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This quarter-final sees the six strongest chefs from thisweek's heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus in twohigh-stakes challenges. First up the chefs face a brand newchallenge - the judge's favourite ingredient test. The sixchefs are challenged to invent a dish centred on one keyingredient. This week, Marcus has chosen for the chefs toelevate a great staple of any kitchen - the potato. With awhole host of varieties and a never-ending list of ways to cookthe potato Marcus is hoping for ingenuity, elegance and aboveall great tasting plates of food from these chefs. The chefshave ten minutes to choose from a range of ingredients and 70minutes to cook a plate of food that delivers the humble spudas the star of the show. Only the four stand out chefs go on tothe next challenge, to cook for the restaurant critics - fortwo chefs it is the end of the competition.The remaining fourprofessionals go on to cook their food for three of the UK'smost discerning restaurant critics. They need to impress TraceyMacLeod, Tom Parker Bowles and Jay Rayner. The critics dish uptheir insight and unrestrained opinion on the food. With onlyone hour and 15 minutes to cook a two-course menu designed todazzle the critics and the judges, the chefs battle to remaincalm in the kitchen. Only the three most talented chefs will gothrough to Knockout Week and continue their pursuit of theMasterChef: The Professionals 2018 title.