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MasterChef Canada
Country of origin Canada
No. of episodes 15
Release
Original network CTV
Original release February 1 (2015-02-01) – May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24)
List of MasterChef Canada episodes

The second season of the Canadian competitive reality television series MasterChef Canada premiered on CTV on February 1, 2015 and concluded on May 24. Filming began in September 2014 and wrapped up in November 2014. Portuguese Canadian concrete contractor David Jorge won this season, becoming the first West Coaster to win. Jorge, who resides on a hobby farm in the Panorama area of Surrey with his wife and two sons, also guest starred in episodes in Season 3 and Season 5, and competed in MasterChef Canada: All-Star Family Edition. He is presently the oldest winner of MasterChef Canada.

Following his victory, Jorge teamed up with Top Chef Canada Season 3 Matthew Stowe (from Cloverdale) to open up a steakhouse called S+L Kitchen & Bar (a steak-and-lobster seafood themed restaurant) operated by the Joseph Richard Group, with three locations open across British Columbia as of spring 2018. In the fall of 2015, Jorge signed on a contract with JRG in a partnership that involves working with Ryan Moreno, CEO of the pub/restaurant chain. The first location opened on 200th Street at 84th Avenue in Langley on January 26, 2016. A second location opened on December 23, 2016 at 200–2070 Sumas Way in the Abbotsford Village Shopping Centre. The third location opened up in South Surrey in June 2017.

This is also the first season to feature a home cook from the West Coast (British Columbia) to compete against a home cook from the East Coast (New Brunswick) in the season finale. Additionally, Canadian Recording Artist and Citizen West Music front man Cody Karey (from Vancouver, B.C.) became the first contestant to be invited back into the competition after originally being eliminated, placing in the final four.

Season 2 eliminated contestant Christopher Siu, who originally came in 5th place, eventually returned to compete in MasterChef Canada: Back to Win & was crowned the winner. Andrew Al-Khouri, who originally came in 10th place, also returned to MasterChef Canada: Back to Win, placing 4th.

Top 16

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
David Jorge 38 Surrey, British Columbia Concrete Contractor Winner, May 24
Line Pelletier 45 Moncton, New Brunswick Computer Specialist Runner-Up, May 24
Sabrina Poirier 26 Montréal, Quebec Office Manager Eliminated May 17
Cody Karey 23 Vancouver, British Columbia Recording Artist Eliminated May 17
Returned April 19
Eliminated April 5
Christopher Siu 24 Markham, Ontario Pharmacy Student Eliminated May 10
Michael Motamedi 28 Toronto, Ontario Fashion Entrepreneur Eliminated May 3
Jennifer Innis 33 Vernon, British Columbia Dental Hygienist Eliminated April 26
Jonathan "Jon" Hameister-Ries 29 Vancouver, British Columbia Former Pro Football Player Eliminated April 19
Tamara "Tammy" Wood 41 Agassiz, British Columbia Retail Clerk Eliminated April 12
Andrew Al-Khouri 33 Halifax, Nova Scotia Tax Officer Eliminated April 5
Kristen Dwyer 30 Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador Early Childhood Educator Eliminated March 29
Kwasi Douglas 35 Whitby, Ontario Community Facilitator Eliminated March 22
Kevin Gregory 44 Fredericton, New Brunswick Applications Engineer Eliminated March 8
Debra Pangestu 33 Richmond, British Columbia Public Relations Officer Eliminated March 1
Kyle McKenna 30 Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Bartender Eliminated February 15
Deborah "Debbie" MacDonald 54 Port Hood, Nova Scotia Special Needs Teacher

Elimination table

Place Contestant Episode
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 David IN IMM WIN HIGH WIN LOW WIN IMM WPT WIN IMM IMM IMM HIGH LOW WIN HIGH WIN WIN IMM WINNER
2 Line HIGH WIN NPT IN IN WIN IN IN WPT IN IN IMM IN HIGH WIN WPT WIN IMM IN WPT RUNNER-UP
3 Sabrina IN IN PT IN WIN PT IN IN WIN HIGH IN IMM IN WIN IMM LOW IN HIGH IN ELIM
4 Cody IN IN WIN WIN LOW PT IN IN ELIM RET LOW IN WIN WIN HIGH LOW ELIM
5 Christopher IN IN WPT IN IN WPT WIN IMM WIN IN WIN IMM WIN IN IN WIN IN ELIM
6 Michael IN IN PT IN LOW NPT HIGH WIN WIN IN WIN IMM LOW IN IN ELIM
7 Jennifer IN IMM NPT HIGH IN WIN IN IN WIN IN LOW IMM WIN IN ELIM
8 Jon WIN IMM WIN IN IN NPT IN LOW LOW HIGH IN IMM ELIM
9 Tammy IN IN LOW IN IN WIN IN LOW WIN HIGH ELIM
10 Andrew IN WIN WIN IN IN PT HIGH WIN ELIM
11 Kristen IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN ELIM
12 Kwasi IN LOW WIN IN IN ELIM
13 Kevin HIGH IN WIN IN ELIM
14 Debra IN IN ELIM
15 Kyle IN ELIM
Debbie IN ELIM

