Episode 1
Auditions No. 1
2013-05-22
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
TV season
2013-05-22
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.
Episode 1
2013-05-22
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
Episode 2
2013-05-22
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
Episode 3
2013-05-29
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.
Episode 4
2013-05-29
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
Episode 5
2013-06-05
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
Episode 6
2013-06-05
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
Episode 7
2013-06-12
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
Episode 8
2013-06-12
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
Episode 9
2013-06-19
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
Episode 10
2013-06-19
The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
Episode 11
2013-06-26
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.
Episode 12
2013-06-26
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
Episode 13
2013-07-10
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
Episode 14
2013-07-10
The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
Episode 15
2013-07-17
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.
Episode 16
2013-07-24
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
Episode 17
2013-07-31
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
Episode 18
2013-08-07
Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
Episode 19
2013-08-14
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
Episode 20
2013-08-21
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.
Episode 21
2013-08-28
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
Episode 22
2013-08-28
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
Episode 23
2013-09-04
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
Episode 24
2013-09-04
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
Episode 25
2013-09-11
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.