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#MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS EPISODE 17 SERIES#
Simply Nigella Relaxed, inspiring and as mouth-watering as ever, Nigella Lawson’s series Simply Nigella show us that what and how we cook really can make us feel better and more alive.NIGELLA Lawson has made her long-awaited comeback to the television after two years with her new show focused on delicious home cooking. Food we can all bring to our own tables, vibrant and varied yet always relaxed.
#MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS EPISODE 17 FULL#
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The chance for the semi-finalists to cook alongside chef Gareth, absorbing the enthusiasm and innovation of one of Britain’s most exciting chefs, is a privilege that will place them in an extraordinary position to supercharge their culinary skills and return to the MasterChef kitchen. The chefs then take on the daunting take of joining Gareth’s trusted and elite brigade and take responsibility for two dishes each, during a highly pressurised service. Gareth is looking for evidence of their ability to adopt his culinary style with flair and skill. The simple titles belie the skill and complexity of his cooking – which the chefs have to work at understanding, along with using his choice of ingredients – in order to then create a dish of their own for him to taste. The first eye-opener for the chefs is to see Gareth cook three of his signature dishes - chicken katsu, garlic prawns and Welsh wagyu with shitake. His food style is like no other, taking inspiration from the countryside on his doorstep, ageing his meat and fish in his Himalayan salt chamber and throwing out traditional seasonings in favour of Japanese flavours and techniques. Within a year, Gareth had won a Michelin star. Gareth honed his skills in the Michelin-starred kitchens of Aaron Patterson and Sat Bains, before heading to west Wales to take on the remote former coaching inn Ynyshir.
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Situated in remote and stunning scenery in west Wales, the restaurant is drawing diners from across the world. Gareth Ward is creating a culinary uproar in his destination restaurant Ynyshir. First, they are given the opportunity to work alongside one of the UK’s most exciting chefs.
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Tonight, the first three remaining semi-finalists battle it out for a place in the finals. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing in their search for MasterChef: The Professionals champion 2019. It is MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finals week and the competition is on a knife edge.