Milan, "Arch of Peace". This is the location chosen for the first off-site team challenge. The sixteen contestants test themselves with traditional Milanese dishes and will be judged by very discerning guests.

Episode 750 min2013-01-03

A... Hot Mystery Box

The fifteen contestants will face a hot Mystery Box and then a game-based Invention Test.

Episode 850 min2013-01-03

Team challenge in Sardinia

Landed in Sardinia, the thirteen amateur cooks have to satisfy very picky clients. The losing team will face the feared Pressure Test.

Episode 950 min2013-01-10

From Sea to the Mountains

Our amateur cooks are testing themselves with a Mystery Box full of ingredients from the sea and the mountains. The Invention Test is entirely devoted to pastry. Special Guest, the Master Confectioner Iginio Massari.

Episode 1050 min2013-01-10

The Golf Club

The "Barlassina Country Club" (one of the oldest and most exclusive clubs in Italy) is the location of the off-site team challenge. Later, members of the losing team face off in an elimination challenge that requires them to prepare the best pesto sauce.

Episode 1150 min2013-01-17

Scent of coffee / To each his own

The eleven aspiring chefs return to the MasterChef kitchen. A coffee-themed Mistery Box is waiting for them, a fish-based Invention Test and...

Episode 1250 min2013-01-17

A jump back in time

The ten contestants left travel back to the Middle Ages. Using only Medieval cooking equipment, the two teams have to cook a perfect royal banquet. Later, the losing team face off in the Pressure Test.

Episode 1350 min2013-01-24

A mistery at MasterChef / Haute Cuisine

In today's Mystery Box challenge, the amateur cooks have to steal an ingredient from another contestant. The famous chef Valentino Marcattilii is the guest of the haute-cuisine themed Invention Test.

Episode 1450 min2013-01-24

Culinary Tradition / Fillet challenge

The eight remaining home cooks are brought to Ceglie Messapica to measure themselves with Puglia's culinary traditions.

Episode 1550 min2013-01-31

Eight cooking techniques in a Mystery Box

Many surprises in this week Mystery Box: a different cooking technique for each contestant and the ingredients' boxes swap. Star of the invention test: the veal kidneys.

Episode 1650 min2013-01-31

High altitude cooking

The Sass Pordoi is the high altitude location of the off-site team challenge. Then, the losing team have to deal with a hard Pressure Test and a final Shoot-out.

Episode 1750 min2013-02-07

Take the flight / Veneto territory

The hopefuls cook pigeons. Then they compete in the Invention Test.

Episode 1850 min2013-02-07

In the jewel of Ligurian Riviera / Mirroring the chef

The five remaining contestants cook at Portofino's marina. Then, in the Pressure Test, they have to make the best Olivier salad to avoid the Final Duel.

Episode 1950 min2013-02-14

Mussels / Traditional cuisine

In their first challenge of the day, the remaining chefs are asked to make a dish with mussels. Later, Lidia Bastianich, Joe's mum, visits the MasterChef kitchen, and puts the contestants' cooking skills to the test.

Episode 2050 min2013-02-14

An 'awarded' challenge / Fixing mistakes

L’ultima prova in esterna nel resort dello chef pluristellato Alain Ducas, un Pressure Test “sbagliato” e un Duello riparatore. Last off-site challenge takes place in Alain Ducas' resort.

Episode 2150 min2013-02-21

The Semifinal

In the last Mistery Box, the three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish with foie gras.

Episode 2250 min2013-02-21

Winner Revealed

In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-course meal of their lives. Later, the judges will reveal Italy's next Masterchef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a book deal and the 100.000 € grand prize. Find out whose culinary dreams will turn into a reality.

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