MasterChef Québec

MasterChef Québec
Genre	Cookery / Reality competition / Food
Created by	Franc Roddam
Judges	Stefano Faita Martin Picard
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	French
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	106
Production
Running time	21 minutes
Original release
Network	TVA
Release	January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)
Related
MasterChef Canada

MasterChef Québec is a Québécois competitive cooking reality show, part of the MasterChef franchise, open to amateur home cooks across Quebec. It premiered on TVA on January 8, 2024.

Format

On MasterChef Québec, amateur, non-professional homecooks are given the opportunity to compete in a series of challenges to win a trophy, a CA$50,000 cash prize, and the title of MasterChef Québec. The first season began with a larger group of finalists invited to compete in a face-off in order to win a white apron and a spot in the primary stages of the competition. Stefano Faita and Martin Picard currently serve as the series' judges.

Judges and hosts

• Stefano Faita, chef and restaurateur.
• Martin Picard, chef and owner of Montreal restaurant Au Pied de Cochon.

Additionally, several guest judges are slated to appear throughout the series for specific challenges and episodes.

Seasons

Season		Episodes	Time slot (ET)	Originally aired			Finalists	Winner	Runner-up
				Season premiere	Season finale	TV season
	1	54	Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.	January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)	April 4, 2024	2023–24	16	Sandra Plourde	Fadwa Chtita
	2	52		September 9, 2024	December 5, 2024	2024-25		Pierre-Alexandre Joly	Jade Auclair-Roy

Season 1

Top 16

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Status
Sandra Plourde	34	Ste-Croix	Food Inspection Team Leader	Winner April 4
Fadwa Chtita	35	Montreal	Computer Engineer	Runner-Up April 4
Meriem Elbaine	50	Boucherville	Teacher	Eliminated April 2
Pierre-Yves Lévesque	41	Laterrière	General Manager	Eliminated March 28
Jean-Christophe Nadeau	30	Quebec	Director of Board Games Stores	Eliminated March 21
Vincent Notaro	33	Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington	Farmer	Eliminated January 18 Returned January 23 Eliminated March 14
Alexandre Lapointe	50	Varenne	Service Manager	Eliminated March 7
Désirée Duchesne	45	Saint-Eustache	Supervisor	Eliminated February 29
Yves Lemelin	40	Drummondville	Paver Operator	Eliminated February 27
Simon Caron	31	Rivière-du-Loup	Firefigther	Eliminated February 22
Yvon Larochelle	61	Blainville	Administrator	Eliminated February 15
Kimberly Landerman	37	Saint-Philippe	Automotive Sales Director	Eliminated February 8
Alysan Boudreault	24	Quebec	Nurse	Eliminated February 1
Stéphane Prescott	53	Saint-Félix-de-Valois	RV Entrepreneur	Eliminated January 25
Sonia Rhéaume	56	Quebec	Event Service	Eliminated January 23
Mariel Jomphe	24	Natashquan	Brewer	Left January 23

Elimination table

Place	Contestants	Week
		2			3			4			5		6			7		8		9				10			11			12		13
1	Sandra	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	LOW		IN	WIN	IMM	IN	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IMM	IN	LOSE	WIN	IN	IN	PT	IN	WPT	WIN	IMM	WINNER
2	Fadwa	HIGH	IMM	IMM	IN	WIN		IN	WIN	IMM	IN	PT	IN	IMM	IMM	IN	WIN	HIGH	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	WIN	PT	IN	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	RUNNER-UP
3	Meriem	IN	LOW	PT	IN	LOW		IN	WIN	IMM	IN	PT	WIN	IMM	IMM	HIGH	WIN	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	IMM	IMM	IN	WIN	PT	IN	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IN	ELIM
4	Pierre-Yves	IN	LOW	PT	LOW	PT		HIGH	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	HIGH	LOW	IN	WIN	IN	HIGH	IN	PT	IN	LOSE	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
5	Jean-Christophe	HIGH	IMM	IMM	IN	PT		WIN	IMM	IMM	HIGH	HIGH	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	IN	LOW	IN	LOSE	PT	WIN	IN	ELIM
6	Vincent	IN	LOW	ELIM	RET	WIN	PT	IN	LOW	PT	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IMM	IMM	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN	LOSE	ELIM
7	Alexandre	IN	LOW	PT	WIN	WIN		HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	PT	IN	LOW	PT	IN	PT	PT	PT	IN	IN	IN	ELIM
8	Désirée	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN		HIGH	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	PT	IN	ELIM
9	Yves	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	WIN		IN	LOW	PT	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW	WIN	WIN	ELIM
10	Simon	IN	LOW	PT	IN	PT		IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	PT	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	ELIM
11	Yvon	IN	LOW	PT	IN	WIN		IN	LOW	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	ELIM
12	Kimberly	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN		HIGH	WIN	IMM	WIN	ELIM
13	Alysan	WIN	IMM	IMM	IN	PT		HIGH	LOW	ELIM
14	Stéphane	IN	LOW	PT	IN	ELIM
15	Sonia	IN	IMM	IMM	ELIM
16	Mariel	IN	LOW	LOW	WDR

