To kick off semi-finals week, the ten remaining hopefuls aregiven their first taste of what it's like to work in arestaurant setting. MasterChef turns into a professionalkitchen for the day, with judge John Torode running the pass.Tables are laid in the dining room and filled with 20 pastMasterChef quarter-finalists, semi-finalists and finalists –all of whom have gone on to have full-time careers in the foodindustry since taking part in the competition.Thesemi-finalists must create a three-course menu that they wouldbe proud to serve in their own restaurant or put in a cookbook.Split into three groups, three contestants must each cooktheir starter, four must each cook their main and theremaining three their dessert. With John running a tight ship,it's up to the teams to bring all their orders to the pass uponcall of service. It's feedback from the dining room, however,that lays bare how the contestants cope with a serviceenvironment. They hope to receive rave reviews, but insteadcould fall behind the pack.At the end of this mammoth task,two contestants will be saying goodbye to their dream ofbecoming MasterChef champion, while the remaining eightcontinue to the next round.
The Quinns excitedly prepare for the annual trip to Barry'samusement park in Portrush. Surely an unfeasible amount ofsandwiches and a massive surfboard is all they could need?Well, that and everyone making the train.
Fighting for a shot at immunity, contestants face the infamousteam relay challenge. This time, teams won't even know themystery ingredient until the clock starts. Plus, the firstMasterclass of 2022.
After ditching his job at the Rand Corporation for a shot inHollywood, Al Ruddy wins the job to produce Mario Puzo'sbestselling novel, "The Godfather" for Paramount Pictures. JoeColombo, a rising crime boss in the New York City Mafia, hasa darker fate in mind for the picture.
With Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo penning the script,Al Ruddy and Bettye McCartt confront an ever-growing list ofopposition to "The Godfather" including Frank Sinatra, LAGangster Mickey Cohen, and the Colombo led Italian-AmericanCivil Rights League. Meanwhile, Robert Evans and Gulf &Western's Barry Lapidus lock horns over the creative directionof Paramount Pictures.
Pressure mounts for the scripts' delivery after Ruddy is forcedto sit down with Joe Colombo and Evans finds himself navigatinghot waters with Gulf & Western's CEO Charlie Bluhdorn.Meanwhile, Bluhdorn takes an interest in Bettye.
The winning team in the previous relay challenge join thetop-two mystery box winners for a chance at immunity as theytry to Beat The Chef, who just happens to be MasterCheffavourite Matt Stone.