Masterchef: The Professionals 11x16 - Episode 16

It is semi-finals week and the competition is sizzling withfresh new talent. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams upwith chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing tocontinue their search for this year's MasterChef: TheProfessionals Champion.In this programme, the remaining eightchefs face a double-headed beast of a challenge in theMasterChef kitchen. It is do or die as they stake their claimto the competition and the opportunity to cook in some of themost influential and unique kitchens in the UK. The firstchallenge the eight chefs face is cooking against each other tocreate a dish inspired by a poignant food memory. For thejudges, this dish must evoke the flavour and sense of occasionthat ignited the chefs' passion for food. From fruit picking toa first taste of fine dining, the chefs need to dig deep forinspiration, cook up a storm in an hour and 45 minutes, andin turn inspire the judges to send them straight through to thenext round.The remaining chefs must return to fight again inthe MasterChef kitchen to secure one of the remaining fourplaces in the next round. They face an invention test wherethey are tasked with creating one unique and flawless dish. Thetwist for the chefs is that for those that cooked savoury inthe first round they now cook sweet and vice versa. With thisplate of food, the judges' expectations are high, so it isimperative that the chefs' ingenuity and skill shine through orthey will forfeit their place in the next semi-final challenge.After this hard-fought battle, two chefs will be asked toleave the competition. The six who remain will continue ontheir path in pursuit of the MasterChef: The Professionalstitle 2018.