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Star World Premiere HD Brings To You The Return Of The Culinary Smash Hit MASTERCHEF U.S. (Season 5)

29 May 2014

29th May 2014, Mumbai: This summer get ready to bring out the chef in you as you watch the latest and highly anticipated Season 5 of the American culinary reality television series MasterChef that launched on Star World Premiere HD on  Tuesday 27th May 2014. In this season of MasterChef US, seen returning as judges to the top 30 contestants are award-winning chefs, television personality and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur and vineyard owner Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef, Graham Elliot.

The top thirty contestants chosen after a nationwide search for the best home cooks in America will be presenting their signature dishes to the judges in the hopes of earning a coveted MASTERCHEF apron. The three celebrated food experts Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich  and Graham Elliot will put the contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds and turn one home cook into a culinary master. With each new challenge, the pressure will mount as the home cooks compete for the coveted title of MASTERCHEF, a cookbook deal and the $250,000 grand prize.

Star World Premiere which launched in September 2013, has already taken the TV viewers by storm with its dynamic content. The channel is a pioneering initiative by the Star network to present brand new content to their Indian audiences with the latest episodes of their favorite shows.

The new line up by Star World Premiere HD include shows like MasterChef U.S.,Brand New Science Fiction Thriller TV Series HELIX which premiered on the 2nd  of June 2014  and Gritty New Action-Drama- GANG RELATED –Season 1 that aired 28th May 2014.

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