  • Kelsey is named the winner of this season's MasterChef, winning her the $250,000, the trophy, and a full set of appliances from Viking Range.
  • MasterChef Winner: Kelsey Murphy

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The eleventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef also known as MasterChef Legends premiered on Fox on June 2 2021 and concluded on September 15 2021 Gordon Ramsay Aaron Sanchez and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges 1 2 The season was won by physical therapist Kelsey Murphy with bartender Autumn Moretti and food blogger Suu Khin finishing as co runners up MasterChef LegendsSeason 11Promotional poster for season 11 featuring L to R Aaron Sanchez Gordon Ramsay and Joe BastianichJudgesGordon Ramsay Aaron Sanchez Joe BastianichNo of contestants15WinnerKelsey MurphyRunners upAutumn Moretti Suu KhinNo of episodes18ReleaseOriginal networkFoxOriginal releaseJune 2 2021 06 02 September 15 2021 2021 09 15 Season chronology PreviousSeason 10Next Season 12 Contents 1 Production 2 Top 15 3 Elimination table 4 Episodes 5 ReferencesProduction editIn July 2020 it was reported that the first half of an eleventh season had been filmed with production shutting down in March due to the COVID 19 pandemic 3 Production on the season resumed on October 26 2020 1 On April 7 2021 it was announced that the season would premiere on June 2 2021 and would feature culinary legend guests 4 2 Top 15 editSource for all first names ages hometowns and occupations 5 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation StatusKelsey Murphy 6 32 Indianapolis Indiana Physical therapist Winner September 15Autumn Moretti 7 27 Boston Massachusetts Bartender Runners up September 15Suu Khin 8 30 Houston Texas Food bloggerAlejandro Valdivia 9 39 Atlanta Georgia Professional animal trainer Eliminated September 8Michael Newman 10 47 Asbury Park New Jersey Lifestyle coach Eliminated September 1Abe Konick 11 22 New York New York StudentAnne Hicks 12 39 Kalamazoo Michigan Small business owner Eliminated August 25Joseph Manglicmot 13 32 Houston Texas Environmental engineerLexy Rogers 6 23 Zion Illinois Stay at home mom Eliminated August 18Tay Westberry 14 29 Omaha Nebraska Radio host Eliminated July 21Miles Gateff 15 31 Frisco Texas YouTube gamer Eliminated July 14Matt Gagnon 16 36 Cromwell Connecticut Construction worker Eliminated July 7Mary Jayne Buckingham 17 59 Bastrop Texas Hospice nursing assistant Withdrew July 7Annai Gonzalez 18 25 Dallas Texas Legal assistant Eliminated June 30Elyce Wooten 6 39 Chicago Illinois Salon owner Eliminated June 23Elimination table editPlace Contestant Episode4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 181 Kelsey WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH IN WIN WIN WIN IN LOW WIN IMM IMM WINNER2 Autumn HIGH IN IN WIN HIGH IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN WIN IMM RUNNERS UPSuu HIGH IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN LOW WIN IN WIN IN IN WIN4 Alejandro LOW IN IN LOW LOW IN IN IN IN LOW WIN IMM IN IN ELIM5 Michael IN HIGH IN LOW IN IN IN IN LOW LOW IN ELIM6 Abe IN LOW WIN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IN ELIM7 Anne IN HIGH LOW HIGH IN IN LOW LOW ELIM8 Joseph IN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IMM ELIM9 Lexy IN HIGH LOW HIGH IN HIGH ELIM10 Tay IN WIN IN IN ELIM11 Miles IN IN IN ELIM12 Matt IN LOW ELIM13 Mary Jayne IN IN WDR14 Annai LOW ELIM15 Elyce ELIM WINNER This cook won the competition RUNNER UP This cook finished as a runner up in the finals WIN The cook won the individual challenge Mystery Box Challenge Skills Test or Elimination Test WIN The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round HIGH The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn t win IN The cook wasn t selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge IN The cook wasn t selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge IMM The cook didn t have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination LOW The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge and they advanced LOW The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced WDR The cook withdrew from the competition ELIM The cook was eliminated from MasterChef Episodes editNo overallNo inseasonTitle 19 20 Original air date 19 