And Then There Were Two... in MasterChef Canada | S01 E15 | Full Episode | MasterChef World

Welcome to the biggest culinary event of the year, Canada's two best home cooks will take center stage in the largest culinary showdown this country has ever seen. This is the end of MasterChef Canada. The search began months ago to find Canada's best home cooks. The top 50 were. invited to Toronto to present his star dishes to the judges I have the energy I have the drive I am ready to cook his goal of earning a coveted white apron come here and move forward in the competition, unfortunately his dreams were crushed this did not make the cotton balls but the top 16 advanced to the MasterChef Canada kitchen where week after week they gained weight to survive go go go go go facing challenges that push them to their limits I don't even think is possible and hone their big, bold and daring strength exactly what I expect It was an incredible test of endurance doctor oh god that looks like a serious skill it's called pressure chest for a reason and creativity leaves an eye I wouldn't think of something like that next week Tonight's first runner up is Marita, a housewife 31-year-old from Toronto, his Caribbean origin was evident from the beginning. the red snapper dish and a shadow Betty Chutney is quite tropical like me my answer is yes her generous spirit is an incredible kitchen switch combined with a griddle that will finish it and that pushed her to the forefront the cook to win in this competition Marita perfect, strong and bold, delicious, a valuable team player.

Marita gets your fine buns here, known for her precision and plating. Wow farida that looks amazing. Excellent Marita delivered plate after plate of extraordinary food. Marita could have this in a restaurant anywhere I would love to open. a restaurant with my twin sister I'm doing this for my daughter I'm doing this for my family We're here to win The only obstacle in Merida's way is Eric, a 21-year-old engineer from Oakville Ontario and the youngest chef in the competition since the beginning Eric impressed the judges with his determination to change his life Eric what is your dream?

My dream is to open a restaurant. I just want to get away from what they forced me to do. Be my own man. This is a chance for me to escape what I studied for and really do something I'm passionate about: his refined Asian cooking earned him a funny apron at times. Youth and unbridled energy were a favorite drawback. But Eric listened and learned to make the calculated movements slower. Instead of 100 miles per hour, he tries 90. His talent and drive propelled him forward. The winner of this challenge is Eric, who delivered a succession of restaurant-quality dishes that were risky and refined.

Eric, yes, it's hard to find anything wrong with such a good dish. I find it very innovative. It smells three ways and all ways are good. It's practically my online future. I left my job. I don't want to be in Nigeria again and this will show my father that I definitely made the right decision. cook, congratulations to Marita and Eric, you made it to the finals of MasterChef Canada to get to this point, you had to survive incredibly tough competition. 16 local chefs came to Master Chef Canada Kitchen tonight. They are all back to support you in this. final battle hey guys, you look good, you look good, what's for dinner?

Dora, are you surprised to see who is in the final? No, not at all, you know that Marie is my girl, no offense, Eric I still love you, friend Josh, when you left the kitchen of MasterChef Canada you chose Eric as the winner I made Chef you still feel that way absolutely he is young but he has so much passion, so much drive and ambition and you know I have to respect that for that Kayla, you know these two better than anyone here yeah, chef cooks, but I got the The most beautiful person I've ever met is Marita and, you know, I'm so proud of her and she is just amazing and she is going to win it today.

Who do you support? I'm going to have to support Eric, remember. Me from when my little children could one day become Marita, what do you think your family would say about you being here? They would be very proud Chef, let's find out exactly what they would say. Please welcome him to your family. Your partner Jeff. Your daughter. Myla The Shield. your twin sister Narita your brother-in-law Johnny your mother wahima and here from Trinidad your sister Sharita is fine Myla say hello chef do you think your mother is going to win today Eric how do you think your father would feel knowing that you have come this far?

I know my dad is super proud of me, but at the same time I'm pretty sure everyone is super surprised. I came this far. Well, let's find out that your father Winston is here with your mother Xena and your brother Andrew, very proud of you. Grandpa King lung, thanks Winston, you haven't always agreed with Eric on his food flow, what do you think now? I'm extremely proud of him, his determination, I'd like to say, he's like me, maybe he's better than me, which is great, your dad supports you and is proud of you. He feels like everyone absolutely beats Jeff, but now it's time to say goodbye and head to the gallery.

We are very proud of you. Okay, thanks for the challenge tonight. We want you to have a perfect composition. three-course dinner we want an appetizer, a main course and a dessert for each course. You will produce three identical dishes, one for each of us, after you have finished cooking each dish, you will serve them to us in the banquet hall where we are. We will taste and judge each of their dishes. We want a Master Chef-worthy three-course meal that shows why he deserves to win. A single mistake could determine whether he wins or loses. Only one of you can become Canada's first Master Chef.

