
Season 4 (2013)
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.
Episodes: 25
Star Cast: Gordon Ramsay , Graham Elliot , Joe Bastianich ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 Auditions No. 1
Air Date: 2013-05-22
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Ep.2 Auditions No. 2
Air Date: 2013-05-22
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Ep.3 Top 19 Revealed
Air Date: 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.

Ep.4 Top 19 Compete
Air Date: 2013-05-29
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

Ep.5 Top 18 Compete
Air Date: 2013-06-05
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.

Ep.6 Top 17 Compete
Air Date: 2013-06-05
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.

Ep.7 Top 16 Compete (1)
Air Date: 2013-06-12
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.

Ep.8 Top 16 Compete (2)
Air Date: 2013-06-12
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

Ep.9 Top 15 Compete
Air Date: 2013-06-19
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.

Ep.10 Top 14 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.11 Top 13 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.12 Top 12 Compete
Air Date: 2013-06-26
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

Ep.13 Top 11 Compete
Air Date: 2013-07-10
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

Ep.14 Top 10 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.15 Top 9 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.16 Top 8 Compete
Air Date: 2013-07-24
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.

Ep.17 Top 7 Compete
Air Date: 2013-07-31
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.

Ep.18 Top 6 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.19 Top 7 Compete Again
Air Date: 2013-08-14
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

Ep.20 Top 6 Compete
Air Date: 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.

Ep.21 Top 5 Compete (1)
Air Date: 2013-08-28
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.

Ep.22 Top 5 Compete (2)
Air Date: 2013-08-28
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

Ep.23 Top 4 Compete
Air Date: 2013-09-04
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.

Ep.24 Top 3 Compete
Air Date: 2013-09-04
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.

Ep.25 Winner Chosen
Air Date: 2013-09-11
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.