This Saturday, October 24th, the new season of “MasterChef Portugal”. The program with Portugal's most famous cuisine arrives at the antenna with a single edition, which brings together only former competitors.
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24/10/2026
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O “MasterChef Portugal” is back on the antenna. The new edition of the format premieres today, Saturday, October 24 on RTP 1.
“MasterChef Portugal is returning to RTP1 for another edition and brings news,” the channel announced.
The new season of the format includes “the judges Chefs Michelin Diogo Rocha, Marlene Vieira and Rui Paula”. However, the great novelty is related to the participants.
The new season of “MasterChef Portugal” has only former participants in the program, bringing together some of the best cooks who have ever been through this famous cuisine.
“ The most famous cuisine in Portugal will have many dreams, but this time they will all have already been realized and with much evidence given. However, this was no reason not to accept the challenge to participate in MasterChef Portugal again, although they have already left their mark in previous editions.”
RTP also promises a “very demanding, competitive and high-level culinary season”, where “excellency, innovation, energy and diversity” of chefs Rui Paula, Marlene Vieira and Diogo Rocha will not be lacking.
“The most famous kitchen in Portugal opens doors again on October 24”, on RTP 1 and RTP play, at 9 p.m.

