Every series of MasterChef declares that “cooking doesn’t get tougher than this” – but the version of the show where that’s really true is The Professionals.
In a competition featuring contestants who actually cook for a living, there’s a sense of even greater pressure to impress the judges.
With Michel Roux Jr now fronting Kitchen Impossible on Channel 4, it’s two Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing returning to set challenges alongside fellow judge Monica Galetti – whose facial expressions prove as hilarious as ever.
This time, Wareing and Galetti are each setting a Skill Test to three of the six contestants, who will have all three judges eyeing them up as they attempt the challenges.
Galetti’s challenge is to make an Ile Flottante – or Floating Island to you and me – which consists of a meringue floating on a bed of custard. Yum.
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Wareing’s challenge is to cook a blue steak (meaning it barely touches the pan, but has to still be warm in the middle) with a peppercorn sauce.
They both sound delicious – but there’s only 15 minutes to create each one, so it won’t be plain sailing for everyone.
Later the contestants must prove their skill and invention with a Signature Dish, with only three of them able to move ahead to the quarter finals. Let the hunger games begin.
BBC Two, 8pm
