The first and inaugural season of the Canadian competitive reality television series MasterChef Canada, featuring judges Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile, premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014, and concluded on April 28, 2014, with Chinese-Canadian chemical engineering university graduate Eric Chong named the winner.
Chong also guest starred in an episode of the second and fifth seasons, and appeared in the show's MasterChef Canada: All-Star Family Edition 2016 holiday special, where his team was the first one eliminated.
[1] Contestant Dora Cote, who came in 11th place, later returned to compete in MasterChef Canada: Back to Win, where she came in 12th.
Near the end of the cook, Eric severely cut his hand and was forced to sit out, leaving him with no dish to present.
Kaila was the captain of the Red Team and she chose Danielle, Dale, Julie, and Marida.
Pino was the captain of the Blue Team and he chose Eric, Mike, Tammara, and was left with Carly.
At first Tammara, Marida, Mike and Julie formed the Blue team, while Eric, Pino, Danielle, and Kaila formed the Red team, but the judges gave Tammara the advantage of trading a member.
The judges determined the Blue Team to have the worst performance and subjected them to the pressure test.
Marida and Tammara were judged to have done the best in the challenge and they won, sending the Blue Team to the pressure test.
The judges revealed that the person with the worst dish would be sent home, in addition to the winner receiving an advantage in the elimination challenge.