MasterChef Israel explained

Genre:Cooking
Country:Israel
Language:Hebrew
Num Series:11 regular seasons [1] (also had Junior seasons and VIP seasons)
Num Episodes:167
Runtime:90–120 minutes
Last Aired:present
Company:Gil Productions

MasterChef Israel (Hebrew: מאסטר שף) is an Israeli reality cooking competition show that debuted on 14 October 2010 by Keshet on Channel 2 (from 2017 Keshet 12). It is based on the global MasterChef competitive cooking show television format. The show was very well received and highly acclaimed, achieving excellent reviews and high ratings.

Format

The premise of the show is a cooking competition between amateur cooks, competing for the title of "MasterChef" and a kitchen renovation. The first few episodes of every series are audition episodes where contestants cook to a panel of judges who decide based on a dish cooked in front of them whether or not to pass the contestant to the next level, where a large number of the contestants chosen in the auditions are eliminated through a series of tests, until 12–14 are chosen as the show's final cast, and the members of the season's "Nivheret" (Selected Team).

The members of the "Nivheret" compete in different challenges every episodes, such as the mystery Box Challenge, the Invention Test, Dish Recreation Challenges and Taste Challenges.

Mystery Box Challenge

In the Mystery Box Challenge contestants receive a number of ingredients of which they are to make a dish of their choice. The contestants are allowed to use any number of the ingredients they are given as they wish, and are free to leave out any ingredients.

The Invention Test

The Invention Test requires of the contestants to make a dish, usually with a certain requirement, such as that the dish should cost no more than a certain price, the dish should contain a certain ingredient or be an adaption of other dishes. The Invention Test is usually the challenge that leads to eliminations.

Dish Recreation Test

In the Dish Recreation Test contestants are asked to recreate a complex dish made by a guest chef, usually with a recipe at hand.

Taste Challenges

In Taste Challenges the contestants are given a dish to taste, and are asked to name ingredients in the dish, for every ingredient they name correctly they score a point, until their first mistake. The contestant with the lowest score is usually eliminated.

Judges

The first season judges were Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani, Michal Ansky, and Rafi Adar, all successful restaurateurs in Israel.

After the first season was concluded, Eyal Shani became famous, due to his eccentric treatment of food as poetry in the show, though Haim Cohen was the most famous of the judges, Shani became the symbol of the show and became a cultural icon in Israel.

In the second season, Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani and Michal Ansky continued as judges with Yonatan Roshfeld, chef of the Herbert Samuel restaurant, brought in to replace Rafi Adar.

In the seventh season, Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani and Michal Ansky continued as judges with Israel Aharoni, a famous Israeli chef, brought in to replace Yonatan Roshfeld.

In the tenth season, Ruti Broudo was added as a fifth judge alongside the existing panel of judges in which Ansky continued while being pregnant during filimg.[2]

In the eleventh season, Michal Ansky quit the show and thus the number of judges returned back to 4.

Season 1 (2010)

First aired on 14 October 2010, the first season of MasterChef received very high ratings and resulted in a large cook book that held all of the recipes shown on the first season.

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Ina KravetskyWinner
Elkana Bitton2nd
Smadar Vaknin3rd
Aviva Fibko4th
Itzik Harel5th
Musa Abu Sris6th
Ran Vasiliver7th
Morria Ka'atavi8th
Adi Mizrahi9th
Gal Leibowitz10th
Galit Bonfeld11th
Aviv Ezer Fischler12th

Season 2 (2011)

The show was picked up for a second season in November 2010, a month after the first season first aired. the show began airing in June 2011, with the new judge, Yonatan Roshfeld.

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Avi LevyWinner
Eliav Sasson2nd
Emmanuel Rosenzweig3rd
Shai Sarmani4th
Gili Halfteck5th
Iris Kaspi6th
Yossi Azulay7th
Sima Ifargen8th
Elisa Hammer9th
Ilan Weissbrod10th
Zohar Arnon11th
Jennifer Sunny12th
Moshe Sassoon13th
Rachel Kadosh Mashan14th

Junior MasterChef (2012)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Daniel TiroshWinner
Dana Sharon2nd
Stav Choen3rd
Radi Halvi4th
Shaked Snerch5th
Roy Vresano6th
Rean Vice7th
Amit Shabu8th
Oded Ovadia9th
Sivan Klika10th
Nil Shatraunber11th
Lihi Naim12th
Yarden Hamo13th
Dana Kozinitzki 14th
Itay Choen15th
Avia Dozali16th

Season 3 (2012–13)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Tom FranzWinner
Salma Fyumi2nd
Jackie Azulay3rd
Paulin Shoval4th
Dalia Alchadf5th
Mia Ben Tzvi6th
Eti Levi7th
Beni Ben Israel8th
Shai Brandas9th
Shelly Harman10th
Vicky Jan11th
Itay Elimelech12th
Elinor Rachamim13th
Snir Nekar14th

Season 4 (2014)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Nof Ethamna IsmailWinner
Ido Kronenberg2nd
Masrat Woldmichael3rd
Shlomo Ezran4th
Ricky Soysa5th
Tzila Ofer6th
Serenada Dilvski7th
Shai Tobol8th
Eitan Slomon9th
Asher Levi10th
Josh Steel11th
Lior Slomon12th
Moran Sasa13th
Lary Suesman14th

MasterChef VIP (2015)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Shai AviviWinner
Pnina Tornai2nd
Aya Kramreman3rd
Betty Rockawy4th
Shlomo Scharf5th
Norman Issa6th
Eden Harel7th
Avi Nosbaum8th
Noam Tur9th
Shlomi Eldar10th
Dorit Rabinyan11th
Eti Levi12th