In episode 5, Cody forfeited his immunity from his Mystery Box win to cook in the elimination challenge.

     (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
     (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
     (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).
     (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was directly advanced to the next round.
     (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win, or received considerable praise during an Elimination Challenge.
     (WPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge or did not win the individual challenge, but won the Pressure Test.
     (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
     (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in a team challenge.
     (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
     (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test.
     (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
     (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, but was exempted from the Pressure Test
     (RET) The cook was eliminated but come back to compete to return to the competition.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge or pressure test and advanced.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, and they advanced.
     (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes

Season 2 premiered on CTV on February 1, 2015, following its telecast of Super Bowl XLIX. The premiere was originally meant to air on February 8, 2015, but was pushed ahead to air after the game in place of Spun Out, whose second-season premiere was pulled from the slot.

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Original air date Prod.
code
CAN viewers
(millions)
Rank
(week)
16 1 "Fit to Be Tied" February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01) 201 1.569 15
The top 50 home cooks in Canada had to impress Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile in a series of auditions to advance into the next round of the competition.
17 2 "Patriotic Pantry" February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08) 202 1.541 25
After the completion of all the auditions, the Top 25 home cooks were called forward into the MasterChef kitchen to fight for a spot in the Top 16. Of the 25 home cooks, 9 of them: Christopher, David, Debbie, Debra, Jennifer, Kevin, Kristen, Kwasi and Tammy, directly advanced as their signature dishes were deemed outstanding. To earn the remaining seven spots, the other 16 had to cook in the second challenge, the theme of which was red and white ingredients reminiscent of the Canadian flag. During the cook, one of the cooks, Meg Tucker, withdrew due to illness. After the cook, two groups were called forward; the first group, consisting of Andrew, Cody, Kyle and Sabrina advanced, while the other group, consisting of Gav, Nikita, Robert, Nathan and Mina was sent home. This left six home cooks: Deanna, Inder, Jon, Lauren, Line and Michael, fighting for the final three spots. Deanna and Inder were eliminated, while Line and Michael advanced, leaving Lauren and Jon to fight for the last spot. Jon earned the last spot, and Lauren was sent home.
18 3 "Constant Cravings" February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15) 203 1.513 29

Mystery Box 1: The mystery box challenge featured a selection of sweet and savoury ingredients. Line, Jon, and Kevin made the three best dishes, and Jon won.

Elimination Test 1: Jon was granted immunity and had a choice of Asian dishes for the other home cooks to put their own spin on, and he chose the stir fry. The judges also allowed Jon to choose one other home cook to save from elimination and he chose David. After the cook, Jon was allowed to save another home cook, and he picked Jennifer. Andrew and Line made the two best dishes, making them team captains in their first team challenge. The worst three dishes were made by Debbie, Kyle and Kwasi. Debbie was eliminated, and Kyle was also eliminated.
19 4 "Juggling Act" March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01) 204 1.448 22

Team Challenge 1: In their first team challenge, the had to cook for the cast and crew of Cirque du Soleil. Andrew was the Red team captain, and Line was the Blue team captain. Andrew chose David, Kevin, Jon, Cody, Kristen and Kwasi, while Line chose Tammy, Sabrina, Debra, Christopher, Michael and was left with Jennifer. The teams had to serve a nice and healthy buffet style meal, and the Red team won, sending the Blue team to the pressure test.

