Overview
Over the last few weeks the contestants have been battling to keep their place in the MasterChef kitchen, and now only the best eight remain. In this episode, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace ask the remaining cooks to take on three cornerstones of European cuisine; they must each master the art of Italian, Spanish or French cooking. Each group begins by being given a master class by a top chef in their chosen style, a chef who has developed their reputation by being the leading advocate of that country's cuisine: Italian Francesco Mazzei of L'Anima; Ben Tish from The Salt Yard, who specialise in Spanish tapas; and Bruno Loubet, chef in his self-titled French restaurant, Bistrot Bruno Loubet.
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8 - 1Episode 1 January 17, 2012
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8 - 2Episode 2 January 18, 2012
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8 - 3Episode 3 January 19, 2012
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8 - 4Episode 4 January 24, 2012
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8 - 5Episode 5 January 25, 2012
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8 - 6Episode 6 February 01, 2012
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8 - 7Episode 7 February 08, 2012
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8 - 8Episode 8 February 15, 2012
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8 - 9Episode 9 February 22, 2012
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8 - 10Episode 10 February 29, 2012
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8 - 11Episode 11 March 01, 2012
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8 - 12Episode 12 March 07, 2012
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8 - 13Episode 13 March 13, 2012
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8 - 14Episode 14 March 14, 2012
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8 - 15Episode 15 March 15, 2012