MasterChef Canada season 2

MasterChef Canada
Season 2
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	CTV
Original release	February 1 (2015-02-01) – May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24)
Season chronology

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. 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 the MasterChef Canada: All-Star Family Edition 2016 holiday special, of which he was the runner-up. He is currently the oldest winner of MasterChef Canada.

Following his victory, Jorge teamed up with Top Chef Canada season 3 winner Matthew Stowe to open up 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 of Canada (British Columbia) to compete against a home cook from the east coast (New Brunswick) in the season finale. Additionally, this is the first season to give select competitors the opportunity to win their way back into the competition after originally being eliminated, with Cody Karey being the first to successfully do so.

Season 2 eliminated contestant Christopher Siu, who originally came in 5th place, eventually returned to compete in MasterChef Canada: Back to Win and 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 after cast member J. P. Manoux was charged with voyeurism.

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
As with the first season, fifty homecooks are given the opportunity to cook and present their signature dishes for Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile; an auditioning cook requires at least two "yes" votes in order to obtain a MasterChef Canada apron and advance to the next round. The episode features the auditions of Sabrina, Jon, Kristal, Michael, Tammy, Jennifer and David; all except Kristal are able to earn an apron and move on to the next stage of competition.
17	2	"Patriotic Pantry"	February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)	202	1.541	25
After the last of the Top 50 homecooks finish their auditions, including Line and Debbie who round out the Top 25, the apron-winning homecooks were brought into the MasterChef Canada kitchen for a challenge to determine the Top 16. Sixteen were told to take a spot in the kitchen; the other nine - Christopher, David, Debbie, Debra, Jennifer, Kevin, Kristen, Kwasi and Tammy - automatically advanced as their signature dishes were deemed the best of the auditions. The remaining sixteen cooks were given 60 minutes to prepare a dish inspired by the red-and-white Canadian flag-shaped pantry behind them. Two groups were initially called forward after the cook; the former, consisting of Andrew, Cody, Kyle and Sabrina, advance to the Top 16, while the other group, including Gav, Nikita, Robert, Nathan and Mina were sent home. The remaining six cooks' dishes were given a closer look: Inder and Deanna were eliminated while Line and Michael advanced, leaving Lauren and Jon to fight for the last spot. Jon's dish was narrowly deemed the better of the two, and Lauren was eliminated.
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 between three Asian dishes for the other cooks to put their own spin on, and he chose stir fry. The judges also allowed Jon to choose one other home cook to save from elimination and he chose David. Once the challenge was over, Jon was allowed to save another home cook, and he picked Jennifer, who had been struggling. 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 and Kyle were eliminated.
19	4	"Juggling Act"	March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)	204	1.448	22
Team Challenge 1: In their first team challenge, they 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 cooks to use. Targeting David, he chose black truffle; however, Cody gave up his immunity and chose to cook in the challenge, desperately wanting to work with the ingredient much to the surprise of the judges. David and Sabrina made the two best 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 next team challenge involved a special three-way live challenge at a university campus, serving poutine to the most customers possible, with the two losing 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 and Michael for the Red Team, Sabrina chose Jon, Cody and Kwasi for the Blue Team, and Line chose Tammy, Kristen and Jennifer for the Green Team. Each team had to create a dish from different proteins selected by David (pork for Red, beef for Blue and chicken for Green). Despite several initial set-backs, 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 tortellini, while Sabrina, Cody and Andrew also performed well enough to be sent to safety, leaving Kwasi and David to face elimination; 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 with chocolate to Cody, Tammy and Sabrina, salmon with licorice to Michael, Jennifer, and Jon, and chorizo sausage with 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; Tammy was the first to be sent to safety, 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 landed in the bottom. Jon was then sent to safety, and both 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 belonged to Jennifer and Tammy; 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, 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: 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.