MasterChef US season 5 features MasterChef judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich testing the culinary skills of amateur chefs from the USA.
They undertake a number of challenges and dishes to prepare, with those failing to impress being sent home.
MasterChef US Season 5 aired March 26 to September 15, 2014 on Fox Network, there were 22 contestants and the prize for the winner was $250,000, their own cookbook and a MasterChef trophy.
After MasterChef, Ahran returned to her career as a Head Hostess at Sundance The Steakhouse before becoming a Programmatic Strategy Intern at an ad tech company.
She returned to college in 2017 to study Mass communications and is currently a Sr. Communications Specialist. Ahran regularly posts her home bakes on her instagram account.
After MasterChef, Astrid is a DSR at Ben E. Keith Foods in New Orleans.
After MasterChef, Christian became a private chef and he also does catering and private events. He also makes and sells food seasoning in his online shop.
After MasterChef, Christine was Head of Investor Relations at Relamada and Director at Urbani Truffle Lab NYC before becoming Chief Financial Officer at Abeona Therapeutics and later Excision BioTherapeutics.
Christine continues to cook and is also a private chef, cooking class instructor and invests in food concepts.
After MasterChef, Courtney released cookbook "Everyday Fancy: 65 Easy, Elegant Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sweets, and Drinks" and she now works in sales for Tesla.
After MasterChef, Dan had a weekly food radio show and was selling his ramen at food markets before he opened restaurant Atomic Ramen in 2017 with help from a successful kick starter campaign raising $17,000. Reviews are excellent and photos of the food look delicious.
After MasterChef, Daniel works as a line cook in Hollywood and is an illustrator and animator.
After MasterChef, Elise is a baker at Honey Baby Bakes, appears at food markets and is Assistant Food Stylist, Video Liaison, & Events Coordinator at the Meredith Corporation.
She competed in Reality Rally in 2015 and has a baking show on YouTube.
Elise is a Development Manager at a theatre company and has appeared on stage in a number of theatrical productions.
Elizabeth Cauvel was an Advertising Executive from Brooklyn, New York. She was the MasterChef season 5 runner up in the finale.
After MasterChef, Elizabeth is Creative Director at MRY but still has a keen interest in cooking and regularly shares her creations on Instagram.
Elizabeth
was demonstrating on the MasterChef cruise in both 2016 and 2017. She currently writes articles on Medium.
After MasterChef, Francis is a professional golfer and hosts pop up dinner events. In 2021, he appeared on TV show The House My Wedding Bought.
After MasterChef, Francis was Executive Chef at Gossip Coffee before becoming Executive Chef and Owner at Sugar and Water, The Choux Shop and pop up Shortbread Society.
Francis appeared on Chopped season 5 and is a producer and director at ScottishFrancis Films.
After MasterChef, Gordon did a number of cookery classes and took his bar exam. He was a law clerk for a number of attorneys and is currently a music director at a church.
After MasterChef, Jaimee returned to a career in baking, launching her own cake company Tiny Whisk Bakes.
After MasterChef, Jordan worked in catering alongside finishing his college course. He is currently a shift supervisor at Starbucks.
After MasterChef, Cutter returned to his previous career and returned to college where he gained an MBA in Business Administration. He opened Ace’s Ice & Chop House in 2015, reviews were mixed before its closure in September 2017.
Cutter currently offers private chef services and cooking classes with his company Skillet and Flask.
After MasterChef, Kira returned to medical recruitment before moving to account management roles in the medical field. She is currently Director of Business Development for a building company.
Kira currently offers personal chef services with her company Cooking By Design.
After the show, he was arrested following a misunderstanding in a bar where his sister fell ill but he was not charged. He started a food blog with his daughter but only a few recipes were posted before it was no longer updated.
In November 2018, he opened Silver Fox Oysters and created his own oyster sauce.
Leslie regularly posts food pictures on Instagram and offers personalised videos on Cameo.
After MasterChef, Stephani offers private chef services, meal prep and a catering service. She was a Private chef for Cincinatti Bengals A.J. Green and has cooked for a number of celebrity clients.
After MasterChef, Tyler is a Land Specialist at Whitetail Properties, launched his Cookin' in Camo brand and became a body builder and power lifter.
After MasterChef, Victoria has a monthly storytelling show, Tell It: Brooklyn and is a private chef. Victoria catered an event for Lady Gaga.
After MasterChef, Whitney is owner of W catering where she offers private chef and catering services and regularly did cookery segments on Good Day Columbus.
After MasterChef, Willie is an Events Chef, does pop up dinners and currently has a pop up lunch service, Willie's Lunchroom. He returned for MasterChef: Back to Win (season 12)
This post was last updated in August 2021.