20 Prod code 19 U S viewers millions 2061 Legends Emeril Lagasse Auditions Round 1 June 2 2021 2021 06 02 MCH 11012 55 21 Ramsay opens the show explaining that various culinary legends will be on every episode of this season and that this year only 15 people will receive the traditional white apron and become contestants This year s prize includes the usual trophy and 250 000 cash but also includes kitchen appliances from Viking Range For the first round of auditions the judges are joined by Emeril Lagasse and the potential contestants must get approval from at least three of the four judges to qualify Season 10 winner Dorian Hunter and finalists Sarah Faherty and Nick DiGiovanni will assist the audition process each person will have 45 minutes to prepare their dish An unnamed female and an unnamed male both fail but Alejandro gets four yeses Mother Jen and daughter Cailin both fail Matt is next and gets three out of four yeses followed by Autumn who gets four yeses Miles is up next and gets three out of four yeses followed by Elyce who gets four yeses The last entrant is Suu who gets four yeses The episode ended with a dedication to MasterChef Junior season six contestant Ben Watkins who had passed away 2072 Legends Curtis Stone Auditions Round 2 June 9 2021 2021 06 09 MCH 11022 55 22 After a recap of the last episode Curtis Stone joins the regular judges for this round of auditions Anne is up first and gets three out of four yeses Brit and Bernardo both fail Josey fails but Aaron Sanchez offers her training at his restaurant in New Orleans Abe is up next and gets three out of four yeses Joseph comes out of judging with an apron although it is not shown directly how many yeses he received all four judges praised his dish Nayha fails her audition Annai is the last entrant of the day and gets four yeses 2083 Legends Paula Deen Auditions Round 3 June 16 2021 2021 06 16 MCH 11032 51 23 This week s guest judge is Paula Deen for the final batch of auditions At this point only five aprons are left to be awarded Brittany and Michael both fail with their dishes Kelsey succeeds with four yeses Lexy gets three out of four yeses Tay follows with three out of four yeses Mary Jayne gets four yeses Alan fails his audition but Aaron gives him a scholarship to culinary school With the last apron on the line Cathleen and Michael are the last to audition Cathleen fails while Michael gets the last apron it is not shown how many judges said yes to him 2094 Legends Chef Morimoto Monkfish Challenge June 23 2021 2021 06 23 MCH 11042 82 24 Elimination Test Masaharu Morimoto joins the judges this week as he filets a monkfish for the contestants They have one hour to cook their best dish using the monkfish filets The three best dishes belong to Kelsey Autumn and Suu and Kelsey wins the challenge also winning dinner for two at Morimoto s restaurant The bottom three dishes belong to Annai Alejandro and Elyce Challenge winner Kelsey Murphy Bottom three Alejandro Valdivia Annai Gonzalez and Elyce Wooten Eliminated Elyce Wooten2105 Legends Sherry Yard Dessert Challenge June 30 2021 2021 06 30 MCH 11052 84 25 Elimination Test This week Sherry Yard joins the judges to set the contestants next challenge They are given 90 minutes to make a dessert of their choice The four best dishes belong to Tay Lexy Anne and Michael and Tay wins the challenge also winning a complete set of Breville kitchen appliances The bottom three dishes belong to Annai Matt and Abe Challenge winner Tay Westberry Bottom three Abe Konick Annai Gonzalez and Matt Gagnon Eliminated Annai Gonzalez2116 Legends Michael Mina Meat Roulette July 7 2021 2021 07 07 MCH 11062 61 26 Mystery Box Challenge Gordon announces that Mary Jayne has withdrawn from the competition due to illness Michael Mina joins the judges this week for the first mystery box challenge They are given one hour to cook a beef dish using the beef cut under their box The three best dishes belong to Abe Joseph and Kelsey and Abe wins the challenge also winning dinner for two at Mina s restaurant The bottom three dishes belong to Anne Lexy and Matt Withdrew Mary Jayne Buckingham Challenge winner Abe Konick Bottom three Anne Hicks Lexy Rogers and Matt Gagnon Eliminated Matt Gagnon2127 Legends Nancy Silverton Pasta Challenge July 14 2021 2021 07 14 MCH 11072 67 27 Elimination Test