MasterChef Canada (season 6) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MasterChef Canada |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | April 8 – June 10, 2019 |
The sixth season of MasterChef Canada was a super exciting cooking competition! It started with a special two-hour show on April 8, 2019, on CTV. The season ended on June 10, 2019, when Jennifer Crawford from Kingston, Nova Scotia was crowned the winner. Andre Bhagwandat from Scarborough, Ontario was the runner-up. Jennifer Crawford made history as the first non-binary winner and the first person from the Maritimes region to win the competition.
This season had a new twist! Each of the three judges picked six home cooks to invite to the Top 18. These lucky cooks received special invitations delivered right to their homes. Andre Bhagwandat, who was the runner-up, later returned for MasterChef Canada: Back to Win and placed 7th.
Contents
- Meet the Top 12 Cooks
- How the Cooks Performed
- Season 6 Episodes: A Cooking Journey
- Episode 1: The Invitational Begins
- Episode 2: Root Vegetables and Proteins
- Episode 3: Wedding Feast and Cheesecakes
- Episode 4: Teenage Favorites and Spices
- Episode 5: School Lunch and Fideuà
- Episode 6: Risk, Reward, and Exotic Ingredients
- Episode 7: Knife Skills and Redemption
- Episode 8: Restaurant Takeover and Breakfast Dishes
- Episode 9: Loved Ones and Tropical Fruits
- Episode 10: Indigenous Agriculture and Chocolate Spheres
- Episode 11: Fire, Ice, and Canadian Cheeses
- Episode 12: The Grand Finale Showdown
Meet the Top 12 Cooks
Here are the amazing home cooks who made it into the Top 12 this season:
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Job | Invited by | Result |
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| Jennifer Crawford | 37 | Kingston, Nova Scotia | Senior Policy Analyst | Claudio | Winner, June 10 |
| Andre Bhagwandat | 28 | Scarborough, Ontario | Hospital Housekeeper | Runner-Up, June 10 | |
| Joshua "Josh" Miller | 34 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Youth Care Home Manager | Alvin | Eliminated June 3 |
| Cryssi Larocque | 38 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Former Airline Agent | Claudio | Eliminated May 27 |
| Chanelle Saks | 28 | Calgary, Alberta | Entrepreneur | Michael | |
| Rozin Abbas | 30 | Toronto, Ontario | Digital Marketer | Claudio | Eliminated May 20 Returned May 13 Eliminated April 29 |
| Jennifer "Jenny" Miller | 32 | Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia | Stay-at-Home Mom | Michael | Eliminated May 6 |
| Alyssa LeBlanc | 28 | Tusket, Nova Scotia | Former Public Servant | Alvin | |
| Anthony "Tony" La Ferrara | 69-70 | Whitby, Ontario | Soccer Coach and Retired Teacher | Michael | Eliminated April 22 |
| Colin Buckingham | 30 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Car Salesman | Eliminated April 15 | |
| Cliff McArthur | 39 | Scarborough, Ontario | IT Support Analyst | Alvin | Eliminated April 8 |
| Steven Lapointe | 21 | Acton Vale, Quebec | International Figure Skater | Michael |
How the Cooks Performed
This table shows how each cook did in the challenges throughout the season.
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| 1 | Jennifer | HIGH | IMM | PT | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andre | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | IN | LOW | IMM | NPT | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Josh | IN | IN | NPT | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cryssi | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | PT | WIN | LOW | IMM | PT | IN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chanelle | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rozin | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | RET | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jenny | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alyssa | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tony | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Colin | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cliff | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
- (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge.
- (WIN) The cook was on the winning team and moved on.
- (HIGH) The cook had one of the best dishes but didn't win.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team or didn't win, but passed the Pressure Test.
- (IN) The cook was safe and not a top or bottom dish.
- (IN) The cook was safe in a team challenge.
- (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete and was safe.