Please take your place. Now you have 10 minutes in the pantry to get everything you need to cook a three-course dinner that could change your lives forever. This is the last cooking contest and I'm going to win. I will be the first Master of Canada. Chef, I have earned my place in this finale, don't let me smile

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y because I am here to win, are you both ready? Yes, your time in the pantry starts now. I'm very impressed with Eric's ability to learn and his tenacity, he really does. deserves to win I'm team Morita in every way she really has the heart that goes into it makes a very moving meal they are both strong in their own way Marita just has really bold flavors she really doesn't lose her mind Eric, on the other hand, loses head, but he always manages to do it: an appetizer, a main course, a dessert and a winner, first on your appetizer plate, Marita, what appetizer we will make.

I'm going to make a pumpkin callaloo. soup with salty pigtail, coconut lime creme fraiche and some lime pepper sauce and Eric, what's your appetizer? The appetizer is crispy pork belly with vegetable meatballs and wasabi mayonnaise. Everyone will have only one hour to make them perfect. Its 60 minutes start now. almost a case of the tortoise and the hair Eric is always running and Marita she tends to be calm and collected it is an interesting pair you have, I am like a sledgehammer and she is like a sword, it is quite risky to bring a sledgehammer in the battle, but if it lands it is definitely more painful.

I'm going to cook a lot because that's what I do with my speed and she'll cook simple, refined food and probably smaller portions. I am the complete opposite of air, he does everything with energy. I'm naturally clumsy, so I like to take my time. I'm making a soup inspired by my favorite meal from my Sunday lunch. All the ingredients are fresh and it is absolutely delicious. I think you can tell a lot about a cook by the way she prepares a soup. She actually has a lot of talent when it comes to combining all those Trinidadian Caribbean flavors.

My soup for me is too simple and straightforward so a final dish has to be. really good to impress me is your soup sorry Chef oh my god I am Sorry Chef Claudia is wearing my suit definitely not a good start today with all her jacket oh my god in this first final of Master Chef Canada , Eric and Marita are in a head-to-head culinary battle working through a three-course menu. What they created first are the appetizers. Eric's first course includes crispy pork belly and vegetable meatballs. Marita is making Trinidad pumpkin callaloo soup with fresh coconut cream and pigtail.

I have to say it's pretty delicious, actually, since I didn't win the contest. sum Challenge and my grandfather is here this time. I can't let him down and I have to with these dumplings. These dumplings are made from scratch and taste amazing and are like the first dish my grandfather taught me. More flavor, a little more of me. Eric sticks with very Asian influences like stewed pork, its soy aromas, although ketchup is what is traditionally used and definitely Kitchen yes, it really is, believe me, it's Eric. I see your father up there with his eyes glued to the station, have you made this pig before? uh no You haven't learned how to cook pork belly from your grandfather.

Are you kidding? No, he doesn't use pork belly. What does he use

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? pork shoulder Why didn't you use that pork belly from Master Chef? It's definitely higher and I. I think it tastes better personally, okay good luck, I'm cooking with salty pigtail, it's a very cheap cut of meatball, it's

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of flavor and lots of fat, so it's a delicious burrito, it seems like it's lagging behind, it's your Fried pig tail, that's what it is. I just cut it now I can see the pork belly coming out oh man that looks amazing Eric oh yeah that looks good the color looks beautiful left guys come on guys you had a chance to see these amazing dishes but only Alvin Michael and I will be lucky enough to try them, come on.

I'm pretty confident in my flavors. This dish is like my grandfather on a plate. He taught me. Like this traditional Chinese roast pork and dumplings. The portions may be small but the flavor is big. Cook some very complicated appetizers. Well, we can't wait to try both dishes, ladies Marita, first, bring your dish, don't add Trinidad and take it to a higher level. I have a pumpkin and callaloo soup, a coconut and lime creme fraiche, a nice breadfruit chip on top and some lime and pepper sauce. Rita I quite like what you've done by presenting the garnish and

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serving the soup separately on the side.

It's a good way to help raise the surface of a soup. It is very well done. Thank you Mr. Rita. The flavors are absolutely delicious. The gentle heat. the creaminess and then garnish it with these wonderful pumpkin jewels the crispy fried pig tail the flavors of cooking with carrots and onions little Shadow Benny the contrasts this is an elevated Caribbean soup its presentation has improved dramatically I mean, this is the presentation from a restaurant. The taste is absolutely perfect. I mean, I would go back again and again for the soup. It is a wonderfully balanced soup.