This week Nancy Silverton joins the judges to set the contestants next challenge They are given one hour to cook a pasta dish The four best dishes belong to Autumn Anne Kelsey and Lexy and Autumn wins the challenge also winning dinner for two at Silverton s restaurant The bottom three dishes belong to Michael Alejandro and Miles Challenge winner Autumn Moretti Bottom three Alejandro Valdivia Michael Newman and Miles Gateff Eliminated Miles Gateff2138 Legends Jonathan Waxman California Mystery Box July 21 2021 2021 07 21 MCH 11082 42 28 Mystery Box Challenge The top 10 contestants are joined by Jonathan Waxman for their second mystery box challenge of the season They are given one hour to create a dish using all five California inspired ingredients picked out by Waxman The three best dishes belong to Suu Abe and Autumn and Suu wins the challenge also winning dinner for four at Chef Waxman s New York City restaurant Barbuto The bottom three dishes belong to Alejandro Tay and Joseph Challenge winner Suu Khin Bottom three Alejandro Valdivia Joseph Manglicmot and Tay Westberry Joseph was initially called out for having the worst dish but Tay was eliminated from the competition instead for missing one of the five required ingredients in his dish Eliminated Tay Westberry2149 Legends Roy Choi Elevated Street Food August 11 2021 2021 08 11 MCH 11092 37 29 Immunity Challenge Roy Choi joins the top nine for their next challenge They are given one hour to make an elevated version of a street food dish of their choice The three best dishes belong to Kelsey Joseph and Lexy and Joseph wins the challenge also winning dinner for two at Choi s restaurant and immunity from the following challenge Challenge winner Immune Joseph Manglicmot Ramsay announces that on the next episode the remaining contestants will be competing in an elimination challenge 21510 Legends Cook for Your Legend August 18 2021 2021 08 18 MCH 11102 40 30 Elimination Test Joseph is immune from this challenge The remaining chefs must prepare any dish that is inspired by their personal legend whoever that may be to them They have one hour to prepare their dish The bottom three dishes belong to Abe Lexy and Anne Bottom three Abe Konick Anne Hicks and Lexy Rogers Eliminated Lexy Rogers21611 Legends Dominique Crenn The Wall August 25 2021 2021 08 25 MCH 11112 41 31 Team Challenge The top eight are joined by Dominique Crenn for their first team challenge They are split into four teams of two the Grey Team Michael and Autumn Orange Team Anne and Joseph Green Team Alejandro and Suu and the Blue Team Abe and Kelsey The teams are each given one hour to cook a dish of their choice but both members are separated by a wall and must rely on communication in order to cook identical dishes The Blue Team won the challenge while the Orange Team were at the bottom Challenge winners Abe Konick and Kelsey Murphy Bottom two Anne Hicks and Joseph Manglicmot Eliminated Joseph Manglicmot21712 Legends Niki Nakayama Kaiseki August 25 2021 2021 08 25 MCH 11122 41 31 Elimination Test The top seven are joined by Niki Nakayama and the contestants are asked to create a kaiseki in one hour consisting of a steamed fried and grilled dish Kelsey is deemed the winner of the challenge Suu Anne and Michael are the bottom three Challenge winner Kelsey Murphy Bottom three Anne Hicks Michael Newman and Suu Khin Eliminated Anne Hicks21813 Legends Dinner September 1 2021 2021 09 01 MCH 11132 26 32 Team Challenge The top six are joined by four guest judges for their next challenge Jonathan Yao Tanya Holland Val Cantu and Sherry Yard They are split into two teams of three Alejandro captains the Blue Team with Michael and Abe while Autumn captains the Red Team with Kelsey and Suu The teams are tasked with preparing a two course meal consisting of an appetizer and entree with 45 minutes to cook each course The Red Team wins the challenge while the Blue Team are at the bottom Challenge winners Autumn Moretti Kelsey Murphy and Suu Khin Bottom three Abe Konick Alejandro Valdivia and Michael Newman Eliminated Abe Konick21914 Legends Ludo Lefebvre Timed Out Mystery Box September 1 2021 2021 09 01 MCH 11142 26 32 Mystery Box Challenge Ludo Lefebvre joins the judges as this week s guest The contestants are given a mystery box and inside the box is a timer with 75 minutes on