Season 3: Christine Hà She's one of the most successful of the "MasterChef" winners, with around 158,000 followers on her Instagram account and a bestselling cookbook, "Recipes from My Home Kitchen: Asian and American Comfort Food," which came as the result of a publishing deal she inked as part of her win.
When it comes to contestants who've owned the most restaurants, Thomasina Miers sits in first place. After her win in the MasterChef kitchen back in 2005, she opened her first Wahaca restaurant in London in 2007.
Justine Schofield One of the most successful MasterChef alumni, season one's Justine told Woman's Day that the show changed her life "in a massive way". The bubbly blonde now shares her culinary skills with the masses on Everyday Gourmet cooking with fresh produce from Mission Foods, Cadbury and more.
In 2015 Elizabeth co-founded Pidgin in Hackney, and in 2017 she was awarded her own Michelin star- the only MasterChef contestant to currently hold that title.
Logan Guleff won at 11 years old with the title of Cupcake King. The young chef was named Southern Living's Best New Chef at 13 and made Time's Most Influential Teens list a year later. At 15, Guleff gave a TEDx talk called, "The Art of the Flavor."
Krissi is unarguably the most hated contestant in the history of the show despite her resilience and strong cooking abilities.
The first season premiered on September 27, 2013, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich acting as the judges. The winner of MasterChef Junior season 1 was Alexander Weiss, a thirteen-year-old from New York City.
According to Michael Ellis, the director of Michelin's Guide, the reason behind Chef Ramsay's loss of his Michelin Stars is inconsistency. “The inspectors were disappointed with the consistency of the food,” he said.
After much deliberation – strewn with numerous superlatives in praise of the two chefs' food – the judges chose to name them joint 2012 MasterChef: The Professionals champions, the first time in the show's history contestants have shared the title.
French chef Guy Savoy, frequently named the best chef in the world was reduced to tears after the Michelin guide downgraded his restaurant.
Fellow season one star Poh Ling Yeow met her husband Jono Bennett through the show too: She was a contestant while he was working behind the scenes as a runner. They started dating after the show's finale, and married five years later in 2014.
This supersized format has been franchised all over the world, but the Australian version remains the best by a country mile thanks to two things: its geniality, and the food culture.
Obviously, Julie Goodwin finds herself on the list and rightly so, first. The mum-of-three was the first person to be crowned winner of MasterChef Australia back in 2009. She beat out fellow celebrity chef Poh Ling-Yeow in the finale and went on to host television and radio shows and has written four cookbooks.
Yep, reports on the show have revealed that contestants are actually only paid slightly more than the legal minimum wage.
CHRISTINE HA
Beating out 30,000 home cooks, Ha's moved on to speak at TEDx talks, written a New York Times best selling cookbook and acted as a judge herself on Masterchef Vietnam.
Production staff takes each cook's phone before they come on set and hold on to them for the duration of filming. When not filming, the contestants are allowed contact with their family but aren't allowed to discuss any details of the filming, or broadcast where they are on social media.
'MasterChef' contestants are expected to give up a portion of any income from the show. What does that mean if they don't get paid? Well, contestants might get paid for interviews, appearances, or merchandise that they receive because of their spot on MasterChef.
From opening restaurants to writing cookbooks and donating to charity, each MasterChef winner has found their own purpose to put their $250,000 prize money towards.
Tonight either Ben or Diana will discover they have won the series, despite each having filmed an ending where they are declared as winner. “That's one of the hard things we do today – we sit down with Ben and Diana, and we re-create the last moment,” he told Adelaide's Mix 102.3's Jodie & Soda.
Gordon Ramsay – 7 Michelin stars
Known for his volatile kitchen demeanour and exceptional British cuisine, Gordon Ramsay is arguably the most famous chef in the world. Although he's been awarded 16 Michelin stars throughout his career, he currently holds seven.
Gordon Ramsay
With a wide range of books, restaurants, tv shows, licenses, appearances, and sponsorships, Gordon has acquired a net worth of about 220 million dollars.
However, Jamie doesn't really have one signature dish. Instead he wrote many cookbooks with memorable, easy food. How many Michelin stars does Jamie Oliver have? Jamie Oliver still hasn't received any Michelin Star.
The title winner of the Season 7 will be awarded Rs 25 lakh. Let's wait and watch the show until the finale. Usually, MasterChef India runs for over 2 months every season. So, if the current season has the same duration then we can expect the finale in March last week or April first week.
78-year-old Urmila Baa, popularly known by her YouTube channel as Gujjuben, came on MasterChef India last night and won more than just the apron. She won the hearts of the judges and everyone watching her on television. Know more about Urmila Baa, aka Gujjuben.