Pressure Test 1: In the pressure test, the home cooks on the Blue team were tasked with making a tourtiere. The Red team was allowed to save one home cook, and they picked Jennifer. Line was then given an option to either save herself or one of her teammates, and she chose to save herself (Afterwards, she got dehydrated and was sent to the nearest hospital). Christopher made the best tourtiere and was sent to safety, as did Sabrina and Michael, leaving Debra and Tammy to face elimination, and Debra was eliminated.
20 5 "Slice of Life" March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08) 205 1.684 15

Mystery Box 2: Before the mystery box challenge, Line returned to the MasterChef kitchen after being treated for dehydration. In the challenge, the home cooks had to make a pizza from scratch. David, Jennifer, and Cody made the three best dishes, and Cody won.

Elimination Test 2: The elimination challenge saw the return of season one winner Eric Chong. Cody was able to choose one of three ingredients that signified Eric's success on his culinary journey for the other home cooks to use. Targeting David, he chose black truffle. Cody gave up his immunity and chose to cook in the challenge. David and Sabrina made the two best dishes dishes. The worst three dishes belong to Cody, Kevin and Michael, and Kevin was eliminated.
21 6 "One Potato, Two Potato" March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22) 206 1.659 10

Team Challenge 2: The home cooks team challenge, this was a special three-way team challenge in a university campus, serving poutine with the last two teams going into the pressure test. David and Sabrina were the captains of the Red and Blue Team respectively, and David chose Line as the Green Team captain. David chose Andrew, Christopher, Michael for the Red Team. Sabrina chose Jon, Cody, Kwasi for the Blue Team. Line chose Tammy, Kristen, Jennifer, for the Green Team. Each team had to create a dish from different proteins selected by David, with pork for Red, beef for Blue and chicken for Green. Line's Green Team emerged victorious by a margin of seven votes.

Pressure Test 2: The Red and Blue Teams had to recreate a dish of tortellini covered in a cheese sauce. Both David and Sabrina were allowed to exempt themselves or one member of their team from the pressure test. David chose to save Michael while Sabrina chose to save Jon. Christopher made the best dish, while Sabrina, Cody and Andrew had also performed well enough to be sent to safety, leaving Kwasi and David to face elimination, and Kwasi was eliminated.
22 7 "No Piece of Cake" March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29) 207 1.594 16

Mystery Box 3: The home cooks were tasked with baking a four-layered birthday cake, and the judges announced that there would be two winners. Michael, Christopher, David, and Andrew baked the four best cakes, and Christopher and David won.

Elimination Test 3: Both David and Christopher were safe from elimination. The judges presented them with three different "odd" culinary combinations, each of which three home cooks had to cook with. They gave bacon and chocolate to Cody, Tammy, and Sabrina, salmon and licorice to Michael, Jennifer, and Jon, chorizo and grape jelly to Andrew, Kristen, and Line. Michael and Andrew made the two best dishes, making them team captains for their next team challenge. The worst three dishes belonged to Kristen, Jon and Tammy, and Kristen was eliminated.
23 8 "Wedding on the Waves" April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) 208 1.652 12

Team Challenge 3: In their next team challenge, the top ten home cooks had to make canapes and French-inspired dishes for a harbor cruise wedding. Michael and Andrew were the captains of the Red and Blue teams respectively. With the first pick, Michael chose Christopher, Sabrina, Tammy and Jennifer, while Andrew chose David, Cody, Line and was left with Jon, and the Red team won.

Pressure Test 3: The home cooks from the Blue team had to recreate a classic French fruit tart. The judges announced that two home cooks would be sent home by the end of the challenge. David and Line were sent to safety for having the best fruit tarts, and Andrew, Cody and Jon are left in the bottom. Jon was then sent to safety, and Andrew and Cody were eliminated.
24 9 "Good Things in Small Packages" April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12) 209 1.814 13

Mystery Box 4: Chef Graham Elliot from MasterChef U.S. appeared as a guest judge for the mystery box challenge, the theme of which was small ingredients. Tammy, Sabrina, Jon, and David made the four best dishes, and David won.

Elimination Test 4: David was given immunity and was presented with three types of ingredients from the sea. Targeting Christopher, he chose sea snails. After the home cooks grabbed their ingredients from the pantry, the judges announced that they had to switch ingredients. Line had Jon's ingredient, Jon had Jennifer's ingredient, Jennifer had Sabrina's ingredient, Sabrina had Tammy's ingredient, Tammy had Christopher's ingredient, Christopher had Michael's ingredient, and Michael had Line's ingredient. Christopher and Michael made the two best dishes. The worst two dishes belong to Jennifer and Tammy; Jennifer was safe and Tammy was eliminated.
25 10 "Walking on Eggshells" April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19) 210 1.611 13

Reinstation: Cody, Kevin, and Andrew were called back for a chance to win back a spot in the competition. They had eight minutes to cook three egg dishes: an omelette, poached egg and soft-boiled egg, and Cody won his spot back in the competition.

