Episode
MasterChef: Birds of a Feather Mystery Box
Overview
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2023-08-02
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Birds of a Feather Mystery Box is Episode 8 in United Tastes of America of MasterChef. It aired on 2023-08-02. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 7: Trial By Fire: Field Challenge
The home chefs face their first team challenge when they're tasked with pairing up with another region and grilling a delicious meal for 101 firefighters and emergency personnel.
Episode 9: United Cakes Of America
The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: Apple Mystery Box
The remaining home chefs face their first mystery box challenge -- apples; with both sweet and savoury flavours on the table, the chef with immunity is tasked with assigning each region which kind of dish to cook.
Episode 10: Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge
The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium; the chef with immunity gets to choose one member from each team who must swap sides and work with the other regions.
Episode 5: State Fair Food
The home chefs enter the kitchen for their first challenge: creating a state fair-inspired dish; whoever wins the challenge grants the rest of their region immunity from going home.
Episode 11: Military Rations Mystery Box
The chefs must prepare a gourmet meal out of Army rations. Chef Andre Rush guest judges.
Episode 4: Regional Auditions - The South
The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan starts off the auditions and gets four yes votes and the first apron of the night. Austyn is up next but gets two immediate no votes, so she fails. Kendal is next and gets four yes votes for the evening's second apron. Jessica attempts her audition next but she gets two no votes and does not pass. Michele follows with her audition and also gets two no votes thus failing. Jennifer is next and gets three yes votes, breaking the streak of failures and earning the night's third apron. Sav follows with her audition and gets an overwhelming four yes votes and the fourth apron. When Kolby auditions, Gordon brings his grandfather in to taste the dish and witness Kolby being awarded the fifth and final apron.
Episode 12: Tag Team
The remaining home chefs must tackle a classic MasterChef test -- the tag team challenge; the contestants take turn preparing a delicious three-course meal.
Episode 3: Regional Auditions - The West
The West region contestants begin their auditions. This week the guest judge is Susan Feniger. Lizzie is the first contestant to audition and she earns four yes votes earning her the night's first apron. Both GiGi and Tyson fail their auditions. Amanda is next earning three out of four yes votes earning her the next apron. Megan auditions next and only gets two yes votes. Madame Donut is the next contestant and she gets four yes votes earning her the next apron. Kennedy also gets an apron with four yes votes. James and Calvin have their auditions intermingled; Calvin does not win an apron but James does.
Episode 13: Fish Out of Water Mystery Box
The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.
Episode 2: Regional Auditions - The Midwest
The Midwest region contestants begin their auditions, with Graham Elliot joining as the guest judge. Grant is the first contestant up and gets three yes votes and the first apron. Sarah is next and also gets three yes votes and an apron. Kevin gets two no votes to start with and does not advance. Yomira is next, and while it is not stated how many no votes she received, she does not earn an apron. Marquela is next and has the same negative result. Charles is next and gets four yes votes and the third apron of the night. Wayne is next and also gets four yes votes and an apron. Kyle and Trevor have their auditions shown intermingled with each other, in the end Trevor does not earn an apron but Kyle does.
Episode 14: Kelsey's Stadium Food
The Contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish.