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.
MasterChef USA (Season 2)
Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-04-07
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
Northwestern Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-04-14
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-04-21
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
Western-A Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-04-28
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
Southeastern Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-05-05
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-05-12
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-05-19
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
Western-B Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-05-26
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
Southwestern Regional Cookoff 0.0
Air date: 2001-06-02
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
Semifinal Competition 1 0.0
Air date: 2001-06-09
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
Semifinal Competition 2 0.0
Air date: 2001-06-16
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
Semifinal Competition 3 0.0
Air date: 2001-06-23
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.
Grand Finale 0.0
Air date: 2001-06-30
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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.

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