MasterChef - Season 4

First aired: 5/22/2013 25 episodes

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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Episodes

1. Auditions No. 1

Aired: 5/22/2013

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

2. Auditions No. 2

Aired: 5/22/2013

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

3. Top 19 Revealed

Aired: 5/29/2013

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.

4. Top 19 Compete

Aired: 5/29/2013

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

5. Top 18 Compete

Aired: 6/5/2013

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

6. Top 17 Compete

Aired: 6/5/2013

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

7. Top 16 Compete (1)

Aired: 6/12/2013

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

8. Top 16 Compete (2)

Aired: 6/12/2013

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

9. Top 15 Compete

Aired: 6/19/2013

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

10. Top 14 Compete

Aired: 6/19/2013

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

11. Top 13 Compete

Aired: 6/26/2013

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.

12. Top 12 Compete

Aired: 6/26/2013

A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

13. Top 11 Compete

Aired: 7/10/2013

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

14. Top 10 Compete

Aired: 7/10/2013

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

15. Top 9 Compete

Aired: 7/17/2013

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.

16. Top 8 Compete

Aired: 7/24/2013

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

17. Top 7 Compete

Aired: 7/31/2013

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

18. Top 6 Compete

Aired: 8/7/2013

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

19. Top 7 Compete Again

Aired: 8/14/2013

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

20. Top 6 Compete

Aired: 8/21/2013

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.