MasterChef France

MasterChef France is a French television series broadcast on TF1 in France.[1] It premiered on August 19, 2010.[2] It is produced by Shine France and TF1 and has run for four seasons. The original presenter, Carole Rousseau, was controversially removed from the programme in 2013.[3]

Michel Roux Jr, a judge in the original British series, has stated that he believes the British MasterChef should be more ambitious and emulate some of the content of the French version.[4]

Plot

A large number of amateur chefs compete in the MasterChef France kitchen to impress three judges in order to become the MasterChef France winner.

Series overview

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally releasedWinnerRunner(s)-up
First releasedLast released
12012August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19)November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)Anne AlassaneMarine Crousnillon
22112August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18)November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)Élisabeth BiscarratXavier Malandran
31912August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)Ludovic DumontPierre Lefebvre
41812September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)Marc BoissieuxMarie-Hélène Metu
5128June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)Khanh-Ly HuynhPhilippe Jacquin
6186August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)Marc-Amaury LegrandClara Galand

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.

Contestants

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Anne Alassane 33 Yvelines, Île-de-France Farmer Winner November 4
Marine Lucenê 31 Fort-de-France, Martinique French teacher Runner-Up November 4
Romain Jacquet 24 Paris, Île-de-France Air conditioning company manager 2nd Runner-Up November 4
Agathe Accôn 28 Guyane, French Guiana Waitress 3rd Runner-Up November 4
Cyril Leidermer 36 Cher, Centre-Val de Loire Executive in mass distribution Eliminated October 28
Virginie Limpopo 27 Calvados, Normandy Stylist and make-up artist
Audrey Poret 43 Paris, Île-de-France Housewife Eliminated October 21
Philippe Montesieur 33 Gard, Occitanie English teacher
Frédéric Mesusia 39 Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bartender Eliminated October 14
Joël Peries 30 Aube, Grand Est Ready-to-lend store assistant
Cédric Longeraux 39 Indre, Centre-Val de Loire Businessman Eliminated October 7
Corinne Brideskei 40 Bas-Rhin, Grand Est Secretary
Georgiana Vicine 52 Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France Housewife Eliminated September 30
Steve Dorcas 35 Bouches-du-Rhône, Région Sud Management Consultant
Philippe Clementin 42 Paris, Île-de-France Press officer Eliminated September 23
Thomas Escobar 38 Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Pharmaceutical consulting manager
Julien Cavalhero 21 Haute-Garonne, Occitanie Medicine student Eliminated September 16
Baïa Navatepe 18 Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie Student
Jérôme Coveda 23 Mayenne, Pays de la Loire Professional skater Eliminated September 9
Nathalie Matéro 40 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe French teacher

Season 2 (2011)

The second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.

Season 3 (2012)

The third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.

Season 4 (2013)

The fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.

Season 5 (2015)

The fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.

Season 6 (2022)

The sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ My TF1 website. Accessed 3 March 2014
  2. ^ "Masterchef arrive sur TF1 le 19 août". programme.tv. 27 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Carole Rousseau : la vérité sur son éviction de MasterChef" (10 October 2013) Le Figaro (French)
  4. ^ "'MasterChef' judge: 'Great British Bake Off not as fancy as French version'" (Nov 4 2013) Digital Spy (Accessed 3 March 2014)