MasterChef Canada

MasterChef Canada
Genre	Cookery
Created by	Franc Roddam
Directed by	Dave Russell
Judges	Claudio Aprile Michael Bonacini Alvin Leung
Narrated by	Charlie Ryan
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30+ (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Guy O' Sullivan, Cathie James, Elisabeth Murdoch
Running time	60 minutes with commercials.
Production company(s)	Shine international Bell Fund Media Original productions
Release
Original network	CTV
First shown in	CTV- Canada
Original release	January 20, 2014 – Present
External links
Website

MasterChef Canada is a Canadian competitive cooking game show, part of the MasterChef franchise. It premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014.^[1] Three judges have been announced for the show: Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini and Alvin Leung.^[2] The show is produced by Shine and Proper Television.^[3] the first master chef was Eric Chong

The third season began airing February 14, 2016.

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired (Canadian dates)		Winner	Runner-up
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	15	January 16, 2014	April 28, 2014	Eric Chong	Marida Mohammed
	2	15	February 1, 2015	May 24, 2015	David Jorge	Line Pelletier
	3	14	February 14, 2016	TBD	TBD	TBD

Plot

Amateur chefs compete to become the best amateur home cook in Canada through challenges issued by Judges Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini and Alvin Leung. The format is the same adopted in the US.

Judges

• Claudio Aprile, Uruguay-born (of Italian heritage), Canadian-raised chef and owner of Toronto restaurants Origin and Origin North.
• Michael Bonacini, Welsh-born (of Italian and British heritage) chef and co-owner of Toronto restaurants Jump, Canoe, Luma and Bannock.
• Alvin Leung, British-born, Canadian-raised chef of Hong Kong heritage and owner of Michelin-starred restaurants Bo Innovation in Hong Kong and Bo London in London, UK.

References

1. "MasterChef Canada". CTV. Bell Media.
2. 'MasterChef Canada' Introduces Judges Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini, and Alvin Leung
3. "MasterChef Canada". Proper Television. 2014.

External links

• Producer website: Proper Television MasterChef Canada
• TV network website: CTV MasterChef Canada