MasterChef USAMasterChef 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.
DirectorManny Rodriguez
CreatorFranc Roddam
Regional Cookoff 1
Apr 1, 2000
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
Regional Cookoff 2
Apr 8, 2000
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 3
Apr 15, 2000
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
Regional Cookoff 4
Apr 22, 2000
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
Regional Cookoff 5
Apr 29, 2000
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
Regional Cookoff 6
May 6, 2000
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
Regional Cookoff 7
May 13, 2000
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
Regional Cookoff 8
May 20, 2000
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 9
May 27, 2000
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
Semifinal Competition 1
Jun 3, 2000
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.
Semifinal Competition 2
Jun 10, 2000
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
Semifinal Competition 3
Jun 17, 2000
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
Grand Finale
Jun 24, 2000
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.
