Episode
MasterChef: Restaurant Takeover - Spago
Overview
The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2022-08-31
Episode context
Restaurant Takeover - Spago is Episode 17 in Back to Win of MasterChef. It aired on 2022-08-31.
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