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Ép 01. Les affrontements"	January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)	101
Auditions 1: The judges welcomed the contestants. First, Mélanie Germain, a 50-year-old retired woman from Orford, faced off against Yvon, a 61-year-old administrator from Blainville, in a battle of tartare. Yvon won a white apron. Last, Fadwa, a 35-year-old computer engineer from Montreal, faced off against Stéphane Gabriel Prescott, a 53-year-old consulting service vice president from Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in a battle of steaks. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as Fadwa presented her dish to the judges.
2	2	"Ép 02. Les affrontements"	January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)	102
Auditions 1: First, continuing from the previous episode, both Fadwa and Stéphane won white aprons. Next, Jessica Francis, a 38-year-old special education technician from Wendake living in Montreal, Ginette Rainville, a 60-year-old pharmaceutical training administrator from Saint-Eustache, Mariel Jomphe, a 24-year-old brewer from Natashquan, and Diane Guillot, a 61-year-old food store manager from Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, faced off in a battle of desserts. Mariel won a white apron. Following this, a montage of three contestants, Alysan Boudreault, a 24-year-old nurse from Quebec, Sandra Plourde, a 34-year-old food inspection team leader from Ste-Croix, and Jean-Christophe Nadeau, a 30-year-old director of board games stores from Quebec, cooking their dishes with unnamed opponents and winning white aprons was shown. Last, Julie Couvrette, a 47-year-old social development officer from Rivière-du-Loup, Philippe, a 30-year-old dentist from Montreal, and Sonia Rhéaume, a 58-year-old event service attendant from Quebec, faced off in a battle of seafood pasta. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as the judges were about to reveal the winner of the white apron.

Season 2

Top 16

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Status
Pierre-Alexandre Joly	33	Sherbrooke	Special Ed Teacher	Winner December 5
Jade Auclair-Roy	32	Quebec City	Real Estate Appraiser	Runner-Up December 5
Josianne Falardeau	44	Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot	Head of Procurement Division	Eliminated December 3
Chris Nhut Truong	36	Montreal	Firefighter	Eliminated November 28
Josie Tremblay	32	Chicoutimi	CHSLD Manager	Eliminated November 21
Bianka Martel	34	Mashteuiatsh	Social Worker & Beauty Care Technician	Eliminated November 14
Isabelle Séguin-Zilio	25	Montreal	Data Scientist	Eliminated November 7
Martin Gagnon	51	Stoneham	Information Officer	Eliminated October 31
Gerry Rembeyo	42	Montreal	Industrial Engineering Analyst	Eliminated October 24
Jordan Morin	26	Sainte-Julienne	Insulation Worker	Eliminated October 17
Jake Prévost	32	Montreal	Artist, Producer, & DJ	Eliminated October 10
Johanne Brosseau	68	Laval	Retired	Eliminated October 8
Pierre Martin	56	Montreal	Entrepreneur	Eliminated October 3
Maude Dumas-Bonneau	28	Quebec City	High School Teacher	Quit September 26
Annie-Claude Jutras	40	Lévis	Actuary	Eliminated September 19
Sébastien St-Germain	31	Montreal	IT Consultant	Eliminated September 12

Elimination Table

Place	Contestants	Week
		1		2			3		4			5			6			7		8		9				10				11			12		13
1	Pierre-Alexandre	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	PT	WIN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	PT	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	WIN	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WINNER
2	Jade	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	PT	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	LOW	PT	HIGH	WIN	IN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IMM	IMM	IN	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	WIN	IMM	RUNNER-UP
3	Josianne	IN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	IN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	IN	LOW	PT	WIN	LOW	PT	IN	WPT	IN	ELIM
4	Chris	WIN	PT	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	PT/IMM	IN	LOW	PT	IN	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	WIN	LOW	PT	IN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	ELIM
5	Josie	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	WIN	IMM	IMM	IN	PT	WIN	WIN	HIGH	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	LOW	ELIM
6	Bianka	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	IMM	IN	LOW	PT	IN	PT	IN	PT	IN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	IN	LOW	ELIM
7	Isabelle	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	LOW	PT	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	PT	IN	PT	IN	IN	LOW	ELIM
8	Martin	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	ELIM
9	Gerry	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
10	Jordan	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	PT	IN	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	ELIM
11	Jake	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	IN	IN	ELIM
12	Johanne	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	PT	IN	PT	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
13	Pierre	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	ELIM
14	Maude	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	PT	HIGH	WDR
15	Annie-Claude	IN	PT	WIN	LOW	ELIM
16	Sébastien	IN	ELIM

External links

• TV network website: TVA [1]