- (IMM) The cook was chosen by a winner and was safe.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team, did a Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (NPT) The cook was on the losing team but didn't have to do the Pressure Test.
- (RET) The cook was eliminated but came back to compete again.
- (LOW) The cook had one of the worst dishes but was saved.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and advanced.
- (WDR) The cook left the competition because of sickness or personal reasons.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Season 6 Episodes: A Cooking Journey
This section tells you about the exciting challenges and eliminations in each episode.
Episode 1: The Invitational Begins
Episode 2: Root Vegetables and Proteins
Episode 3: Wedding Feast and Cheesecakes
Episode 4: Teenage Favorites and Spices
Episode 5: School Lunch and Fideuà
Episode 6: Risk, Reward, and Exotic Ingredients
Episode 7: Knife Skills and Redemption
Episode 8: Restaurant Takeover and Breakfast Dishes
Episode 9: Loved Ones and Tropical Fruits
Episode 10: Indigenous Agriculture and Chocolate Spheres
Episode 11: Fire, Ice, and Canadian Cheeses
Episode 12: The Grand Finale Showdown
| 70 | 1 | "Masterchef Canada Invitational" | April 8, 2019 | 601 | 1.128 | 16 |
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The Top 18 home cooks were invited to the MasterChef kitchen in Toronto. They competed in groups based on which judge invited them. Alvin's group cooked with chicken, Michael's group cooked with beef, and Claudio's group cooked with shrimp. The best cooks from each group earned a white apron, moving them into the main competition.
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| 71 | 2 | "Home Cooks, Your Roots Are Showing" | April 8, 2019 | 602 | 1.200 | 10 |
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Mystery Box 1: The first challenge used root vegetables. Jennifer, Cryssi, and Jenny made the best dishes, and Jenny won! Elimination Test 1: Jenny was safe and saved Cryssi and Jennifer. The other cooks had to make dishes using different proteins like Alaskan king crab, salmon, duck legs, and lamb. Tony and Chanelle made the best dishes. Sadly, Cliff and Steven were sent home. |
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| 72 | 3 | "Top Hats and Tails" | April 15, 2019 | 603 | 0.917 | 25 |
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Team Challenge 1: The Top 10 cooks made Caribbean dishes for 121 wedding guests. Tony and Chanelle were team captains. The Red Team won by a small number of votes. Pressure Test 1: The Blue Team faced a Pressure Test. They had to bake two cheesecakes: one sweet and one savory. Jennifer made the best cheesecakes and was safe. Colin was eliminated because his savory cheesecake wasn't good. |
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| 73 | 4 | "Tastes Like Teen Spirit" | April 22, 2019 | 604 | 0.931 | 27 |
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Mystery Box 2: The cooks saw their teenage photos! They had to cook an improved version of their favorite teenage dish. Josh won this challenge. Elimination Test 2: Josh was safe. The challenge was all about spices. Cooks picked boxes with different spices, and some boxes gave immunity. Jennifer and Andre made the best dishes. Tony was sent home because he made another Italian pasta dish and didn't show enough variety. |
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| 74 | 5 | "School Lunch!" | April 29, 2019 | 605 | 0.978 | 25 |
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Team Challenge 2: The Top 8 cooks prepared school lunches for 161 kids! Jennifer and Andre were team captains. The Red Team won with more votes. Pressure Test 2: Andre, Rozin, Jenny, and Cryssi had to make a Spanish seafood dish called Fideuà in just 20 minutes. Andre and Cryssi did great. Rozin was eliminated because his dish was missing parts and his squid was raw. |
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| 75 | 6 | "Risk and Reward" | May 6, 2019 | 606 | 0.888 | 30> |
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Mystery Box 3: Cooks chose between a clear box with known ingredients or a secret box with unknown, exotic ingredients. Cryssi won this challenge. Elimination Test 3: The challenge was to use fancy East Asian ingredients. Cryssi got to assign ingredients to everyone. Jennifer made the best dish. Jenny and Alyssa were eliminated, but the judges hinted their journey wasn't over. |