Elimination Test 5: Cody was given a chance to choose another home cook for the selection of the dish he and the others had to cook in their next challenge, and the chosen cook also received immunity. Cody chose David, who chose Michael's sea scallop mousse (over Claudio's Tom Yum soup and Alvin's taro root dumplings). Christopher's mousse was the best, while Michael's mousse was deemed the best of the worst, leaving Cody and Jon to face elimination, and Jon was eliminated.
26 11 "Tea for Two" April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) 211 1.637 21

Mystery Box 5: The home cooks were given a mystery box consisting of a rack of lamb, pears, pearl onions, goat cheese, sweet potatoes, pistachios, couscous, Dijon mustard, and wine. Sabrina, Line, and David made the three best dishes, and Sabrina won.

Elimination Test 6: The home cooks had to recreate an English afternoon tea tray in a tag team challenge. Sabrina was immune from the challenge and chose the teams. Targeting Line and David, she paired Cody with Line, and David with Jennifer, leaving Christopher with Michael by default. Cody and Line won the challenge, while David and Jennifer were the bottom team, and Jennifer was sent home.
27 12 "Fine Dining Under Fire" May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03) 212 1.603 17

Team Challenge 4: Line and Cody were team captains of in a "Restaurant Takeover" in Canoe, Michael's restaurant in Toronto's Financial District. Line selected Sabrina and Michael, forming the Red Team. Cody selected David and was left with Christopher, forming the Blue Team. After consulting the diners' comments, the judges gave the win to the Blue team.

Pressure Test 4: Line, Michael, and Sabrina had 45 minutes to recreate a fried chicken dish consisting of mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans. Line made the best dish, leaving Sabrina and Michael to face elimination, and Michael was sent home.
28 13 "From Home, With Love" May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10) 213 2.050 7

Mystery Box 6: The Top 5 were visited by their loved ones. They had a mystery box consisting of smooth and crunchy peanut butter, chocolate, apples, Romanesco cauliflower, miso, Jasmine rice, Sriracha, and a protein chosen by their loved ones. They had 60 minutes to make two dishes, one sweet and one savory. David, Cody, and Line were the top three, and Line won with her maple ginger garlic salmon and chocolate peanut butter cookies.

Elimination Test 7: Line was safe from elimination. The theme of the elimination challenge was cooking tools, and Line was shown four different pieces of kitchen equipment. Targeting David, she gave him the ice cream maker, Cody the crepe pan, Christopher the meat grinder, and Sabrina the pressure cooker. David won the challenge, while Cody and Christopher were in the bottom. The judges deemed Christopher's dish the worst, and he was sent home.
29 14 "The Trip to Bountiful" May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) 214 1.462 19

Elimination Test 8: In the semifinals, the four semifinalists arrived at Cave Spring Vineyard, an off-site farm and vineyard in the Niagara region of Ontario's rural countryside, to cook individually for 18 farmers and the judges. The semifinalist with the best dish advanced straight to the finale, while the semifinalist with the weakest dish was eliminated, the remaining two home cooks battled it out in the last pressure test of the season. David assigned the proteins to the home cooks, including himself. David chose venison for himself, and gave pickerel to Cody, rabbits to Sabrina and squab to Line. David made the best dish, advancing to the finale. Despite his excellence in beautiful plating skills and flawlessly nailing the cook on his fish to perfection, Cody's dish was unseasoned, and he was sent home once again.

Pressure Test 5: For the last spot in the finale, Line and Sabrina had 90 minutes to replicate three chocolate desserts: a dark chocolate brownie with homemade vanilla ice cream, white chocolate crème brûlée, and milk chocolate mousse with passion fruit center. The judges decided that Line won, sending Sabrina home.
30 15 "Ring of Fire" May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24) 215 2.079 4
The two finalists will be creating a three-course meal for the judges in a head-to-head battle. For the appetizer, Line served foie gras with lobster, while David made tomatoes five ways with sweetbread. For the entrée, Line served an elk tenderloin in a potato forest, while David served wild boar belly with geoduck clams. For dessert, Line made a cheese plate with chocolate olive bread, pistachio brittle and candied apricot, while David made a lemon curd parfait with graham sponge. David was declared the winner.

See also

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