Episode
MasterChef: Battle for a White Apron, Part 1
Overview
Forty of the best home cooks in America travel to Los Angeles to compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge and attempt to move forward to compete for the title, a cookbook deal, and the $250,000 grand prize. Judging the battle rounds will be Ramsay and Tosi.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2016-06-01
Episode context
Battle for a White Apron, Part 1 is Episode 1 in Season 7 of MasterChef. It aired on 2016-06-01.
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