What I find extraordinary is that you have taken ingredients from your homeland and combined them so brilliantly with some Western ingredients too. you just left me wanting more so that's awesome thank you chef okay Eric your turn mention it. The judges really praise Marita's soup, that makes me very nervous. It was almost perfect, yeah, okay, Eric, your turn, mention it. I made a crisp. pork belly with vegetable dumpling and wasabi mayonnaise with soy reduction, this is a very ambitious dish, getting a crispy pork belly in an hour is not easy, Eric, first of all, you have put a lot into this dish , absolutely tender pork belly inside. and crispy, so perfect, Perfect The Dumpling, this is restaurant quality, this is something I would love to serve in my restaurant, pork belly, it's not the easiest thing in the

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to cook and you've been able to keep those succulents tender and moist that I love. and look into some really excellent pork belly.

Thank you, the meatballs are delicious. I think you did a great job. You can see the vegetables how they were cut with such precision. The dish was incredible, unfortunately I do have pork here. it's actually quite dry, it doesn't go all the way through the pork belly, you end up with pieces that have a little more fat, the meatballs were absolutely delicious overall, I think the dish has some strong points, but the pork for me It was dry, please come back to the kitchen. and clear your stations thanks, you're both cooking next level now and it's great to see Eric's pork.

I thought it was cooked to perfection. It's very difficult to cook a pork belly in a relatively short period of time and he managed it. I wish she had done it differently, reduced the quantity and focused more on quality and given me the same piece of pork that you two received, so Marita's soup blew me away. I thought it was spectacular in each of its components. on that plate it worked, I think Marita right now has the advantage, you know, I don't know, it could be anyone's game right now, well I'm neutral, I totally feel like I want the appetizer round.

I'm kicking myself. I didn't realize that the pork belly wasn't even completely cut. I cut it in one piece Marita andEric, well done, if that's the level of cooking we'll see from you two, we're going to have a very difficult decision. in front of us Marita what's your dish I'm going to make steamed black cod in Tarot leaves with mashed pigeon peas wow and Eric what are you going to do I'm going to make homemade egg noodles with lobster sauce, it's time to start with your main dishes , you will have only 60 minutes to prepare the best main dish you have ever prepared in your entire life.

The cooking time for your main dish starts now, one of my family's favorite dishes, but I'm going to put an Asian twist on it today because I'm trying to keep it with an Asian theme. I'm going to use a Katara and make egg noodles. This dish is meat from Trinidad and Canada, so I have black cod in pigeon pieces. I love fish and I adore it with fresh mango and cucumber chutney that is just about to kick in. In his noodles, for me he is almost a pasta master. He loves working with noodles and the fact that he's using a guitar, which is a special little device, an Italian device, to make those noodles, shows that he's very confident and comfortable knowing that he can make something really good.

Excellent noodles. I think I'm ambitious enough in applying these techniques for my main dish because everything is calculated and I know I can execute it. I love my Scotch Bonnet. Okay, it's delicious, it's spicy and it tastes like mine. Oh, that smells good, Marita. smell it up there, yeah girl what you working on. I'm working on my cucumber chutney. Everyone tells you it smells good. Yes, yes, of course yes, surely yes. I just smell the heat on that too. A good solid foundation. Have you worked with black cod before? The good thing about the black card is that it is a little forgiving, so it will be.

I'm not so sure about that because it's a white fish that is very flaky and overcooked very quickly and when it's overcooked, it's dry and no one wants to eat a piece of dry fish. Keep it nice and moist. Thank you. I'm sure I cut that card perfectly or else I'll already end up like dinner. 30 minutes. You have 30 minutes left. Now you are halfway there, the cooking of the lobster has to be perfect. Lobster is a family favorite and I definitely can't disappoint them because I feel like I let them down in the lobster challenge earlier.

How are you, Eric? What do you have here? herbs uh spices uh naked cilantro your lobsters are getting cold how they were cooked to medium rare right now they're a little undercooked oh how long did you cook these lobsters for uh eight minutes? Chef eight minutes yes. Chef Claude thinks I overcooked my lobster I just ate. to break through an ice cube with this lobster dish. I can't go home unless Candace's first Master Chef, yeah, can I look good a little? I love that she is also making black cod at Tara Leaf, so Marita is wrapping her fish and buying it. ready to steam she thinks it's a pretty tolerant fish so for me it's a little worrying at the moment 10 minutes you have 10 minutes left 10 minutes Eric already cooked his lobster almost to the brim now if he sautés that lobster on top of the game sneaky I'm worried she might be overcooked Marita is definitely playing it safe doing what she knows very well, which could be a very smart move, but only time will tell.

