Sharpen your knives: ‘MasterChef Canada’ opens auditions for inaugural season
Posted Jun 26, 2013 04:50:08 PM.
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TORONTO – The heat is on — CTV has opened auditions for the inaugural edition of “MasterChef Canada.”
Wannabe contenders must be amateur chefs, at least 19 years of age by Sept. 1, and be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Applicants are asked to submit a photo at ctv.ca/MasterChefCanada, where they can also send in a video showing their culinary prowess. The deadline is July 25.
CTV says applicants will be whittled down to 50 semifinalists who will then present their signature dish to a panel of judges. The network hasn’t yet said how many contenders would actually compete on the show.
As in the popular U.S. version, contestants will face individual and team-based cooking challenges, with one or more cooks being eliminated each week.
Production is slated to start this fall with the show expected to debut in winter 2014.
