MasterChef Thailand All-Stars is a cooking game show, spun off from MasterChef Thailand. It was hosted by Piyathida Mittiraroch and the committees are , and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai This special season welcomes past contestants that did not win the title from previous seasons (seasons 1-3) for the second shot to claim their victory.
The broadcasting began on February 2, 2020 on Channel 7. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that were ongoing at the moment, the show went in hiatus on April 12, and resumed broadcasting on June 21 with strict social distancing and hygienic policies. All full episodes are currently available in the show's official YouTube channel.
The first All-Stars season is won by Season 3's semi-finalist Jessica "Paope" Wang, while Season 2's Namthip "Jah" Phoosri and Season 3's finalist Chanin "Quest" Cheema finished as co-runner ups.
Contestants Contestant Age Hometown Occupation PreviousSeason PreviousSeasonPlacing Status Amount of WinningsJessica Wang (Paope)25BangkokSelf-employed34 7Namthip Phoosri (Jah)28BangkokAuto mechanic24/5 4Chanin Cheema (Quest) 27BangkokPainter32/35Bank Jetasanond 40BangkokSteward24/5 3Raphatsorn Chirachurichai (Lat) 32LampangOnline trader224Alisa Dawson (Lisa) 32BangkokEnglish teacher12 5Sunya Thadathanawong (Golf)39BangkokPhotographer293Komsan Wongsa (Deaw)28Mae Hong SonFlorist23 5Nutnicha Bunlert (Ploy) 29Pathum ThaniAir hostess13/43Patcha Kalyanamitr (Toei)27BangkokShoe painting business owner32/3 4Jitsak Lim-pakornkul (Gino)43PhuketBrand and marketing Director39 4Sahadol Tantrapim (Pond)28Chiang MaiFlight attendant35 2Chanon Ruangsri 24Uthai ThaniTrader37 3Jumlong Sriraksa 34RayongFishing pond owner13/4 2Rapassa Sirilertsopon (Lukkate)36BangkokDessert Cookery Teacher382Dissakul Prasitruangsuk (Tum)27BangkokDoctor26 1Maniporn Pornchotthaweerat (Belle)35BangkokMarketing manager212 2Isara Donleeken (Kapom)28Maha SarakhamFarmer28 1Suchat Jaicham (Ball)31Nakhon NayokShrimp farming owner36 1Nikul Phayungpong (Nick)31BangkokRacer19/10 1 Notes: Future appearances:
Several contestants appeared as chef helpers in Celebrity Season 1, including Paope, Jah, Quest, Bank, Lisa, Deaw and Ploy. In Celebrity Season 3, Paope, Jah, Bank and Ploy returned as chef helpers. In Team Challenge of Episode 10 of Season 4, Ball hosted his wedding, where he married his wife. Many All-Stars contestants were among guest judges. Some that came including Paope, Quest, Lisa, Gino, Pond, Chanon and Lukkate. Paope appeared as a special guest in Episode 6 of Celebrity Season 2. Ploy appeared as a special guest in Episode 10 of Season 6. Golf appeared as the special host in Team Challenge of Episode 3 of Junior Season 3. In 2025, Quest and Ploy returned to compete in The Professionals season. Both of them made into the grand finale, where Ploy finished 4th and Quest finished 5th. Paope and Gino appeared in the audience of the grand finale of The Professionals season.