I'm happy to take a real walk and just cook some Asian food. I'm back in my element instead finding these noodles in tonight's second course of Master Chef Canada Finale Marita has served black cod and pigeon peas puree while Eric has made egg noodles with poached lobster, let's find out if they taste as good as Look, please bring them to the banquet hall, oh stranger, because we are going to Trinidad with this food. The lobster has to be perfect because I overcooked it last time. If I overcooked her again, then what kind of redemption is that Eric?

Please bring your homemade main course. egg noodles with lobster sauce, aromatic spices and then lime wedges Eric, you have learned how to cook lobster in tea. The noodles are amazing, the sauce is not too creamy and is very rich, but its subtle flavor is a great dish that I. Serves in a great restaurant, definitely one of mine, thank you, it's impressive Eric, using the guitar, you have what we call the perfect Shanghainese noodles, you know, you have that nice smoky and burnt flavor, this is when you mix East and West. and you do it well, very, very smart, thank you chef, if you look at the cook you were when you first entered this competition and compare that skill level of that person to the skill level you have now, it's night and day, Thank you very much Chef, whatever.

The result is that today you need to cook very nervously, you receive comments Marita, please bring your main dish for dinner, relief with mashed pigeon peas with chutney on top and fresh cucumber sauce on the side. María, the paloma P, very rich puree, the tomato, sweet, concentrated, very strong flavor. the mango, a little bit of sugar, you added it to take away some of the acidity, you have elevated this very simple Trinidadian dish, you have created a dish, in my opinion, that is a destination dish, a dish that people I would travel, which is a great achievement. thank you chef this piece of black cod look how moist it shines this is exactly how to cook one of the most beautiful delicate white fish that we serve in restaurants today thank you chef my big disappointment in the dish is the amount of fish it doesn't look like a full portion of main dish serving a piece of fish is disappointing everything else about the dish is perfect thank you chef please go back to the kitchen and prepare for the desserts thank you chef I am very relieved because I have everything ready and that was my most difficult round.

I think I should have added another piece. Two impressive dishes. Two very different tastes. Eric learned how to cook a lobster. I don't think he just learned it. I think he mastered it. It was perfect. the fish was also perfect Marita's fish the different flavors the sweet the bitter the salty the perfect dish Eric really took some risks there his dish required more skill I would say that this does not make things easy for us, it will all come down to the dessert In this Right now, deciding who's going to win this competition is going to be next to impossible, so the pressure is on to nail those desserts because that could give any of you the edge you need to win it all.

Now they will have an hour to do it. us three portions of your dessert Marina, what dessert will you prepare tonight? I'm going to make an apple crumble with coconut ice cream and warm rum sauce, Eric, what will you make? I'll do an Asian play with a banana. divided it will be a banana tempura ice cream of red beans and green tea with mango very ambitious I think it will all come down to the dessert round she has appetizers I have main course this dessert has to be perfect are you both ready? Yes Yes. chef, you have 60 minutes, start now, this is it, this is the last dish of the day, it is our Make It or Break It.

I have many elements in this parfait, coconut or rum sauce, a crumble, there is a lot to do. I always say how much I hate desserts. I totally thought about a dessert that didn't require baking, so it's an Asian banana split plan, it's going to be red bean and green tea ice cream and banana tempura. It will be the best banana tempura ever. Eric and I were making two different ice creams. I wish he would just make one that was right. I'm worried I'm taking on too much right now. You know that may be her Achilles heel, so Merida is making an apple crumble with coconut ice cream.

I think her strategy is actually very smart. The classic dessert done right could win. It sounds much simpler. Well, there you have the turtle and hair scenario again. Stories about him not feeling her apples, which I think is a bad idea, yeah, it's not. It's going to be a three, well I see that you've given your all, it looks beautiful to me because of the presentation, they're so fine that it doesn't even affect you much luck, keep an eye on the time, we're going to put my mango snow Eric's really stretching, so I think that's might impress the judges a little more.

I try to make mango snow and it doesn't grind in the grinder. Oh, out Eric, easy and calm. Eric seems to almost break down here, don't worry, I need to show these judges that I. I can improve my mistakes and learned from them to make ice cream in such a short time. Home cooks use liquid nitrogen. Here we go, the temperature of this clear fluid is so low that it instantly freezes the ice cream ingredients. since it comes into contact with them, if you don't incorporate it quickly enough while pouring in the nitrogen, you'll end up with a rock.

