MasterChef: The Professionals 2014 open for applications

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Applications are now open for MasterChef: The Professionals 2014 with a deadline for entries set at 4 April.

Seven top quality winners have already been crowned and now MasterChef: The Professionals is back and looking for it’s next champion.

Long established as one of the top professional competitions in the country, this new series is once again looking for chefs with the ambition to reach the top of the industry and the talent to cut it in the world’s best kitchens. MasterChef: The Professionals plans to continue to push contestants to prove they have the ability and passion to cook at the highest level as hopefuls battle it out to impress the judges, as well as some of the country’s greatest chefs.

The competition is open to anyone aged 20 or above as of 1 May 2014, you must be a resident of the UK (inc Northern Ireland and Channel Islands) and you need to have worked for at least two years as a chef in a professional kitchen and/or have the necessary NVQ qualifications. [email protected] or call 0207 299 7717

A full list of rules can be found here.

>>> Read more about Masterchef: The Professionals 2014 here

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Editor 27th February 2014

MasterChef: The Professionals 2014 open for applications