Elimination table Place Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15/16 16/171 Paope WIN PT IN IMM WIN IN IN PT WIN IMM WIN IN HIGH PT IN IN IN IN IMM WIN IMM WIN IMM WINNER 2 Jah WIN PT IN IN WIN HIGH IMM PT IN IN PT IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IMM IN PT IN WIN IMM Quest WIN PT HIGH WIN WIN IN IN PT IN IN LOW WIN IMM PT IN IN LOW IMM IN HIGH PT LOW IN WIN4 Bank LOSE WIN IN IMM PT IN IMM PT IN IN WIN IN IN PT IN IN WIN LOW IMM IN LOW IN IN ELIM Lat LOSE WIN IN IMM PT WIN IMM WIN IN LOW IN IN IN WIN IN HIGH HIGH IMM IN IN PT IN IN ELIM6 Lisa LOSE WIN IN HIGH PT IN WIN WIN IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN HIGH IN IMM IN HIGH ELIM Golf LOSE WIN HIGH LOW WIN IN IN LOW IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN LOW IN IMM IN ELIM 8 Deaw WIN PT IN IMM PT IN IMM WIN IN WIN IMM HIGH IN WIN IN WIN IMM IMM ELIM 9 Ploy WIN PT WIN IMM LOW HIGH IMM WIN HIGH IN IN HIGH IN PT IN IN IN ELIM 10 Toei LOSE WIN IN LOW PT IN IN WIN LOW LOW WIN IN LOW WIN IN IN ELIM 11 Gino WIN PT IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN LOW ELIM 12 Pond LOSE WIN IN IN PT IN IN WIN IN IN PT IN ELIM JOIN 13 Chanon WIN PT IN LOW WIN IN IN WIN IN IN ELIM JOIN 14 Jumlong WIN PT IN IMM WIN IN IN PT IN ELIM JOIN 15 Lukkate LOSE WIN IN IMM WIN IN HIGH PT ELIM JOIN 16 Tum LOSE WIN IN IMM LOW IN IN ELIM 17 Belle WIN PT IN IMM WIN IN ELIM 18 Kapom LOSE WIN IN IMM ELIM 19 Ball LOSE WIN IN ELIM 20 Nick WIN WDR
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery box challenge or Invention Test). (WIN) The cook was on the winning in the Between two persons challenge. (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the "Team challenge" and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge, but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team challenge but are safe and did not compete in the Pressure Test. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team challenge and competed in the Pressure test. (PT) The cook didn't have to compete in the Team challenge but competed in the Pressure test. (LOSE) The cook loses in the Between two persons challenge . (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and the last person to advance. (WDR) The cook withdrew due to illness or personal reason. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef. (JOIN) The cook was originally eliminated but invited back in the competition for a "Team challenge".
Episodes Episode 1 Original airdate: Sunday, 2 February 2020
The All-Stars season opens with a warm welcoming of 20 contestants from previous MasterChef seasons, including 4 from season 1, 8 from season 2, and 8 more from season 3. Starting off, the judges have prepared "presents" to welcome back all returning contestants to the competition. Chef Ian takes out 20 black envelopes for contestants to each draw one randomly, containing a greeting card of different colors. Shortly after, 10 black boxes appeared with different color ribbons that corresponds to each of the greeting card. Each color has 2 owners, and they will be pairing up to battle one-on-one with the ingredient inside their boxes as the main challenge.
One-on-One Challenge: After each contestants are paired up, they began opening their boxes to see the main ingredient inside, for which all 10 boxes each have different challenges from previous seasons. In this round, the judges won't be judging the contestants; instead, they brought four special guests to be the judges for the week. They are Chef Pruek Samphanthawat (Iron Chef Thailand), Chef Somsak Rarongkham, Chef Booncheid Sonsuwan, and Chef Kaew Paweenuch (winner of season 1). Special guests: Chefs Pruek Samphanthawat, Somsak Rarongkham, Booncheid Sonsuwan, and Kaew Paweenuch
Each contestant will be judged by "blind tasting", where the four special guests will be judging without knowing who did which dish for every pair. They have 60 minutes to create a dish to the best of their ability in hopes of winning their partner's dish. The winner of each pair will be receiving the golden apron, guaranteeing their spot as the main contestant for this season. If they lose, they are eliminated immediately. Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
After cooking time is over, they are sent to the lobby and wait until their pair is called. As each pair enters the kitchen to hear the results, the final selections are as follows: Pair No.Main ingredientPartner 1Partner 21LobsterGolf Chanon2Fermented fish QuestPond3Instant noodles DeawLisa4Mixed berriesLat Paope5Frog PloyTum6Rib-eye A5 wagyu beefKapom Jumlong7Durian BelleBank8Chicken (full, with fur) GinoToei9Cow testiclesBall Nick10Pig head JahLukkate = winning contestants
Ten contestants who didn't win later returns with the 10 winners after the round ended, with a heartfelt message from Chef Pom that triggers their emotions. Knowing they must step up their game after losing today, the judges revealed that no one will actually be eliminated this week; they are instead separated into two teams: winners vs. losers. All contestants will be competing in a brutal team challenge next week where one will be eliminated.