Season 5 (2015)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Massimiliano De MatteoWinner
Rachel Ben Elul2nd
Lama Shchada3rd
Michal Epstein4th
Ron Soriano5th
Iv Anan6th
Eyal Geresh7th
Racheli Kadosh8th
Rut Ruzovski9th
Misha Lederman10th
Natali Finkelstein11th
Ben Aviad12th

Season 6 (2016)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Tom AvivWinner
Yehonatan Biton2nd
Sofi Porat3rd
Shira Betzalel4th
Liron Asulin5th
Diana Rachmani6th
Matan Chaliva7th
Amit Haya Twito8th
Eli Mitzri9th
Yacky Algranti10th
Gal Ofir11th
Neria Cohen12th

Season 7 (2017–18)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Yehuda AmarWinner
Amichai Shrapstein2nd
Yehoyada Nizri3rd
Edi Babaeib4th
Victoria Goberman5th
Bar Pines6th
Muzna Bishara7th
Sivan Amar8th
Nadia Awid9th
Bar Eilon10th
Itzik Batashvili11th
Liron Partosh12th
Larisa Slapian Ashed13th
Yochay Golan14th

Season 8 (2019)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Vanessa VidalWinner
Shahar Levi2nd
Gal Kaspers3rd
Lior Ohayon4th
Farrah Raslan5th
Yotam Aranovich6th
Jana Khein7th
Costa Osadchy8th
Albert Ifraimov9th
Nimrod Zioni10th
Ruhama Hershdorfer11th
Dana Elharar12th
Adi Sivan13th
Arnon Naim14th
Tahel Kedem15th
Sagi Keren16th

VIP Special

ContestantPlace Finished
Itay Levi Winner
Ofira Asayag2nd
Eli Ildis3rd
Itzik Cohen4th
Tahounia Rubel5th
Nesli Barda6th
Eitan Cabel7th
Dana Grotsky8th

Season 9 (2021)

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Ithiela HayatWinner
Hofit Sarmili2nd
Asaf Day3rd
Adi Weinberg4th
Guy Bimka5th
Tair Mordoch6th
Manal Ismail7th
Haim Cohen8th
Bat-Shai Oz9th
Eti Morad10th
Eden Gindi11th
Meital Raichel12th
Irakli Gonswili13th
Shemi Afniar14th
Avner Rosenthalis15th

VIP Special 1

ContestantPlace Finished
Kobi OzWinner
Albert EscolaCompetitor
Hana LaszloCompetitor
Lihi LapidCompetitor
Moshe PeretzCompetitor
Ruslana RodinaCompetitor
Yifat Shasha-BitonCompetitor

VIP Special 2

ContestantPlace Finished
Dudi AmsalemWinner
Aki AvniCompetitor
Alex HazanovCompetitor
Avraham TalCompetitor
Einav BoublilCompetitor
Lea SnirerCompetitor
Shimon BouskillaCompetitor

Season 10 (2022)

Season 10 began on 15 June 2022, Ruti Broudo joined as a fifth judge.

During the season Eyal Shani was criticized after he discriminated against a contestant who lives in Bat Ayin based on his residence. Critics called for Shani's removal from the show.[3] [4] [5]

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Hillel GardiWinner
Yaniv Shahar2nd
Michal Motil3rd
Sivan Brick Hen4th
Shani Ben Shimol5th
Omer Shaysh6th
Giselle Sarah Lellouche7th
Gal Moran Yisraeli8th
Elad Elzara9th
David Cohen10th
Sarah Malka11th
Shoval Katony12th
Mastawal Mogas13th
Hamos Guetta14th
Or Wangenheim15th
Eden Yam Reuven16th
Qmars Malkan17th
Michal Lahav18th
Inessa Binyamin19th
Haim Rabinovich20th

VIP Special

ContestantPlace Finished
Yarden GerbiWinner
Michal Amdursky2nd
Didi Harari3rd
Avi KakonCompetitor
Dana FriderCompetitor
Stéphane LegarCompetitor
Tuvia TzafirCompetitor

Season 11 (2024)

Season 11 first aired on 2 March 2024. Michal Ansky left the show, leaving 4 judges.

Contestants

ContestantPlace Finished
Natalie Mizrahi AmaralWinner
Astar Biton2nd
Itay Dagan3rd
Nissim Zelite4th
Raya Erica Marian5th
Miri Ezra6th
Avishag Pe'er7th
Bar Levy8th
Arye Rozenshtock9th
Amit Bazyler10th
Pusha Chernov11th
Lior Shnaidman12th
Ziv Shapira13th
Danit Sofer14th
Ori Aharonovich15th

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: אפילו רותי ברודו לא מצילה את "מאסטר שף". Israel Hayom. he.
  2. Web site: רותי ברודו היא תוספת נחמדה, אך היא לא תשנה את דעתכם לגבי "מאסטר שף" - וואלה! תרבות. 16 June 2022. Walla!. he.
  3. Web site: אייל שני תחת מתקפה חריפה: "אדם דוחה וגזען". Ice. 13 July 2022 .
  4. Web site: "משיחי, גר במקום קיצוני": אייל שני כינה מתיישב במילים חריפות ב"מאסטר שף" | ישראל היום. www.israelhayom.co.il. 17 May 2023 .
  5. Web site: 'בצלמו' נגד מאסטר שף: דורשים להדיח את השופט אייל שני. נטלי בן. דוד. 13 July 2022.

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