MasterChef - Season 4

Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.

25 Episodes

Auditions No. 1

Season 4 - Episode 1

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Auditions No. 2

Season 4 - Episode 2

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Top 19 Revealed

Season 4 - Episode 3

The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a myst...

Top 19 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 4

The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

Top 18 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 5

The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.

Top 17 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 6

The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.

Top 16 Compete (1)

Season 4 - Episode 7

The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.

Top 16 Compete (2)

Season 4 - Episode 8

Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

Top 15 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 9

A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.

Top 14 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 10

The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.

Top 13 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 11

The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha sur...

Top 12 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 12

A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

Top 11 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 13

Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

Top 10 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 14

The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three diff...

Top 9 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 15

The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the can...

Top 8 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 16

The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.

Top 7 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 17

The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.

Top 6 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 18

Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.

Top 7 Compete Again

Season 4 - Episode 19

The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

Top 6 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 20

The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect p...

Top 5 Compete (1)

Season 4 - Episode 21

The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.

Top 5 Compete (2)

Season 4 - Episode 22

Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

Top 4 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 23

The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.

Top 3 Compete

Season 4 - Episode 24

The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.

Winner Chosen

Season 4 - Episode 25

The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.