Sixteen amateur cooks from all backgrounds feverishly enter the MasterChef adventure. They must cook a dish that is dear to them and present it to judges Martin Picard and Stefano Faita.

Candidates are placed in teams for a challenge that will test their techniques and endurance. Taking turns, they must demonstrate that they have mastered the basics of cooking in order to advance their group to victory.

Candidates in danger of elimination must recreate a famous poutine to perfection. None other than Martin Picard's famous foie gras poutine! To help them with the task, the judge gives them a complete demonstration.