it The challenge is split into two rounds and they must prepare a French bistro style dish the contestants are allowed to use as much time they want on their first dish but if they do not impress the judges with that first dish they must use their remaining time to make a second dish to avoid elimination Alejandro wins the first round and is immune from further cooking in this challenge Challenge Winner Immune Alejandro Valdivia When the remaining cooking time ends Suu has the best dish of the second round The bottom two are Kelsey and Michael Challenge Winner Suu Khin Bottom two Kelsey Murphy and Michael Newman Eliminated Michael Newman22015 Legends Semi Final 3 Chef Showdown September 8 2021 2021 09 08 MCH 11152 55 33 Immunity Challenge Part One The four contestants must cook alongside three guest chefs in three rounds and they must cook that chef s dish with the same speed and technique as the guest chef Once the guest chef finishes cooking the contestants have ten seconds to plate their dish The winner of the round will have immunity for the remaining rounds For the first round the guest chef is Nyesha Arrington Kelsey wins this first round Winner Immune Kelsey Murphy Immunity Challenge Part Two The other three contestants continue to cook with the second round guest chef Suzette Gresham The episode ends with this round in progress 22116 Legends Semi Final Pt 2 3 Chef Showdown September 8 2021 2021 09 08 MCH 11162 55 33 Immunity Challenge Part Two The contestants continue to cook with Suzette Gresham Autumn wins this second round Winner Immune Autumn Moretti Elimination Challenge Alejandro and Suu compete for the last spot in the finale by cooking in the third round with Gordon Ramsay and in this round they will have 15 seconds to plate their dish when Ramsay finishes Bottom two Alejandro Valdivia and Suu Khin Winner Suu Khin Eliminated Alejandro Valdivia22217 Legends Finale Curtis Stone September 15 2021 2021 09 15 MCH 11172 53 34 Finale The judges announce that all three finalists have already won a range from Viking Range and a package of kitchen tools from OXO Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge The three finalists are tasked with preparing and serving a three course menu consisting of an appetizer entree and dessert with one hour to cook each course A few minutes into the appetizer course the judges introduce a twist they must instead start by preparing ten canapes in 30 minutes for the judges and six of their fellow contestants Canape Kelsey serves beef tartare with toasted brioche crostini and fried caper Suu serves beef and tomato curry puffs with tamarind sauce Autumn serves uni toast with soft scrambled eggs and caviar uni and chive Appetizer Autumn serves a pork amp spot prawn dumpling with prawn dashi salmon roe and fried prawn head Suu serves a Burmese chickpea tofu salad with baby octopus tamarind fish sauce caramel red cabbage slaw and crispy lotus chips Kelsey serves lobster amp crab ravioli with blood orange amp saffron nage basil oil and caviar 22318 Legends Finale Pt 2 Michael Cimarusti September 15 2021 2021 09 15 MCH 11182 53 34 Michael Cimarusti joins the judges for these last two courses of the finale Entree Kelsey serves a crispy skinned duck breast with a honeynut puree cherry bigarade sauce caramelized endive and pearl onions Suu serves a banana leaf wrapped grilled seabass with coconut rice banana ketchup grilled shishito peppers and an herb salad Autumn serves a broiled miso cod with uni risotto burdock root chips fried maitake mushrooms and grilled scallion Dessert Suu serves rose flan cake with saffron and cardamom ice cream pistachio tuile and pistachio dust topped with rose petals frozen in liquid nitrogen done at the table Autumn serves a Japanese jiggly yuzu cheesecake with strawberry coulis yuzu curd topped with strawberries and gold flake Kelsey serves a blueberry and lavender panna cotta with a lemon curd lemon sable and a sable cookie crumble Final three Autumn Moretti Kelsey Murphy and Suu Khin Kelsey is named the winner of this season s MasterChef winning her the 250 000 the trophy and a full set of appliances from Viking Range MasterChef Winner Kelsey MurphyReferences edit a b Denise Petski October 29 2020 Fox s MasterChef Resumes Production On Season 11 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