Episode 2 Original airdate: Sunday, 9 February 2020
Team Challenge 1: For their first team challenge of the season, they will be cooking premium, fine-dining dishes by "menu ordering", where the guests will be the ones deciding what dishes they are craving and the contestants must have the ability to cook them. This week's teams were distributed in the last episode, and each team gets to choose their own team captain. The winners (blue team) choose Jah as their team captain, while the other team (red team) choose Lisa. Team captain MembersJah Jumlong, Ploy, Nick, Deaw, Belle, Quest, Paope, Chanon and Gino Lisa Lat, Bank, Tum, Kapom, Golf, Toei, Pond, Ball and Lukkate The special guests who are the judges for this team challenge are 38 MasterChef Junior contestants, as an honor for recently winning the 24th Asian Television Awards. They will altogether choose six signature dishes they would like to have, including three appetizers and three main courses. Each team will be getting different amount of each signature dish depending on what dishes each Junior contestant wanted. The finalized list of orders are as follows: Category Signature DishesTeam's # Team's # Appetizers Chạo tôm (Fried Shrimp with Sugar Cane) 4 dishes Foie Gras Tortellini with Truffle Cream Sauce 8 10 Crab Croquette with Japanese Curry Sauce 7 5 Main Courses Fettuccine with Lamb Massaman Curry 4 dishes Lobster Risotto with Marinara Sauce 5 8 Beef Wellington 10 7 Hence, each team will have a different starting time. For appetizer (and main course prep if they choose to), the contestants will have 30 minutes. However, as the winners from last week, Blue team will receive 10 extra minutes. After that, both teams will have another 1 hour to finish their main course orders. During the round however, Blue team faced consequences in their appetizer dishes that were returned from the Junior contestants (i.e. raw pasta, dirty plates). These mistakes cost them two 5-minute penalties, losing 10 minutes of cooking time in total. Time (Appetizer): 30 minutes (40 for blue team) Time (Main Course): 60 minutes (1 hour)
As a result, the Junior contestants have voted for Red team to win, whereas Blue team will be facing a Pressure Test round. Winning team: Red team
Pressure Test 1: In this round, Blue team contestants will be making a Royal Thai version of Vietnamese stuffed crispy omelet, the same pressure test as given in season 2. What Chef Pom (the recipe owner) and the other judges want are as follows:
1. The batter needs to be crispy and in its original shape when served.
2. The minced shrimp and pork must also show colors and fragrance, and its flavor must be rich and tasty like original.
3. The bean sprouts and shredded coconut must still have its nice fragrance.
4. The cucumber salad needs to be sweet, salty and sour like the original.
Since this is All-Stars season and all contestants have faced with challenges for at least a year, the judges shrunk their cooking time down 10 minutes -- from initially 45 in season 2 to 35 minutes. Time: 35 minutes
Shortly before time runs up, the judges faced controversies with Nick, who is competing in this pressure test. In the end, Nick decides to walk out of the kitchen himself due to his own reasons, withdrawing from the competition. Bottom entries: none Withdrew from the competition: Nick
Episode 3 Original airdate: Sunday, 16 February 2020