TO seven months from the proclamation of the new best amateur chef in Italy celebrated in March 2022, the eleventh edition of MasterChef Italia arrives in the clear from tonight at 21.30 on TV8. To hold the reins of the cooking show firmly in hand are Bruno Barbieri, Antonino Cannavacciuolo and Giorgio Locatelli. It is up to the three members of the jury to lead – and much more often to “stick” – the aspiring chefs ready to get in the kitchen to show that they can have their say and aspire to victory. There are not only those up for grabs for those who arrive at the end of the route 100,000 euros in gold tokens and the publication of the first recipe bookbut also participation in an advanced training course at Alma, the International School of Italian Cuisine.
MasterChef Italy 11, the selections
Even if the cooking show is on air now, don’t forget that was filmed when the restrictions for the pandemic still exist they were much more rigid. This is why the path of amateur chefs began online and only those who proved they could withstand the pressure of Masterchef’s kitchen had access to Live cooking. From this moment, then, the three matadors chefs come into play and are assigned the task of assigning the 20 aprons to as many competitors.
Aprons, catchphrases, tears, irony and smiles
Among the catchphrases – the “mappazzone“By Barbieri, the”fooorza!“Of Cannavacciuolo and the”come on!“By Locatelli – and the irony of the judges, the tears of those who are sent home and the smiles of those who go on, the MasterChef of viewers begins here. To know the stories of who will be able to get into the kitchen of MasterChef Italia, the first two bets are essential. And they will also be very rich because the aspiring competitors of the eleventh edition, which will welcome many gastronomic cultures, have very strong stories.
Giorgio Locatelli, Antonino Cannavacciuolo and Bruno Barbieri. (Sky photo)
Skill tests and Masterclasses
For aspiring competitors, however, it will be essential to choose the ingredients well in the pantry and get at least two yeses from the judges. Those promoted to the first selection will then find themselves, in the next two episodes, in front of the Skill Tests. Divided into three groups, they will face a technical test personally chosen by each judge. Throughout the selection phase, however, each judge will have the opportunity to bet on one of them signing the white apron and promoting it to the next stage.
La Masterclass is the last act before receiving the apron with your name embroidered on it. Those who have not yet fully convinced the judges will face the final challenge before the Masterclass.
MasterChef Italythe challenges
Even if by now MasterChef has reached and exceeded the double figure, it is good to remember how the cooking show takes place and what are the trials to be faced to become the heir of Francesco Aquila, winner of the tenth edition. Among the most formidable tests is the Mystery Box with the competitors who will have to prepare the dish with the ingredients they will find by lifting the box. The purpose of theInvention Testinstead, it is giving vent to creativity. Nello Skill Test, all with no exclusion and no bonuses, will be tested by the judges on a specific skill. And then there is the feared Pressure Test that everyone would like to avoid.
Bruno Barbieri is judge of “Masterchef” and “4 Hotel”. (Sky)
Land external tests
Another stumbling block for everyone is thereAnd External tests because even if you know how to cook, it is not obvious knowing how to do it in a group. Outside the competitors, divided in two, will have to prove that they know how to work in unison while respecting the times. This year they will do it at the Villa Reale in Monza in front of 31 pastry chefs and in Trentino in Val di Sole for 20 farmers employed in haymaking. In Milan they will cook on a television set and at the Museo del Novecento for 10 chefswhile in Trieste they will face a Pressure Test at Miramare Castle. And then they will also enter the kitchens of the three-star Da Vittorio in Brusaporto.
The guests illustrious: from Massari to Crippa
Even cooking in front of the distinguished guests of the program is no joke for the contestants. It has been established for years that the most feared tests are those of pastry and that being in front of Maestro Iginio Massari is a misfortune even for the most prepared.
Beyond Massari the aspiring MasterChef of Italy will find themselves in front of, among others, the three-starred Enrico Cripppa and Andreas Caminada, the Swiss chef Marie Robertthe innovator-experimenter Terry Giacomello, the sailor chef Lele Usai and the expert of Middle Eastern cuisine Anissa Helou.
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