MasterChef

Season 4

25 episodes 15 seasons

Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.

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MasterChef Season 4 released on May 22, 2013.

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S04E01 Aired May 22, 2013

Auditions (1)

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

S04E02 Aired May 22, 2013

Auditions (2)

S04E03 Aired May 29, 2013

Top 19 Revealed

The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge.

S04E04 Aired May 29, 2013

Top 19 Compete

The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

S04E05 Aired June 05, 2013

Top 18 Compete

The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.

S04E06 Aired June 05, 2013

Top 17 Compete

The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.

S04E07 Aired June 12, 2013

Top 16 Compete (1)

The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.

S04E08 Aired June 12, 2013

Top 16 Compete (2)

Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

S04E09 Aired June 19, 2013

Top 15 Compete

A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.

S04E10 Aired June 19, 2013

Top 14 Compete

The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.

S04E11 Aired June 26, 2013

Top 13 Compete

The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs.

S04E12 Aired June 26, 2013

Top 12 Compete

A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

S04E13 Aired July 10, 2013

Top 11 Compete

Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

S04E14 Aired July 10, 2013

Top 10 Compete

The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.

S04E15 Aired July 17, 2013

Top 9 Compete

The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge.

S04E16 Aired July 24, 2013

Top 8 Compete

The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.

S04E17 Aired July 31, 2013

Top 7 Compete

The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.

S04E18 Aired August 07, 2013

Top 6 Compete

Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.

S04E19 Aired August 14, 2013

Top 7 Compete

The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

S04E20 Aired August 21, 2013

Top 6 Compete

The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara sauce.

S04E21 Aired August 28, 2013

Top 5 Compete (1)

The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.

S04E22 Aired August 28, 2013

Top 5 Compete (2)

Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

S04E23 Aired September 04, 2013

Top 4 Compete

The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.

S04E24 Aired September 04, 2013

Top 3 Compete

The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.

S04E25 Aired September 11, 2013

Winner Revealed

The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.