MasterChef USA
Season 2
Created by: Franc Roddam
Network: PBS
Season aired: 2001-04-07
Seasons
Overview
MasterChef USA, on PBS, is the original US adaptation of the BBC's MasterChef, a cooking competition for amateur cooks. Grab your whisks and hang on to your toques, as the 27 regional MasterChef champs chop, purée, roast, braise, sauté, simmer and grill their way through the Olympics of amateur cooking to the title of MasterChef USA! Host Gary Rhodes, one of Great Britain’s best-loved chefs, guides us through 13 half-hour episodes and an hour long prime time special. A panel of celebrity judges preside as 27 winning amateur chefs, wielding their own mouthwatering menus, battle over Brulée and Beurre Blanc, wrangle over roasted peppers and risotto, and strive to create the most satisfying soup, salad and soufflé.
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Episodes · 13
Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff
Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
Northwestern Regional Cookoff
Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff
Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
Western-A Regional Cookoff
Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
Southeastern Regional Cookoff
Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff
The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff
Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
Western-B Regional Cookoff
Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
Southwestern Regional Cookoff
The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
Semifinal Competition 1
Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
Semifinal Competition 2
Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
Semifinal Competition 3
The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.
Grand Finale
The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef 2000 winner, Nancy Vaziri.
