Season 4

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.

1. 1Auditions No. 122 May 2013Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
2. 2Auditions No. 222 May 2013Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
3. 3Top 19 Revealed29 May 2013The 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. 4Top 19 Compete29 May 2013The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
5. 5Top 18 Compete5 Jun 2013The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
6. 6Top 17 Compete5 Jun 2013The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
7. 7Top 16 Compete (1)12 Jun 2013The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
8. 8Top 16 Compete (2)12 Jun 2013Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
9. 9Top 15 Compete19 Jun 2013A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
10. 10Top 14 Compete19 Jun 2013The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
11. 11Top 13 Compete26 Jun 2013The 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. 12Top 12 Compete26 Jun 2013A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
13. 13Top 11 Compete10 Jul 2013Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
14. 14Top 10 Compete10 Jul 2013The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
15. 15Top 9 Compete17 Jul 2013The 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. 16Top 8 Compete24 Jul 2013The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
17. 17Top 7 Compete31 Jul 2013The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
18. 18Top 6 Compete7 Aug 2013Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
19. 19Top 7 Compete Again14 Aug 2013The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
20. 20Top 6 Compete21 Aug 2013The 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.
21. 21Top 5 Compete (1)28 Aug 2013The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
22. 22Top 5 Compete (2)28 Aug 2013Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
23. 23Top 4 Compete4 Sept 2013The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
24. 24Top 3 Compete4 Sept 2013The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
25. 25Winner Chosen11 Sept 2013The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.