Can I take a look at it? It's starting to freeze. Okay, you need more nitrogen. there that won't set wow you are doing two at the same time you are ambitious you have it on high or medium speed no it needs to be on Low otherwise it will be destroyed it depends on how fast you add the nitrogen yes it will I'm adding pretty slowly, okay, good luck, thanks Chef, oh, look at that, Eric, what else do you have to do? D500 bananas and a plate. I saw some chocolate in your cart. That's where you want to use it.

Yes, there is no banana split. no chocolate so I'm going to grate some fresh chocolate on top let me give you some advice okay, cool your plates okay chew your plates minute 30 guys this is amazing she looks confident very confident 30 seconds hey it's seven six five four together this is it This is my best effort and if I don't win then there is no one better than to lose Mérida I lasted until the end I am proud of myself Marita and Eric it is time for the most important tasting of your life please bring your desserts to the banquet room , come on please bring your plates, can you tell us about your dessert please, apple crumble with coconut ice cream, a warm rum sauce and some coconut powder on the plate, it looks good, let's try a lot of good ones flavors, is there the ice cream? that great touch of coconut the rum sauce you get that touch of rum it's not too sweet the crumble itself crunchy crunchy nuts toasted beautifully the skin of the apple I think it would have had a lot more finesse if you had removed it the ice cream it's a book text has a great mouthfeel, it's rich, the apples have a wonderful wonderful flavor, absolute winner, so great job, have this close here and I'm saying, are you making two desserts?, it certainly works, the powder of Coconut provides a nice texture, ice cream, love this! dessert thank you Beautiful Chef, okay Eric, it's your turn, please bring your plate Foreign Banana Split banana tempura Red beans and iced green tea and freshly grated chocolate because there is no banana split without chocolate Asian Banana Split you have taken all the Consolation the good thing about banana and you have put it in this dish.

Red bean which is comforting to Chinese because we love red beans and green tea. That's universal. You have hit the nail. You've done an amazing job too. I think the red bean has a little. sweetness that I expect with a red bean, the tempura batter is light and airy so it doesn't really mask that banana flavor. I think it's a very innovative and powerful dish that you've prepared very successfully, Eric. I think the dish is very dynamic on many levels and in fact both ice creams taste amazing, they are very creamy, the only flaw, although I wish there was more fresh fruit in the dish to highlight the richness of the ice cream and the richness of the mass, but in general.

I think it's an amazing dish. Aisha Marita and Eric, please return to the kitchen next time we see you both, we will crown one of you Canada's first Master Chef. They both made a decision, it will be incredibly difficult. They were two incredible ones. menus two very different approaches I think both local cooks prepared us the meal of their lives I feel like I just made something amazing I'm going to win I'm going to be Canada's first Master Chef the reader has this wonderful gift his dishes really speak about where it comes from she taste is very important and what we taste is sweet and sour bitter spicy salty she is an expert in those flavors I have never had so much at stake I am definitely going to come out big this is guns blazing it is my future On the line Eric you know I always He will offer you a dinner that will take you on an adventure.

Here he used nitrogen. He made double cooked pork. He has come a long way on any of those menus. I would be proud to include it in any of my restaurants, you know, we have a tough job ahead of us, the potential judges are in their final deliberation of the night, tonight they have presented amazing menus, so close, it's so close, trying to decide who will be Canada's first Master Chef, will it be Marita? Trinidad's elevated menu taking the win or Eric's Asian-inspired three-course meal will earn you the life-changing title. There can only be one winner.

That's all. I am very happy to be together with Eric and I wish him all the best, but this chef code represents the person I always wanted to be there is no plan B I am not going to turn to engineering I am destined to be in the kitchen and I hope that my dad See that today Marita and Eric after their incredible journey in this kitchen, you have both shown that you are much more than just home cooks and you haveYou have earned your place in this stage please, free trade places, you too have been on a grueling culinary journey, you both fought hard to be here and have grown not only as cooks but as people, this is just the beginning of your journey gastronomic, this decision tonight is one of the most difficult we have ever had to make you both performed so well that it literally came down to the smallest detail, but as you know, there can only be one winner, one of you will win 100 000.

This magnificent trophy and the right to call yourself Canada's first Master Chef. The winner of MasterChef Canada is Eric. So much so, that he has no idea what it feels like to realize it. your dream I got my dad's approval and he is very proud of me Rita put it all on the line today she cooked with all her heart I am nothing but a respecter this may seem like the end for some but it is definitely the beginning for me foreigner