MasterChef — Season 4
25 episodesFirst aired 22 May 2013
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.
E1Auditions No. 1
10.0May 2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
E2Auditions No. 2
May 2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
E3Top 19 Revealed
May 2013
The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
E4Top 19 Compete
May 2013
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
E5Top 18 Compete
Jun 2013
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
E6Top 17 Compete
Jun 2013
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
E7Top 16 Compete (1)
Jun 2013
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
E8Top 16 Compete (2)
Jun 2013
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
E9Top 15 Compete
Jun 2013
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
E10Top 14 Compete
Jun 2013
The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
E11Top 13 Compete
Jun 2013
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.
E12Top 12 Compete
Jun 2013
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
E13Top 11 Compete
Jul 2013
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
E14Top 10 Compete
Jul 2013
The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
E15Top 9 Compete
Jul 2013
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.
E16Top 8 Compete
Jul 2013
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
E17Top 7 Compete
Jul 2013
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
E18Top 6 Compete
Aug 2013
Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
E19Top 7 Compete Again
Aug 2013
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
E20Top 6 Compete
Aug 2013
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.
E21Top 5 Compete (1)
Aug 2013
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
E22Top 5 Compete (2)
Aug 2013
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
E23Top 4 Compete
Sept 2013
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
E24Top 3 Compete
Sept 2013
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
E25Winner Chosen
Sept 2013
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
