Who are the judges?
Ramsay is back for Season 11 along with Aaron Sanchez and Joe Bastianich. This fan-fave trio has been together since Season 9 in 2018. While Ramsay has judged all 11 seasons of the competition series, Sanchez only joined the panel full-time in Season 8 and Bastianich returned in Season 9 after originally judging Seasons 1-5.
Who are the ‘Legends’?
This season, Ramsay has invited some of the most talented chefs from around the world to join in the mentoring/judging aspects of the show. The official Season 11 trailer (watch below) revealed that some of these legends will be Emeril Lagasse, Curtis Stone, Sherry Yard and Michael Mina. Fox also confirmed that Paula Deen, Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton and Morimoto will be seen in later episodes. As one point in the video teaser, Ramsay tells an aspiring contestant, “It’s ‘Masterchef Legends,’ not ‘Masterchef Junior.'”
What does the winner receive?The successful contestant who outcooks all of his or her competitors will win the “MasterChef” title, a $250,000 grand prize, a complete Viking kitchen and kitchen tools and bakeware products from OXO. Game on!