When is the MasterChef: The Professionals final, are Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti judging and who are the finalists?
COMPETITION in the kitchen is reaching boiling point this week as the final chefs on MasterChef: The Professionals are put through their paces by Marcus and Monica.
Here is when to catch the final episode of the tough TV competition – and the chefs who've made it through to the finals.
When is Masterchef: The Professionals on BBC Two?
The 21st and final episode of the series airs tonight (Thursday, December 21) at 8pm on BBC Two as the third instalment of the finals is shown.
This series, the prestigious cooking contest celebrates its 10th birthday.
Over the course of the show, the original group of 48 hopefuls gets whittled down through various gruelling stages until one talented foodie rules them all.
Last year, Glaswegian chef Gary Maclean won the series though some viewers complained there weren't enough female competitors.
Who is judging and hosting Masterchef: The Professionals?
Once again, former greengrocer and pudding-loving TV icon Gregg Wallace will be taking charge of the Bafta-winning series.
With him will be the somewhat more authoritative cooking minds of chefs-turned-restaurateurs Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti.
Double Michelin-starred chef Marcus has acquired a whole new wave of fans since joining the show in 2014 beyond those earned with his genius in the kitchen.
The one-time protege of Gordon Ramsay now has three swanky London restaurants: Marcus at The Berkeley, The Gilbert Scott at the St Pancras Hotel and Tredwells.
Monica has crafted a glittering culinary career and a burgeoning sideline as a TV presenter, appearing alongside Giles Coren in Amazing Hotels on the BBC earlier this year.
The Samoan-born New Zealander chef was the first woman to land a senior role in Michel Roux Jr's two-star restaurant Le Gavroche, and now has her own eatery – Mere, in Fitzrovia.
Doing the mouth-watering voiceover will be the actor Sean Pertwee.
Which contestants are through to the finals?
Here are the lucky chefs who have braved the skills test, wowed the critics and clawed their way through to the finals: