Masterchef Season 2 Episode 17: Top 5 Compete

The Top 5 culinary chefs flex their muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges who have the passion and skill is needed to advance to the next round. Knowing that the contestants wow the judges and ending on the block in the next round of elimination. Judges: Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Elliot Graham.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is back for round two of his great culinary success and last summer's highest-rated new series, MASTERCHEF. "PULLQOUTE RIGHT" After a nationwide search, 100 of the best amateur cooks in the United States, including a policeman, an engineer with oil rigs, an interior designer, a forklift operator, a professional poker player, a classical pianist and owner of a tattoo shop, were flown to Los Angeles hoping to become the next MASTERCHEF and get away with life-changing prize tail. 

In the first episode, the candidates prepare their signature dishes and present them to the panel of judges recognized MASTERCHEF: Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich, and the youngest four-star chef in the United States, Graham Elliot. The judges are looking for presentation, taste, originality and creativity, but more importantly - to have a chance - each candidate must possess a great passion for food. The amateur chefs are put through the steps, and only the most deserving of them will win the coveted white apron and go to the next round of the competition. One thing is certain in MASTERCHEF: Win will not be a cinch.