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| 76 | 7 | "Knife Fight!" | May 13, 2019 | 607 | 1.018 | 20 |
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Jenny and Alyssa faced Rozin and Tony in a "redemption challenge" to get back into the competition. They had three knife skill tests. Redemption Challenge Part 1: They had to julienne (cut into thin strips) vegetables for a rice noodle salad. Alyssa was eliminated. Redemption Challenge Part 2: The remaining three had to filet a Dover sole fish. Jenny was eliminated. Redemption Challenge Part 3: Rozin and Tony battled to trim and cook a rack of lamb. Rozin won and earned his spot back in the competition! |
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| 77 | 8 | "Into the Fire" | May 20, 2019 | 608 | 0.964 | 15 |
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Team Challenge 3: The Top 6 cooks took over Michael's Leña Restaurante. Josh and Cryssi were team captains. Both teams struggled, and for the first time, the judges declared both teams losers! Pressure Test 3: Both teams had to face the Pressure Test. Josh saved Jennifer, and Cryssi saved Andre. The challenge was to recreate the judges' favorite breakfast dishes. Cryssi made the best breakfast trio and was safe. Rozin was eliminated again because his dishes had many problems. |
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| 78 | 9 | "Wheel of Fruit" | May 27, 2019 | 609 | 1.069 | 9 |
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Mystery Box 4: The Top 5 cooks found their loved ones (boyfriend, sister, husband, wife, aunt) inside a giant mystery box! Their loved ones did most of the cooking, with the cooks coaching them. Andre and his aunt won this challenge. Elimination Test 4: The challenge was tropical fruits. Andre, as the winner, chose to make a savory dish with passion fruit. The others spun a wheel to get their fruit and dish type. Andre made the best dish. Chanelle was eliminated. |
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| 79 | 10 | "Gifts from the Earth" | May 27, 2019 | 610 | 1.094 | 6 |
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Team Challenge 4: The final four cooks went to the Canadian Canoe Museum. They worked in pairs to create a three-course meal honoring Indigenous agriculture and the Three Sisters (corn, beans, squash). Andre picked Jennifer as his teammate, and they won, moving straight to the semifinals! Pressure Test 4: Cryssi and Josh faced off for the last spot in the semifinals. They had to recreate a difficult tempered chocolate sphere dessert. Josh did very well, but Cryssi struggled with her chocolate. Cryssi was sent home, and Josh advanced. |
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| 80 | 11 | "Fire and Ice" | June 3, 2019 | 611 | 1.344 | 2 |
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Mystery Box 5: Olympic ice dancer Tessa Virtue was a special guest! The three semifinalists had to make a dramatic "Fire and Ice" dish using cool cooking techniques. Andre made the best dish. Elimination Test 5: Andre, Jennifer, and Josh had to create a three-course menu using different Canadian cheeses. Andre chose goat cheese, Jennifer got cheddar cheese, and Josh got blue cheese. Jennifer made the best dishes and earned the first spot in the finale. Andre also advanced, and Josh was eliminated. |
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| 81 | 12 | "Final Showdown" | June 10, 2019 | 612 | 1.445 | 1 |
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Jennifer and Andre competed in a three-hour, three-course cooking battle to become MasterChef Canada! They had to make an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert. For the appetizer, Andre made a Caribbean lobster dish, and Jennifer made a fancy version of "ants on a log." For the main course, Jennifer created a lamb dish inspired by "Mary's Little Lamb," while Andre made a Caribbean-Korean fusion curried goat. For dessert, Andre made a deconstructed Filipino dessert called turon, and Jennifer made an elevated version of breakfast cereal treats. Both cooks showed amazing flavors and creativity. The judges thought about their whole journey and named Jennifer Crawford the winner of MasterChef Canada Season 6! |
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