Young MasterChef

Five chefs started each of three heats, with three advancing to the final.^[5] Over the course of ten episodes, challenges included cooking a meal within a budget of £30,^[6] cooking pizza,^[7] and replicating a fine dining recipe by Great British Menu champion James Cochran.^[6] Of the finalists, the Knebworth entrepreneur Jordan Pomerance was described by V-land UK as the first vegan chef to appear in a UK MasterChef final^[8][9] and the Nottingham law student Keziah Whittaker won the series. Their final challenge was to cook a starter and a showstopper.^[10] Gumbs left the show in August 2023 and was replaced by Big Has, another social media chef.^[11][12]

Series two lasted for five episodes^[13] and featured nine contestants^[14] including TikToker Rima Aishah Begum. The third episode featured as guest judge Danny Malin of the YouTube channel Rate My Takeaway, who challenged the contestants to create fakeaways.^[15] The final episode saw finalists recreate a recipe from Tom Booton, who had been head chef at The Grill at The Dorchester in London, and then cook a two-course meal for their families and the judges. The series was won by Famara Kurang, an intern from Brixton Hill.^[16]