When was masterchef final filmed

The show is filmed in advance to minimize schedule clashes as it means the celebs - and the judges - don't have to commit to taking six full weeks off for the show.

Although MasterChef has always been taped ahead of time, this year it was especially helpful as it reportedly made it easier to enforce coronavirus restrictions on-set. Another reason why the show is taped in advance is because of where it's filmed - at the Three Mills Studio in Stratford, London. In the opening scene of MasterChef: Legends , dozens of people — including the hopeful home chefs and their loved ones — gathered in the MasterChef kitchen for the audition phase.

Before they got to cooking, some of the potential contestants discussed how they had traveled from across the country to get to the kitchen, which is located on a set in Los Angeles, Calif. The large, maskless crowd in the Los Angeles space had many viewers wondering if the show taped before the coronavirus COVID pandemic.

The three-part audition phase of Season 11 did film before the pandemic shutdowns began, which explains why the kitchen was initially so packed. Production on MasterChef: Legends shut down in March of , after more than half of the season had already been filmed. The judges, the crew, and the remaining chefs returned to the set seven months later, in October of Really great story!

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