Another four cooks must dazzle MasterChef judge John Torode and new judge, food blogger and cook Donal Skehan, to win a quarter-final place.

Can they make John's pain perdu dessert? Whose syrup will be the stickiest, and whose cream the spiciest? Next, they cook their own favourites, including shepherd's pie surprise, pesto gnocchi and strawberry roulade. The judges face a deliciously tight contest. Show less